08/06/2026
2 Cold Scorpio PLEADS GUILTY- to be sentenced
Former WWE, WCW and ECW star Charles "2 Cold Scorpio" Scaggs, 60 years old, plead guilty today to a lesser charge of assault - second degree as well as armed criminal action as part of an agreement that will prevent him from going to trial. He was initially charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in Kansas City, Missouri.
Scaggs was arrested following a June 15, 2024 incident after getting into a fight with a man during an incident at the Love's Travel Stop, where Scaggs was working as a security guard. According to a TMZ.com report at the time, Scaggs and the man got into the incident at 3:40 AM that morni when Scaggs told the man to put out a lit cigarette. The man told authorities he thought his cigarette was out before he entered the building but conceded it may not have been full extinguished. Scaggs told authorities that when he told the man he could not smoke inside, the man responded with "What are you going to do?" and there was a physical incident once the two went outside.
TMZ reported, "During the scuffle, Scaggs told authorities he pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed the guy in self-defense. The wrestler said the altercation went on for several more moments -- and in the squabble, he got in a few more stabs too. Cops say when they arrived on the scene, they found the guy who was stabbed lying on the ground ... bleeding from his head, chest, buttocks, legs and abdomen. They added that he was transported to a local hospital ... as he was going in and out of consciousness. According to the docs, though, investigators were able to make contact with him at the medical facility later in the day ... where they say he told them Scaggs was the aggressor in the situation."
Over the course of his career, Scaggs performed for WCW, ECW, the WWF, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Philadelphia's Pro Wrestling Unplugged and countless other promotions. He had a long run with the ECW World Television Championship and held the ECW World Tag Team titles with The Sandman. Scaggs has only wrestled seven times since the arrest and last wrestled in August 2025.
Scaggs' trial was to start today. Instead, he will be officially sentenced on 10/9 at 3 PM local time. A number of former ECW stars rallied around Scaggs to help fundraise in his defense, including Tod Gordon, The Sandman and Bill Alfonso.
-Akshay
(Credit: TMZ, Mike Johnson:PWI)
