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Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American
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. He was best known for his tenures with
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(WCW) under his real name and under the
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the Diamond Studd and with the
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(WWF, now WWE) under the ring name Razor Ramon. Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Hall began his career in 1984. He rose to prominence after signing with the WWF in May 1992, assuming the name Razor Ramon. While within the company, he won the
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four times. He departed the company in May 1996, and subsequently signed with rival promotion WCW, where he became a founding member of the New World Order (nWo) faction, along with
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and
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. In the company, he became a two-time
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, a one-time
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, and a seven-time
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. He left WCW in February 2000, returning to the WWF (later renamed WWE) for a brief stint in 2002. He spent the rest of his career wrestling for various promotions, such as
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(ECW),
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(NJPW), and
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(TNA), where he held the
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once, with Kevin Nash and Eric Young. He wrestled his final match in June 2016. After years of
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, Hall died at the age of 63 on March 4, 2022. Hall is considered one of the most charismatic performers in the modern history of professional wrestling. Although he never won a
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in a major promotion, Hall held the
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. He was inducted into the
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as a singles competitor in
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, and as a member of the nWo in
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.


Early life

Scott Oliver Hall was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on October 20, 1958. He grew up as a
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, attending high school in
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and moving once every year before he was 15..


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1984–1985)

Hall began his career in 1984 in the
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's (NWA) Florida territory
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(CWF) and soon began a
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with
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. He and
Dan Spivey Daniel Eugene Spivey (born October 14, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler best known under the ring names "Dangerous" Dan Spivey, Dangerous Dan The Left Hand Man, Danny Spivey, Mr. America, and Waylon Mercy, and initially worked ...
trained together in Florida (mainly under Rhodes, but also under
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and
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). When it was time for the two to debut as a tag team, Rhodes sent them to work in
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's
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based territory. They debuted as American Starship, Hall under the ring name Starship Coyote and Spivey under the ring name Starship Eagle. At first, American Starship were booked to wrestle infrequently, so much so that the two were given ground crew jobs for the Charlotte Orioles (which Jim Crockett owned at the time). When they did get in the ring, it was with little success. The highlight of their stay in Crockett's
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was a losing challenge to Arn and
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for the NWA National Tag Team Championship. After leaving Crockett, the duo joined
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's
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territory (based in Kansas City) in 1985.Scott Hall's CSW matches in 1985, from Cagematch.net
/ref> They received a shot at NWA Central States Tag Team Champions
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and "Bulldog" Bob Brown, but lost the match. Dan Spivey's stay in the Central States territory was brief. He returned to the Carolinas and Crockett, jobbing in the freshly rebranded
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as "American Starship" Eagle. Hall, meanwhile, stayed in Central States.


American Wrestling Association (1985–1989)

Hall joined the
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(AWA) in 1985, where he wrestled as "Magnum" Scott Hall and, later, "Big" Scott Hall. He wrestled as a
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wrestler.
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, the owner and promoter of the AWA, had wanted to push Hall to the same heights as he had
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, following Hogan's departure for
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's
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(WWF). Gagne had Hall use mannerisms and moves similar to Hogan. Hall also travelled to Japan, where he wrestled several matches for
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(NJPW) between 1987 and 1990. Hall formed a tag team with his more experienced friend
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, whom he later would credit for cultivating his early professional wrestling career. The team defeated
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and Steve Regal for the
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on January 18, 1986, in a 58-minute match in
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. The champions defended against such challengers as
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and
Doug Somers Douglas Duane Somerson (September 22, 1951 – May 16, 2017) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers. He worked in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s as part of a tag team with " ...
,
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and
Boris Zhukov James Kirk Harrell (born December 13, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Boris Zhukov ...
, and
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and
Scott Irwin Scott K. Irwin (May 14, 1952 – September 5, 1987) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tag team with his brother Barney "Bill" Irwin. Professional wrestling career Debut and the World Wide Wrestling Federation Aft ...
. They lost the belts to Rose and Somers by
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(an unusual and unexplained deviation from the standard rule of pro wrestling) on May 17, after interference by
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. After losing the title, Hall and Hennig soon parted ways. Hall then received shots at the
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, against
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and
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. Although Gagne wanted to put the belt on Hall, Hall hated the cold weather in the territory, recognized the AWA as a "sinking ship", and left for the NWA in 1989.


World Wrestling Federation (1987, 1990)

Hall received a tryout at a house show in August 1987. On January 23, 1990, Hall received another tryout at a ''
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'' taping in Fort Myers, Florida. At the event, Hall was defeated by
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but was not signed by the company.


World Championship Wrestling (1989)

Hall was brought into the NWA's
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(WCW) territory by
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in 1989, as part of the NWA's initiative to develop new, young stars (also including
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and
Sid Vicious John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the ...
). He made his debut on the June 3 edition of World Championship Wrestling (the predecessor to WCW Saturday Night) in a vignette that showed Scott "Gator" Hall swimming and playing volleyball at a beach, riding boats, fishing, and scaring alligators. His in-ring debut came on June 16 on a house show in Cleveland, OH, where he teamed with
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in a losing effort against WCW World Tag-Team Champions The Freebirds. While waiting for his first television match, he continued to wrestle on the road and was winless in tag-team and singles action, facing
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, The Freebirds, and former tag partner,
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. Hall finally gained his first victory on June 29 when he pinned Rip Morgan in Salisbury, MD, and then entered a successful house show series with
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. His television debut finally came on the July 9 edition of World Championship Wrestling where he was pinned by
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. On the July 9 edition of
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he faced
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and was defeated. His PPV debut came at The Great American Bash: The Glory Days, where he participated in a King of the Hill battle royal. He then began jobbing regularly, losing to The Great Muta,
Mike Rotunda Lawrence Michael Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s under the ring names Mik ...
,
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,
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, and
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. His final match came on November 7 when he was defeated by Butch Reed at a house show in Chicago, IL. After this, he went on hiatus.


