Scott Hall

This article is about the professional wrestler. For information on the Leeds suburb, see Scott Hall, England.

Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 in Miami, Florida) is a professional wrestler whose career was at its peak in the 1990s. He wrestled for several organizations during this time, most notably World Wrestling Entertainment, then known as the World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling.

American Wrestling Association

Scott Hall teamed with Curt Hennig to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles. They had many hard fought matches against Buddy Rose & Doug Somers during this time. Hall then went on to wrestle in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions as "Coyote" Scott Hall.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Hall wrestled in the then WWF as a character named Razor Ramon, a Cuban-American immigrant, who was modeled after Al Pacino's character from the movie Scarface. He gained considerable popularity, and won the Intercontinental Title on four occations. His ladder match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania X for that title is considered to be a classic. Later, as Hall was leaving for WCW, he and three other wrestlers (Shawn Michaels, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Kevin Nash) broke character and celebrated in the ring together without authorization. The four were known, along with Sean Waltman, as the Clique.

Hall returned to the WWE after Vince McMahon purchased WCW in a redux of the nWo angle. The angle was plagued with writing problems and ultimately a resurgence of Hall's alcoholism resulted in his release.

World Championship Wrestling

He first appeared in WCW in the early 1990s after a stint with the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association where he teamed with Curt Hennig to win the Tag Team Titles. During his first run in WCW, his most recognizable character was "The Diamond Studd", managed by Diamond Dallas Page. He eventually jumped to the WWF, where he found his first major success. One of the mannerisms of his Diamond Studd character, namely walking to ringside with a toothpick in his mouth and spitting it out in the ring, was carried over when he became Razor Ramon in the WWF.

Hall's first appearance on WCW television after leaving the WWF was an unannounced interview where he appeared 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, The Outsiders," along with a mystery partner, took on Sting, Lex Luger and "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. The mystery partner turned out to be Hulk Hogan, and the three formed the nWo, or New World Order. The group stormed WCW, enlisting such stars as Syxx (X-Pac), The Giant (Big Show), Buff Bagwell, and many, many more. The group took off in popularity and consisted of the majority of WCW television for years to come.

After the nWo angle, Hall enjoyed some stints as a singles wrestler, but drugs and criminal convictions ruined his career. Despite this, his popularity continued to skyrocket. WCW capitalized on this and continued to drop his name on televised events months after he had been taken off television. This habit even got to the point where at a Pay Per View event there was a match between Kevin Nash and Bill Goldberg for Scott Hall's contract.

Total Nonstop Action

Hall now works for Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, in which he has recently paired up with Kevin Nash. With Nash and Jeff Jarrett, they briefly formed the Kings of Wrestling to feud with Jeff Hardy and A.J. Styles. Hall is now taking a hiatus from the company to get his life in order.

Profile

• Height: 6'5"
• Weight: 287 lbs
• Birthdate: October 20, 1958
• Hometown: Miami, Florida
• Professional Debut: October, 1984
• Previous Identities: Starship Coyote, "Magnum" Scott Hall, "Big" Scott Hall, Texas Scott, Diamond Studd, Razor Ramon
• Quotes: "Hey Yo!", "Survey Says: One more for the Good Guys!"
• Finishing/Signature Moves:The Edge (also known as The Outsider's Edge, The Razor's Edge, and The Diamond Death Drop), Fallaway Slam
• Managers: Diamond Dallas Page, Ted DiBiase, Dusty Rhodes

Championships/Accomplishments

• 4-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion
• 2-Time WCW United States Champion
• 7-Time WCW Tag-Team Champion (w/ Kevin Nash 6 times & The Giant once)
• 1-Time WCW World Television Champion
• 1-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Curt Hennig)
• 1-Time WWC Carribean Champion
• 1-Time USWA Heavyweight Champion

• Hall won the WCW World War 3 60-Man Battle Royal in 1997.

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 72 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also ranked twice in the best tag teams of the "PWI Years". He was at # 40 with Kevin Nash and # 98 with Curt Hennig.

• Hall won three PWI Awards over the years. He won Most Improved in 1992, Match of the Year in 1994 (vs. Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match) and Tag Team of the Year with Kevin Nash in 1997.