Andrew Warner (born June 1, 1967) is a retired American

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, better known by his

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"The Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews. After debuting in 1994, Andrew competed for numerous

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promotions throughout his career. Throughout the 1990s he competed in Southeastern independent promotions including

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, and the

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as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan. He also had a short stint in the

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during 2001 appearing several times on '' WWF Jakked and Metal'' and ''

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'' and again during 2003 and 2004 on ''

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'' and ''

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''. During the early 2000s, he wrestled for

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and

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. He continued to compete for independent promotions until his retirement in 2005.

Professional wrestling career

After being trained by

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and Damien Lee, Andrews made his professional wrestling debut on September 24, 1994 in a match against

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. Throughout the 1990s, Andrews competed for a multitude of

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s, including

,(FCW)

,(MCW)

(ECWA), and the

as one half of Naturally Marvellous with Mike Sullivan. In early 2000, Andrews competed in the annual

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defeating

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and Chad Collyer before losing to

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in the finals in Newport, Delaware on February 26 (he would again face Daniels at the APW King of the Indies Tournament losing to him in the semi-finals on December 30). He also appeared in

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's short lived WXO promotion that same year, appearing in several televised events, and was voted Florida's Wrestler of the Year. At the end of 2000 and beginning of 2001, he made numerous appearances for the

, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on ''

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'', losing to wrestlers including

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and

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. Shortly after his appearances on ''WWF Jakked'', he returned to IPW, and on January 13, 2001, Andrews defeated Seijin Akki and

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to win the IPW Light Heavyweight Championship, a title he held until May 19, when he lost it to Akki. He also won the promotions Television title before losing it to

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on November 24, 2001. He made further appearance for WWE at the start of 2002, competing on ''

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'', where he and

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lost to

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and

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. As well as this, he appeared on

's first ever show, ''The Era of Honor Begins'', on February 23, 2002, losing a singles match against Xavier. He continued competing in independent promotions throughout the rest of 2002, 2003, and 2004, occasionally wrestling in dark matches or on ''

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'' for WWE. In 2004, he mainly competed for

and

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, and on September 4, 2004, Andrews, being managed by SoCal Val, defeated Lex Lovett to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. He later dropped the Championship back to Lovett on October 9, 2004. At the start of 2005, Andrews was involved in a

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with The Heartbreak Express, consisting of Sean and Phil Davis, taking them on in tag team matches with a number of different opponents. He then moved into a quick feud with Antonio Banks, before announcing his retirement at a NWA Florida show on February 26, 2005. He was inducted into the

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in December 2005. In 2006, he made an appearance for

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, managing

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in a loss to Mike Sullivan.

Championships and accomplishments

*Caribbean Championship Wrestling **CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) - with Mike Sullivan ** NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 1 time) *Coastal Championship Wrestling **CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jason Hexx *

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( 1 time) **

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(2005) *Florida State Professional Wrestling Association **FSPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **FSPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hack Meyers *Florida Wrestling Alliance **FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **FWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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** FOW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *Independent Professional Wrestling **IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Insane Wrestling Alliance **IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jason Hexx *Maximum Pro Wrestling **MXPW Television Championship (1 time) *Midwest Championship Wrestling **MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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**PWI ranked him #114 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the

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in 2002 *Renegade Championship Wrestling **RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **RCW Television Championship (1 time) **RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Damian Lee *Southern Championship Wrestling **SCW Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Southeastern Championship Wrestling **SECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Thunder Wrestling Federation **TWF Television Championship (3 times)

In popular culture

*Warner is one of several independent wrestlers referenced in the 2005 novel ''Backyard Empire: Inspired by a True Story'' by Alex Hutchinson.

Media

* ''NWA Florida: Rage in the Cage'' Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. NWA Florida, 2004. * ''Takedown Masters'' Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004. * ''Ring of Honor: The Era of Honor Begins'' Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. Ring of Honor, 2004. * ''Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1'' Perf. Scoot Andrews. DVD. IPW Wrestling, 2006.

References

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