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For Japanese comedian and wrestler Razor Ramon HG, see Masaki Sumitani.
Scott Hall
Born (1958-10-20) October 20, 1958 (age 66)[1]
Chuluota, Florida
Died1999
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Scott Hall[1]
Cowboy Scott Hall
Starship Coyote[1]
Texas Scott[1]
Big Scott Hall[1]
Gator Scott Hall
Diamond Studd[1]
Razor Ramon[1]
The Cuban Assassin
Billed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[1]
Billed fromMiami, Florida[1]
Trained byHiro Matsuda[2]
Barry Windham[2]
Mike Rotunda
Chris Adams[1]
DebutOctober 1984

Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958[1] in Miami, Florida) is an American professional wrestler. In the course of his career, which has spanned over two decades, Hall has wrestled for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and most notably World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time.

In WWF, he was a 4 time Intercontinental Champion.[3] In WCW, he was a 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion,[4] a 1 time Television Champion[5] and a 7 time World Tag Team Champion,[6] as well as the winner of the 1997 World War 3 battle royal.[7] In AWA, he was a 1 time World Tag Team Champion with Curt Hennig.[8]

Career

Early Career (1984-1986)

Scott Hall began his career in October 1984 in Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) where he feuded with Dusty Rhodes.[9] He teamed with Dan Spivey, and both were trained further by Al Snow in Florida.[9] They were given spots in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and came out as the American Starship. Spivey was known as the Eagle and Scott Hall the Coyote. They didn't get many matches early on but did square off against the champions Ole & Arn Anderson.[9][2]

American Wrestling Association (1986-1989)

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AWA World Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig (left) and Scott Hall (right)

Eventually Scott Hall moved to the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where he was pushed as a babyface wrestler similar to Hulk Hogan.[10] Verne Gagne was still very angry at Hogan leaving his promotion, and felt he could push another younger superstar to the same heights. Gagne even had Hall grow a handlebar mustache and use similar moves to Hulk Hogan, who was quickly rising in Vince McMahon's WWF.[9] Eventually Hall formed a tag team with fellow future superstar Curt Hennig.[10] "Big" Scott Hall and Hennig won the AWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin & "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal on January 18, 1986.[8] The "Perfect Combination," as they were dubbed by a Pro Wrestling Illustrated article, had many hard fought matches against "Playboy" Buddy Rose & "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers during this time.[10] They eventually dropped the belts to Rose & Somers by countout on May 17 due to interference by Colonel DeBeers.[9] Although the AWA pushed Hall into matches for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship with Stan Hansen and Rick Martel, he eventually lost this momentum and moved on to the NWA in 1989.[9]

National Wrestling Alliance (First run, 1989)

Scott Hall first appeared in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) territory under his real name in 1989. He was brought in during the summer by Jim Ross when the NWA was beginning to focus on creating new, young superstars such as Brian Pillman and Sid Vicious.[9] In his pay-per-view debut at The Great American Bash 1989: The Glory Days, Hall participated in a King of the Hill battle royal, but got eliminated.[11] After a while however, Hall began jobbing regularly and went on hiatus. He briefly toured the independent circuit in Florida and Puerto Rico.[12]

World Wrestling Council (First run, 1991)

Scott Hall had a short stint with Puerto Rican promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC) in 1991.[12] On March 3 1991, he won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship from Miguel Pérez, Jr..[13] After a reign of one month, Hall lost the title on April 20 to Super Medic III.[12]

World Championship Wrestling (Second run, 1991-1992)

Hall returned to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 in another "youth" revival, which included "Stunning" Steve Austin and PN News; this time, he was named The Diamond Studd, whose gimmick was similar to Ravishing Rick Rude's.[14] Before his return, NWA had become WCW.[14] He was managed by Diamond Dallas Page, and they would bring in women from the audience during his television matches.[14] He squashed Tommy Rich in his debut on June 14 1991 edition of Clash of the Champions.[15] He defeated Tom Zenk at The Great American Bash 1991.[16] In his early days with WCW, he received a significant push, but by the end of 1991 that began to fizzle.

