Scott Hall | |
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![]() Scott Hall in 1999 | |
Birth name | Scott Oliver Hall |
Born | St. Mary's County, Maryland, U.S. | October 20, 1958
Died | March 14, 2022 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 63)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Big Scott Hall The Diamond Studd Razor Ramon Scott Hall Starship Coyote |
Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Billed from | Miami, Florida |
Trained by | Hiro Matsuda Al Snow Barry Windham Mike Rotunda Chris Adams Hardcore Holly |
Debut | October 13, 1984 |
Retired | 2010 |
Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for wrestling with both the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name, Razor Ramon and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he wrestled under his real name.
Hall was a founding member of the professional wrestling stable, the New World Order (nWo).
In 1983, he was charged with second-degree murder after he wrestled a gun away from a man and shot him in the head at point blank range with it during an altercation outside of a nightclub. He said it was in self-defense and the charges were dropped because of lack of evidence. He did admit to killing the man, and says he is unable to forget the incident in a 2011 interview with ESPN.[1]
Hall has had many other legal and drug problems since the 1990s. Retired professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page invited Hall to join stay at his house to stay sober and rebuild his life. He also invited him to join his yoga program which many current and former professional wrestlers are involved in.
In March 2022, Hall was hospitalized after falling and breaking his hip.[2] He had hip replacement surgery, but had three heart attacks on March 12, after which he was put on life support at a hospital in Marietta, Georgia.[3] He died after he was taken off life support on March 14, 2022 at the age of 63.[4][5]