WWE’s heartbreaking “Razor Ramon” tribute was revealed on Twitter after late wrestler Scott Hall passed away.
“In memory of Scott Hall “Razor Ramon” 1958-2022,” read a tribute photo of the wrestler on WWE’s Twitter.
WWE broke the news of the retired wrestler’s death at the start of its show, Monday Night Raw, on March 14.
Earlier this month, Hall, 63, was rushed to the hospital after falling and breaking his hip. He then suffered three heart attacks after a blood clot got loose, and was placed on life support.
Many of the former wrestler’s friends took to Twitter and other platforms to pay tribute to the star, including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Hulk Hogan, and Paige.
Read our Scott Hall live blog for the very latest news and updates…
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Original Scott Hall plan, continued
Hall confirmed the GI Joe story several times prior to his death, Wrestling Inc reported.
“I told him – Vince, if you want me to be a GI Joe (type character) I’ll be the best damn GI Joe I can be … but have you ever seen Scarface? Say Hello … to the Bad Guy,” Hall once told Medium.
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Original Scott Hall plan
Speaking on SK Wrestling’s Bro Show this week, Diamond Dallas Page talked about WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s original plan for Scott Hall.
“They wanted him to be – Vince told him he wanted him to be a GI Joe character,” Diamond Dallas Page said.
“That was Vince’s idea. That was what Scott told me. I don’t know… it came out of his [Scott Hall] mouth.”
“And he said [to Vince McMahon]‘You know, I got this other idea.’ And when he gave it to him and rolled into character, Vince’s like, ‘That’s it!'”
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WWE’s tribute to Scott Hall
During its Monday Night Raw program, WWE included a segment to honor Scott Hall.
The segment featured videos and photos of the two-time WWE Hall of Famer.
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Health struggles and substance use
Hall previously revealed how he would use steroids to enhance his performance in the ring.
He would then take cocaine after a match and mix downers and booze, washing anti-anxiety med Xanax, down with beer, he had previously said.
His health had been much better since his retirement.
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Hall was hospitalized after fall
After a bad fall earlier this month, Hall was hospitalized and reportedly suffered a broken hip.
Jerry Jarrett broke the news about Hall via Facebook.
He said: “Just got off the phone with my friend Scott Hall.
“He fell and broke his hip and he’s in the hospital. Prayers will help him recover.”
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Scott Hall’s longtime friend speaks out
Speaking to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Scott Hall’s friend Sean Waltman recounted how his longtime buddy’s health was declining throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Waltman, a WWE Hall of Famer, told the news outlet: “The pandemic did him in.
“It was hard enough for him as it was, but he was isolated in his house with no social interaction.
“He was down to 210 pounds. We called Dally (DDP) and he went over. It was really bad.”
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Scott Hall’s wrestling career
Hall began his career in 1984 but rose to fame after signing with WWF in 1992.
He left the company after four years and joined the WCW instead – becoming a member of the New World Order (NWO).
In 2000 he returned to the WWF.
Hall was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014, and again, in 2020, as a member of the NWO.
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Who was Scott Hall?
Scott Oliver Hall, 63, was a well-known, retired professional wrestler.
Better known to WWE fans as Razor Ramon, Hall won a total of four WWF Intercontinental Championships, two WCW United States Heavyweight Championships, one WCW World Television Championship, and nine WCW World Tag Team Championships.
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What were Scott Hall’s nicknames?
Scott Hall was known as:
- Last Call Scott Hall
- Stanship Coyote
- The Diamond Studd
- Razor
- Texas Scott
- The Lone Wolf
- Razor Ramon
- The Bad Guy
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‘See ya down the road Scott’
“Scott always felt he wasn’t worthy of the afterlife,” Kevin Nash continued.
“Well God please have some gold plated toothpicks for my brother. My life was enriched with his take on life. He wasn’t perfect but as he always said ‘The last perfect person to walk the planet they nailed to a cross.’”
“As we prepare for life without him just remember there goes a great guy you ain’t going to see another one like him again,” he added.
“See Ya down the road Scott. I couldn’t love a human being any more than I do you.”
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‘My heart is broken’
Kevin Nash wrote a heartfelt goodbye to his friend Scott Hall on Instagram after learning that Hall’s family was going to take him off of life support on Monday.
“Scott’s on life support. Once his family is in place they will discontinue life support. I’m going to lose the one person on this planet I’ve spent more of my life with than anyone else,” his tribute began.
“My heart is broken and I’m so very f*****g sad. I love Scott with all my heart but now I have to prepare my life without him in the present. I’ve been blessed to have a friend that took me at face value and I him.”
“When we jumped to WCW we didn’t care who liked or hated us. We had each other and with the smooth Barry Bloom we changed wrestling both in content and pay for those……alot that disliked us,” he added.
“We were the ‘Outsiders’ but we had each other.”
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WWE obituary, conclusion
“After retiring from the ring, Hall capped off a one-of-a-kind career by being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as Razor Ramon in 2014 and again as a member of the nWo in 2020,” the WWE obituary added.
