Scott McGhee

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1978–1980) Portz was born in the United Kingdom. He relocated to the United States with his father, professional wrestler Geoff Portz. In the late-1970s, he began working as a referee for the professional wrestling promotion Jim Crockett Promotions. He trained as a wrestler under his father along with Ric Flair, Karl Gotch, Buddy Rogers, and Ricky Steamboat, debuting in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1978.

In late 1982, McGhee often teamed with Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T. A. and Blackjack Mulligan on the promotions weekly television program.

In mid-1982, McGhee toured Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he regularly teamed with André the Giant and Canek.

By 1986, McGee primarily appeared on house shows as a jobber, making a handful of appearances on All-Star Wrestling, WWF Championship Wrestling, WWF Prime Time Wrestling, and WWF Superstars of Wrestling. He entered the year wrestling on the house show circuit in opening match encounters, wrestling Tiger Chung Lee, Les Thornton, and Barry O to draws and pinning Joe Mirto, Rene Goulet, and Ron Shaw. He was less successful against more established veterans higher in the card and fell to Hercules Hernandez, Jake Roberts, and Dory Funk Jr. After several months of defeats, McGee rebounded to defeat Johnny K-9 on the May 19th episode of Prime Time Wrestling. That would remain his one victory on television for some time as he saw further losses on the WWE's various programs. He remained mired as an opening card performer for the remainder of the year, but did close out December with victories over Frenchy Martin and Barry O on the house show circuit.

That momentum temporarily halted, as McGee wrestled Tama on 19 January episode of Prime Time Wrestling (taped 3 January) and was defeated. He rebounded to defeat Barry O and The Red Demon on the house show circuit that month, then beat Terry Gibbs in a televised match in Philadelphia on 10 January. McGee then teamed with former WWF World Tag Team Champion Tony Garea in a losing effort to the Hart Foundation on 24 January episode of WWF Superstars. McGee's final WWF match came at a house show on 11 November 1987 in West Palm Beach, Fl, where he teamed with Ken Patera against Demolition.

Later career (1987–1988, 1989, 2010) McGhee returned to the independent circuit in 1987. In late-1987 he began wrestling for Stampede Wrestling as "Garfield Portz".

Championships and accomplishments Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Magnum T. A. (3 times) and Mike Graham (1 time)