Pro wrestling legend Scott Hall passed away this evening hours after being taken off life support after sustaining three heart attacks caused by a blood clot. Hall had recently had surgery after breaking his hip earlier this month. He was 63.
I first remember Hall when he wrestled in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980's during which time he held the promotion's tag team championship belts with Curt Hennig. By the end of the decade, Hall was wrestling in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as the Diamond Studd.
In 1992, Hall would attain stardom in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) when he wrestled as Razor Ramon, a Cuban street thug hailing from Miami. In reality, Hall was an army brat born outside of Washington, D.C. But Hall was Razor Ramon. He was the bad guy. And then he became a good guy with that legendary ladder match for the Intercontinental Title against Shawn Michaels.
As popular as Razor Ramon was, Hall achieved his greatest notoriety in wrestling when he returned to WCW as the first member of the New World Order (NWO) where he would be soon joined by Kevin Nash and then to the shock of the world Hulk Hogan. Although Hall was primarily a villain, he would get cheered when he began a promo with his catchphrase, "Hey yo!!!"
Unfortunately, Hall's wrestling career was marred by alcohol and drug use and WCW even saw fit to use his addiction as a storyline. His addiction caused several brushes with the law and civil lawsuits arising from The Plane Ride From Hell as well as a myriad of serious health problems. However, in recent years, with the help of fellow wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, Hall got clean and sober with the help of Page's DDP Yoga.
Sadly, Hall's health caught up with him this year. It was a fight he could not win. One more win for the bad guys. R.I.P.
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