Since joining Twin Galaxies, I’ve met some really great people on the forums simply chatting about video games. Last year at Funspot I had the pleasure of hanging out with TG Chief Evangelist Walter Day, other TG gamers like Graham Ogilvie and some of the referees that view World Record gaming performances. People like Mr. Kelly R. Flewin, Tom Votava, Adam Wood (who appeared in the King of Kong) and PSP, Patrick Scott Patterson (on the right). When I first joined Twin Galaxies ranks of gamers, Kelly and Tom had been referees for many years with quite a few gaming records under their belts. PSP or Scott as I’ll be calling him from now on was actually pursuing his own belt in the wrestling ring before joining Twin Galaxies. But before I get into that, we’ll take a look at some of the things Scott’s already done, all before the age of 35. Why? Because Scott has started a film project about a person challenging oneself to do the things they’ve always wanted to do in life. As he goes forward with his film, I’ll be delving back to tell you some of the things that are already crossed off  Scott's Big To-Do List.

 Back in 1990, Nintendo held the first Nintendo World Championships which I’m happy to say I was able to compete in and made it to the quarter-finals. Scott made it to the Semi-Finals of the NWC in Texas and also helped define the rules of play (with the help of his father who had bought Rad Racer and Tetris for Scott to practice with) so gamers would have to play all three games instead of simply racking up points in world 3 of Super Mario Bros. During the next few years of high school, 91-92, Scott played a recurring role as a call in character on radio 97.1, the Eagle night-time show in Dallas which gained popularity locally. People didn’t know it was Scott, yet. In 94 he had a feature story run in the Dallas Morning News Sunday Magazine and later that year won an award from Dallas Morning News for his work on the local high school paper.

  A little after high school in 1996, Scott opened up his own toy & collectible business, traveling around, setting up at shows and meeting celebrity guests booked by promoters for special appearances. At the end of one slow convention, Scott looked up from his booth to see none other than Peter Mayhew (who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies) towering above him, checking out his extensive collection of Chewbacca figures. From 1996-98 he contributed to Action Figure News and Toy Review magazine while in 1997 he was featured in the Garland Morning News for his toy & collectible business.

  In 1998, Scott entered and completed wrestling school, throwing on the tights for his first match on September 18th of that same year as a Pro-wrestler. He donned the persona of Scott Phoenix in 2001 and rapidly gained popularity with the local wrestling fans in Texas. Scott went on to wrestle for almost 7 years accruing nine different Championship Titles (often more than once), several REAL injuries, has appeared in 7 states and worked for 28 different wrestling promotions. Phew!

  Shortly after the death of Owen Hart in 1999, a Texas radio jock by the name of Russ Martin was called out by none other than Scott Patterson for openly mocking Owens death on the air! To send a message, Scott kicked off a national protest through the internet to the sponsors of the radio show. Not a bad way to send a message. For the next few years he wrestled mainly for the Texas Wrestling Association and Texas Championship Wrestling making his name known locally within the business. Texas Championship then became Xtreme Championship Wrestling at the end of 2002 and in 03 Scott’s career in wrestling heated up. He drew the attention of Local Newspapers; leading to stories about Pro-Wrestler Scott Phoenix and was eventually dubbed the Hardcore Kingpin by fans! At one point during 03, a cage match had to take place outside because there were too many people demanding to see the fight! Then in 2004 Scott was ranked #409 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in their annual list of 500 Top Wrestlers. Not too shabby.

  During 2005 Scott ran a charity wrestling show in which the profits went to Tsunami victims, unfortunately the media didn’t give it much support so the profits weren’t that significant. That same year he appeared as an in-studio guest on a Dallas morning radio show; 102.1’s “The Morning Edge with Jagger and Julie, opened Hyperspace Arcade Entertainment , joined the Twin Galaxies community and due to many serious injuries in the ring (Barb-wire ropes anyone?) He was forced to hang up the tights. His retirement match pitted him (Scott Phoenix) & a mystery partner later revealed as Necro Butcher (the same guy from the movie “The Wrestler”) verses Hotstuff Hernandez & Hugh Rogue. During the match, Scott was hurt bad but still managed to pull off a win with the help of his partner and a security guard that helped by throwing Scotts arm over his opponent for the 3 count. With his hands raised in victory by the referee (Drunk Adam) and his partner, Necro Butcher turned on Scott hitting him with a cheap shot that brought the Phoenix down, taunting him with howls of “You’re weak!” and “Pathetic!” Helped to a sitting position, Scott cut his retirement promo and challenged his former partner to a match in 7 days, even if he had to be carried into the ring. The next week he faced the Necro Butcher, but this time it would be a one on one showdown in a revenge/retirement match that would end in a final victory for Scott Phoenix, or was it?

