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Veda Scott

Veda Scott is an American professional wrestler and color commentator.[2][3] She has wrestled for various American promotions, including Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Shimmer Women Athletes, and Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW). She has also wrestled internationally in Canada and Japan.

Veda Scott
Scott in November 2019
Born (1984-01-01) January 1, 1984 (age 40)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2022)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Veda Scott
Billed height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Billed weight114 lb (52 kg)
Billed fromProvidence, Rhode Island
Trained byDaizee Haze
Delirious
DebutMay 15, 2011[1]

Professional wrestling career

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American independent circuit (2011–2014)

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Scott debuted in May 2011.[2][3] Her earliest recorded match took place on May 15, 2011 at a Horizon Wrestling Alliance event, where she was defeated by Daizee Haze.[4][5][6][7]

 
Scott, with Gregory Iron as the AIW Tag Team Champions

Scott started wrestling for Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) on July 29, 2011 with a loss to Cherry Bomb at Girls Night Out 4.[8] In the second half of 2012, Gregory Iron employed Scott as his legal counsel, and she helped him implement a stipulation that he, the "Handicapped Hero", could only be pinned with a count of four instead of the standard three.[9] On November 23, 2012 at Hell on Earth 8, Iron and Scott defeated defending champions The Batiri (Kodama and Obariyon) to capture the AIW Tag Team Championship.[10] Known together as Hope and Change, they were known to have won and defended their title through nefarious means,[11] and thus racked up successful title defenses against various teams including the Batiri,[12] Youthanazia (Josh Prohibition and Matt Cross),[13] the Old School Express (Jock Samson and Marion Fontaine) and the Jollyville Fuck-Its (Russ Myers and T-Money).[14][15] Hope and Change remained champions until Absolution VIII on June 30, 2013, when they lost their titles back to the Batiri.[12][16]

On March 1, 2013 at Girls Night Out 8, Scott won the main event ladder match against Addy Starr, Athena and Crazy Mary Dobson to earn a future shot at the AIW Women's Title.[17] On October 6, 2013 at Girls Night Out 10, Scott lost her main event championship match against AIW Women's Champion Allysin Kay.[18] On February 7, 2014 at #TGIF, Scott lost a rematch for the title to Kay.[19] Scott's tag team with Iron started to fracture in November 2013, resulting in their feuding with each other.[19][20][21] This culminated in Scott defeating Iron in the main event steel cage match at Battle of the Sexes on July 26, 2014.[22]

 
Veda Scott executing the bulldog portion of the Springboard bulldog on her then Ring of Honor co-worker Seleziya Sparx at Smash Wrestling's Canusa Classic show at the E-Zone in Mississauga, ON in 2013

In July 2012, Scott debuted for Shine Wrestling at the Shine 1 Internet pay-per-view, where she defeated Kimberly.[23][24][25]

On May 10, 2014, Scott made her debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at the tapings of TNA's One Night Only Knockouts Knockdown pay-per-view, where she lost to Gail Kim.[26]

 
Veda Scott hitting the suicide dive on Kimber Lee and Cherry Bomb (right) at Smash Wrestling's The Usual Suspects show at the Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga, ON in 2014

Shimmer Women Athletes (2011–2018)

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Scott joined Shimmer Women Athletes in October 2011, when she wrestled an un-aired tag team match before the DVD tapings of Volume 41 and Volume 42.[27][28] Scott's first aired match for Shimmer came about on Volume 44 that same month, where she lost a singles match to Taylor Made.[29][30] On Volume 46, Scott gained her first victory after her opponent Saraya Knight was disqualified.

Ring of Honor (2012–2016)

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Scott speaks at a Ring of Honor event in 2014
 
Veda Scott managing R.D. Evans in year 2014 in Ring of Honor

Scott was trained in Ring of Honor's (ROH) Wrestling Academy under Daizee Haze and Delirious.[3]

In January 2012, Scott debuted in ROH as a backstage interviewer, playing this role throughout 2012 and into 2013, including on ROH's television episodes.[31][32][33][34][35][36] From February 2013, in addition to their interviewing duties, Scott began working as a commentator for the female wrestlers' matches in ROH.[37][38] On the March 23, 2013 episode of ROH Wrestling, Scott was taken hostage by the group S.C.U.M., who only released them upon agreeing to a deal for matches featuring S.C.U.M. vs the ROH roster on the next episode.[39][40] At the Supercard of Honor VII internet pay-per-view, Scott helped ward off interference from S.C.U.M. during S.C.U.M. member Kevin Steen's ROH World Title match against Jay Briscoe, eventually leading to Briscoe capturing the title.[41]

On the April 6, 2013 episode of ROH Wrestling, Scott interviewed MsChif, who had just lost for the first time since her return. In response, MsChif attacked Scott by spraying mist into her face.[42] On the May 25, episode of ROH Wrestling, Scott vowed revenge and her interference cost MsChif a singles match.[43] On the July 7, 2013 episode of ROH Wrestling, Scott had their first televised match for ROH and lost to MsChif.[44][45]

In January 2014, Scott entered a storyline, where she began managing R.D. Evans when he began gloating about his win streak, which he dubbed the "New Streak",[46] As a part of storyline, she would put him in matches with jobbers in order to win easily. At the ROH Unauthorized presents: "Michael Bennett's Bachelor Party" pay-per-view, Scott teamed up with Heather Patera and Leah Von Dutch defeating Taeler Hendrix, "Crazy" Mary Dobson and Scarlett Bordeaux when Scott pinned Bordeaux after a back-drop driver.[47]

Scott began acting as Cedric Alexander's manager at Best in the World 2015 after the latter attacked Moose who Scott had previously managed, turning heel in the process.[48] On December 2, 2016, Ring of Honor announced that Scott requested her release from their contract.[49]

International exploits (2012–present)

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On July 7, 2012, Scott was noted to have wrestled in Canada for NCW Femmes Fatales, where she defeated Mary Lee Rose.[50]

Scott wrestled her first match in Japan at Joshi for Hope IV on October 7, 2012, where she lost to Yuhi.[51]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014, 2016)

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On May 10, 2014, Scott made her debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at the tapings of TNA's One Night Only Knockouts Knockdown pay-per-view, where she lost to Gail Kim. On November 7, 2014 PPV, Scott competed in TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2 losing to Gail Kim. On April 22, 2016 PPV, Scott competed in TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 4 losing to Rosemary.

International Wrestling Syndicate (2017–present)

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Scott made her IWS debut on August 5, 2017 at Scarred 4 Life, as Stefany Sinclair became the first-ever IWS Women's Champion by defeating Scott and Kath Von Goth, in the inaugural IWS Women's Title Three Way Match.[52] On April 6, 2019 at Unstoppable, Addy Starr defeated Solo Darling and Scott in the first IWS Women's Championship international contest, held at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, as part of GCW's The Collective.[53] On October 16, 2021 at Scarred for Life, Scott defeated Addy Starr for the IWS World Women's Championship.[54]

 
Veda Scott at Smash Wrestling's The Summit show in Toronto, ON in 2019

All Elite Wrestling (2020)

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Scott was part of the commentary team for AEW's Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw, which began on August 3, 2020.[55] After the conclusion of the tournament, she joined the commentary team on AEW Dark.

Personal life

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Scott was studying law during her professional wrestling debut in 2011,[2] and graduated from the Drexel University School of Law in 2012.[2] She is also a former Drexel Law Review editor.[2]

Scott is a vegan.[56] She is non-binary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.[57] Scott has been engaged to fellow professional wrestler Mike Bailey since 2020, and they got married in May 2022.[58][59]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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