Scott D'Amore

Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager, promoter, booker and retired professional wrestler, best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he served as the president and an on-screen personality.

D'Amore began training with Doug Chevalier in 1991 at the age of sixteen.

He debuted on June 14, 1992, defeating Otis Apollo in Amherstburg, Ontario.

In 1993 he underwent further training under "Irish" Mickey Doyle, Denny Kass and Al Snow.

He went on to work for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as an enhancement talent from June 1993 to early 1996.

While working for WCW, he frequently trained at the WCW Power Plant.

D'Amore worked for a range of independent promotions.

D'Amore founded Border City Wrestling in 1993 along with Doug Chevalier and Chuck Fader.

He began booking in 1994 when Chevalier left the area, and took over the promotion of the company when Fader resigned in 2000, leaving D'Amore as the sole owner.

In 1995 D'Amore toured Germany with the World Cup of Wrestling.

In 1996 he toured Japan with Wrestle Association R and England with the English Wrestling Federation.

Later that year he formed a tag team with Dave Clark as "Scott Hunter" known as "Gross Misconduct", with the duo depicting ice hockey players.

In 1996 he briefly traded his hockey stick for a golf club and became "Chip Birdy", a golfer.

D'Amore began working as a booker and producer for promotions throughout Canada.

In February 2000, D'Amore formed a stable known as The Syndicate when he allied himself with Rhyno to defeat D'Lo Brown.

The Syndicate eventually expanded to include "Arrogant" Otis Apollo, Johnny Swinger, Fantasy and Don Callis.

BCW ceased operations for several months in late 2000, before coming back in 2001.

The first show of 2001 was held on March 7, and featured former Extreme Championship Wrestling talent including Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Swinger, Mikey Whipwreck, Sabu, Don "Cyrus" Callis and Nova (D'Amore had a tryout match with ECW in 1998, and befriended many ECW employees).

All the aforementioned held titles in BCW.

In addition to promoting and wrestling, D'Amore operates the Can-Am Wrestling School and trained dozens of wrestlers.

D'Amore began working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA, as a road agent in 2003, and brought in Chris Sabin, one of his former pupils.

In 2004, D'Amore took an onscreen role as the coach of Team Canada.

The propensity of the TNA character of "Coach D'Amore" to interfere on Team Canada's behalf led to commentator Mike Tenay often referring to him as a "big fat load" and "Canadian bacon".

D'Amore led Team Canada to numerous victories, feuding with Jerry Lynn, Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes.

He also began working backstage as a creative team member and trainer, operating the TNA Academy along with Terry Taylor.

On December 12, 2004, D'Amore organised a benefit show for Sabu, who was incapacitated with a serious back injury.

"A Night of Appreciation for Sabu" was held in Belleville, Michigan and featured wrestlers from TNA, BCW and ECW.

He later turned face and began a heated feud with one of his students, A-1, in January 2005 after A-1 interrupted a Hall of Fame ceremony.

After being mostly inactive from 2005 to 2007, D'Amore started running events again regularly under the Border City Wrestling banner in 2008.

During that time BCW was still in operation, with less of a presence from D'Amore.

In May 2005, D'Amore was appointed head of the TNA booking team.

As a result of his increased offscreen workload, D'Amore opted to reduce his onscreen appearances.

To explain his absence, D'Amore was attacked by Lance Hoyt at the Slammiversary PPV.

Hoyt choke-slammed D'Amore and then hit him with a moonsault.

D'Amore was taken on a stretcher as Team Canada spent weeks afterward talking about him being in the hospital.

BCW took a hiatus in 2010-2011 but returned with small shows in 2012.

D'Amore then turned heel again by betraying one of his students of the CAN-AM Wrestling School and BCW Champion, Phil Atlas.

At this time, The Syndicate re-emerged with a new group featuring Jon Bolen, Tyson Dux, Moose, and eventually Kongo Kong.

BCW still runs shows in Windsor and Michigan and is partnered with Impact Wrestling.

D'Amore very occasionally wrestles for the promotion, but is often seen in a managers role for The Syndicate.