Scott Armstrong

At 65 years old, Scott Armstrong has this physical status:

Joseph Scott James Jr. (born May 4, 1959) is an American wrestling promoter, referee, and former professional wrestler best known as Scott Armstrong.

He is currently under WWE labor deal.

He is Bob Armstrong's oldest son and has three brothers who became wrestlers, Brad, Steve, and Brian.

Personal life

James is married to Michelle and has two children. In 2008, he helped raise funds for the Zoo Northwest Florida (now Gulf Breeze Zoo) after it was hit by Hurricane Ivan.

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Professional wrestling career

"Scott Armstrong" was the nickname given to James' wrestling in 1983. He competed mainly in the Georgia and Alabama areas. He teamed with Brad Armstrong for the first time in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 2, 1984, losing to Wayne Farris and Boris Zukhov.

Armstrong debuted WCW in Los Angeles, California, on May 27, 1990 on a house show. Scott started off as a preliminary wrestler, working with and later facing Barry Horowitz.

Scott joined Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling, defeating Dutch Mantell on October 30 in Greensville, SC, defeating Dutch Mantell. In March 1992, he was covered in a mask and was branded Dix i.e. Dy-no-mite. He was wrestling as Dyno-mite in a tournament for the vacant SMW title. Dirty White Boy pinned him in the quarterfinals after defeating Carl Stiles in an opening round wild card match. Despite the defeat, Dy-no-mite was notably pushed and won the majority of his matches, though he suffered against Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Golden in 1992.

On May 8, 1993, he was in a smear on Jim Cornette's SMW TV show that Dixie Dy-mite was nothing more than Scott Armstrong in a mask, and that he wore it out of shame over his father Bob Armstrong. Scott appeared to ringside and took off the mask, professing his admiration for his father. Armstrong left the service in September 1993 and returned to school shortly after.

Armstrong made only two appearances in SMW in 1994 while also wrestling in WCW. Armstrong returned to SMW in March 1995, this time as a member of Tracey Smothers. Steve Armstrong, a brother of his brother Steve Armstrong, has left the team for two house show matches in April.

Scott Armstrong made his WCW debut on January 18, 1994 at a TV taping for the Main Event, where he defeated Tony Zane. On March 6, he defeated WCW World Television Champion Lord Steven Regal on The Main Event. Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW Worldwide Armstrong in August. He faced Ron Simmons in one of the last WCW matches for the latter on the tenth episode of Worldwide. Jean Paul Levesque was wrestled on Saturday Night WCW's December 17th edition.

Scott began to form teams with his brothers, something he had already done with Steve Armstrong in a one-shot appearance with Smoky Mountain in July 1994. Scott and his brother Brad Armstrong and his sister, Samantha Jones, fought in a dark match against Arn Anderson and Bunkhouse Buck on December 27th, 1994. On the 1995 episode of WCW Saturday Night Scott and Brad Scott were teamed against Harlem Heat. When they defeated Bob Starr and Ricky Santana a week later on WCW Pro, they would win their first WCW victory. In a tense match at Battle of Champions XXX, Brad and Scott defeated Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck on January 25.

Brad Armstrong's squad was disbanded, but Scott Armstrong and his brother Steve began collaborating with him instead. The World Tag Team champions Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater defeated the pair in the debut match at WCW Pro on July 10th. They fell to Arn Anderson and Ric Flair a month later on the 1995 edition. They were at work on August 22, but were later dissatisfied.

Scott Disco Inferno won his first appearance on WCW Pro taping in Gainesville, Ga., on June 20, 1995. On November 26, 1995, he made his first ever WCW PPV appearance at WCW World War III, when he appeared in the three ring battle royal. Since being rejected, he was placed on a stretcher and put in a neck brace.

Scott and Steve began wrestling under Konnan's name from time to time, but they didn't change their appearances at all. They were defeated by Public Enemy in June 1996, and Arn Anderson and Ric Flair defeated them again on July 1st edition. They fell to Lord Steven Regal and Squire Dave Taylor in the 1996 edition of WCW Worldwide. The James Brothers would win their first WCW victory on August 22nd, 1996, defeating Bill Payne and Rick Thames. During the remainder of 1996, the three brothers will meet The Amazing French Canadians and The Faces of Fear.

In 1997, the James brothers would continue to work together against The Amazing French Canadians and The Steiner Brothers. They defeated The Southern Posse on the 13th edition of WCW Worldwide in 1997. They went on to a short series of games with Harlem Heat and then defeated the new pairing of Jim Powers and Bobby Walker, the former were put together by Teddy Long in May 1997. They were winless in the rest of 1997 in matches against Mortis and Wrath, as well as The Public Enemy. Their relationship lasted into 1998, but there was no success in it. In several matches, they were winless against High Voltage. They were caught in an angle when WCW Worldwide announcedr Mike Tenay tried to interview them on September 13th, but they were interrupted by Ernest Miller who then assaulted both brothers. On WCW Saturday Night, they will defeat The Power Company three days later. When the duo defeated Raven and Kanyon on WCW Monday Nitro on Monday, they enjoyed their biggest win of their WCW career.

