Scott Hall

[7.0] "A 7 that should be a 10. Having friends in high places has done a lot for his legacy but he was one of the most overrated in-ring workers of his era and generally treated everyone around him like dirt. His presence was undeniable, though, and the nWo doesn't work without him. Standing next to a cartoonish Hollywood Hogan and a Kevin Nash that was always trying too hard, Hall was the anchor that they needed to have any cool factor at all, but there was always going to be a ceiling on this career due to his personal issues. No one could trust him to be World Champion and the latter years of his career are just sad to watch."

[7.0] "Overall he had a pretty good run. He was probably the best big man of his era. He gave a lot of shoot interviews but he never discussed his time in Japan. Which is odd since that is likely the place where he truly honed these skills. His best run waa with the then WWF as Razor which was good but not great but stands out in era when that promotion had very few good wrestlers. His work in the latter part of the 90's in the WCW is overrated. He did some good work on promos and as a personality. His work as a wrestler and as just a professional in general degraded. His career never really recovered from that. Lots of other wrestlers disliked him. He had a strange concept of the politics of wrestling. Hogan for instance might not work with Rude or Roberts but beyond that he never interfered with the push they might get in other areas. He and his Kliq went well beyond that and it was detrimental to the industry at the time. It was detrimental to his reputation after the fact. You can't separate him from this and his personal issues which ended up dragging him down."

[8.0] "Let's be honest here, like the rest of the NWO, was frankly taking the piss at times in WCW. But without Scott Hall (and Sandman), chance that there's no iconic Stone Cold. Razor generally acted like a greaseball tit but was cheered vociferously anyway. And he got over with lorry loads of machismo, thousands of toothpicks, a synth theme deemed to 80s for GTA Vice City and not washing his hair for a week. Razor's Edge is a legendary finisher and one of the most charismatic to ever do it."

[8.0] "A fantastic talent, Scot Hall looked like an absolute badass whether as Razor Ramon or in the NWO. A great character and one of the standout performers in the mid 90s for both WCW and WWF."

[9.0] "He was so believable as Razor Ramon that I actually thought he was Latino and was disappointed when I found out he was just a white dude named Scott Hall, nuff said. Also had one of the most memorable finishers."

[8.0] "Without a doubt the coolest guy to ever lace up a pair of boots. Razor Ramon, Scott Hall, whatever you want to call him, the guy was just made for professional wrestling. If somebody were to write a book and Scott Hall was a character in it, you wouldn't believe it could be a real person. In-ring wise, he was pretty damn good for somebody his size. Obviously it was a different era back then, so a lot of his stuff was "simple" but it worked so well. It's a damn shame his demons got the better of him, because if he was free of everything, then I do think we'd be talking about one of the absolute greatest wrestlers in history. It's just a shame that his demons took so many precious and important years away from him. In the end, it was good to see him finally win the battle. But it was such a tragic end to a great wrestler. Would love to rate him higher than an 8, but I just can't. Like I mentioned earlier, depsite him having a great career, a lot of important years were spent away from the business doing god knows what."

[8.0] "A classic case of what if in many ways, both in terms of his outside the ring demons which for all intents and purposes ends his career just after he turns 40, in the late 90s, not long after he was as popular as he'd ever been. And also because so many of his best performances are so fleeting, pockets of time which he was never able to recapture due to a lack of motivation or political reasons. But when he was on, he was on, a big man who could move, with an incredible punch, selling that got the people on his side and kept them there, and a natural charisma, plus an underrated gas tank which hinted at a main event singles run which never came. The best of him only really exists for half a decade, maybe even less in truth, but the highs are so high he carves out a memorable, distinguishable career."

[9.0] "Hey Yo. Scott Hall may not have been Flair on the mic or Bret in the ring, but he oozed machismo, chico. It also helped that he was the real catalyst of the attitude era and the monday night wars really becoming a dead heat. It all really started with him, coming out of the crowd on Nitro and "taking over.""

