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RIP Scott Hall
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Wrestling superstar Scott Hall died on Monday at the age of 63. He performed as Razor Ramon in WWE and under his own name as a member of the NWO for World Championship Wrestling.
Kevin Nash, Hall’s closest friend and former tag team partner, first wrote on Sunday that Hall was on life support, and would be removed from life support once family was able to gather. That took place the following day and Hall passed. It’s being reported that he was dealing with complications from hip surgery, which kept him in the hospital.
If you were a wrestling fan back in the day, no doubt you watched Hall perform. He had a great personality. Those Razor Ramon appearances were something else. And the whole NWO angle was hugely popular at the time, which featured Hall alongside Nash, Hulk Hogan, Buff Bagwell, Scott Steiner, Eric Bischoff, and others. The signature toothpick and slicked back hair really gave Hall this uniquely cool look back in the day. “The Bad Guy” was his nickname and the dude was larger than life.
Local guy Brian Heffron, who spoofed the NWO in Extreme Championship Wrestling, checked in on Twitter:
If Scott Hall (& Kevin Nash) never made decisions they made the biz would never have changed. If there was no nWo they would be no bWo. They made the business better for everyone. I'm forever grateful for Scott's kindness to me. Rest In Peace Scott and most importantly thank you. pic.twitter.com/ONW5xWHEbv
— Brian Heffron aka The Blue Meanie (@BlueMeanieBWO) March 14, 2022
It’s shitty when these guys die. Feels like you lose a little bit of your childhood, you know what I mean? Feels like yesterday that Scott Hall and Shawn Michaels were bashing each other during that famous 1995 Summer Slam ladder match. Russ and Coggin would know better than me, but that’s probably the Scott Hall match that stands out the most. There was another ladder match at Wrestlemania 10 and I vaguely remember a 3v3 match with Hall, Nash, and Hogan taking on Lex Luger, Sting, and Randy Savage.
RIP Scott. Great wrestler, great on the mic, great personality.
The WWE family will forever remember Scott Hall as a gifted entertainer and 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, a loving father and a dear friend. pic.twitter.com/DC5VVnUsxd
— WWE (@WWE) March 15, 2022
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com