This all began on September 2 edition of Clash of the Champions where Studd was defeated by Ron Simmons.[17] At Halloween Havoc 1991: Chamber of Horrors, Studd, Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader lost to Sting, El Gigante and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott).[18] On November 19 edition of Clash of the Champions, Studd lost to Tom Zenk in a rematch from The Great American Bash.[19]

In 1992, he formed short-lived tag teams with Vinnie Vegas and Scotty Flamingo while also teamed with members of Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance.[14] However, the idea of adding him to the stable fell through.[14] He shortly after left WCW.[14]

World Wrestling Federation (First run, 1992-1996)

Bad Guy (1992-1993)

In the summer of 1992, Scott Hall signed a contract with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he debuted as Razor Ramon, a Cuban-American from Miami, who was modeled after Tony Montana and Manny Ray, Al Pacino, and Steven Bauer's characters from the movie Scarface.[20] Hall's nickname as Ramon, The Bad Guy and catchphrase "Say hello to the bad guy" are references to two quotes Pacino says in the film, "Say hello to my little friend" and "Say goodnight to the bad guy".[20]

In a later shoot interview, Hall claimed he came up with the idea of a Scarface-like character on a whim during a meeting with Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson.[9] Hall quoted lines from the movie with a Cuban accent and brought up ideas for vignettes (also inspired by the movie) that would involve him driving around South Florida in a convertible with a leopard-skin interior.[9] Hall recalls that, despite the fact that he was quoting lines and lifting ideas directly from the film, McMahon and Patterson were still floored by the ideas and called Hall a "genius."[9] It wasn't until later that Hall found out that neither McMahon nor Patterson had ever seen or heard of Scarface; thus, they believed that Hall was inventing a new wrestling character on the spot.[9]

He made his WWF debut as a heel on August 8 1992 edition of Superstars defeating a local jobber named Paul Van Dow with his finishing move, the Razor's Edge.[21] Early on, Ramon would wear large gold chain necklaces to the ring; upon handing them to an attendant at ringside he would threaten "If any thing happens to my gold, something gonna happen to you."[9] On September 14 edition of Prime Time Wrestling, Ramon interfered in a WWF Championship match between the champion Randy Savage and the challenger Ric Flair. Ramon helped Flair win the title after attacking Savage on the floor.[22] Ramon and Savage started a feud with each other. Ultimate Warrior was also involved in the match when he attacked Ramon who was beating up Savage after the match.[22] Flair and Ramon were scheduled to face the Ultimate Maniacs (Randy Savage and Ultimate Warrior) at Survivor Series but Warrior was fired from the company prior to the event; he was replaced by Flair's executive consultant, Mr. Perfect, who had turned face. At Survivor Series 1992, he teamed with Flair, losing to Savage and Perfect by disqualification.[23]

WWF Champion Bret Hart was also scheduled to defend his title against Ultimate Warrior at Royal Rumble, but Warrior had departed before the match could occur. Razor Ramon replaced him, and during this feud, Ramon insulted Hart and all of his family members.[9] At Royal Rumble 1993, Ramon ultimately lost their title match after Hart forced him to submit with the Sharpshooter.[24] Ramon made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania IX, defeating the legendary former WWF Champion Bob Backlund with a roll-up.[25] Ramon defeated Tito Santana to qualify for the 1993 King of the Ring tournament, but lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual winner of the tournament, Bret Hart.[26][27] His most notable moment during that time came after he lost an upset match to the jobber 1-2-3 Kid on May 17 1993 edition of Monday Night RAW,[28] which started a brief feud between the two. Ted DiBiase began making fun of Ramon over losing to 1-2-3 Kid. Ramon turned babyface after helping 1-2-3 in defeating DiBiase.[29] This culminated in a match at SummerSlam 1993, where Ramon defeated DiBiase in DiBiase's final wrestling match.[30]

Intercontinental Champion (1994-1996)