[8.0] "Scott Hall/Razor Ramon was another piviotal professional wrestler who had everything...A good look, great charisma, great wrestling skills, he could get a crowd in the palm of his hand if he was face or heel. He was amazing and the fact he never won a World Title in the WWF/E or WCW is astonishing...But based on his personal problems..Which is harsh, I can see why. He's worked JCP, NWA, AWA, NJPW, WWF/E, WWC, USWA, ECW, TNA & AAA. He's traveled all over the world and his hard work can be seen in any ring he stepped in. His wrestling career from his debut to mid '92 can be described as lowkey. He wasn't really important and could never really been seen as anything important. When he joined WWF, his career changed. He became Razor Ramon and very soon he became a huge star for the WWF. The machismo, The cool, The danger. Everything about Razor screamed star. Vince kept a glass ceiling on him for most of his career and soon he left for WCW. He changed the wrestling landscape with the nWo and the iconic, "You want a war? You got one." Scott's career took a turn for the worst in 1998 when he became an alcoholic. Horrible storylines, bad wrestling, It was destorying his life. Things got so bad he was released from WCW in 2000. He joined WWE in 2002 for the nWo and he seemed even worse. He looked horrible and he couldn't wrestle as good as he used to. His career become unrewarding and soon he retired."

[7.0] "The Bad Guy was one of the most charismatic superstars of his era. Dislike that he made all the modern heels want to be cool heels like him. His in ring abilities were great when he was not battling personal demons that derailed his career. He had everything else he needed to be a success with his mic skills and natural charisma."

[6.0] "Very charismatic and capable of a great match but he didn't deliver on that capability often enough. Obviously he also gets points for being a part of the most iconic storyline of all time and some of the most iconic moments of all time. His best work came as the intercontinental champion."

[5.0] "I decided to edit this and include some math to come up with a better understanding of how I feel about him in a numerical sense: His early career as a Magnum TA clone constantly sputtered and some of it was rather terrible (3). When he transformed into The Diamond Studd, he became his own man and I was instantly a fan. I wanted to see more of him but for reasons I do not know he was rarely featured (6.75). The Diamond Studd would later morph into unquestionably one of the brightest stars of the early 90's: Razor Ramon. I stand behind the Razor run (from beginning to end) as legitimately great and well worth reliving/rewatching (10). I completely despised the nWo angle and to this day HATE IT. hate hate hate! *stomps like Herman Munster* extremely turned off by that angle (0). 4.93 rounded up, had he never been a part of the nwo crap, we would likely see a higher score. But the nwo is one of the first things that killed my joy for wrestling and I can not stomach to relive it."

[10.0] "The first wrestler I can remember that truly captivated me. The way he moved, talked, swaggered, he was perfect for his time and had a "cool" factor that few have ever come close to achieving. And that was before he helped create the NWO. One of the best and most important big men in wrestling history."

[8.0] "Einer der larger than Life Charaktere die im heutigen Business so oft vermisst werden, bin ein absoluter Fan, einer meiner All Time Favorites, das Razor Ramon Gimmick finde ich absolut genial, objektiv gesehen muss ich aber leider sagen dass es fernab der Leiter Matches mit Shawn Michaels wenig vorzeigbares von ihm gibt und sein persönlicher Lebensweg einfach nur traurig ist. In Erinnerung sollte man ihn wohl immer als "Bad Guy" behalten, schade dass es in der WWF nie bis an die Spitze gereicht hat und dieser Run nicht länger gedauert hat..."

[8.0] "Scott Hall had the look, the charisma and better skills in the ring than Kevin Nash. Maybe not quite as good on the mic but he had everything else going for him. Personal demons just kept after him for years and it resulted in a slow decline by 1998 that he could never break away from unfortunately. Looking back, the Razor Ramon gimmick was a little cheesy with the fake Cuban accent. They toned it down by 1994ish and honestly they never should have tried for a Tony Montana ripoff because how many mid 1990's kids would even understand that character? Founding Father of the nWo and the first member to show up on Nitro and declare war on WCW. At this point the WWF was in deep snot as WCW was going to beat them weekly in the ratings until sometime in 1998. One of the best Intercontinental champions the WWF ever had, but Hall never took the next step for the big belt. Probably bad personal habits made Vince unwilling to pull the trigger."

