Scott Hall was one of the most influential men in the history of professional wrestling. He was 63 years old.
According to a report by PW Torch, Hall broke his hip last month and had to have surgery to repair it over the weekend.
Kevin Nash, Hall's best friend and former tag-team partner, wrote on social media on Sunday that Hall was on life support, which he was later removed from.
Waltman wrote Monday night that he had gone.
The founding member of the New World Order, nicknamed The Bad Guy, made his biggest mark in wrestling as a founding member. He left the WWF in 1996 to sign as a free agent with WCW. During one of the hottest periods in pro wrestling, a series of lucrative free-agent signings went back and forth between WWF and WCW.
The storyline that was portrayed when Hall arrived was that he was trying to take over the company, possibly on behalf of the WWF.
Nash, known as Diesel in WWF, would join Hall to become The Outsiders.
Hogan said that Scott Hall, his friend, passed away a short time ago. I was resurrected by Scott Hall. I was put back on the map by him. I cannot explain to you how much I love him.
Bad times don't last but bad guys do. I have gotten nothing but love for the original bad guy who took Hulk Hogan and taught him how to be a bad guy.
Hall, a Maryland native who moved around a lot as a child due to his father's service in the military, got his pro-wrestling start in Florida in 1984. He wrestled in the AWA, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, WWC in Puerto Rico and WCW before joining WWF in 1992. He starred as a Miami-Cuban character based on Scarface.
Hall won the WWF Intercontinental title four times and performed in a historic ladder match with Shawn Michaels.
Hall won the tag team titles seven times, six with Nash as "The Outsiders", the United States title twice and the World Television title once. The fourth wall in pro wrestling was broken down by the nWo. The WWF sued WCW, claiming that Hall and Nash were playing the same characters they did in WWF and were pretending to still be working for WWF.
The buzz created by the nWo helped WCW beat WWF in cable television ratings for 83 weeks in a row, something that would have been unthinkable just a year ago.
Kevin Sullivan, who was the head of creative at the time, said that Scott was one of the greatest performers he had ever seen.
Fans embraced Hall and Nash even though they were cast as bad guys. The toothpick-chewing Hall had long, dark, slicked-back hair and a single Curl on his forehead. He had phrases like "hey, yo" and "survey says." His finishing move, a slam while holding up his opponent by both arms outstretched, was called "Razor's Edge."
Scott Hall was ahead of his time, according to Tony Schiavone.
The impact of Hall and the nWO is still felt today. Kevin Durant wore an nWo jacket before a Nets game. In the last few years, comedians and models have been spotted wearing nWo shirts. Drake was pictured wearing a shirt. Hall n Nash is the handle for the duo of Westside and Conway the Machine.
I didn't want to be Jordan, I wanted to be Scott.
Nash and Hogan reformed the nWO after the WWF bought the company in 2001. Hall was released from the company due to issues related to substance use. Hall got sober in recent years.
During the 2000s, Hall had several runs in Total Nonstop Action. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as his individual character from WWF, and another in 2020. Nash, Hogan, Sean and X-Pac were all part of the nWO.
Nash wrote that Scott felt he wasn't worthy of the afterlife. God, please have some toothpicks for my brother. His take on life enriched my life. He was not perfect but he was the last perfect person to walk the planet.
A line from Hall of Fame's speech has been shared all over social media in the past few days.
Hall said that hard work pays off. Bad times do not last. Bad guys do.
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