On October 4 1993 edition of Monday Night RAW, Razor Ramon co-won a 20-man battle royal along with Rick Martel for the vacant Intercontinental Championship.[31] The next week, the two faced each other to determine the new champion where Ramon defeated Martel following a Razor's Edge to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Championship.[32][33] At Survivor Series 1993, he teamed with Marty Jannetty, Randy Savage and 1-2-3 Kid against the team of Adam Bomb, Rick Martel, Diesel, and Irwin R. Schyster. Razor was the captain of his team. He went on to eliminate IRS after pinning him following a Razor's Edge. Although he was eliminated from the match after being counted out when IRS hit him with his briefcase, Razor's team went on to win the match, beginning a feud between the two.[29][34]

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Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship

Ramon's feud with IRS culminated at Royal Rumble 1994 where he defeated IRS to retain the Intercontinental title following the Razor's Edge.[35] At the same time, Ramon was in the early stages of a feud with Shawn Michaels, over who was the real Intercontinental champion; Michaels had been stripped of the title months before due to "inactivity" (he was actually on suspension at that time), but began appearing on television with his own version of the belt, claiming he had never been beaten for it.[36] This culminated in a feud which lead to Ramon defending the Intercontinental Championship against Michaels in a ladder match at WrestleMania X, where Ramon retained the championship after retrieving both belts.[37] This match is considered to be a classic and was voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year in 1994.[36] It was also the first WWF match to receive a five star rating from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[36] On WWE.com, this match is rated as the #5 match in top 22 matches in WrestleMania history.[38]

Ramon would continue to feud with Michaels and his bodyguard Diesel. On April 30 1994 edition of Superstars, he dropped the Intercontinental Championship to Diesel after interference from Michaels. Ramon defeated Kwang to qualify for the 1994 King of the Ring tournament. At King of the Ring 1994, he defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in the quarterfinals and Irwin R. Schyster in the semifinals before losing to Owen Hart in the finals of the tournament. At SummerSlam, Razor won his second Intercontinental Championship from Diesel after Shawn Michaels accidentally hit Diesel with Sweet Chin Music. At Survivor Series, he captained a team dubbed "The Bad Guys" consisting of himself, 1-2-3 Kid, Davey Boy Smith, and The Headshrinkers against Shawn Michaels' team "The Teamsters" consisting of Michaels, Diesel, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Jeff Jarrett. Razor's team went on to win the match. By the end of 1994, Razor began a feud with Jeff Jarrett which lead into the next year.

At Royal Rumble 1995, Razor lost the Intercontinental Championship to Jarrett in a controversial match. Jarrett had originally won the match by count-out but the match was re-started and then Jarrett pinned him with a small package. Razor would form a tag team with his friend the 1-2-3 Kid. Razor faced Jarrett in a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania XI. Razor won the match by disqualification after Jarrett's assistant The Roadie interfered; thus, Jarrett retained the title because a title cannot change hands by count-out or disqualification. Razor defeated Jarrett and Roadie at In Your House 1 in a handicap match.

On May 16, Razor qualified for the 1995 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Jacob Blu. He would later defeat Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match on May 19 to win his third Intercontinental Championship. This made Razor Ramon the first-ever wrestler to hold the Intercontinental title three times. Three days later on May 22, he lost the title back to Jarrett. Razor formed a tag team with Savio Vega. On June 9, Razor suffered a rib injury during a ladder match for the Intercontinental title against Jarrett. Savio Vega defeated Irwin R. Schyster in a match prior to King of the Ring to fill Razor's vacancy. Razor managed Vega throughout the tournament in every match. Razor and Vega would lose to Men on a Mission at In Your House 2.

Razor Ramon received an Intercontinental title ladder match against Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam 1995, in what was considered to be their WrestleMania X rematch. Razor went on to lose the match against Michaels. He then started a feud with Dean Douglas whom he defeated at In Your House 4, to become the new Intercontinental Champion for a fourth time; Shawn Michaels had just forfeited the title to Douglas who was defeated by Ramon moments later. Razor became the first wrestler to hold the Intercontinental title for four times which was then a record. At Survivor Series 1995, he was part of a Wild Card match where he teamed with Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and Dean Douglas in a losing effort against Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, Davey Boy Smith, and Sycho Sid.

