SUMMARY
- Scott Hall was a legendary figure in pro-wrestling community.
- Hall's reaction to getting hit with a drink during a WCW segment in the 90s has become legendary.
Scott Hall, aka Razor Ramon, was one of the coolest on-screen characters to ever become a reality in the pro wrestling world. The persona was portrayed to perfection by Scott Oliver Hall throughout his WWE career, and the way he carried himself in the ring was extraordinary, to say the least.
Born in St. Mary’s County, Scott began his career in 1984 but gained popularity after joining the WWF in May 1992 as Razor Ramon. After a few years with the company, he signed a deal with WCW, as he was one of the founding members of the New World Order faction. This group made him a prominent name in the industry, but his talent for making things look special also played a major role in it.
In a similar incident that showed his true character, Scott Hall once turned an embarrassing incident into an iconic moment with a genius move. It happened when the tussle between WCW and WWF was at its peak, as a fan decided to throw a soda at Hall, and it ended up hitting the pro wrestling sensation on the head.
Only Scott Hall could get hit with a drink and make it look like the coolest thing in the world pic.twitter.com/3K6ArThEGN
— 90s WWE (@90sWWE) May 12, 2024
But what stood out was Scott’s reaction to the attack during a WCW show, as he maintained his cool and did something special. After laughing off the incident, he slicked back his hair in his trademark style and then continued to stare at the camera. In fact, he just shrugged his shoulders, and one of the coolest responses in the industry happened.
Even though it was just a small gesture from The Bad Guy, it still showcased everyone the kind of guy he was. His decision to not go after the guy or respond furiously was a great one, and the way he made it look so cool was something even the attacker would not have expected to happen after the attack.
Getting hit by a drink wasn’t the only unforgettable incident in Scott Hall’s career
The way Scott responded to the incident turned the embarrassment he faced into an iconic moment. But getting hit by a can wasn’t the only unforgettable incident from Scott Hall’s career in the Stamford-based promotion. In fact, Hall was a part of such spots on a number of occasions throughout his in-ring journey.
The Bad Guy’s run in the professional wrestling industry is littered with moments like this, and arguably the most popular out of them all is when he disrespected the Television Championship. It happened when WCW was in the end phase of its run, and doing probably the worst possible thing with the title, the veteran threw it into a trash can, which was absolutely weird.
Alongside this, he was left embarrassed when he was kicked out of nWo Hollywood by Scott Steiner, which took a major toll on his popularity among the audience. He was even removed from plans for a WrestleMania XII match against Goldust after being suspended for drug use by the biggest wrestling promotion in the world.
While all these incidents took place in the Stamford-based promotion, that’s not the only place where Scott Hall was involved in such on-screen incidents. The pro wrestling legend even had such moments in other wrestling promotions, which shows the variety of companies he has worked with in his in-ring career.
When Hall was a part of TNA, he received a number of chances to get along with the organization, but he wasted them all. In fact, he was set to team up with Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe at a PPV event against the trio of Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Tyson Tomko. But his no-showing ended up making this worse for him, as he just destroyed this huge opportunity.
Despite this, the promotion gave Scott another chance to him, aa The Bad Guy was booked to work with Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman again. But his decision to come out to fight in a sweater and sweatpants during that run was horrible. These were some of the unforgettable moments of Scott Hall, but they aren’t the only ones, as he had many more incidents like this throughout his career.
Scott Hall’s life after his in-ring retirement
Due to the kind of moments Scott Hall was involved in during his WWE career, he enjoyed a lot of popularity in the professional wrestling industry. The Bad Guy even became a two-time WCW US Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WCW World Television Champion. On the other hand, he won the World Tag Team Titles on several different occasions.
After leaving the Stamford-based promotion in the early 2000s, Hall competed in promotions like TNA, ECW, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling and had a decent amount of success in all these companies. Despite being away from the Triple H-led promotion, Scott was inducted into the company’s 2014 Hall of Fame as a singles performer when he was still an active professional wrestler.
The veteran’s last match in the pro wrestling industry was on June 17, 2016, when he defeated Chuck Taylor for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. He lost the title on the same day by forfeiting after being tricked into saying, “I give up.”After this, he eventually made a return to the Stamford-based promotion in 2018 for RAW’s 25-year anniversary.
Hall’s next appearance in the company was on the RAW Reunion show on July 22, 2019. Moreover, the organization gave him a lot of respect by adding him to the Hall of Fame for the second time at the 2020 HOF, which took place in 2021, as a member of the nWo.
But it ended up being one of his final on-screen appearances in the wrestling industry. In March 2022, Scott Hall was hospitalized after breaking his hip, and after he had hip replacement surgery, a blood clot was dislodged. It resulted in three heart attacks for The Bad Guy on March 12, 2022, and he was then put on life support.
After being taken off the support system on March 14, 2022, he unfortunately passed away at the age of 63. It’s been over two years since the WWE legend died, but his legacy as a professional wrestler is intact in the hearts of pro wrestling fana, and it’ll most likely remain the same way for decades to come.