5 referees you didn't know had a wrestling background

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#3 Scott Armstrong

Scott Armstrong

Scott Armstrong appeared on WWE television in a 2006 episode of SmackDown, refereeing the WWE United States Championship match between Finlay and William Regal. In August 2006, Armstrong was hired as a full-time WWE referee, in WWE's ECW brand.

Not only is Scott a well-known referee in the world of professional wrestling but he also has a history in the squared circle as well. Armstrong started wrestling in 1983. He wrestled primarily in the Georgia and Alabama areas but has wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW, where he formed a tag team called "The James Boys" with his brother Steve.

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