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The MSG Incident.

In 1996, Hall became a member of WWF's infamous off-stage Kliq which consisted of Kevin Nash (Diesel), Paul Levesque (Triple H), Michael Hickenbottom (Shawn Michaels), and Sean Waltman (1-2-3 Kid/Syxx/X-Pac). At Royal Rumble 1996, he lost the Intercontinental title to Goldust when his former partner 1-2-3 Kid interfered. Razor was originally scheduled to face Goldust in a rematch at WrestleMania XII, but had been suspended by the WWF in the weeks prior due to drug abuse. He was not seen on WWF television again until April's In Your House where he jobbed to Vader.

Hall was also a participant in the MSG Incident. As Hall and fellow Kliq member Kevin Nash were departing for WCW, the pair along with Hickenbottom and Levesque broke kayfabe, celebrating and embracing in the ring together. This was relevant as Razor Ramon was feuding with Triple H and Michaels was feuding with Diesel earlier that same night.

World Championship Wrestling (Third run, 1996-2000)

The Outsiders / New World Order (1996-1997)

Main article: The Outsiders (professional wrestling)

Hall's first appearance on WCW television after leaving the WWF was an unannounced interview where he appeared from the crowd in street clothes, claiming to be "an outsider." He was then joined in the following weeks by Kevin Nash, the two claiming they were going to undertake a hostile takeover of WCW. The angle directly paralleled the real-life competition between the WCW and WWF. At the following pay-per-view, Bash at the Beach 1996, The Outsiders, along with a mystery partner, took on Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage. The mystery partner turned out to be Hulk Hogan, and the three formed the New World Order (nWo). The stable stormed WCW, enlisting such stars as Syxx (Kliq member Sean Waltman), The Giant, and Buff Bagwell.

Hall and Nash, collectively known as the Outsiders, would form one of the most dominant tag teams in professional wrestling history. They closed out 1996 with victories over Sting and Lex Luger at Hog Wild, and WCW's War Games match at Fall Brawl. They defeated Harlem Heat at Halloween Havoc for their first WCW World Tag Team Championship, and he gave Sherri Martel a big kiss in that match. Then successfully defended the titles against The Nasty Boys and Faces of Fear at World War 3 and then again defeated the Faces of Fear at Starrcade.

Together they would hold the WCW World Tag Team titles from February 24 1997 to October 13 1997, often feuding with the Steiner Brothers, Lex Luger and the Giant, and the Four Horsemen. However, since Eric Bischoff was a member of the nWo, he used his power to return the titles to the Outsiders whenever they lost them. Scott Hall was defeated by Lex Luger on October 26 1997 at Halloween Havoc via submission with Larry Zbyszko serving as the guest referee. One of Scott Hall's greatest achievements in WCW was winning the 60 man battle royal at World War 3 on November 23, 1997. In doing so, he earned a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Title. He would then go on to feud with Larry Zbyszko in late 1997.

Hall eventually wrestled Zbyszko at Souled Out on January 24, 1998. He lost the match by disqualification. At SuperBrawl VIII on February 22, the Outsiders won their third WCW World Tag Team Championship by defeating the Steiner Brothers. At Uncensored on March 15, Hall got his World title shot against Sting and lost the match, despite interference from Dusty Rhodes. Scott Hall would then be taken off TV for a short while in early 1998 in a show of power by WCW President Eric Bischoff as a way to keep Hall and Nash in check. While Hall was absent, the nWo split into two warring factions. Still one half of the tag team champions with Kevin Nash, the thought was that Hall would return alongside his friend in the nWo Wolfpac.

nWo Hollywood (1998)

At Slamboree on May 17, Scott Hall did return to team with Kevin Nash in a title defense against Sting and the Giant. In a shocking moment, Hall turned on Nash, costing them the titles and jumping sides to align himself with Hulk Hogan in nWo Hollywood.

