IWGP Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho recently took to his podcast, Talk Is Jericho, and discussed some real life heat he had with Scott Hall. “Y2J” noted that he and Hall “don’t have any love lost for each other” and admitted they never really got along. Jericho opened up on what started the tension between them:

“Those guys are very sarcastic, and almost kind of bullying in a way. I did things my way with my group of guys like Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit and those kinds of guys,” Jericho said.

Jericho recalled he had an opening match in WCW with Jerry Lynn. After the match Hall walked up to him and said “it may have been a little long, but it was a great match.” It should be noted that WCW never gave Jericho or Lynn any time restraints:

“Scott Hall came up to me and told me that nobody was coming to see me, get in there, do your 5-10 minutes and get out. No one wants to see you. I remember thinking, wow, what an asshole.

“Why would you say that? I told Chris Benoit that, and Benoit was already furious with Scott Hall after Hall pissed on Chris Benoit’s cowboy boots by the urinals. He just leaned over while they were both pissing and he leaned to the side and pissed on his boots.”

Jericho then claimed Hall was the kind of guy that “whenever he talked you just wanted to slap him in the face.” Hall apparently once asked Jericho how his “little Terry Taylor push is going” before threatening to end it with one phone call:

“Scott Norton, who is a friend of mine from my time in Japan said to me that if you don’t say something to him next time he bullies you then I am going to say something and I will bully you. Either you do something about it or I will. If you do something about it and he wants to cause anything then I got your back.”

Finally Jericho stood up to Hall one day and got an approving smile form Norton. “Y2J” noted Hall was always that way, and it’s a shame. He gave Hall his credit for what he did in the business, but admits even to this day there’s no love lost between them:

“When Scott made another comment I went up to Hall and said to never f–king talk to me like that again, you understand me? I told him that there was no rib, or no joke, don’t ever f–king talk to me like that again.

“He would tell me to calm down and that he was just joking, ‘geez Jericho, can’t you take a joke?’ I looked over at Scott Norton and he was just smiling like I did the right thing. That was a Scott Hall for you. He was always like that, which is a shame. He was obviously a great worker and a great performer but no love lost for him even until this day.”

You can listen to Talk Is Jericho by clicking this link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1ehODaM98

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

– On July 7, 1996, the New World Order was formed and professional wrestling was changed forever.

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Hulk Hogan took to Twitter on Sunday to look back at “the biggest turn of all time” and the formation of the nWo with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.

22 years ago, the biggest turn of all time went down. @SCOTTHALLNWO, @RealKevinNash and I took over the wresting world because the maniacs jumped on 4 Life and it was too sweeeeeet brother! HH #nwo #wwe #wcw #toosweet #4life pic.twitter.com/SJEWJerAom

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) July 8, 2018

Hogan concludes his video by saying, “Maybe I should just come back down through the crowd and take over the whole (laughs) WWE for a couple more decades … for life.”

On the 22-year anniversary of the formation of the nWo, Nash posted the following.

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– As has been reported, Taeler Hendrix claimed last Wednesday on social media that Jay Lethal sabotaged her career in Ring of Honor in 2017 because she refused to sleep with him. Hendrix worked an indie show on Friday in San Antonio, Texas and fans heckled her over the matter.

While wrestling Barbi Hayden at a River City Wrestling event, fans chanted “Jay Lethal,” “ROH” and a lot worse at Hendrix, according to F4WOnline. She lashed back at the hecklers, although she usually portrays a heel.

Hendrix posted a photo from the show on Instagram and said she “had a great time.”

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• Braun Strowman with his girlfriend on Independence Day

Kayfabe Events has announced the ticketing information for their upcoming UK tour with the legendary WWE/WCW Superstar Razor Ramon/Scott Hall.

The nWo original will be in London on November 14th, Manchester on the 15th, Cardiff on the 16th and Brighton for the final date on the 17th. The final night in Brighton will be closed out with PROGRESS star Chuck Mambo hosting a ‘Beach Party’ event in the RIPTIDE promotion’s hometown of Brighton.

https://twitter.com/KayfabeEvents/status/1012605705302495232

Kayfabe Events has announced that WWE/WCW legend Razor Ramon/Scott Hall will be heading to the UK for a special run of speaking dates in November.

