Reno Scum are an American

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consisting of Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend. They are known for their work on the independent circuit and are best friends in real life, they are, however best known for their time in

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. They've formerly worked for

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(ROH) and the original

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also. Though best known as a tag team, Reno Scum has also been a stable, which included, in addition to Luster and Thornstowe,

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, Paul Isadora and Shane Dynasty. Scum has been said to stand for Socially Corrupt Underground Militia.

Professional wrestling career

Global Force Wrestling (2015–2017)

On July 24, 2015, Reno Scum made their debut for

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's promotion

(GFW) where they participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural GFW Tag Team Champions, defeating

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in the quarterfinals. On October 23, 2015, Reno Scum defeated Tease 'N Sleaze (Jacob Austin Young and Joey Ryan) in the semifinals and in the same night they advanced to the finals losing to

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for the GFW Tag Team Championship.

Ring of Honor (2015–2016, 2019)

The Reno Scum made their

(ROH) debut in the dark match of the

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PPV event, where they were defeated by

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and

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. On February 27, 2016, Reno Scum made their Ring of Honor televised debut losing to former

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(

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and

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). Reno Scum made a one-off return during ROH's March 16, 2019 television tapings at

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, losing to The Bouncers.

Impact Wrestling (2017, 2019–2021)

On the March 9, 2017 edition of ''

'', Reno Scum defeated the DCC ( Kingston and

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) in their debut match for

. Reno Scum was unsuccessful at winning the

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in a fatal four way tag team match which was won by

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(

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). On April 19, TNA announced that Adam Thornstowe suffered a torn bicep injury. On October 27, 2017 after months of inactivity it was reported that they had been officially released from Impact Wrestling. Reno Scum returned as enhancement talent putting over the team of KM and

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in a pair of matches during Impact's February 15–17, 2019 television tapings at Las Vegas' Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. The first encounter aired on March 1 and saw Reno Scum turn heel in a post-match attack on their opponents. This set up a rematch, which aired on March 15. In a March 20, 2019 Nerd Corp interview, Thornstowe stated that Reno Scum have not signed a contract with Impact, but hoped that the two could be back full-time with the Company by this summer. The duo next appeared at

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, an August 2, 2019

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special from

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in Santa Ana,

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, in a triple threat Impact World Tag Team Championship match against

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and

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and defending champions The North (

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and

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). The latter retained as Thornstowe took the pin-fall loss. The North once again defeated Reno Scum, who returned as

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to answer the former's open challenge for the Tag Team Championship, on Impact's August 23, 2019 airing, dubbed "Cali Combat," taped August 4 at the Oceanview Pavilion in

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, California. On April 6, 2021, Luster announced that he and Adam had left Impact Wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 3 times) **

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( 1 time) – Luster **

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(1 time) – Thornstowe *

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(1 time) *Future Stars of Wrestling **FSW Tag Team Championship (4 times) *

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(1 time) – Christina **GFW Women's Championship Tournament (2015) * ''

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'' ** Ranked Luster #155 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2017 ** Ranked Thornstowe #161 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2017 *Supreme Pro Wrestling **SPW Tag Team Championship (2 times)

References

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External links

Global Force Wrestling profile
Independent promotions teams and stables Global Force Wrestling teams and stables Ring of Honor teams and stables Impact Wrestling teams and stables