2 Cold Scorpio
A high-flying wrestling innovator who brought a stunning, athletic grace to the hardcore circuits of ECW and Japan long before it was mainstream.
Born 1965 (age 61)·American professional wrestler·Birthday: October 25·Generation X
Biography
In an era defined by brawlers, 2 Cold Scorpio was an astronaut. Performing dazzling moonsaults and standing shooting star presses when such moves were rare in American rings, Charles Scaggs rewired expectations for what a wrestler's body could do. He found his spiritual home in the chaotic crucible of Extreme Championship Wrestling, where his technical fluency and aerial artistry created a thrilling contrast with the violence around him. But his true mastery was displayed in Japan, where his style was not an anomaly but a celebrated art form; he became a revered gaijin (foreigner) who could work any match, from technical classic to tag team spectacle. While never a top-tier WWF star, his influence is embedded in the aerial vocabulary of every subsequent generation, a pioneer who made the incredible look routine.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
2 was born in 1965, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When 2 Was Born
The biggest hits of 1965
#1 Movie
The Sound of Music
Best Picture
The Sound of Music
#1 TV Show
Bonanza
2's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1965Born
US sends combat troops to Vietnam
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,600Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling StonesBest Picture: The Sound of Music
1970Started school
First Earth Day; The Beatles break up
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $17,000Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Bridge over Troubled Water" — Simon & GarfunkelBest Picture: Patton
1978Became a teenager
First test-tube baby born
Gas: $0.63/galHome: $35,300Min wage: $2.65/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Shadow Dancing" — Andy GibbBest Picture: The Deer Hunter
1981Could drive
MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified
Gas: $1.31/galHome: $52,300Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim CarnesBest Picture: Chariots of Fire
1983Could vote
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1986Turned 21
Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1995Turned 30
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
2005Turned 40
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2015Turned 50
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2025Turned 60
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 61 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the ECW World Television Championship twice during the promotion's influential heyday.
- Captured the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Buff Bagwell in 1998.
- Held the GHC Tag Team Championship in Japan's Pro Wrestling Noah with Vader.
Did You Know?
His finishing move was called the '450 Splash,' a complex aerial maneuver he helped popularize in the U.S.
He wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the name 'Scorpio.'
Before wrestling, he was a talented athlete who played college football at the University of South Carolina.
“I brought the space shuttle to the wrestling ring and changed the game.”
