Report: AEW gives Scotty 2 Hotty producer tryout, Chris Hero hired full time

A new name was reportedly working backstage in a trial role at AEW Dynamite last night. 

According to a report from PWInsider, the former Scotty 2 Hotty (Scott Garland) has been given a tryout as a producer/agent for the company. He worked last night’s AEW Dynamite in the role. 

PWInsider is also reporting that Chris Hero, who began working backstage for AEW on a trial basis last month, has been hired full-time. He is said to have received high marks for his work. Hero’s first day backstage with AEW was at the debut edition of AEW Collision in Chicago on June 17. 

Finally home after 3 weeks in Europe. This was my 5th Europe tour in the last 18 months and once again it was special, emotional, and very memorable

Thank you to everyone that was a part of it

I will be back in Nov. – Dec. for at least 5 weeks.

Hope to see you all again then pic.twitter.com/wWYuFcl3zE

— Scott Garland (@TheScottGarland) July 24, 2023

Garland was a member of the NXT coaching staff from 2016 until he requested his release from the company in late 2021. Following his departure, he returned to the ring for the first time in over five years at a GCW show on New Year’s Day 2022. He has kept an active schedule wrestling for promotions such as Smash, ICW, WrestlePro, and OVW since. 

Garland spoke to our own Antonio Thomas about his WWE departure in February 2022.