Ex-WWE 2 star Cold Scorpio arrested for stabbing man

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Former WWE 2 star Cold Scorpio – real name Charles Scaggs – was arrested and charged earlier this month.

June 24, 2024, published at 12:30 p.m. ET

Ex-WWE star 2 Cold Scorpio – whose real name is Charles Scags – was arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing a man during a violent altercation at a Missouri gas station, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The shocking incident reportedly occurred on the morning of June 15 at a Kansas City gas station where Scaggs, 58, worked as a security guard.

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The shocking incident reportedly occurred on the morning of June 15 at a Kansas City gas station where Scaggs, 58, worked as a security guard.

According to court documents obtained by TMZThe incident began after Scaggs confronted a customer who had been smoking inside Love's Travel Stop on Ameristar Drive.

“F— you,” the customer allegedly said replied after Scaggs asked him to put out his cigarette. “What are you going to do?”

The two men then allegedly exited the store, and Scaggs then pulled out a knife and stabbed the man in the head, chest, legs, stomach and buttocks.

“The victim had numerous cuts and stab wounds and was transported to the hospital for treatment,” Kansas City police said after the incident. The victim also allegedly lost consciousness several times when police arrived on the scene.

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“The victim had numerous cuts and stab wounds and was taken to hospital for treatment.”

Scaggs was eventually arrested around 3:40 a.m. and charged with first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action.

He has pleaded not guilty to both charges and is expected to appear in court next month.

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Meanwhile, the former WWE star reportedly told responding officers that he acted in self-defense after the man allegedly tried to attack him in the gas station parking lot.

The stabbing victim claimed Scaggs was the aggressor and denied smoking inside Love's Travel Stop before the altercation took place.

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Scaggs was ultimately arrested around 3:40 a.m. on June 15 and charged with first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action.

As RadarOnline.com Previously mentioned, Scaggs worked as a professional wrestler and competed in both the WWE and WCW.

Scaggs, who wrestled under the stage names 2 Cold Scorpio and Flash Funk, reportedly began his professional wrestling career in 1985 before reaching the peak of his career in the 1990s.

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He won a WCW Tag Team Championship in the 1990s. He went on to win several other major championships, such as the ECW World Tag Team Championship and the ECW World Television Championship.

Scaggs last wrestled in October 2021 when he debuted with PCW Ultra – although he lost that match to Devon “The Blood Hunter” Nicholson.

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Scaggs worked as a professional wrestler and competed in WWE and WCW.

Scaggs also discussed his crack addiction during a 2004 interview. He admitted to using crack while wrestling in ECW and WWF and that his drug use accelerated during his move to the WWF because he started making more money.

The ex-WWE star revealed he finally got clean shortly after being released from the WWF in early 1999 due to his shocking drug use; however, he still regularly uses and advocates marijuana.