E:60 “The Wrestler: The Scott Hall Story”

Thursday, October 20 2011 11:13 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Album Reviews, Clutch

God, this is the saddest shit ever. Last night, ESPN aired their latest documentary which featured professional wrestler, Scott Hall. During the 90s, Hall rose to prominence as “Razor Ramon”. But eventually, was pinned by drug and alcohol abuse. Take a look at his life on the razor’s edge.

In his prime, Scott Hall was a mountain of a man – 6-foot-7, 290 pounds of solidly sculptured muscle, appearing as close as invincible as they come. As Razor Ramon, he was one of professional wrestling’s biggest names and most villainous villains, busting chairs with the likes of Randy Savage, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans in sold-out arenas. And he loved the life that came with it: the parties, the women, the celebrity. But the high life soon started to slip away, and Hall has been desperately doing whatever he can since to hold on ever since. Hall’s slide seems to know no bottom – from his deteriorating physical and mental condition, to his ongoing battle with alcohol and substance abuse that has crippled his family life and resulted in pathetic public appearances in school gyms. But he’s hanging on, somehow. Now his only son, Cody, wants to follow in his father’s tortured bootsteps. E:60 chronicles the heartbreaking story of a man who is a shadow of his former self and desperate for one last taste of the glory days.

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Comments (31)

  1. Brutally Honest says:

    That’s messed up what’s happened with Scott Hall aka Razor Ramon ; he was the wrestling fans favorite anti-hero. Whenever his wwe theme music to wcw/nwo theme song hit & he came to the ring with his infamous strut, trademark black-slick hair and toothpick. Saying the famous words, “A-Yo !!!, don’t sing it ….bring it” We all went bonkers, this glitz & glamourous life isn’t what it’s cracked up to be

    “It’s my opinion, …deal with it”

  2. NYC says:

    One of the GOATs in wrestling

  3. GWOPster says:

    Razor Ramon was the man #inthe90s….but what does this have to do with Rap music???

  4. RJ says:

    When I saw him come thru the curtain in some dingy looking VFW hall, I turned it off. Scott Hall was my guy. “Ey yo!” The toothpick, the Razors Edge, the promos.

    I know it’s harsh, but fuck it.

    Either he needs to clean up, or kill himself. He’s a walking corpse.

  5. risrob2 says:

    shit damn near made me cry! U aint the man 4ever!!

  6. jburg says:

    Thats sad! I remember watching dude when I was a kid.

  7. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

    I was watching some old youtube video of Razor Ramon a fews months ago damn thoses were the days. Hope he get some help.

  8. Real Deal says:

    Damn this was hard to watch. I remember the old NWO days. It’s a shame it’s come to this for one of the superstars of the 90s.

  9. WHUTUPDOE says:

    HEY FUCKIN YO……the bad guy. nwo for life shout out vince mc mahon bitch ass.

  10. Jpilk says:

    Used to be my favorite wrestler when i was a kid, its too bad

  11. damone says:

    sad story. Scott was a good entertainer.

  12. Word says:

    Shit made me want to cry. I remember watching this dude so vividly. Sad stuff man.

  13. KING COLD DE/\TH says:

    RAP RADAR HAS OFFICIALY BECOME FAG RADAR

  14. sway-z says:

    Alot of them niggas wind up fucked up. They work something like 300 days a year, most of them start their drug habits from getting hooked on painkillers to keep going, mix that shit with alcohol & in SOME CASES, the abuse (not the use) of steroids, and that’s a funeral cocktail right there son, why you think most of them dudes from the early 90′s are dead?

  15. czor says:

    these niggas cryin, im out b. the only wrestler ill ever cry for is mark henry. #keepitrill #blackchampion

  16. 666 says:

    Still rockin that toothpick i see..

  17. Chris says:

    Yes this is Hip-Hop, Scott Hall invented swag.
    This was a fairly moving segment especially the end part.
    Props

  18. this dude was a monster 6’7 and 290 thats crazy but all he has to do is get a reality show going,become a motivational speaker at AAA meetings or get a job working with WWE front office or something like that but before all that he needs to get is life together.

  19. Andre says:

    wrestling is for dumb crackas

  20. coco loco says:

    wait a minute, he not spanish? allll damnnnn,,,

  21. money says:

    def. sad as shit .. propz rapradar for puttin this up

  22. nwostng says:

    Yeah it’s sad and you all miss the guy who was. What’s really sad is the life he’s living now. He’s a tormented and tortured soul who is a shell of his former self and yeah, he’s hanging on to what he once had, barely. It hurts deeply to see him this way because I know he’s in such pain, physically and emotionally, and he can’t seem to break away from his vices long enough to make a ‘real break’ from them.

  23. Belize says:

    Really sad…one of my fav wrestlers ever

  24. jayoconn says:

    thanks for posting this. this was a great special. I dont think ANY SPORT has had as many tragic deaths and burnouts as pro wrestling.

  25. elementzemcee says:

    Somebody PLEASE TURN IT OFF!!! I couldn’t get past the part when he was supposed to come through the curtain!

  26. Post no billz says:

    razor ramon was a scarface parody..

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