Former WWE and WCW wrestler arrested for stabbing man during gas station brawl

Charles Scaggs, known as wrestler 2 Cold Scorpio, said it was self-defense after he was arrested in Missouri for stabbing a man.

Scaggs, who works as a security guard at Love's Travel Stop in Kansas City, told police he saw a man lighting a cigarette inside the store and confronted him on June 15, according to a TMZ report.

According to the report, the former WWE and WCW star told police the man became angry and yelled obscenities at him, and they grappled outside before he don't take out a knife and stab him.

Per Wrestle Zone, Scaggs told police he stabbed the man “a few more times.” Police, according to the report, said they found the man “bleeding from his head, chest, buttocks, legs and abdomen.” They said the man was “in and out of consciousness” while being transported to the hospital.

TMZ reports that Scaggs has been charged with two felonies.

Scaggs, 58, was best known as 2 Cold Scorpio and Flash Funk in WWE.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM on mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile app from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily.