Wrestling legend 2 Cold Scorpio was reportedly arrested after violently stabbing a man during a fight at a gas station – but the 58-year-old insists he was acting in self-defense.
Cops are said to have found a man lying on the ground, with blood coming from his head, chest, buttocks, legs and abdomen. He was taken to the hospital while dipping in and out of consciousness.
The violence reportedly took place earlier this month, in Kansas City at around 3:40am. The former wrestler, whose real name is Charles Scaggs, told cops he was working as a security guard at Love’s Travel Stop.
According to TMZ, Scaggs admitted pulling a knife from his pocket and stabbing him during an altercation. The incident was reportedly sparked after Scaggs saw him light a cigarette inside the store.
The stabbing victim claims he thought he had put the smoke out before entering the building but told TMZ that it might have still been lit.
Wrestling legend 2 Cold Scorpio was reportedly arrested after violently stabbing a man
Charles Scaggs was charged with two felonies – first-degree assault and armed criminal action
It’s claimed Scaggs told the man he could not smoke inside, only to be threatened and asked: ‘F you, (what) the f*** you going to do?’
According to TMZ, the two men headed out of the store, with Scaggs claiming the man tried to grapple with him.
The other man reportedly told police that Scaggs was the aggressor. The former wrestler was thrown in jail and charged with two felonies – first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
It’s claimed he pleaded not guilty to the charges and is due back in court for a hearing next month.
Scaggs made his professional wrestling debut back in 1985. He has since competed in the WWE, WCW, ECW and in Japan – as 2 Cold Scorpio and Flash Funk – but failed to earn the eye-watering salaries that some wrestlers have commanded.
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