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Too Cool
The duo of "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor were originally a tag team known as Too Much. The two of them portrayed pseudo-homosexuals (see metrosexual). Their gimmicks and identities were eventually changed. Christopher became Grand Master 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 would dance around the ring 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 don 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. 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, while Rikishi would defeat Chris Benoit for the Intercontinental Championship on June 20. 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 American-Canadian border with illegal drugs in his possession. Rikishi would eventually become a face, and he and Taylor would later teamed together on the renamed WWE SmackDown! brand to win the WWE Tag Team Titles in 2004. Rikishi would eventually be released shortly after the team lost the tag team titles. |