International promotions (1990–1991)

Shortly afterwards Hall joined
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, teaming with
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and defeating
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&
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March 2, 1990 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. He wrestled numerous times for the company, facing a diverse group of opponents including
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,
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,
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, and
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. Scott Hall, as Texas Scott, competed for the Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) at the "Catch Cup '90" tournament on December 22, 1990, in Bremen, Germany before 6,000 fans. Hall was defeated by the Soul Taker in the tournament final. From 1990 to 1991, Hall had a stint in the Puerto Rican promotion
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(WWC). On March 3, he defeated Miguel Pérez, Jr. for the
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. He lost it to Super Medic III on April 20.


Return to WCW (1991–1992)

After wrestling a dark match on April 29, 1991, in Atlanta, GA at a taping of World Championship Wrestling, Hall made his official return to WCW and was renamed "The Diamond Studd", a
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similar to
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's (both were cocky, vain and would invite attractive women from the audience into the ring). He was managed by
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, and made his first appearance on May 19 at SuperBrawl 1. In his debut match, he squashed
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on the June 14 episode of '' Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA''. He defeated
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at
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. It was during his time as "The Diamond Studd" that he also began sporting his trademark toothpicks and also debuted his trademark toothpick fling at television cameras; Page has publicly stated that he got the idea for Hall's on-screen toothpick after the two used toothpicks at a restaurant called "The Waffle House" and that he was originally supposed to flick toothpicks at cameras with Hall, but couldn't because one fell out of his mouth before the first toothpick promo. At '' Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl'' on September 2, The Diamond Studd lost to
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. At
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, the team of Studd,
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, Cactus Jack, and
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lost to
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,
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, and
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in a "Chamber of Horrors Match". On the November 19 episode of ''
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'', Studd lost to Zenk in a rematch from The Great American Bash. After an injury sidelined him for
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in December 1991, Studd entered 1992 forming short-lived tag teams with
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and
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(as part of The Diamond Mine
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), as well as with members of Paul E. Dangerously's
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. Studd began a feud with
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in April 1992 when he interfered in two televised matches Rhodes had with
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. The idea of adding him to the Dangerous Alliance was contemplated, but fell through, and Hall left WCW shortly after a final televised match against Ron Campbell on May 8.


Return to the WWF (1992–1996)


Debut and various feuds (1992–1993)

Hall joined the
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(WWF) later that month, as "Razor Ramon", a shady and stylish
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bully from
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. The character was modeled after the characters
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and
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from the 1983 film '' Scarface''. Ramon's nickname (The Bad Guy) and catchphrase ("Say hello to The Bad Guy") derived from Montana's quotes: "Say hello to my little friend" and "Say goodnight to the bad guy". However, ''Inside The Ropes'' journalist Adam Morrison noted in March 2022 that Hall's Razor Ramon character also maintained "cocky and cool" aspects which were similar to his WCW "Diamond Studd" character. Morrison also stated that Hall's Diamond Studd character "laid the very foundations upon which he would create ‘The Bad Guy’ under Vince McMahon's empire." He made his first appearance as Razor Ramon in a dark match on a ''
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'' taping against Chris Hahn on May 18, 1992. Later in his career, Hall claimed he pitched the idea of a ''Scarface''-like character during a meeting with
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and Pat Patterson, as a joke. Hall quoted lines from the film with a Cuban accent and gave ideas for
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that would recreate several of the film's scenes, such as driving around
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in a
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with a leopard-skin interior. Although taken right from the film, Hall claims McMahon and Patterson were nevertheless floored by the ideas and called him a "genius". Hall later learned that McMahon and Patterson had neither seen nor heard of the film, and believed that Hall was coming up with the ideas himself. Patterson and McMahon came up with the name "Razor", but agreed with Hall's suggestion that it should be a nickname, and that the character should have a proper given name. Hall later asked
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for a Latino-sounding name that starts with "R". Santana suggested "Ramon", Hall brought it back to McMahon and the name stuck. The Razor Ramon logo and costume were designed by Tom Fleming. After weeks of introductory vignettes, Razor Ramon made his ring debut on the August 8, 1992 episode of '' Superstars'', defeating local jobber Paul Van Dale (
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's father) with his finishing move, ''
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'' (previously called "The Diamond Death Drop" in WCW). Early on, Ramon wore large gold chain necklaces to the ring. While handing them to an attendant at ringside he would threaten "Something happens to this, something gonna happen to you", and then flick his toothpick at the hapless attendant. Razor's first major
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began on the September 14 episode of ''
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'', when he interfered in a
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match between champion
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and
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, attacking Savage on the floor and enabling Flair to win the title. As a result, Razor and Savage started a
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, which later involved
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, after Warrior saved Savage from a post-match beating by Razor. Razor and Flair were scheduled to face The Ultimate Maniacs (Savage and Warrior) at
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. Warrior was fired from the WWF prior to the event and replaced by Flair's "executive consultant", Mr. Perfect. Razor and Flair lost to Savage and Perfect via disqualification, for constantly double-teaming them. WWF Champion
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was scheduled to defend his title against The Ultimate Warrior at the
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, but Razor Ramon replaced Warrior after the latter left the company. During the feud, Razor verbally disrespected Hart and the
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. Razor lost to Hart at the Royal Rumble, submitting to the
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. Razor made his
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debut at
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, pinning former WWF Champion
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with a roll-up. On the May 17 episode of ''
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'' he suffered an upset loss to
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"The Kid" (who consequently became known as "The 1–2–3 Kid"), beginning a feud between the two. It carried into the
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and triggered a slow fan favorite turn for Razor, as he gained respect for The 1–2–3 Kid and support from the crowd.
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showed no respect for Razor, making fun of him for losing to such a small jobber. Ramon helped The 1–2–3 Kid defeat DiBiase, solidifying his face turn. The feud culminated at
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, where Ramon defeated DiBiase in DiBiase's final WWF match.


Record-setting Intercontinental Champion (1993–1996)

On the October 4, 1993 episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', a 20-man
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was held; the last two participants would face each other the next week for the vacant
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. Razor and
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were those final two. The next week on ''Raw'', Razor pinned Martel after a Razor's Edge to win the Intercontinental Championship. Ramon began a feud with
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over which man had the stronger claim to the Intercontinental Championship. Michaels had been stripped of the title months before due to " inactivity" (he was actually suspended during that time). He returned to television with his own version of the belt, claiming he was still the champion, since he hadn't been beaten for it. The matter was settled when Ramon defeated Michaels in a
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at
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, becoming the undisputed Intercontinental Champion after retrieving both belts. This match was critically acclaimed, and was voted as the Match of the Year for 1994 by readers of ''
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'', and it was also the first WWF match to receive a five star rating from sports journalist
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in his ''
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''. On WWE.com, this match is ranked No. 5 of the Top 24 Matches in WrestleMania History. Razor continued to feud with Michaels and his
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Diesel. On the April 30 episode of ''Superstars'', he lost the Intercontinental Title to Diesel, after interference from Michaels. At
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, Razor (with
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in his corner) defeated Diesel to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship for a second time, after Shawn Michaels accidentally hit Diesel with Sweet Chin Music. At
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, he captained a team called "The Bad Guys", consisting of himself, The 1–2–3 Kid,
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, and The Headshrinkers ( Fatu and Sione). They faced The Teamsters (Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Owen Hart,
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, and
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). Ramon ended up the sole survivor of the match. This began a feud with Jeff Jarrett, which led into the next year. At the 1995
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, Razor lost the Intercontinental Championship to Jarrett, in controversial fashion; Jarrett had originally won the match by count-out, but demanded that the match be restarted so he could win the title. It was, and Jarrett pinned Razor with a small package. Razor faced Jarrett in a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship at
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, winning by disqualification when Jarrett's assistant The Roadie interfered. Jarrett retained the title, as a title cannot change hands by countout or disqualification. Razor defeated Jarrett and The Roadie at
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, in a
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. Razor defeated Jarrett in a ladder match at a May 19, 1995
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to win his third WWF Intercontinental Championship. Razor Ramon was the first man to win the Intercontinental Title
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. On May 22, he re-lost the title to Jarrett. On June 9, Razor suffered a rib injury during a ladder match rematch against Jarrett. Around this time, he had formed a team with
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, and Vega replaced Razor to defeat Irwin R. Schyster in the Free for All tournament match before the
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. Razor managed Vega throughout the tournament. He lost to Mabel in the final match. Razor and Vega lost to
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(Mabel and Mo) at In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks, and lost a WWF (World) Tag Team Championship match to
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on the August 7 episode of ''Raw''. Razor had an Intercontinental Championship ladder match (a rematch from WrestleMania X) against the new champion Shawn Michaels at
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, but lost. He then began a feud with Dean Douglas. Razor defeated Douglas at
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to win the Intercontinental Championship, after Michaels had just forfeited the title to Douglas. This win made him the first four-time Intercontinental Champion in WWF history. In early 1996, Razor feuded with newcomer Goldust, leading to an Intercontinental Championship match at the
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. Razor lost the title to Goldust after Razor's former partner The 1–2–3 Kid attacked him. Ramon was originally scheduled to face Goldust in a rematch for the title at
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in a Miami Street Fight, but Hall was suspended for six weeks by the WWF due to his drug use. He returned to WWF television at April's In Your House 7, where he lost to Vader. He became associated with the backstage group known as
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(also consisting of Kevin Nash (Diesel), Paul Levesque (
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), Shawn Michaels, and Sean Waltman (The 1–2–3 Kid)). Hall was involved in an incident dubbed the "Curtain Call" at a
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show. Because Hall and fellow Kliq member Kevin Nash were departing for WCW, the pair (along with Michaels and Levesque) broke
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by celebrating and embracing in the ring together, though the characters they portrayed were supposed to be enemies. According to Hall, he went to WCW not for the money, but because they offered him days off.


Second return to WCW (1996–2000)


New World Order (1996–1998)

Hall's first appearance on the WCW television show after leaving WWF was an unannounced
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on May 27, 1996, appearing from the crowd in street clothes and claimed to be "an outsider". On June 10, he was joined by Kevin Nash. They stated they were undertaking a hostile takeover of WCW, then slammed interviewer
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through the commentator's table. The angle paralleled the real-life competition between WCW and the WWF. At Bash at the Beach, Nash and Hall (now known as The Outsiders) challenged
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,
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, and
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to a six-man tag team match, saying they had a mystery partner. That partner turned out to be Hulk Hogan, and the three formed the New World Order (nWo). The
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stormed WCW, recruiting such stars as Syxx (formerly 1-2-3 Kid) and The Giant. The Outsiders closed out 1996 with a victory over Sting and Lex Luger at Hog Wild, and a
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win at
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. They defeated
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at
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for their first
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. They successfully defended the title against
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and The Faces of Fear in a three-way match at World War 3, and then again defeated The Faces of Fear at
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. They lost the title to The Steiner Brothers at Souled Out, but two days later Eric Bischoff returned the title due to the fact that the referee was not the official referee for the match. The Outsiders held the World Tag Team Championship from February 24, 1997, to October 13, 1997, often facing
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, Lex Luger and The Giant, and combinations of
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. In May 1997, Hall and Nash teamed with
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to defeat the Steiner Brothers and
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at
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(NJPW)'s Strong Style Evolution in the
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. Since Eric Bischoff (the Executive Vice President of WCW) was a member of the nWo, he used his power to return the title to The Outsiders on a technicality whenever they lost it. The Outsiders would also use the
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to defend their title. With Nash and Syxx out with injuries, Hall mostly wrestled singles matches in the last quarter of 1997, and in one of them he submitted to Lex Luger in a grudge match at
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, with
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as the guest referee. Hall won the 60-man battle royal at World War 3 in November 1997 to earn a shot at the
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. On the January 12, 1998 episode of ''
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'', The Outsiders defeated The Steiner Brothers to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship for a fourth time. Hall wrestled Larry Zbyszko at
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and lost by disqualification. The Outsiders lost the title back to The Steiner Brothers on the February 9 episode of ''Nitro''. At
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, The Outsiders won the WCW World Tag Team Championship for a fifth time, again by defeating The Steiner Brothers. At Uncensored, Hall got his WCW World Heavyweight Championship shot against Sting, losing the match despite interference on his behalf from
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. Hall was ( legitimately) taken off TV for a short while and forced by WCW to enter rehab, after he and Nash showed up to the March 16, 1998 episode of ''Nitro'' heavily intoxicated and under the influence of painkillers. While Hall was absent, the nWo split into two feuding factions. At
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, Hall returned to team with Kevin Nash, for a tag team title defense against Sting and The Giant. Hall turned on Nash, costing them the title, and switched sides to align himself with Hulk Hogan and his splinter faction, nWo Hollywood. On the July 6 episode of ''Nitro'', Hall was handpicked by Hogan to wrestle United States Heavyweight Champion
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. Hall lost the match, giving Goldberg a shot at Hogan's World Heavyweight Championship later that night (which Goldberg won). Hogan publicly blamed Hall for the loss, and Hall was treated as a "weak link" by the rest of the nWo, especially
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. On July 13, Hogan challenged Hall to a match on ''Nitro'', during which Kevin Nash (leader of the nWo "Wolfpac" faction) interfered, but as he was apparently about to Jacknife Powerbomb Hogan and regain Hall as his friend, Hall viciously attacked him, proving his allegiance to Hogan and nWo Hollywood. In the following weeks, Hall mocked Nash, calling himself "Medium Sexy (later "Super Sexy"), the Nash Killer". On the July 20 episode of ''Nitro'', Hall (with The Giant) won the WCW World Tag Team Championship for a sixth time, defeating Sting and Nash after outside interference from Bret Hart (who was feuding with Sting at the time). This reign ended at
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, when Rick Steiner defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner (who replaced Hall) to win the title, even after Rick's partner
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had turned on him. Hall and Nash faced each other on October 25 at
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. After hitting Hall with two Jacknife Powerbombs, Nash left the ring and lost the match by countout, in what was described by the commentators as an act of mercy. Hall was ejected from nWo Hollywood in late 1998, after Scott Steiner took control of the group in Hogan's absence, and then referred to himself as "The Lone Wolf". On November 30, 1998, Hall needed a tag team partner to face Steiner and
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. Initially, Hall said he would do it alone, but Kevin Nash came to the entrance and offered his help. The team (no longer billed as The Outsiders) won the match. At
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, Hall, disguised as a security guard, used a stun gun on WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg during his title defense against Kevin Nash. Not having seen the interference, Nash powerbombed and covered Goldberg to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and break Goldberg's 173 match winning streak.


nWo reunion and championship reigns (1999–2000)

Hall and Nash were allied again and, in January 1999, the two nWo factions rejoined. Hall feuded with Goldberg and faced him in a
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taser match on January 19 at
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. He lost the match when Goldberg used the taser gun on him. At
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, Hall defeated
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for the
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. Shortly after, he suffered a foot injury which forced him to forfeit the title. Hall was not seen again until October 1999, when he and Kevin Nash began sitting at ringside during WCW television, proclaiming "the band was getting back together." On the November 8 episode of ''Nitro'', Hall defeated Goldberg, Bret Hart, and Sid Vicious in a Texas tornado ladder match to regain the United States Heavyweight Championship. Two weeks later, at Mayhem, he defeated
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by forfeit to also win the
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. He successfully defended both titles against
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later that night. Eight days later, on ''Nitro'', Hall vacated the Television title by throwing it into a trash can. He was soon stripped of his United States title, after being sidelined with a knee injury. Hall and Nash teamed up to defeat Bret Hart and Goldberg on the December 13 episode of ''Nitro'', winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship for the sixth time together. Soon afterwards, Hall was injured again and the tag team title was vacated. After the nWo returned in December 1999, Hall joined Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Jeff Jarrett, and Scott Steiner in what was coined "
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". Hall feuded with WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sid Vicious, and nWo teammate Jeff Jarrett, over the world title. Sid pinned Hall in a match also involving Jarrett at SuperBrawl in February 2000. This was Hall's last appearance in WCW.


Extreme Championship Wrestling and Japan (2000–2001)

After departing WCW in early 2000, Hall was inactive for several months. On November 10, 2000, he made a surprise appearance at an
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in
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, teaming with
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to defeat
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and
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. The following day, in
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, Hall defeated Justin Credible, then lost to Sal E. Graziano. In March 2001, Hall returned to
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, where he joined the
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stable. During his tenure with NJPW, Hall primarily teamed with
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,
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,
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, and his other stablemates in a series of
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es and
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es. Hall wrestled for NJPW until September 2001, with his final bout being a title match against Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion
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.


Second return to WWF/E (2002)

On the January 24, 2002 episode of '' SmackDown!'', WWF co-owner
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stated that his company had a "cancer", and that he would inject the WWF with a "lethal dose of poison", so he would no longer have to share ownership of the WWF with Ric Flair. He then revealed the "poison" to be the nWo, who would help McMahon destroy his own company, before it could be ruined by anyone else. Six years after defecting from the promotion, Hall returned to the WWF on February 17 at the No Way Out pay-per-view, and was reunited with Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan in a repackaged nWo. Later on the February 25 episode of ''Raw'', the nWo attacked
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, Hall destroyed a cinder block on Austin's leg. On the March 4 episode of ''Raw'', Hall wrestled his first WWF match since May 1996, defeating
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. At
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, Hall lost to Austin, his first loss at a WrestleMania. Later in the night, after Hollywood Hogan had lost to the Rock, Hogan proceeded to shake the Rock's hand out of respect, thus turning his back on the nWo. Hall and Nash then attempted to attack Hogan and Rock, but were promptly dispatched by the duo. Hall and Nash later recruited X-Pac (formerly Syxx and 1-2-3 Kid) into the nWo on the following episode of ''SmackDown!''. On the March 25 episode of ''Raw'', Hall was drafted to the Raw brand with the rest of the nWo, as a result of the WWF draft lottery. Hall faced Bradshaw in a match at
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, which he won with help from X-Pac. On the next night on ''Raw'', Hall and X-Pac took on Austin and Big Show. Late in the match Big Show
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med Austin and joined the nWo. On May 5, on a flight back from England (following a tour leading to the Insurrextion pay-per-view) to the United States, retroactively dubbed "The Plane Ride From Hell", Hall became intoxicated. Taralyn Cappellano and Heidi Doyle, who served as flight attendants during the flight, accused Hall and several other wrestlers of behaving in a sexually inappropriate manner during the trip. In Hall's case, he was accused of licking Doyle's face, and making sexual remarks to the two women. The case was ultimately settled out of court. The incident would have renewed interest in September 2021 after it was featured in the documentary series ''
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''. Hall's last appearance for the company was the following night on ''Raw'', wrestling in a six-man tag match with Big Show and X-Pac against Austin, Bradshaw and Ric Flair, which ended in a
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. He was released from the promotion the following day due to ongoing issues stemming from his substance abuse.


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2005, 2007–2008)

Hall worked for
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(TNA) briefly in 2002, appearing on their first pay-per-view event. On the July 31 NWA-TNA PPV, Hall lost to Jeff Jarrett in a Stretcher match. On the September 18 NWA-TNA PPV, Hall and Syxx-Pac competed in the Tag Team Gauntlet for the Gold Match but did not win. On the September 25 NWA-TNA PPV, Hall and Syxx-Pac defeated
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and Brian Lawler. On October 23 NWA-TNA PPV, Hall defeated Jeff Jarrett. On October 30 NWA-TNA PPV, Hall got a shot at the
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but lost to
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. Hall would leave NWA-TNA after his match with Killings. In late 2004, Hall returned to TNA, along with Kevin Nash, as TNA prepared for their first monthly pay-per-view, Victory Road. Hall joined Nash and Jeff Jarrett in the stable The Kings of Wrestling. On the November 26 episode of Impact, Hall defeated
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. at
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, The Kings of Wrestling lost to
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,
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, and A.J. Styles. On the December 24 episode of Impact, Hall interrupted a "In The Pit with Piper" and confronted
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which led to a match a week later on the December 31 episode of Impact where Hall won the match. Hall lost to Hardy at
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on January 16, 2005. After this, he took some time off. On the November 1, 2007 episode of '' Impact!'', Kevin Nash "predicted" Hall would be Sting's mystery partner at
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. The next week, Hall made his return, rebuffing the romantic advances of
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's wife,
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, then battling Kurt in his dressing room. He stated he was in TNA solely to confront Nash. Hall asked Nash why he was not there to help him in his troubled past, and Nash responded that it was a result of his own nonstop partying and risk of losing his family. Hall then claimed that all was forgiven and the two embraced in the ring. He also revealed that he was not Sting's mystery partner. On the November 15 episode of ''Impact!'', The reunited Outsiders and
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began a feud with
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. On the November 29 episode of Impact, Hall and Nash came out to the stage and clapped for Samoa Joe after his match. They were scheduled to compete together at
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, but Hall no-showed. At Turning Point (2008), Hall and the
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(ICP) were seen in attendance. This was later revealed to have been scripted to occur, as TNA had asked ICP to attend the event, but were unaware of Hall being their guest.