[10.0] "Everything he done on camera from a character stand point, he had a way of going about doing it that made it cool. Whether that was the suave look that he had, the way that dressed, the cadence that he talked with, the swagger in his surf walk, the way he flicked the toothpick, the list goes on, he did it in such a way that it just made you radiate to him, and wish you could do it as good. All of his promos were done with a distinctive deliver (especially razor's with the tony montana accent), he spoke like he was speaking to one of his buddies, and everyone stopped talking to hear what he had to say. He always had a great mind for the business as well in terms of ideas, layouts of matches, the prowess, etc. There are several things that you can point to that has his finger prints on it that has longevity in wrestling - The crow sting, some of the early stuff of the NWO, the razor character, just to name a few. In ring work, he's up there among the greats as well for me because he always worked the camera, always found the best ways for them to shoot him in matches/during moves, all of his stuff in the ring was smooth, he made some of the bigger moves he'd execute look easy, his finish was always protected (no one kicked out of it), and he had some of the best working punches in wrestling."

"Scott Hall, Razor Ramon, the Outsider, this man went by many names and was great in every major gimmick he took on. Easily the greatest pro wrestler to never hold a major world heavyweight championship. That of course had much more to do with his boozing and much less to do with how over he was, go back and watch those old WWF episodes, whenever Razor is featured he gets one of the loudest reactions of the night. A great in the ring worker, he worked very tight, his stuff looked convincing and he had a great grasp of in-ring psychology that allowed him to connect with the crowd in about anyway he wanted. The man also dripped cool, everyone wanted to be Scott Hall in the 90s and with good reason. He had the look, the skills, the mouth, and was great in terms of the character work. A keen mind for the business really pushed this overboard. If not for his trouble with the booze, he likely has a much longer career, filled with many more singles titles than he had, but still, the rest of the package makes up for his lack of main event singles gold."

[9.0] "Scott Hall was a complete star. He looked absolutely amazing, he had plenty of charisma and by the time he became Razor Ramon he was excellent on the mic. In the ring he was pretty terrific for a bigger guy as well; pretty rough early on his career but he picked it up very quickly and was able to pace a match very well. Needless to say his punches were up there as one the best ever, as this is usually something where you can see how fake it is but Scott's were perfect."

[6.0] "For the most part I will be basing my Wrestler ratings on five criteria four of which are based on in-ring ability and the last on charisma. I believe these five criteria are pro wrestling's version of Tommy Lasorda's criteria of "five points" in baseball. For pro wrestling those five criteria are power, speed, technical ability, hardcore & charisma. Scott Hall's scores: Power: 7 Speed: 6 Technical: 5 Hardcore: 7 Charisma: 7 for a total of 32 and an average of 6.4 rounded down to 6."

[10.0] "Scott Hall was truly an awesome wrestler, whether as himself in the AWA, as Razor Ramon or as part of the n.W.o.. He was very smooth in the ring, not the fanciest but did the job well to get the crowd invested and worked well as a strong man. On the mic, it took some time for him, but by mid-1993, he was very good at it. A shame he could not control his addictions during his career, but at least he got to live an enjoyable life again before passing away."

[8.0] "I couldn't stand watching anyting involving him (just because of the fact that he was in the NWO) after he went to wcw so i will have to rank him solely on his pre-wcw times. His Razor gimmick was one of the few bareable things from the mid 90's wwf. Besides being great in the ring and the mic, he was good as both a heel and a babyface which not too many can pull off (i preffered him as a heel tho). Being involved in the NWO greatly overshadowed his talent as a singles wrestler and inhibited him from being much much bigger."