The nWo original will be in London on November 14th, Manchester on the 15th, Cardiff on the 16th and Brighton for the final date on the 17th. The final night in Brighton will be closed out with PROGRESS star Chuck Mambo hosting a ‘Beach Party’ event in the RIPTIDE promotion’s hometown of Brighton.

Full details including the confirmed venues for the tour are being announced Wednesday and tickets will be available to purchase at 9am on Friday 29th (GMT).

Kayfabe Events recently held a run of dates with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart that garnered mainstream media attention in the UK through Sky Sports and Hart did not hold back when discussing his time in the WWE, WCW and beyond…there’s definitely going to be some stories that the ‘Bad Guy’ has to tell.

Other confirmed events for Kayfabe Events include:

• An Evening with TK Cooper – Finchley Tavern July 4th
• The Undead Tea Party Tour with Su Yung – 27th and 28th July
• An Evening with Joseph Park and Abyss – September 1st in Worthing

Tickets information for these and other shows are available to view via the tweet below:

https://twitter.com/KayfabeEvents/status/1011294942910656514

Scott Hall invaded WCW Nitro on May 27th, 1996. His appearance kicked off one of the most significant angles in wrestling history.

Former WCW President, Eric Bischoff, commented on the famous angle during his “83 Weeks” podcast recently.

“It’s hard for me to create a timeline that occurred 20 years ago, especially with the angle of the nWo,” Bischoff said.  “When I knew Scott Hall was coming in, probably a couple of weeks before he was due to arrive, at least in my mind, from what I remember now, that is when the idea started to form in my head. I knew that I wanted to do this reality-based angle.”

“I wanted to do this storyline where the audience didn’t know whether or not the story was real or it was scripted. Scott and Kevin worked with WCW previously. Scott and Kevin both felt that WCW didn’t treat them well, and that they weren’t being treated as stars, etc. We have heard it all before. They went to WWF and became bigger stars, or big stars in WWF. Storyline-wise it became apparent to me that it was a perfect catalyst of these two guys that used to work here and got pissed off, they left, became big stars and then came back to exact revenge. That was the premise of the nWo storyline.”

transcription credit: Wrestling Inc.

Owen Hart Wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Owen Hart became the first foreign wrestler to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on this day 30 years ago. Hart defeated Hiroshi Hase on May 27th, 1988 for the belt.

Hart was just the 6th ever champion in the belts lineage. He defended it just once against Keiichi Yamada. Hart would hold the title just 28 days before dropping it to Shiro Koshinaka. The current champion is CHAOS’, Will Ospreay, who is currently competing in the 25th Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQU-fJB1N_g

WWE Hall of Famer and former Intercontinental Champion Scott Hall appears to be teasing a return to in ring action.

The WWF and WCW Superstar has been the General Manager for the Knight family owned World Association of Wrestling (WAW) promotion for a long time and helped to further establish the brand on the East coast of the United Kingdom, particularly in their home base of Norwich. The current rumored bout would feature WAW owner Ricky Knight taking on Hall. When a fan asked about the possibility of a Hall/Knight match the ‘Bad Guy’ responded with “Ricky Knight doesn’t wanna get in the ring with me. I’ll retire him.”

Whilst the prospect of a Scott Hall match in 2018 is highly unlikely it isn’t out of the question, he is good friends with the Knight family through their most famous daughter (WWE’s Paige) and this could be a huge opportunity for WAW to branch out to a wider audience.

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Former WCW President Eric Bischoff on the first episode of his new podcast 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, discussed a number of topics from his time in the WCW. During the podcast, Bischoff revealed which stars got paid more than WCW’s top stars Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.

“It was never a thing with me. We had a budget in place that had been approved the year before by Turner Broadcasting Finance Committee, so I knew the parameters that I had to work with. I knew that politically, from a locker room prospective, I knew that there was no way that I can bring these new guys in and make more money than Ric Flair,” Bischoff said. “Nor did I wanted to put them at the level, even if Ric Flair hadn’t been there, I didn’t want to pay them at Sting’s rate. Sting was the highest paid guy. We were all comfortable with that, the rest of the talent was comfortable with that, but I never used it as a barometer publicly. I knew that within my budget, and Sting being the highest paid guy, along with Ric Flair and a few below him, again, the questions that I did have with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, especially with Kevin because I talked with him more based on our previous relationship with him.”