In 1999, the James Brothers' success continued. They defeated Alex Wright and Disco Inferno in Mobile, Alabama, on January 6, 1999. They defeated Nick Dinsmore and Mike Sullivan on January 9th, 1999, the 1999 version of WCW Saturday Night. When Disorderly Conduct stopped them on Saturday Night, the winning streak was put to a halt in April. Vincent and Stevie Ray were defeated by the NWO for the first time on April 27, 1999 at a television taping in Bismarck, ND. The team defeated Raven in a handicap match on Monday, April 29, 1999. On WCW Monday, the team was victorious. Scott's work with Steve came to an end on March 1, 2000, when the James Brothers faced the WCW World Tag Team Champions Big Vito and Johnny The Bull at a WCW Saturday Night taping. Steve Armstrong left the company shortly after, while Scott became a referee.

Scott Armstrong was a referee for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002. He made his return to the ring at WrestleReunion in Tampa, Florida, on January 29, 2005. Scott and his brother Brad and father Bob competed in a 17-man war royal, as well as his brother Brad and father Bob.

Armstrong appeared on World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown's July 28, 2006. The WWE United States Championship match between Finlay and William Regal will be refereeing. Armstrong was hired as a full-time WWE referee in WWE's ECW brand in August 2006.

After Mickie Henson was transferred to SmackDown, he became ECW's senior referee in February 2007.

He was also the first WWE referee for WWE's WrestleMania XXIV brand. Armstrong refereed the Hell in a Cell match between Edge and The Undertaker at WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view event on August 17, 2008. He later moved to Smackdown, becoming the company's senior official. Referees were no longer exclusive to certain brands in November 2008.

Armstrong refereed the main event of WWE Championship match between Triple H and Randy Orton at WrestleMania 25, 2009, on April 5, 2009. Armstrong was involved in a storyline in which he made a volatile call regarding the main event match between World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and The Undertaker on September 13, 2009. Despite the fact that Punk never disputed defeat, Armstrong called for the alarm and declared Punk the winner, bringing the Undertaker's victory to the Montreal Screwjob (which was held in the same location in 1997). Armstrong defeated CM Punk on SmackDown on October 30, 2009, but he lost in a squash match. Armstrong fast-counted R-Truth in his match against Punk, costing Punk the match.

Armstrong was first suspended from his WWE contract on February 26, 2010. Armstrong appeared on WWE on February 26, 2011 as the referee for the main event in the Elimination Chamber's pay-per-view season, a year later. The Undertaker vs. Smith officiated The Undertaker vs. At Money in the Bank, a Triple H match at WrestleMania XVII as well as the match between John Cena and CM Punk for the WWE Championship are shown. On August 5, 2011, he returned to SmackDown to referee the match between The Great Khali and Sheamus. Armstrong officiated the main event between Triple H and CM Punk on September 18, 2011 at Night of Champions. The Miz and R-Truth verbally assaulted him, to which Armstrong retaliated by punching The Miz in the chest before being beaten by the two. Armstrong, TLC's Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, was Daniel Bryan's referee after he cashed-in his Money in the Bank briefcase and tallied up the pinfall for Bryan's World Heavyweight Championship win over the Big Show.

Armstrong became a product developer for the company in early 2012. At WrestleMania XXVIII, Scott Armstrong officiated the match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho.

Triple H and Brock Lesnar fought in a match between Triple H and Brock Lesnar, which Triple H told him not to delay the match. He was mistakenly kicked by Sheamus while being used as a human shield for the World Heavyweight Champion Big Show, causing the show to fail due to disqualification.

Armstrong officiated the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton, and made a lightning fast 3-count in favor of Bryan to win the championship. The next night, he was fired because of his conduct. This was later revealed to be a plot to discourage Bryant from being thrown away from the sport. Armstrong made his second appearance at Battleground as the second referee of the Bryan-Orton match after the first referee was disqualified before being knocked out by Big Show. Armstrong was back in the ring at WrestleMania XXX, where he was recruited by The Authority to snub Bryan out of the championship, but Bryan was kicked out of the tournament by Bryan. He was sent by Triple H to replace the injured out referee, but he was struck by the debuting Sting. Since then, he did not appear on WWE television until the 2016 version of Raw, where he attempted to help Sheamus defeat Roman Reigns, but Vince McMahon, the guest referee, was disqualified.

Armstrong and several other WWE executives were banned from the WWE on April 15, 2020, but he returned on October 4. Armstrong was officially fired from the WWE on January 5, 2022, capping his 15-year association with the organization.

Armstrong had returned to Impact Wrestling as a referee and a producer on August 15th, according to a story on August 15th. On his podcast Armstrong Avenue, he had no affiliation with Impact Wrestling.

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