  After retiring from the ring, Scott returned to wrestling in the broadcasting booth for MavTV broadcasts to call the shots as a play by play announcer. Here’s a short commercial with Scott for an XCW Wrestling Revolution Promo as Commissioner Phoenix.

Shortly after in 2006, Scott returned to the ring, filling in last minute for none other than his old buddy Necro Butcher at a major annual XCW event, BattleBox 7. The match ended up on DVD, which in turn was sold on Amazon.com and is currently available through Netfix if you’d like to see some Xtreme Phoenix in action! That was the last time Scott Phoenix has officially wrestled but I have faith we will see the Phoenix rise again. He quit his day job, became the commissioner of XCW and made Hyperspace Arcade Entertainment his full-time job, traveling around Texas repairing arcade games. I actually stumbled across Scott’s Hyperspace Arcade business when looking up other gamers on Myspace in 2007. Around that same time I had just started to submit gaming World Records to Twin Galaxies and Scott was one of the guys I often talked to in their forums. He was always one of the first to congratulate people on new World Records and has maintained a positive attitude throughout the years I’ve known him.

  Scott left XCW in 2008 after ten years, and after wanting to submit scores to Twin Galaxies after the same amount of time, he finally began to. In a year, Scott amassed an incredible amount of gaming World Records totaling around 300 (not a typo folks, 300 different World Records). He quickly gained the attention of the local media yet again, this time for his amazing skill as a Championship Gamer. Here’s a segment of a news broadcast featuring Scott Patterson for his gaming prowess.

Scott joined the Twin Galaxies staff that year and was promoted to management as their Director of Marketing in 2009. He currently holds 395 different gaming World Records! Scott’s name has appeared seven times in the 09 Guinness book and once in the TG record book. This year he hosted the Big Buck Safari World Record contest at the Texas Pinball Festival and anyone watching this years E3 coverage on G4tv may have seen Scott running about trying to straighten out technical difficulties so Steve Weibe could attempt a new Arcade Donkey Kong World Record as the world watched. Scott actually provided the Donkey Kong machine which Steve attempted the record on as well as providing his personal assistance on those matters at E3. Who better to have by your side but another World Record gamer, TG referee and arcade machine fix-it master? YouTube - G4tv Scott spotted at 4:50 running, 10:12(back left) and 10:34(In this picture from left to right are, TG Chief Evangelist Walter Day, Scott Patterson and Steve Weibe.) 

  This year Scott was invited to the Premiere of the movie “Whip It” by some friends of his and had the chance to meet Drew Barrymore while she did a meet & greet. Drew, now a director as well as an actress, is someone Scott has always respected and admired. 26 years of wanting to meet his favorite actress and in his own words “I blew it!” Scott had family affairs to attend to but eventually got to the event. After five hours of trying to meet her, Scott gave up, going home in a defeat worse than any wrestling match. Not long after, Scott got to thinking and came up with an idea. The idea soon became a project on Facebook as Scott's Big To-Do List, also appearing on Youtube and twitter. This project has now turned into a full-fledged reality based documentary film of what a person can do if they attempt to make their own opportunities to accomplish their goals in life.

  The main website for Scott's Big To-Do List has all the information on the project with weekly updates and webisodes containing exclusive “first look” footage that will be in the film. Use Facebook,  click here to join the fan page and stay informed! Can he do something profound for a charity? Is it possible he makes it onto a Nationally Televised Talk Show or a guest spot on Saturday Night Live? And the big question, Will he meet Drew Barrymore? These are all things on the list and you can follow the story as it unfolds! Come along and watch as Scott Patterson either achieves his goals or lands flat on his face trying! Here's the very first of many webisodes for you to enjoy