Even though Nash and Hall were not the highest paid guys in the company, it worked for them because they didn’t have to work as much as they did in WWE. They had fewer dates and an easier schedule.

“Kevin made it clear to me, we put a maximum of 180 dates, WWE was at 250, we may be splitting hairs to a degree, but it wasn’t half the dates. It may have felt that way to Scott and Kevin, but we had a maximum of 180 dates, we never hit the maximum dates, it was around 125-130 dates a year, so it was definitely a lot less of a load than what they were used to,” Bischoff said. “Kevin was expecting his very first child at that time, and in WWE he would have been on the road, add the travel that they worked along with the front and back end of traveling back home and leaving again they were probably gone 300 days a year, so it was a much lighter load. Add the income from pay-per-views, house shows, and all the profit shares, they were probably making $500,000 or more, but they had to work hard to get it, but they both expressed to me, especially with Kevin, it was much of a lifestyle consideration as it was a financial one.”

You can check out the podcast here. Quotes by WrestlingInc.

– It’s been quite some time since Carmella won the first-ever Women’s Money In The Bank briefcase. Many fans have been wondering when “The Princess Of Staton Island” could be cashing in her Women’s Title opportunity. Brad Shepard of BodySlam.net is reporting that he has heard rumblings of Carmella cashing-in at WrestleMania 34 unsuccessfully.

Given that Charlotte Flair will likely take on Asuka at “The Show Of Shows,” and assuming the former NXT Women’s Champ’s streak continues on, it’s unlikely Carmella breaks the streak with her cash-in:

“Carmella, I’m told could very well cash in her Money in the Bank at WrestleMania and lose.”

“Well apparently from what I heard she’s okay with it. She’s down to do it. She basically knows Asuka is going to be champ and she doesn’t have a chance of winning the championship from her so it’s kinda like, ‘you might as well make the most of losing. Why not WrestleMania?'”

With Alexa Bliss likely defending her RAW Women’s Title against Nia Jax at WrestleMania, perhaps it’s possible Carmella could attempt to swap brands and cash-in on that match’s winner?

– WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall recently took to Twitter and issued a controversial statement about Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith. A fan said the following on Twitter:

“Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith were everyone a kid from the 90s wanted as a tag team.”

Hall responded by saying:

“You mean failed single wrestlers.”

Bulldog’s daughter, Georgia Smith, and wife, Diana Hart-Smith, furiously responded to Hall’s Tweet – which he has since deleted:

Fuck you @SCOTTHALLNWO, my Dad was not a failed man in ANY way. Don’t have the fondest memories of you as a child, & haven’t seen much recently that makes me think you’ve changed. 3 of your 5 best matches involved my family, & you didn’t win one of them. @GenuineLexLuger https://t.co/UxLzKS1DL8

— Georgia Joyce Smith (@georgiasmith87) March 8, 2018

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Scott Hall was Sean Waltman’s most recent guest on his 12360 podcast and made some surprising comments about possibly wrestling on the RAW 25th anniversary special next week.

Scott Hall on Wrestling on RAW 25

Hall mentioned to Waltman that someone from the WWE office texted him and told him to bring his ring gear to the show.

“I just got a text from the office that said, ‘Please bring your ring gear.’ I said, ‘Are you ribbing me? You’re going to tell me like three or four days in advance, ya know?’ Give me a little notice and for the right money, I’ll have abs showing. I said, ‘Now, how about I bring what I wear to appearances?’ I’ve got gimmick street clothes. But I think we’re going to have a rematch, so I’m just giving you a heads up. I think it’s about time I went over.”

Scott Hall and Waltman shared a famous RAW moment in 1993 when Waltman scored an unlikely upset win over Razor Ramon. Wrestling as the 123 Kid, Waltman was used as enhancement talent at the time and his victory over Ramon helped establish RAW as a show where anything could happen.

WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall recently appeared as a guest on The CCW Podcast for an in-depth interview. You can listen to the full discussion here:

Here are some of the highlights of what Hall said about:

NXT being WWE’s hottest show and 3-hours of RAW being too long:

“Well, he runs NXT completely, Triple H. And to me, it’s the hottest show out there and I think a big factor is because it’s one hour and SmackDown gets better ratings because it’s two hours. I mean, three hours of RAW is hard to watch and I love pro wrestling. When business is red-hot and stuff, that’s great, but you’re giving away a pay-per-view every week and coming up with three hours of good TV starts to get hard.

“Now the position that WWE is in is that because it’s a publicly traded company and it’s not a family business and they sell commercial time even if the show’s not that good, you’re still generating revenue off of those commercials, so they can’t. I think if it was up to Paul, he would go back to one-hour TV because it leaves you wanting more. But, I mean, things are what they are.”

Watching Triple H go from being The Kliq’s lackey to the guy who will eventually take over WWE:

“Don’t get me wrong, I respect Paul, I respect Triple H, and he’s done some things. He’s the right guy for the job. He doesn’t sleep. He’s just like Vince. He’s a cyborg. But when I first met him, he used to carry my bag. He was kind of nobody and I was kind of a big deal. And I used to mess with him, like, do you know how you can walk behind somebody and walk right in their footsteps? Like, he would come in to TV and I was just doing it to him and he’s turning around like, ‘whoa.’ So I said, ‘I guess you’ve heard all the rumors about all the gay stuff here, right?’ And he went, ‘yeah.’ I said, ‘it’s all true!’ And the coolest thing about having him around was he was skilled. And I’m looking at him going, ‘well, here’s this rich boy from the country club and Razor’s gimmick is from the streets.’ I’m thinking, ‘oh, and he can go? Man, I’d love to work with him.’

“Because he never drank or did a drug, still doesn’t, sometimes we’d pressure him to ‘drink it!’ and he would drink, like, one shot of Jack Daniels. But it was perfect for guys like me, and Shawn, and Kid, and Kev because we were drinking and taking prescription drugs only. I can prove it, doctor. But we’re partying and going hard and we’d just get in the van and go, ‘drive, monkey!’ And we’d sit in the back and drink beer and he was totally straight, didn’t do a drug.”

Wrestling fans who collect Funko Pop vinyl figures will have a few more Superstars to add to their collections this holiday season.

The company announced on Tuesday that Braun Strowman, The Rock, Razor Ramon and Alexa Bliss are the latest Superstars to get the Funko treatment. They’re due out in December.

The Razor Ramon and Rock dolls will be limited edition ‘chase’ offerings.

Check out these photos of the latest WWE Universe Funko Pop characters:

Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke to CBS Sports about DDP Yoga and a few wrestling topics. Below are some of the highlights:

Terry Funk wrestling again at 73 years old:

[Laughs] “I’m going to call Terry. You know, one of my biggest supporters is Gerry Briscoe. He’s 70-ish now. He’s a former world champion and wrestled since he was six years old and had a really beat-up body. The last time I saw him at WrestleMania, he looked like Tommy Lee Jones. He looked like a million bucks. He’s the biggest advocate, along with Mick Foley. And Chris Jericho, he’s 46 and bumping around like he’s 23. Now, as much I love Terry, no one bumped around anymore than he did, but he ain’t going to be bumping around like he’s 23. It’s just because he misses it so much. He could get away with it his whole life because he’s so believable. He’s one of the nicest guys on the planet and another Hall of Famer. If there’s a way to see it on the internet, and he’s going to get in there, I’m going to watch. I’m going to call him and tell him I’m going to send him my DVDs, because I know they can really help him.”

Scott Hall & Jake Roberts: 

“Scott still has bumps along the road. Even though he did really well with his transformation, but he never really wanted to stop drinking. He did, and he still will, but he doesn’t want to. Jake does. Probably since the movie (The Resurrection of Jake the Snake), he’s fallen once or twice. Technically he’s been sober for five years and without a bump for two or three years. Jake realizes that he doesn’t want to be that guy and Scott occasionally forgets that.

I feel that it’s part of finding yourself. I’ve seen Scott at that point, and a lot of people have seen friends and family there. They’ve seen the person so close, and they’ve been sober for so long, and then they fall. Well, sometimes there are some little twitches or something that sets them off. Or, like I said, they don’t want to quit drinking. I could never have helped either one of them at the time if they didn’t want to. All I know is that it enabled them to both wind up where they belong which is in the Hall of Fame.”