[9.0] ""Hey Oh", Razor Ramon is and was allways one of my favorite wrestlers, weather he was doing his thing as scarface, or he was the coolest dude in the whole NWO, he was allways too SWEEEEEEEET. Razor for wrestling ability wasnt the best, especcially in his later years, but he was still a great wrestler in his prime, his historic/iconic latter match against Shawn Michaels just proves how good the man was. His promo ability was through the roof in my opinion, and his characters were always great. His legacy will always live on with me, especcially his hall of fame speach, "Hard work pays off, dreams come true, bad times dont last, but bad guys do." May the Lone Wolf, The Diamond Studd, The Ultimate Bad Guy, Razor Ramon Scott Hall rest in peace, with all the golden toothpicks he can ask for. never held the big one, but that doesnt mean he hadnt earned it. Rest In Peace, Chico"

[6.0] "Another inconsistent wrestler. He was good in '93, great in '94, good in '95 and '96. And that's it. nWo was an horrible stable. Curt and Scott were great and looking amazing in AWA. But after '98 he did nothing else. He had a 25 year career, but looked good only for 6/7 years sadly. I respect him and like his mic work and I hope he's in a better place. But he looked so bad almost everywhere, especially in 2002 and 2010"

[9.0] "It took Scott Hall a little while to put it all together but when he did as Razor Ramon, he became must see every time. It's a shame drugs and alcohol derailed his career, and he isn't without criticism with some of his alleged behavior outside of the ring. Inside the ring he was a pure professional. Great matches with the likes of Shawn and Bret, and had natural charisma and great storytelling."

[10.0] "One of the most complete talents in the history of the business. His issues outside the ring prevented him from reaching his full potential, but he still had a legendary career."

"As a wrestler he had the potential to of been one of the all time greatest wrestlers in the history of American pro wrestling , however tragically his demons and past traumas was alot to take on hence his battle with alcoholism , he was no doubt one of the highlights of American pro wrestling in the 90s and was special , another great gone too soon and way too young , god bless you Scott Hall rest in peace."

[10.0] "One of the main guys that MADE 90's wrestling cool & fun. One of the coolest wrestlers ever who had magnetic "Tranquillo" type charisma. Memorable gimmick as Razor Ramon. Had legendary Ladder matches at WrestleMania X & SummerSlam 1995 against the legendary Shawn Michaels. One of the founding members of the legendary nWo faction. His tag team partnership with Kevin Nash as "The Outsiders" was one of the most successful, dominant, & memorable tag teams of the 1990's. Many of today's wrestlers view him as one of their idols. He is inspirational as he overcame so many personal demons. His death on March 14, 2022 hits home to me personally because he is also a HUGE part of my 1990's wrestling childhood. RIP to the great Scott Hall. One more for da Bad Guy!"

[10.0] "Scott Hall is one of my favourites and is one of the greatest of all time. He had amazing promo skills and charisma, perhaps he had the best promo in WCW. His ring skills were also great. Scott Hall moving to WCW started the monday night wars."

[9.0] "This guy is the complete definition of undervaluation. It was in ring one of the best in the NWO and always delivered great fights everywhere. His failure to win a WCW or WWE World heavyweight is one of the biggest sins in the entire history of wrestling. Your ladder matches against HBK speak for themselves"

[7.0] "His best in ring days were as Razor Ramon in WWF, but his peak star power was obviously with the nWo in WCW. Unfortunately, not much can be said about that run in way of truly memorable (good) moments for Hall."

[7.0] "Scott might have had a great body and look, as well as a strong sense of charisma, but what was most apparent on a closer look of his capabilities was his incredible wrestling mind: a guy who came up with endlessly over spots and sequences, came up with Crow Sting and influenced the NWO greatly, and was able to have great matches despite being a so-so wrestler with a average moveset. He just knew how wrestling worked and could squeeze as much as he could from a relatively basic playbook. Ultimately, what kills him in my mind is that a lot of his work post WWF is pretty shoddy due to his mounting substance abuse problems and his once remarkable physique quickly went south along with his ability to wrestle decently. A lot of his career is a weird series of Hall being soberish for a while before going off the wagon again. Sure, he was still as charismatic as ever and could do his thing outside of the ring, but it became quite obvious that he just couldn't operate at that level he was best known for again. Thankfully he's picked himself up since then and cleaned up mostly, but ultimately I can't put him above 7, he's just not consistent enough."

