Scott Garland, formerly known as Scotty 2 Hotty, broke the news last month that he had requested his release from the WWE. The former tag team champion originally wrestled for the company from 1997-2007, then came back in 2016 to work as one of the Performance Center trainers. He explained in his farewell statement, “The black and gold brand was something special and I am proud to have been a small part of that. I always promised myself that I would never be part of something solely for the paycheck and that was where I was at. I told myself that I would walk away if I ever got to that point, so that is what I have chosen to do Coaching and producing the stars of NXT will always be a highlight of my life. I love you all more than you will ever know.”

My non compete with WWE ends Dec. 23. Here are my top 10 goals for 2022It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks, filled with so many positive texts, comments, and phone calls. It has been overwhelming awesome and I can’t thank you all enough. Can’t wait to see you all in 2022 pic.twitter.com/FYltCzsuWq