Return to the WWC (2007)

On July 13, Hall made his return to wrestling for the
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(WWC) as Razor Ramon (though wearing
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themed attire). He wrestled the main event of a
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tour show at the
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in San Juan, against Carlito. He lost after
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interfered on Carlito's behalf. The next night, Hall won his second World Championship, the
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, by defeating Carlito and champion Apollo in a Three-Way Dance main event. On August 4 and September 23, Hall successfully defended the title against
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. On October 27, managed by Rico Casanova, he retained the title at WWC's ''Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza'', defeating Orlando "Fireblaze" Colon. Razor Ramon was scheduled to fight on December 14 in Ponce and December 15 in Caguas but did not show up. Hall began to have emotional problems, and with the drink, eventually he could not compete leaving the strap thus his scheduled opponent Biggie Size proclaimed himself champion.


Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007–2009)

Hall made his
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(JCW) debut on August 12, 2007, at '' Bloodymania'', losing to JCW Heavyweight Champion
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. In this match, Hall took his first ever
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on
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. On October 6, 2007, at ''Evansville Invasion'', Corporal Robinson, Hall, and
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formed the Juggalo World Order (JWO) stable. At the 2007 ''Hallowicked After Party'', on October 31,
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was introduced as a member of the group. After the main event,
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ripped off his referee shirt to reveal that he, too, was a member of the JWO. At ''
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'', Hall teamed with Kevin Nash, who proclaimed himself a member of the group. At the 2008 ''Hallowicked After Party'', the JWO inducted its newest member, 2 Tuff Tony. On November 9, the JWO "invaded" Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's
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PPV, by purchasing front row tickets to the event. They promote their faction by flashing their JWO jerseys, before being removed from the building. The group expressed interest in "invading" WWE's 2009
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, but were unable, due to filming commitments for
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in Los Angeles. They have also shown interest in "invading"
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and
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.


Return to TNA (2010)

On the January 4, 2010 three-hour Monday night live episode of ''Impact!'', Hall and Waltman returned to TNA. That same night, Hulk Hogan made his TNA debut. Hall, Nash and Waltman quickly reformed their alliance, but Hogan kept himself out of the group, claiming "times have changed". The following week, the revived alliance was named " The Band". Hall was scheduled to team with Nash at
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in a match against
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, but was replaced by Waltman (as Syxx-Pac). In the end, Hall inadvertently cost his stablemates the match. On the next episode of ''Impact!'', Hogan, displeased with the actions of The Band, had security remove Hall and Waltman from the arena, since they were not under contract with TNA. Despite this, Hall and Syxx-Pac continued returning to ''Impact!'' to assault various wrestlers. On the February 4 episode, they turned on Nash and beat him down. On the February 11 episode of ''Impact!'' Hall and Waltman attacked Kurt Angle until Hogan made the save. On the February 18 episode of ''Impact!'' Hall and Waltman had a brawl with Nash and Eric Young. On the February 25 episode of ''Impact!'' Hall and Waltman had a brawl with Nash and Young in the parking lot. On the March 15 episode of ''Impact!'' Hall defeated Nash in a 5-Min $25,000 challenge after interference from Waltman. At
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, Hall and Syxx-Pac faced Nash and Young in a tag team match, with The Band's TNA future on the line. In the end, Nash turned on Young and helped The Band win, earning them contracts with TNA. On the March 29 episode of ''Impact!'', The Band lost a six-man tag team steel cage match to Eric Young,
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and Jeff Hardy. On the April 5 episode of ''Impact!'', The Band interfered in a match and attacked both
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and
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. On the April 12 episode of ''Impact!'', The Band (Hall, Nash, Waltman) defeated Team 3-D and
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, Hall and Nash lost to Team 3D in a Steel Cage match. On the May 3 ''Impact!'', Eric Young turned on Team 3D and joined The Band. On May 4, at the taping of the May 13 episode of ''Impact!'', Hall teamed with Nash, cashed in his "
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" contract and defeated
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to win the
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. Nash later declared Young one third of the champions, citing the "Freebird Rule". At
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, Hall and Nash defeated
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(
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) to retain the titles. On the June 10 episode of ''Impact!'', The Band defeated Matt Morgan (by himself) to retain their titles and this was Hall's final appearance in TNA. On the June 14 ''Impact!'', The Band was stripped of the Tag Team Championship, due to Hall's real-life legal problems. The next day, it was announced that Hall had been released from TNA after 8 years of working part-time for the company and subsequently retired from professional wrestling.