On July 6, a returning Scott Hall was handpicked by Hollywood Hogan to wrestle United States Champion Bill Goldberg on "WCW Monday Nitro" from the Georgia Dome. Hall would go on to lose the match setting the stage for Hogan to be defeated later that night by Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship. Hogan publicly blamed Hall for the loss and Hall was seen as a weak link by the rest of the nWo, especially Scott Steiner.

On July 13, Hogan challenged Scott Hall to a match on Nitro. Hall accepted the challenge and it looked like Hall had finally gotten sick of being ordered around by Hogan and his lackeys. However, Kevin Nash interfered during the match. As he was about to Jacknife powerbomb Hogan and regain Hall as his friend, Hall viciously attacked Nash, proving his allegiance to Hogan and nWo Hollywood. In the following weeks, Hall would mock Nash calling himself "Medium Sexy (later "Super Sexy"), the Nash Killer."

On July 20, Hall would regain the WCW World Tag Team Championships with the Giant, his sixth WCW Tag Team Championship (and his first with someone other than Kevin Nash), as they defeated Sting and Nash (whom Sting, who had recently joined the Wolfpac, had chosen to be his tag team partner after defeating the Giant, who had joined nWo Hollywood after the tag title match was signed, in a match for control of the tag team belts) due to outside interference from Bret Hart, who was in the midst of a rivalry with Sting at the time. This title reign would come to an end at Halloween Havoc 1998, when Rick Steiner defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner (who replaced Hall) to claim the titles even after partner Buff Bagwell turned on him.

Scott Hall's character became out of control and would bring alcohol to the ring, and his behavior on TV mirrored his real-life problems with drugs and alcohol. This had him once "vomit" on Eric Bischoff, and in another vignette, Kevin Nash along with WolfPac members Konnan and Lex Luger, followed Hall to a local bar where Hall and Nash had a physical confrontation.

On October 7, Scott Hall's ex-wife Dana wrote an open letter "to anyone who cares". In the letter, she admonished World Championship Wrestling and Eric Bischoff for not only failing to rehabilitate him but coming to the point where they were exploiting, humiliating, and even enabling him to continue his self-destructive behavior. She accused WCW of allowing Hall to perform while under the influence, and taking advantage of his real addictions to drugs and alcohol for profit and ratings. She called the angle "deplorable, disgusting, and inexcusable". She pled with WCW to discontinue the controversial angle for the sake of Hall's two children, whom she said he had no relationship with. She ended the letter by making a desperate plea to everyone to help Scott see his problems and "put himself in God's hands". She said Scott Hall remained a very sick man and his addictions had destroyed his marriage, his future, and his children's future.[39]

Hall's character ducked Nash throughout the summer, but the two former friends eventually faced each other on October 25 at Halloween Havoc. After hitting Hall with two Jackknife Powerbombs, Nash left the ring and lost the match by count-out in what was seen as an act of mercy. Scott Hall was then ousted by nWo Hollywood after Steiner took control in Hogan's absence in late 1998. He would then refer to himself as the Lone Wolf and was still as popular as ever amongst fans. On December 27 at Starrcade, Scott Hall disguised himself as a security staff member and used a stun gun on WCW Champion Goldberg during his title match with Kevin Nash. Having not seen the interference, Kevin Nash jackknifed and covered Goldberg to become the WCW Champion and break Goldberg's impressive winning streak.

nWo Reunion / United States Champion (1999-2000)

It seemed the two were seeing eye to eye again, and it all came to a head in January 1999 when the two nWo factions rejoined. Scott Hall feuded with Goldberg and faced him in a "Ladder Taser Match" on January 19 at Souled Out. Hall lost the match when Goldberg used the tazer gun on Hall. Scott Hall would then go on to feud with Roddy Piper, and defeated him for the United States title on February 21 at SuperBrawl IX. Shortly after, Hall suffered a foot injury forcing him to forfeit the title. Hall would not be seen again until October 1999 when he and Kevin Nash began sitting at ringside during WCW television, proclaiming that "the band was getting back together." On November 8, Scott Hall defeated Bill Goldberg, Bret Hart, and Sid Vicious in a Texas Tornado Ladder Match to regain the United States Title, then two weeks later defeated Rick Steiner for the WCW World Television Championship, therefore becoming a double champion. However, Hall vacated the TV title by throwing it into a trash can eight days later on Nitro. Hall's U.S. title was soon stripped due to a knee injury and awarded to Chris Benoit. Hall & Nash would eventually team up to defeat Bret Hart and Bill Goldberg on December 13 for their sixth WCW Tag Team Championship as a team. Yet soon afterwards, Scott Hall's personal problems arose again and the tag team titles were stripped from the Outsiders. After the nWo returned in December 1999, Scott Hall soon joined team mates Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Jeff Jarrett, and Scott Steiner in what was coined "nWo 2000."

