2 Cold Scorpio arrested following stabbing incident

Former WCW, ECW and WWE star 2 Cold Scorpio has been arrested after being involved in a violent stabbing incident.

According to TMZ, Scorpio (real name Charles Scaggs) was arrested at 3:40 a.m. on June 15 after allegedly stabbing a man during a fight at a gas station. The incident took place at Love's Travel Stop in Kansas City, Missouri.

Authorities noted that Scaggs told them he was working as a security guard for the establishment when he saw a man lighting a cigarette inside the store. He then claimed he told the man he couldn't smoke inside, causing the man to become hostile. Scaggs claimed the man then threatened him and they went outside where, during a struggle, he stabbed the man in self-defense.

Police found the man – who denies lighting a cigarette inside the store – on the ground and bleeding from his head, chest, buttocks, legs and abdomen. He was then transported to a local hospital (while falling in and out of consciousness).

The man claims Scaggs was the aggressor in the situation.

The former ECW Television World Champion has since been charged with one count of first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action, both of which are felonies.

Scaggs was released from prison and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is due back in court for another hearing next month.