Scott Colton, better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same duties for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time NWA National Champion, one-time RevPro British Heavyweight Champion, and one-time JCW World Heavyweight Champion. He worked in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Scotty Goldman and wrestled as old-school masked wrestler Matt Classic in Wrestling Society X and Chikara.
| Name | Scott Colton |
| D.O.B | May 6, 1980 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Occupation | Professional Wrestler |
| Debut | 1999 |
| In-ring name | Chris Guy, Colt Cabana, Colt Nevada, Goon, Matt Classic, Masked Fipper, Officer Colt Cabana, Officer Jack Offerson, Punchline, Scott Colton, Scotty Goldman, Twinkie the Kid. |
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Scott Colton was born into a Jewish family in Deerfield, Illinois, on May 6, 1980. He attended Western Michigan University and played on their football team until graduating in 2002 with a degree in Business marketing. Cabana began competing routinely for Steel Domain Wrestling throughout 2000 and 2001 in St. Paul, Minnesota, often teaming with or facing rival and later friend CM Punk. He made a name for himself when he joined ROH, where he was placed in a rivalry with Punk before uniting with Punk and Ace Steel to form the Second City Saints. He later formed a tag team with Punk, which led to him becoming a two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. He also had rivalries with Homicide and then-World Champion Bryan Danielson.
Scott Colton was trained by Ace Steel, Danny Dominion, and Kevin Quinn alongside Phil Brooks (CM Punk). He broke into Ring of Honor with the name Colt Cabana as CM Punk’s rival before joining with Steel and Punk as the Second City Saints. Cabana and Punk later became two–time ROH Tag Team Champions.
In 2004 and 2005, Colton went on extensive tours of Europe, competing in Scotland, Germany and France, but mainly England. He received the 2004 Match of the Year in a European rounds style bout with World of Sport journeyman, Johnny Kidd. Cabana also did a short tour of Puerto Rico for IWA PR in early 2005. During 2006, Cabana became a popular wrestler in the British promotion 1 Pro Wrestling. Cabana also made his Japanese debut for Zero 1 Max in 2006. Colt also appeared and wrestled for Ireland’s Irish Whip Wrestling, Austria’s Rings of Europe and various Montreal & Toronto Canadian independents.
On April 3, 2007, it was announced that Colton had signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, their developmental territory, and made his debut at a TV taping on May 30. Wrestling as Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana, he lost to Michael W. Kruel in the first round of a tournament to determine the opponent against The Miz at an OVW live event on June 8. He won his first match in OVW when he forced the Belgium Brawler to submit with the Chicago Crab on June 23.
On February 22, 2019, Cabana, alongside plenty of other ROH talent, appeared on Day 1 of Honor Rising: Japan which took place in Korakuen Hall. Alongside Delirious and Cheeseburger, they faced Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, but in a losing effort. The next day, on Day 2 of Honor Rising: Japan, Cabana teamed with Toru Yano and were victorious in a match against CheeseBurger and Delirious.
After making multiple appearances for All Elite Wrestling since 2019, it was announced in February 2020 that Cabana had signed with the promotion. He made a surprise appearance at Revolution on February 29, 2020, attacking The Dark Order. In May, Cabana began a losing streak as Brodie Lee tried to recruit him into The Dark Order. On the June 10 episode of Dynamite, after Cabana lost to Sammy Guevara, Lee came out to help Cabana to his feet and once again offer him a spot in the Dark Order. Later that night, Cabana was seen heading into Lee’s office.
Following the death of Brodie Lee, Cabana, alongside the rest of The Dark Order, transitioned into babyfaces. At the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life memorial show, Cabana teamed with The Young Bucks to defeat Matt Hardy and Private Party, securing the pinfall victory. On the November 2, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Cabana challenged Chris Jericho for the ROH World Championship in a losing effort.
AAW Heritage Championship (1 time)
APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
ACW/NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
ASW People’s Championship (1 time)
cOw Manager of Champions Championship (1 time)
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Championship (4 times1)
ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Grado
ROH Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with CM Punk
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