Late career (2010–2021)

On March 24, 2014, Razor Ramon was announced as the seventh and final inductee into that year's class of the
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. He was inducted in
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on April 5, the night before
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. Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac and Kevin Nash joined Hall onstage after his speech, reuniting The Kliq. WWE promotional material for the event referred to him solely as Razor Ramon, without footage or mention of his work under his real name. At
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, Hall, as Razor Ramon, appeared onstage with the other Hall of Fame inductees. Hall appeared on the August 11, 2014 episode of ''
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'' for the first time since 2002 to reunite the New World Order with Nash and Hulk Hogan to celebrate Hogan's birthday. On the January 19, 2015 episode of ''Raw'', Hall appeared with X-Pac and Nash to reunite the nWo, and along with the APA and
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they beat down The Ascension, who had been insulting legends from past years. On May 13, 2015,
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(GFW) announced Hall as part of their roster. On May 18, 2015, Hall was released from GFW. At
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in March 2015, Hall, along with Nash and Hogan, reunited as the nWo to help their old foe Sting in his match against Triple H, who had
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helping on his behalf. On January 30, 2016, Hall took part in
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television tapings at Epic Studios in Norwich, England. It was aired on
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on September 10. In March 2016, Razor Ramon was backstage at
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celebrating with the new
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. The following night on an online ''Raw Fallout'' segment, he asked
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to give Ryder a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship. Hall wrestled his last ever match on June 17, 2016, defeating Chuck Taylor for the DDT
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at F1RST Wreslting in Des Moines, Iowa.He would lose the title the same day by forfeit after getting tricked into saying "I give up" off a sheet of paper. On ''
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'' on January 22, 2018, Hall (as "Razor Ramon") returned in a segment featuring
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, The Bálor Club, and The Revival. Hall also returned to WWE for the RAW Reunion show on July 22, 2019. Hall was inducted into the
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a second time as a member of the New World Order, together with stablemates Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman, as part of the Hall's class of 2020. The induction of the 2020 honorees took place in April 2021 due to the previous year's ceremony being canceled due to the
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.


Legal issues

In 1983, after wrestling a gun away from a man in an altercation outside of a nightclub in
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, Hall was charged with second-degree murder after shooting the man in the head with his own gun. According to Hall, this was done in self-defense. The charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. In a 2011 interview for ESPN, Hall said he was unable to forget the incident. In 1998, Hall was arrested for groping a 56-year-old woman outside a hotel in
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. On October 10, 2008, Hall was arrested during a
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of
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held at a
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hotel in New Jersey. A comedian, Jimmy Graham, had joked about Owen Hart's death by saying, "After The Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Duggan got caught snorting coke in the parking lot, his career fell faster than Owen Hart." An enraged Hall charged at Graham, knocked down a lectern, grabbed the microphone from Graham, and yelled about how the joke was disrespectful to Hart, Graham described the incident on his MySpace page, claiming Hall was drunk at the time of the attack. Hall was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting a police officer on May 14, 2010. Police were called to the Hitching Post Bar in
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, after Hall "became aggressive". According to the police report, he had been "drinking heavily". When they arrived, they found him yelling and cursing at independent professional wrestling personalities and bar staff. Hall was told he was not allowed to return to the establishment. In his police statement, Hall described himself as an unemployed professional wrestler, despite having a job with TNA Wrestling, who would release him a month later. On April 6, 2012, Hall was again arrested in Chuluota, Florida. The arrest was later reported to be for a
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involving his girlfriend, Lisa Howell; Hall allegedly choked Howell while he was drunk. He was taken to a hospital to be medically cleared prior to being taken to a
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. Hall denied the choking allegations. The prosecutor dropped the charges, citing insufficient evidence.


Personal life

Hall married Dana Lee Burgio in 1990. They divorced in 1998 due to Hall's drug use. They remarried in 1999 and divorced again in 2001. They had a son named
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(born 1991), who also became a wrestler, and a daughter named Cassidy (born 1995). Hall married his second wife, Jessica Hart, in 2006. They divorced in 2007. Hall's problems with drugs and alcohol were made public in the late 1990s and were incorporated into a controversial WCW storyline. While the storyline was playing out, Hall was legitimately arrested for keying a limousine while intoxicated outside of a night club in
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, causing $2,000 in damages. After his release from TNA in 2010, Hall checked into rehab paid for by WWE. Hall checked out of the rehab facility in early October 2010. Weeks after he checked into rehab, Hall had both a
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and a
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implanted in his chest. He was hospitalized twice in 2010 for
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. During this time, Hall started having seizures and was soon diagnosed with
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, resulting in him requiring to take eleven different medications on a daily basis to treat his heart and seizure problems. On April 6, 2011, Hall was reportedly taken to the hospital due to a seizure. Hall's
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, Geena Anac, said Hall was in the hospital that night to be treated for extremely low blood pressure, and that Hall visits his doctor on a regular basis for blood work and checkups while recovering from double pneumonia. Three days later,
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reported Hall had been taken to a hospital, treated for cardiac issues and remained in the hospital for three days. According to medical reports, Hall was being treated after overdosing on both
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and
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s. During an interview which took place on Kayfabe Commentaries journalist Sean Oliver's ''YouShoot'' segment in 2009, Hall admitted that he had a history of smoking
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as well. Longtime friend Kevin Nash claimed Hall's substance abuse stemmed from
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when he was forced to use an assailant's gun against him in self defence. In October 2011, ESPN's '' E:60'' featured a documentary detailing Hall's experience with drugs and alcohol. It included interviews with several of Hall's family members including his ex-wife and his son, Cody, as well as several prominent figures and close friends from the wrestling industry such as Hogan, Nash, Waltman, Bischoff, and
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. In early 2013, former professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page invited Hall into his home in order for Hall to stay sober and "rebuild his life from the ground up... physically, mentally, professionally, and spiritually". Page also initiated a fundraising drive, which raised nearly $110,000 ($30,000 over their $80,000 goal) to pay for hip replacement surgery and dental work for Hall.