“WWE extends its condolences to Hall’s family, friends and fans.”
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WWE obituary, continued
“He participated in memorable rivalries against Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and countless others, with his two Ladder Matches against Michaels at WrestleMania X and SummerSlam 1995 both considered all-time classics by fans and industry insiders alike,” the obituary continued.
“In 1996, Hall re-joined World Championship Wrestling and joined Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan as the founding members of the nWo (New World Order), revolutionizing the sports-entertainment industry and ushering in the ‘Monday Night Wars.’”
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WWE obituary
The WWE website shared a touching obituary for Scott Hall after his passing.
“WWE is saddened to learn that two-time WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall has passed away,” it began.
“A hugely influential Superstar, Hall began his career in 1984, performing with various organizations across the country before joining World Championship Wrestling in 1991 as The Diamond Studd.”
“In 1992, Hall signed with WWE and introduced fans all over the world to the character of Razor Ramon, becoming a four-time Intercontinental Champion and one of the most enduring personas of WWE’s ‘New Generation.’”
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Hulk Hogan: ‘Scott Hall resurrected me’
A video on Twitter shows professional wrestler Hulk Hogan giving a tribute to Scott Hall apparently at his bar in Tampa.
“Thank you God for taking care of my brother,” Hogan says in the video. “He took care of me.”
“Scott Hall resurrected me. He put me back on the map. I love him.”
“Bad times don’t last. Bad guys do,” Hogan said, quoting his friend.
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Scott Hall’s haunting last Instagram post
Scott Hall dedicated his final Instagram post to his wrestling friends months before his death on Monday.
The wrestler, 63, shared an image from the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony where he was inducted into the esteemed club as a member of the famous wrestling faction the New World Order (NWO).
He wrote: “WWE Hall of Fame 2020… going in once was Sweet. Going in with your Buddies. Everyone for a second time is just 2Sweet.”
The photo also featured a tuxedo-clad Hulk Hogan and Hall’s close friend Kevin Nash.
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Watch: Premier League club Arsenal’s tribute
“Arsenal have a history of coming out to WWE/WWF theme songs at half time at the Emirates,” Tom Scholes, who is behind Talk Sport’s social media, shared on Twitter.
“They played Razor Ramon’s theme tonight,” he wrote on March 16.
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Arsenal Premier League club pays tribute
Premier League club Arsenal paid tribute to Scott Hall during a recent match with Liverpool.
The team played his Razor Ramon theme music at half-time during the match on March 16, Inside the Ropes Wrestling reported.
“Arsenal have a history with playing WWE theme songs, with the players previously walking out to John Cena’s theme, and Edge’s iconic track Metalingus by Alter Bridge,” the outlet noted.
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‘It still wasn’t long enough’
“This moment, for Scott, it means a lot that he’s getting the love he always deserved,” Michaels added.
“The four of us, we’ve all talked a lot since this happened. A part of us understands that this happens in life, and we know we’re lucky to have so much time together.”
“But it still wasn’t long enough.”
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Shawn Michaels, friends FaceTimed Hall
Not long before Hall died, Michaels, Nash, Waltman, and Levesque FaceTimed him in his hospital room, Michaels went on to reveal to Sports Illustrated.
“We wanted to let him know that we were there for him,” Michaels said, the outlet noting that he “choked up” at that moment.
“We had the opportunity, one more time, to tell him how much we loved him.”
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‘Effortless in the ring’
“Scott was laid back and quiet, but he’d listen and absorb,” Michaels added in the Sports Illustrated interview.
“He was effortless in the ring. He had great psychology. He always tilted the story to his opponents.”
“It’s just he wasn’t a big talker about it,” he added.
“Scott was never tooting his own horn about his ideas creatively and his ideas conceptually in a match.”
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‘We’d bare our souls to each other’
Sports Illustrated spoke with Shawn Michaels about the friendship he shared with Scott Hall and the brotherhood they were all part of alongside Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
“We had this incredible bond,” Michaels said.
“We’d bare our souls to each other. And we didn’t care what anyone else thought.”
“The five of us, we knew we had each other.”
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Fans remember Scott Hall
On his last Instagram post, fans of Scott Hall took to the comments to remember the WWE wrestler.
“Rip legend” one person wrote on Friday.
“You will always be part of my childhood and will be so greatly missed 😢 💔,” another fan replied.
“But I’m so happy to see you get all this love and appreciation you deserve. Rest in Paradise Bad Guy. Thanks for the memories.”
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Diamond Dallas Page and Hall’s family remember wrestler
On Thursday, Diamond Dallas Page shared photos on Instagram of him spending time with Scott Hall’s family.
“Had an awesome steak dinner last night with @realscotthall family,” he wrote.
“We sat around and told stories of the Bad Guy.”
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Original Scott Hall plan, continued
Hall confirmed the GI Joe story several times prior to his death, Wrestling Inc reported.
“I told him – Vince, if you want me to be a GI Joe (type character) I’ll be the best damn GI Joe I can be … but have you ever seen Scarface? Say Hello … to the Bad Guy,” Hall once told Medium.
