Scott Hall, WWE Hall of Famer, Dies at 63; Friends, Fans Pay Tribute to 'Razor Ramon'
Scott Hall, a WWE Hall of Famer, has died on Monday after being taken off life support. He was 63-years-old when he died.
Hall was known to revitalize the industry when he formed the now and Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan, according to a New York Daily News report.
WWE released a statement regarding Hall's death, saying that the company extends its condolences to the Hall of Famer's family, friends, and fans.
Hall had been in critical condition since having multiple heart attacks due to a blood clot that happened after a hip replacement surgery.
Hall launched into popularity in the WWF, now WWE, in 1992. He was known as the Cuban bad guy Razor Ramon.
He also won the WWF Intercontinental Championship four times, wherein he started as a dead-on rip-off of Al Pacino's Scarface and became something more, according to a the USA Today News report.
Hall helped welcome a new era of wrestling where characters were no longer one-dimensional, adding depth to the sport at a time it was "desperately needed."
In 1983, he had one incident that left one man dead and he was charged with second-degree murder. He described it as self-defense and those charges were later dropped for lack of evidence.
Scott Hall 'Razor Ramon'
Scott Hall dived into the wrestling business in 1984 after training with Japanese wrestler Hiro Matsuda, according to a Wrestling Inc. report. In 1985, Hall later joined Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association, where he worked for the next four years.
Hall was a top star during AWA's latter days despite never winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
He had one reign as AWA World Tag Team Champions with AWA top star Curt Hennig.
He also worked several promotions with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council before joining WCW in 1991 as the Diamond Studd.
One of his best WWE runs was his feud with close friend Sean Waltman, with a wrestling moniker 1-2-3 Kid, which served as Waltman's break.
Hall was also said to have been the one that suggested Sting take on his legendary Crow persona and played a role in Bill Goldberg both winning and losing the WCW Heavyweight Championship.
In 2000, wrestled for New Japan once more n 2001, where he wrestled and put over future top star Hiroshi Tanahashi.
He appeared in TNA, WWC, and even one AAA show in 2007. He and Nash won their final tag team championship together in 2010 along with Eric Young.
Hall's last match was on May 19, 2010, where he and Young defeated Matt Morgan in a handicap match.
Scott Hall's Fans Mourning His Death
One Twitter user with a handle @DohnutDan27 uploaded a picture of him with Hall, with a caption saying that Hall was the Bad Guy but he was also "one of the nicest guys I have ever met."
Dwayne Johnson also paid a tribute to the WWE Hall of Famer on Twitter, saying "we need the 'bad guy' back in the game.
WWE on BT Sport also uploaded a photo of Hall, with a caption saying that bad times do not last, "but Bad Guys do."
John Layfield, who is a long-reigning WWE Champ in Smackdown TV history, tweeted that they are all pulling for Hall.
Iranian professional wrestler, Iron Sheik, tweeted that Hall was the "Iron Sheik class forever."
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Written by: Mary Webber
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