Death

In March 2022, Hall was hospitalised after falling and breaking his hip. He was immobile on the floor for days before being discovered during a
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by his friend
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, who took him to the hospital. After Hall underwent hip replacement surgery, a
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was dislodged, and resulted in Hall having three
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s on March 12, 2022, after which he was put on
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at
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in
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. He was taken off life support on March 14, 2022 after his family had travelled to see and be with him at hospital, and with them at his bedside, before he died about 4 or 6 hours later at the age of 63. WWE announced his death later during that day's ''
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'' episode with a tribute video. Four days after Hall's death, Waltman revealed to the ''
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'' that Hall had relapsed back into alcohol abuse when the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns rendered him unable to have social interactions, and at one point he had dropped weight down to from his usual . Waltman also revealed that Hall was in particularly bad shape the night before the 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and even passed out at a bar. Waltman also stated Hall's condition worsened throughout the two years prior to his death and that he had offered to move in with Hall in February 2022 to help with his health issues. Page also returned to help with Hall's alcoholism. Hall was buried on April 8, 2022 at Trinity Church Cemetery at
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, his hometown, and the service was attended by fellow wrestlers Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Page.


Other media

During Hall's fourth reign as WWF Intercontinental Champion, he appeared
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as Razor Ramon on ''
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''. As part of his appearance, Hall handed the Intercontinental Championship belt, T-shirts, chain necklaces, and tickets to WrestleMania XII to two preteens that had gotten ceremonially—but not legally—married on an episode of the show two years prior. Both of the preteens had
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, and one of them was a wrestling fan who liked Ramon. Hall did not work at WrestleMania XII due to his suspension. On August 24, 2009, Hall began hosting a show on
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called ''Last Call with Scott Hall''. Guests included
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. On August 20, 2013, Hall appeared on
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's ''
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'', along with
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and
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to talk about how he and Roberts had been recuperating since moving in with Page. In 2015, Hall was a subject in the film ''
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'', which chronicled his time with DDP and Roberts.


Filmography


Video games


Championships and accomplishments

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American Wrestling Association The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. The territory was originally part o ...
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AWA World Tag Team Championship The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. History When the NWA Minneapolis ...
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Curt Hennig Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He performed under his real name for promotions including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE) ...
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DDT Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
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Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended " 24/7", as i ...
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publish ...
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Most Improved Wrestler of the Year This is a list of both active and inactive ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' awards which are voted on by '' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') readers every year from 1972 onwards, expanding to more categories in later years. Unlike other wrestlin ...
(1992) ** Tag Team of the Year (1997) ** Ranked No. 7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 1994 ** Ranked No. 72 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the ''PWI Years'' in 2003 ** Ranked No. 40 and No. 98 of the top 100 tag teams of the ''PWI Years'' with Kevin Nash and Curt Hennig, respectively, in 2003 *
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
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TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA may refer to: Organisations * Tamil National Alliance, a political coalition in Sri Lanka * The National Alliance, a political party in Kenya * The National Archives (United Kingdom), a UK public body * Tonga Nurses' Association, a trade union ...
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United States Wrestling Association The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association merged with the Dallas-based World Class Wrestling ...
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USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship formed in 1988, which consisted of the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship from World Class Championship Wrestling and the AWA World H ...
( 1 time)Unified World Heavyweight Title (USWA)
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World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nation ...
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WCW World Television Championship The WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion. The title was created in 1974 by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) as a s ...
( 1 time)NWA/WCW World Television Title
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WCW United States Heavyweight Championship The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE ...
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WCW World Tag Team Championship The WCW World Tag Team Championship (previously NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). ...
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World War 3 (1997) World War 3 (1997) was the third World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on November 23, 1997 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. N ...
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World Wrestling Council The World Wrestling Council (WWC) (Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha"), is a Puerto-Rican professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón Sr., Victor J ...
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WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship The WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council (WWC). The title has been in use since 1975. Prior to being defended in the WWC, it wa ...
( 1 time)Caribbean Heavyweight Title
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WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship was establi ...
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WWF Intercontinental Championship The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roste ...
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WWE Hall of Fame The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. Originally known as the "WWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993 when André the Giant was posthumously ind ...
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Class of 2020 ''Class of 2020'' is a 2020 Hindi web series created and produced by Vikas Gupta for Ekta Kapoor's video on demand platform ALTBalaji. It stars Rohan Mehra and Joyita Chatterjee in lead roles. The web series revolves around the lives of a few t ...
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Slammy Award The Slammy Awards is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers. Introduced in 1986, there have been 13 edi ...
(2 times) *** Most Spectacular Match (
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four We ...
'' ** Match of the Year (1994) ** Best Gimmick (1996) ** Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1998)


See also

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List of premature professional wrestling deaths According to a 2014 study by Eastern Michigan University examining professional wrestlers who were active between 1985 and 2011, mortality rates for professional wrestlers are up to 2.9 times greater than the rate for men in the wider United States ...


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