Scott Hall passes away, 3/14

[67 others]

man....this sucks. RIP to the bad guy....

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Obviously, had a complicated life and legacy, but one hell of a story in how he conquered his demons and was happier the last 8 or 9 years of his life. Had a pretty incredible impact on the industry. Helped guys get paid by becoming a benchmark in WCW. There's no nWo without him, which means a vastly different version of the Monday Night Wars, which butterfly effects a lot of different stuff. Rest in Power.

 

[John Price]

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

This one is big it's one of not just the founders of NWO but also the Kliq

 

[Ezpz]

He got guaranteed money put into wrestling on top of all his accomplishments with starting the hottest angle in wrestling history and influencing basically the entire current landscape of wrestling. He might have had the biggest influence on wrestling from a business perspective for wrestlers in history. From what I recall Nash was leaning towards staying with the WWF and Hall basically said f*** that I'm getting the money. Before that downside guarantees were like 5k a year.

 

[les Habs]

One of my all time favorites. Sounds like he has his demons over the years so absolutely RIP.

 

[mrmovies779]

 

[Megahab]

Originally didn't he fall and break his hip or something? Maybe blood clots or some other post-surgery complication, who knows. Kinda sad if a broken hip was the next domino towards death but as previously mentioned at times he lived a hard life and it can take its toll on your body. Hope he pulls through.

Was it a fall? I just assumed the surgery was because of wear and tear from his career.

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Was it a fall? I just assumed the surgery was because of wear and tear from his career.

I do believe this resulted from hip surgery because of a fall.

 

[savebyrichter94]

I was hoping against all odds he would pull through because in my mind he deserved to go out better than this, it feels like he was cheated after everything he persevered

I was rocking my Hey Yo shirt all day and watched the ladder match last night, turns out he passed as I was watching, hope it put out some good energy and he was able to somehow feel how much he was loved, respected and looked up to by so many around the world!

RIP Scott Hall
The Bad Guy 4Life

 

[Voight]

That ladder match with Shawn Michaels will always be legendary.

RIP to one of the biggest stars of his day. You'll be missed, Chico.

He got guaranteed money put into wrestling on top of all his accomplishments with starting the hottest angle in wrestling history and influencing basically the entire current landscape of wrestling. He might have had the biggest influence on wrestling from a business perspective for wrestlers in history. From what I recall Nash was leaning towards staying with the WWF and Hall basically said f*** that I'm getting the money. Before that downside guarantees were like 5k a year.

Like Bret Hart said - get in, make as much money as you can and get out.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

This one hits right in the childhood. I remember watching him on Saturday Morning Superstars as a kid in the early 90s. I became a fan of him and The Undertaker back then.

Say goodbye to the bad guy

 

[Clark4Ever]

RIP to a NWO Original and wrestling legend.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Scott Hall Understood the Soul of Wrestling Fans

At a basic level, pro wrestling is about effortlessness, the art of making staged violence look smooth and natural. Nobody made it look easier than Razor Ramon.

www.theringer.com

 

[objectiveposter]

terrible news... he was one of my favourites.
cant believe how many of my childhood heros are on this site
deadwrestlers.net

 

[Megahab]

I assume on Smackdown, they'll do the ten bell salute with the whole roster and one of the amazing video tributes WWE does better than anyone (not just wrestling).

 

[alko]

terrible news... he was one of my favourites.
cant believe how many of my childhood heros are on this site
deadwrestlers.net

And many of them relative young.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

He was one of those guy who I appreciated more as I got older than I did watching him growing up. Like I didn't hate him or anything, but didn't really love him either. He was just kinda of there.

If it wasn't for DDP we might have had this thread 10+ years ago.

Met him once at a convention once too and he was cool. I had a Bullet Club shirt on and he was telling me how he never thought too sweet would last and continue to be a thing all of these years later it was just a stupid thing those guys did at the time.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[DaaaaB's]

Good stuff by Hogan.

RIP Bad Guy

 

[Transplanted Caper]

This is very sad. I'm glad he had people who loved him and tried to help. Addiction doesn't have an end date.

Scott Hall’s struggle with addiction reportedly continued until his death

A heartbreaking report on the final years of the Bad Guy reminds us of the deadly serious nature of the illness he battled for most of his life.

www.cagesideseats.com

 

[The Marquis]

DAMMIT! Scott Hall died? Shit!

Edit: I'm being obtuse.

 

[The Marquis]

This is very sad. I'm glad he had people who loved him and tried to help. Addiction doesn't have an end date.

Scott Hall’s struggle with addiction reportedly continued until his death

A heartbreaking report on the final years of the Bad Guy reminds us of the deadly serious nature of the illness he battled for most of his life.

www.cagesideseats.com

You aren't just kidding.

I was kidding in my last post, but feeling this out... seriously. I've lost over half my best friends from high school to addiction. I lost my brother to it. There is literally no end date. If you list off the 10 most important people to me in 1998.. only 4 are still alive. My folks and 2 friends who still wrestle with addiction.