As 2000 came along, Scott Hall would get involved in a feud with WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious and nWo team mate Jeff Jarrett. Sid pinned Hall in a match also involving Jarrett at SuperBrawl 2000 on February 20. This would be Scott Hall's last WCW pay-per-view appearance and ended his stint in WCW. In total, Hall accumulated seven WCW World Tag Team Championships, one Television Championship, and two United States Heavyweight Championships.

Extreme Championship Wrestling / New Japan Pro Wrestling (2000)

Hall wrestled in ECW for a brief period. He wrestled three non-televised matches on November 10 & 11, 2000. He then wrestled in Japan and also did some independent shows in the United States. When he was in New Japan, he was a part of nWo Japan/Team 2000/ArisTrisT usually tagging with Masahiro Chono, fellow WCW alumni Scott Norton or Super J/Black Scorpion/nWo Sting. He was very popular with NJPW fans for the duration of his stay. The highlights of his stay in New Japan, however, were only defeats: a loss to All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown champion Keiji Mutoh (the match was booked by New Japan, but AJPW Wada officiated) and a loss to then-rookie Hiroshi Tanahashi, who was trying to break out into the heavyweight division.

World Wrestling Federation (Second run, 2002)

After this stint, Hall returned to the World Wrestling Federation and reunited with Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan to repackage the nWo in February 2002. He started a feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin and they fought at WrestleMania X8. Austin won the match. Hall would later go on to feud with Bradshaw, which culminated in a match which he won at Backlash. Hall would then continue his feud with Steve Austin before being released from his WWF contract due to personal issues stemming from an airline altercation.[40]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (First run, 2002-2005)

Hall worked for TNA periodically between 2002 and 2005. He was on TNA's debut pay-per-view, and later on teamed up with Syxx-Pac when he made his debut in the promotion. Hall had three matches for IWA Puerto Rico in April 2003. On February 24, 2004, the Outsiders briefly reunited for Ultimate Pro Wrestling fifth anniversary show where they lost to Tom Howard and Christopher Daniels. They also had a match in Japan in May of 2004 where they lost to Naoya Ogawa and Shinya Hashimoto. Hall disappeared until late 2004, when he made his return alongside the debut of Kevin Nash. They were both signed and offered contracts as TNA prepared for their first monthly pay-per-view, Victory Road. Hall joined Nash and Jeff Jarrett in the Kings of Wrestling, a stable similar to the nWo. The Kings of Wrestling lost to Randy Savage, Jeff Hardy, and A.J. Styles at Turning Point on December 5. Hall would lose to Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution on January 16 in his final TNA match. After he left TNA, Hall quietly disappeared from the wrestling business.

World Wrestling Council (Second run, 2007-present)

On July 13, 2007, Hall made his return to wrestling as Razor Ramon, albeit while wearing WolfPac themed attire, in the main event of the WWC Anniversary 2007 tour at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan against current WWE wrestler Carlito. Hall was defeated after Gran Apollo interfered on Carlito's behalf.

The next night, Hall won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Carlito and then-champion Apollo in a Three Way Dance Match in the main event of the evening. On August 4 and September 23, Hall successfully defended the title against Eddie Colón, Carlito's younger brother. On October 27, he again retained the title at WWC's Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza by defeating Carlito's cousin Orlando "Fireblaze" Colon. In this match, Scott was managed by his friend Rico Casanova.