[8.0] "Hall was a good worker, even late in his career. Nothing amazing, but he was clearly above average. He oozed charisma and could cut a great promo, and he looked awesome. I think he was a shade under a credible main event kind of guy, but he could do in a pinch and could work any other place in a card."

[8.0] "I kinda wish I could just remove all memory of Hall in WCW from my mind. Loved him as Ramon for WWF, never too interesting in the ring but what a character and presentation! A lot of fun early on in his WCW carreer as well, but teaming him up with Nash on a tag team is one of the worst decisions I've seen in pro wrestling, and WCW had tons of bad decisions to pick from. Don't do drugs, kids."

[10.0] "The bad guy is one of the most underrated legends in american history. He was very early in my first hours of wrestling shows one of my favorites. I never forgot the Ladder match with him against HBK at WM10, or his interference moment in WCW Nitro 1996. He also created with Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash the most epic organization/stable of all time 'the nWo'."

[8.0] "A solid mid-card talent with a great look and charisma. His greatest success was his wars with Shawn Michaels over the IC title, and Michaels truly brought the best out of him."

[3.0] "If you want proof how hot wrestling was in the 90's, look no further than Scott Hall. He was only notable for his height in AWA and NJPW: not a bad wrestler by any means but not bad was as far as he got. In WWF he got insanely over thanks to his Tony Montana impersonation... and the mega-push the promotion gave him because of it, including puttting him in the ring with Shawn Michaels, where Scott Hall had no business being. If you want to know why the Heartbreak Kid is a serious contender for the greatest wrestler of all times, just think about this: people still consider Scott Hall a great wrestler merely on account of those matches. In WCW he fizzled away quite rapidly: his tag team with Kevin Nash was something beyond atrocious in the ring (and Hall often looked like he was nursing the mother of all hangovers) and Hall's promos quickly went from bad to worse. Without his Tony Montana impersonation he wasn't worth much. But he remained insanely popular, even long after he chose to hit the bottle instead of the wrestling ring and to this day people are still ready to cut him way more slack than he deserves. The guy was far more over than he deserved, as simple as that."

[6.0] "He had a good career through his run with WWF which ended in the mid 90s. He might have been a 7 or 8 had he retired then, but he took the money and ran to WCW. This took him down a notch for me because other than the Outsiders/NWO storyline, he really didn? t do much and sort of coasted on his reputation."

[3.0] "I never understood Scott Hall's work. Everyone praised him as one of the best wrestlers but I never saw that in him. Sure he has some good matches but most of his matches were terrible. I know in his early years he was better but overall never thought he was that great. I did like Razor Ramon gimmick though."

[9.0] "Although his later years have not been kind to him, Razor was still one of the best in his prime. He was a good choice in the arcade game, too."

[0.0] "Overrated big time. He was only great in AWA in the 80s and that's it. He only had one great move and that was Razor's Edge. He couldn't wrestle. Just a horrible wrestler. Unfortunately his career was ruined by his alcohol and drug addictions. He was a bully backstage along with Kevin Nash. I liked his Razor Ramon gimmick. Also liked the way he threw a toothpick in the opponents eyes. He formed the Kliq and NWO. In WCW, people said he killed WCW. He shouldn't be wrestling today as he is intoxicated or drugged coming into the ring. The guy only cares about money. He refused to sign a card for a kid who was dying of cancer. Terrible person."

[8.0] "Very charismatic and a good wrestler but somewhat undeserving of a main event push compared to many of his contemporaries."

