RIP Scott Hall (1958-2022)

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Didn’t really become a Razor/Scott Hall fan until the early YouTube days looking back at all his classic moments and matches in the WWF. But man, he had it all in terms of charisma, skill, and believability despite the obvious bad Cuban accent lol. You can definitely tell Rock patterned his punching style as well some of charisma as well. Despite all the demons and questionable actions in his career and personal life, he definitely had a soft side seeing the Springer clip and how beloved he is from tribute tweets. Say goodbye to the Bad Guy :mjcry:

Rock's right hand and Halls is nearly identical
100%, Hall mentioned in a shoot that when he came back to WWE in 2002 Rock spoke to him about it and how he was the inspiration behind that style. Hall said it was cool and flattering to pass that torch.
 

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NJPW had an article on their site. Didn't know he teamed with the Undertaker out there.

In Memoriam: Scott Hall (1958-2022) | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

In Memoriam: Scott Hall (1958-2022)
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Iconic US wrestler Scott Hall, who competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling in tours spanning three decades, passed away on March 14 2022, it was announced earlier today. He was 63.

Hall made his debut in the National Wrestling Alliance’s Florida territory under the guise of Starship Coyote as part of the American Starship tag team alongside Danny Spivey. He would get his big break in the AWA organization in the latter part of the 1980s, where a connection formed with Masa Saito would see the door opened for him to compete in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

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Hall would make his NJPW debut as part of the fifth IWGP League in 1987, and would wrestle sporadically in NJPW rings up until the beginning of the ’90s. A highlight was challenging Saito and Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP Tag Team Championships alongside partner Punisher Dice Morgan, who would later be best known as The Undertaker.

Both challengers would be a part of the WWF roster soon enough, and as Razor Ramon, Hall was a successful and charismatic figure. Yet it was in WCW that he had arguably his most famous turn. As part of the infamous New World Order, Hall turned heads in the US and back in Japan. As nWo Japan fever took hold, Hall would make an appearance at the May 3 1997 Osaka Dome card, where he teamed with Kevin Nash and Masahiro Chono to defeat Keiji Muto and the Steiner Brothers.

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In September 2001, Nash would return to Japan still with memories of Muto, who was by now All Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Triple Crown Champion. En route to challenge Muto for the title in Osaka that month, he would face a young Hiroshi Tanahashi, then barely one year into his career. In the midst of a dominant performance, Hall would take the microphone to trash talk Muto, only to be rolled up and pinned by the future Ace; even in defeat, Hall would tell all who listened that night about Tanahashi ‘that kid’s money’.

As both an in and out of the ring presence, Hall has left an indelible imprint on professional wrestling. The thoughts and deepest sympathies of all at New Japan Pro-Wrestling are with Scott’s family, friends and fans.
 
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I'll say this too. Hall and Nash basically changed the biz when they went to WCW.
Vince was forced to adapt into the attitude era, and then the ruthless aggression era after. Also it signaled the end of the stupid, outlandish gimmick era in both companies.

Those guys dropping the gimmick/kayfabe names and going by their real names also changed alot of things too.
WWF was full of goofy characters.

Clown, garbage man, race car driver, cowboys, indians, tax collector, pig farmers, a rooster...

:snoop:
 

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I remember he cut this one promo where he's eating cuban food outside, then he gets pissed off and flips the table lol.

he was also the best player to use on super nintendo royal rumble. last i saw of him, he was rehabilitating with diamond. looked like he was getting back to normal, but he did have ailments.
Breh, I literally made my post above a few seconds before reading yours. Spooky,
 

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I'll say this too. Hall and Nash basically changed the biz when they went to WCW.
Vince was forced to adapt into the attitude era, and then the ruthless aggression era after. Also it signaled the end of the stupid, outlandish gimmick era in both companies.

Those guys dropping the gimmick/kayfabe names and going by their real names also changed alot of things too.
shyt more than that Vince was forced to start doing guaranteed contracts.

Hall and Nash was so ill they would tell anyone who wanted to know exactly how much they was getting paid, so if a person ended up getting paid more than them...Hall and Nash contract would get bumped up to theirs as well :banderas:
 
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