Scott Hall no-showed his scheduled appearances in Puerto Rico for WWC where he was scheduled to wrestle Friday December 14 in Ponce and Saturday December 15 in Caguas. Hall arrived late to the island Friday which is the reason why he missed the Ponce event. On Saturday even though Hall was on the island, he was affected emotionally by several family issues that had occurred earlier in the week and was unable to compete.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (Second run, 2007)

On the November 1 edition of Impact!, it was predicted by Kevin Nash that Scott Hall would be Sting's mystery partner at Genesis. On the November 8 edition of Impact!, Hall made his return to major American pro wrestling television, rebuffing the advances of Kurt Angle's wife, Karen, and then battling Kurt in his dressing room. Hall stated that he was in TNA solely to confront Kevin Nash. Hall asked Nash why he wasn't there to help him in his troubled past, and Nash responded that it was a result of his own non-stop partying and risk of losing his family. Hall then claimed that all was forgiven and the two embraced in the ring. He also revealed that he was not Sting's mystery partner. The reunited Outsiders and Samoa Joe then began a feud with Team Angle. They were to compete together at Turning Point, but Hall no-showed the event. Rumors state that Hall cited food poisoning.[41] Other sources cite the real reason was depression from not seeing his kids often enough. Hall & Nash were set to challenge for the TNA Tag Team Titles at Final Resolution, but Hall "had other plans," so Samoa Joe subbed for him at the event, although it is unsure whether Hall's appearance was actually planned, or if it was only a kayfabe announcement. That segment led Joe to call Hall "the phantom of the Impact Zone".

Hall appeared at Juggalo Championship Wrestling on December 21 2007 in Pontiac, Michigan who is now a member of the Juggalo World Order (or simply JWO). He teamed up with Violent J and Nosawa to beat the Thomaselli Brothers in the main event. It was Hall's first appearance since disappearing from TNA.

Personal life

Hall married Dana Lee Burgio in 1989. Their marriage became rocky as Scott had many infidelities while in WCW, especially during trips abroad. Hall's other personal issues included drug use, alcoholism, DUI, and sexual harassment arrests and lawsuits. Dana divorced Scott in 1998, only for them to re-marry in 2000 and get divorced again a year later. He has two children, son Cody, who is 6'7"[42] and daughter Cassidy with his ex-wife Dana.[43]

Scott had also been dating TNT president Brad Siegel's niece, Emily Sherman in the middle of his divorce to Dana. He had ended their relationship when they had an argument while WCW was on tour in Germany as one of Scott's ex-girlfriends had approached him and Sherman became enraged. The argument made wrestling Internet news as it also involved a food fight and a follow-up argument between Sherman and Hall the next day when Hall had to return to the US at the airport.[44] Scott Hall has undergone rehab at an undisclosed location in Iqaluit, Canada at the WWE's expense. On June 27, 2008, WWE commentator, Tyrone Wilson stated in an interview that he is going to talk to Vince McMahon about rehiring Hall as Razor Ramon as soon as he is done with his rehabiliation.

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • The Bad Guy
  • Chico
  • Scotty Hall
  • The Cowboy
  • Gator
  • King of the Ladder Matches
  • "Mr. Last Call" Scott Hall
  • The Trouser Snake
  • Magnum
  • The Swaggering Cuban
  • The Cuban Assassin
  • The Cool Kid

