Too Cool is a professional wrestling tag team and former stable most notably active in the World Wrestling Federation between 1999 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004. Too Cool is currently active, without Rikishi, on the independent circuit, in the UWFThe duo of "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor were originally a tag team known as Too Much. They began with an ambiguously gay gimmick. The team feuded with fellow light-heavyweight wrestlers such as TAKA Michinoku and aided Jerry "The King" Lawler (Christopher's father) in his feud with Al Snow.
In June 1999, Christopher became Grandmaster Sexay, Taylor became Scotty Too Hotty (later Scotty 2 Hotty) and Too Cool was born, debuting on television during the June 13, 1999 episode of Sunday Night HEAT. Rikishi Phatu would join the team in late 1999. Too Cool's new gimmick of a pair of hip-hop fans involved the duo dance around the ring (usually their own version of the Electric Slide) while lights flashed and dance music played, an act that quickly became popular with fans. All three members had a pair of yellow sunglasses, which they would put on before dancing.
A famous moment came when the trio were all participants in the 2000 Royal Rumble. They were the only participants in the ring at the time so they danced to their music while the rumble was still going on. This was followed by Rikishi eliminating both of his teammates. Nothing ever came about from him doing this. Soon after this, Christopher got injured, and while he was recuperating, Taylor won the Light Heavy Championship.[1] Their success would peak later in the year when Taylor and Christopher defeated Edge and Christian for the WWF Tag Team Championship on an episode of RAW is WAR on May 29, 2000,[2] while Rikishi would defeat Chris Benoit for the Intercontinental Championship on June 20.[3]
Rikishi left the group after his heel turn in late 2000.The group ceased to exist in 2001 when Taylor was sidelined in 2001 with a broken ankle, and Christopher was released from the WWF in 2001 after he was detained while attempting to cross the Canada--United States border border with illegal drugs in his possessionRikishi would eventually become a face again and he and Taylor would later team together on the renamed WWE SmackDown! brand to win the WWE Tag Team Titles in 2004.[4] Rikishi would eventually be released shortly after the team lost the tag team titles.After Scotty 2 Hotty was released from WWE, he along with Brian Lawler (Grandmaster Sexay) began teaming up in the independent circuits, most notably in the UWF.Bearhug hold, top-rope leg drop combination
Aided sitout powerbomb
Double elbow drop, with Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay joining hands before dropping their elbows
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