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 the WWF (now the WWE), and World Championship Wrestling. He also made occasional appearances for Extreme Championship Wrestling in late 2000.

Contents

1 American Wrestling Association 2 World Championship Wrestling 3 World Wrestling Federation 4 World Championship Wrestling 5 Extreme Championship Wrestling 6 World Wrestling Entertainment 7 Total Nonstop Action 8 Profile 8.1 Finishing/Signature Moves 8.2 Previous Managers 9 Championships/Accomplishments

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 Championship Wrestling

Hall first appeared in WCW in the early 1990s after a stint with the AWA, where he teamed up with Curt Henning to win the Tag Team Titles. During this time, he was best known as The Diamond Studd, where he was managed by Diamond Dallas Page.

World Wrestling Federation

Hall wrestled in the WWF as 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 along with Sean Waltman were known as the Clique.

World Championship Wrestling

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 storyline directly paralleled the real-life competition between the WCW and WWF. At the following PPV, The Outsiders, along with a mystery partner, took on Sting, Lex Luger and "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, The Giant, Buff Bagwell, and many, many more. The group took off in popularity and consisted of the majority of WCW TV for years to come.

After the nWo storyline, 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 TV. This habit even got to the point where at a PPV event there was a match between Kevin Nash and Goldberg for Scott Hall's contract.

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Hall's ECW career was very brief. He wrestled three non-televised matches on November 10 & 11, 2000. Then on Christmas Eve 2000, Hall was arrested for DWI and his ECW career was suddenly finished. He then wrestled in Japan and did some Indy shows in the United States before returning to the WWF (WWE).

World Wrestling Entertainment

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

Total Nonstop Action

Hall now works for Total Nonstop Action (TNA), 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: 270 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 / The Outsider's Edge / The Razor's Edge / The Diamond Death Drop
• Snap-Ab Suplex (Fallaway Slam)
• Hallbuster (Bulldog)
• Chokeslam
• Super Back Suplex (Back suplex from the top rope)

Previous Managers

• Diamond Dallas Page
• Ted DiBiase
• Dusty Rhodes

Championships/Accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment

• 4-Time WWF Intercontinental Champion

World Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
• 7-Time WCW World Tag-Team Champion (w/ Kevin Nash 6 times & The Giant once)
• 1-Time WCW World Television Champion
• Hall won the WCW World War 3 60-Man Battle Royal in 1997.

American Wrestling Association

• 1-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Curt Hennig)

Other Titles

• 1-Time WWC Caribbean Champion
• 1-Time USWA Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• 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.

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