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  16. ^ "The Great American Bash 1991 results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28. The Diamond Stud pinned Tom Zenk (9:00)
  17. ^ "Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Ron Simmons pinned The Diamond Stud (2:25)
  18. ^ "Halloween Havoc 1991: Chamber of Horrors results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28. El Gigante, Sting, Rick & Scott Steiner beat Abdullah the Butcher, Diamond Stud, Cactus Jack, & Big Van Vader (12:33) in a "chamber of horrors" match when Abdullah was put in the electric chair
  19. ^ "Clash of the Champions XVII results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Tom Zenk pinned The Diamond Stud (1:24)
  20. ^ a b "Scott Hall's WWF Career (1992)". Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  21. ^ "WWF Superstars (1986-1997)". Angelfire. July 20. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Razor Ramon pinned Paul Van Dow at 2:39 with the Razor's Edge (Razor's TV debut) {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ a b "WWF Show Results 1992". Angelfire. September 1. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Prime Time Wrestling - 9/14/92: Ric Flair (w/ Mr. Perfect) pinned WWF World Champion Randy Savage with the figure-4 to win the title after Razor Ramon attacked Savage on the floor; Razor returned to the ring after the match to attack Savage; the Ultimate Warrior carried Savage backstage after Razor left {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Survivor Series 1992 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. "Macho Man" Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect def. Ric Flair & Razor Ramon
  24. ^ "Royal Rumble 1993 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. WWE Champion Bret "Hit Man" Hart def. Razor Ramon
  25. ^ "WrestleMania IX official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Razor Ramon def. Bob Backlund
  26. ^ "King of the Ring 1993 results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Bret Hart pinned Razor Ramon (10:25)
  27. ^ "King of the Ring 1993 Tournament". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  28. ^ Christopher Robin Zimmerman (1993-05-17). "WWF Raw: May 17, 1993". The Other Arena. Retrieved 2008-06-28. rRazor rRamon vs. "The Kid". The Kid is whipped into the corner, and in the first offensive move he has made in his career, he runs out of the corner at the last minute. Ramon is stunned. The Kid quickly climbes the ropes and dives. He lands into a bridge. 1, 2, 3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ a b "Scott Hall's WWF Career (1993)". Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  30. ^ "SummerSlam 1993 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Razor Ramon def. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
  31. ^ Christopher Robin Zimmerman (1993-10-04). "WWF Raw: October 04, 1993". The Other Arena. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Vince hypes the 20 man, over the top rope battle royale for the intercontinental title match, claiming there will be 5,795 pounds of WWF Superstars in the ring. Pierre clotheslines his partner, then stands there in shock, so Ramon can toss HIM. Fortunately, all four WWF refs are in attendance, and prevent Martel and Ramon from going at it {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ^ Christopher Robin Zimmerman (1993-10-11). "WWF Raw: October 11, 1993". The Other Arena. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Rick Martel vs. rRazor rRamon for the intercontinental title. Martel flies with a high cross body, but the momentum carries the two over and it's Ramon who gets the 2 count. The momentum shifts for Ramon, and out of nowhere he hit's the Razor's Edge. 1, 2, 3. Ladies and gentlemen, the new WWF Intercontinental Champion is Razor Ramon {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  33. ^ "Razor Ramon's first Intercontinental Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  34. ^ "Survivor Series 1993 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. The 1-2-3 Kid, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon & "Macho Man" Randy Savage def. Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, "The Model" Rick Martel & Adam Bomb. Survivors: Marty Jannetty, 1-2-3 Kid
  35. ^ "Royal Rumble 1994 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon def. Irwin R. Schyster
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  37. ^ "WrestleMania X official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Razor Ramon def. Shawn Michaels to retain
  38. ^ "Top 22 Matches In WrestleMania History - Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship - WrestleMania X". Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved 2008-06-28. Michaels got tangled up in the ropes and was writhing in pain long enough to allow Ramon to grab the championship to become the undisputed Intercontinental Champion
  39. ^ Scott Hall's ex-wife, Dana Hall, speaks out
  40. ^ Hall and Hennig released - News, Notes, and Quotes - Scott Hall and Curt Hennig lose contracts - Brief Article | Wrestling Digest | Find Articles at BNET.com
  41. ^ Bluth, Michael "Scott Hall Update: Kevin Nash's Reaction & More Backstage News" Rajah.com (December 3, 2007) Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  42. ^ RF Video Shoot Interview with The Outsiders
  43. ^ The arrest, however, has served as a backdrop to a much more serious situation involving the 44-year-old Hall, ex-wife Dana, and their two children, Cody, 11, and Cassidy, 7.
  44. ^ YouTube - Scott Hall Shoot Interview (Part 4 of 4)
  45. ^ USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  46. ^ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  47. ^ WWC Universal Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  48. ^ WWF/WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
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  51. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Tag Team of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  52. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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