[9.0] "Scott Hall was my absolute favourite wrestler back in the late 90s. His arrogance and charisma made him so cool. Was a bad guy you kind of had to like. His WCW run 1996-2000 showed that he was a great tag team wrestler with many members of the nWo, obviously mainly with Kevin Nash as The Outsiders. He proved he had what it takes as a singles wrestler with two WCW United States Championship and one WCW World Television Championship reigns. Unfortunately, personal reasons took him away from the business before surprising fans with 3 matches with ECW in late 2000. He returned to NJPW for a few tours, being apart of Masahiro Chono's Team 2000 faction. Hall debuted for NWA TNA on their first show and wrestled on and off for many years. His run there included one TNA World Tag Team Championship reign with Kevin Nash. Shame he never held a major singles world title, but I guess a WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship reign will have to do..."

[9.0] "Razor was my favorite wrestler as a kid. Loved the character and his movements in the ring all meant something. He's probably a big reason why I appreciate the little things in wrestling as much as I do. Moving to WCW, he obviously made one of the biggest splashes in wrestling's history. His demons keep him from being one of the best ever, but he was still amazing in his heyday."

[8.0] "Scott Hall has certainly had a tough time recently, but Im glad that he managed to kick his drug and acholol addiction. It wouldve been so tragic to lose such a legend in such a depressing way. Explosive in the ring, great on the mic and one of wrestling? s best showmen, Hall is truly one of the guys who shouldve gotten his due in WWF and WCW, with a world title reign. But, despite the fact he never got a proper world title win, he has still marked his legacy in wrestling history , which is just 2 Sweettttt!"

[6.0] "Scott Hall was a guy who was good at making others look good, and the result is that he's somewhat overrated; just because you're great at making others look good, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good worker. Those are two entirely different things. Some of the best jobbers in the business have had bad matches and looked like crap when given the chance to show their stuff."

[9.0] "My second all-time favourite wrestler. One of the most underrated because he never won a world title. He was the credibility behind the NWO. When he was away from the ring and cameras, the NWO just wasn't the same. He was one of the greatest of all time when it came to ring psychology and delivering a promo."

[10.0] "All-around the most talented one out of the Click (according to X-pac, and myself). Really had everything that you would want in a wrestler - size, physique, moves, charisma, mic work, psychology… and all without being TOO much of a dick / baby the way HBK was. Not saying he was never a dick, but he actually helped guys out, most importantly the young up & coming guys, and he wasn't afraid to do a job. He was very smart and had great creative ideas, without being a mark for himself. The Razor character was probably the most developed, memorable, and successful WWF creation between Undertaker and Stone Cold, and IMO it doesn't get enough credit. I will always wonder why the guy had so many demons when he seemed to have so much, and I'm really glad to see him doing better now. Should be working in WWE developmental helping guide the young workers of the future."

[9.0] "An iconic talent and one of the best of his era, Hall's performances seem to have aged very well over the years. Really strong match quality and a badass character who oozed charisma and played a huge part in making it "cool" to be a BAD GUY."

[5.0] "Wasted potential personified. Scott Hall could have been one of the greats in this company. He had the size, he had the charisma and he could work in the ring, but unfortunately he also had a problem with alcohol and he couldn't stay focused. He never got the big push that so many think he deserved, but a part of me think that's attributed to him and his recklessness. One could argue he might've been the most modest of the kliq, as he never got the kind of self rewards Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and especially Triple H got but I kinda wish he was a bit more aggressive backstage."

[9.0] "He had the potential to be top 5 GOAT, but he never wanted to do it, he saw this business as a way to have fun with his friends on the road and get big money. And don't get me wrong, that was part of why he was so good because you can tell how the person on TV is so natural, only a few were more natural than Hall. But at the same time, at some point it was impossible for him to work with his demons. He's still up there but not top 10. He's top 10 in a lot of aspects, like total package, charisma, mic, look etc. He (if sober) had a bad match, the dude could always go when he was in the right state. He often wasn't when his career winded out. The Outsiders/Wolfpack/nWo were rock stars at their peak and will always be iconic. I'm glad he's turned his life around, because the something about Scott Hall makes you root for him."