George Scott
An image from WrestleMania II, one of the productions that also features George Scott.
George Scott

George Scott

August 27, 1929 — Dalmeny, Scotland, UK

George Scott was a Canadian professional wrestler, booker and promoter. From the 1950s until the 1970s, he and his younger brother Sandy competed as The Flying Scotts in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, particularly the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic territories, as well as successful stints in the American Wrestling Association, Maple Leaf Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling.

Scott was also the longtime head booker for the Jim Crockett Promotions working under promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. during the 1970s and with Vince McMahon during the World Wrestling Federation's national expansion during the early 1980s. He helped organize many of the early PPV events such as WrestleMania I and WrestleMania 2 as well as the early cards for the WWF's weekly television shows Saturday Night's Main Event, Prime Time Wrestling and Superstars of Wrestling.

On the Steve Austin Show Unleashed Podcast, Scott was credited by Ric Flair as the person who came up with the idea that to reverse the Figure-four leglock, the opponent would simply turn over onto their stomach.

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania III

1987

WrestleMania

WrestleMania

1985

WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II

1986

The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic

1985

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

1985

WWE The Big Event

WWE The Big Event

1986

WWE War to Settle the Score

WWE War to Settle the Score

1985

WWE The Brawl to End it All

WWE The Brawl to End it All

1984