Ric Flair’s generosity and an epic story:

“I made sure Ric knew how thankful I was to him [at the WWE Hall of Fame]. Even though Ric and I have had adversity with each other over the years and said some things we probably both wish we could take back. We’re in a really good spot today, and I think the world of him. I wanted him to know that him putting me over for that world title, I know it put me one step closer to that Hall of Fame podium, and I will never forget it.

Ric and I, we had such a good time when we were up there. I ran into him a couple times at the Hall of Fame. On the last night before we were going, he asks what time my wife and I are leaving. He asks what time our flight was and I said 7:30.

Now, we’re both at the bar, and it’s 12:30 and I’m getting ready to go crash. He said, “Woo! Who made that reservation?” I said it wasn’t me. He goes, “Forget that. I’ve got a Learjet. You’re coming with me. You and [your wife] Brenda.” I said, “Ric, I’ve got so many bags” and he said, “FedEx them home. You’re not taking that flight!”

So, Mr. Limousine Riding, Jet Flying us home in his Learjet. Then when he found out it was the day before my birthday, he took us both out to his favorite restaurant. We both live in the Atlanta area. He fed us and then sent us home in a limousine. It was the perfect punctuation to an unbelievable career and Hall of Fame weekend. It was amazing.”

You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.

The WWE has posted a new video of 2017 Hall of Famers Teddy Long, Beth Phoenix, Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Diamond Dallas Page and Kurt Angle receiving their rings from Triple H and Vince McMahon. Rick Rude’s family also received a Hall of Fame ring.

The WWE also uploaded a new 360 interview with Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle. Bryan and Angle debated what would happen if a dream match were to take place between the two.

Bayley posted a photo of her and Scott Hall earlier today. Bayley was wearing a classic Razor Ramon jacket.

So excited to meet everyone at the Orlando Eye today! But first….#Wrestlemania pic.twitter.com/497hpiol5G

— Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) March 31, 2017

UK based Independent promotion World Association of Wrestling (WAW) have announced that Jack Swagger will be performing for the company at their March 11th TV tapings in Norwich, England.

WAW is owned by Ricky Knight, father of WWE Superstar Paige. The Knight family have a close relationship with some big names in the industry, most notably Scott Hall & of course Alberto Del Rio/El Patron. There are currently no further bookings for Swagger in the UK and his opponent for March 11th is yet to be named, however for his first stint on the UK scene since his WWE departure it is likely that he will make some more appearances over the weekend.

BREAKING NEWS: @RealJackSwagger is coming to #WAWTV6 at @EPICNorwich next weekend!

— World Association of Wrestling (@WAW_UK) March 2, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4PutpbKVvM

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall recently spoke with Total Wrestling Magazine. Hall shared his thoughts about wanting to manage his son Cody in WWE, the success of NXT and much more.

Regarding which stars from NXT stand out to him, Hall said, “I think it’s great you have guys like Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura in WWE. I was reaching out to Finn before when he was still in New Japan, I was in contact with him. I really am happy for him and all his success and I hope he has a speedy recovery. He’s over like a rock star. Nakamura is another guy who didn’t have to change at all, he’s doing exactly what he did in New Japan, which was over like crazy. Now, he’s in NXT and killing it.”

Hall added that its important for WWE to keep big name talent in NXT to keep that brand thriving. “You can’t keep flooding the main roster with these guys,” he said. “I think it’s a great time to be a young pro wrestler.”

As for his own future in pro wrestling, Hall sees a unique opportunity for himself. His goal is to eventually wind up in NXT as the manager of his son, Cody Hall.

“The best thing for me though is to keep going places and to keep being charming and having my sh– together, because when I’m clear headed my phone rings. What I want to do is bring back managing in the wrestling business. Remember all the cool managers? My son Cody’s bigger than me, so I can get away with it in WWE, Vince doesn’t like the managers to be too big. But with Cody he’s bigger so I can get away with it. It would be my goal, I encourage it. They had Ric going out to the ring with Charlotte so there’s still that thread of hope that I can do the same with Cody.”

The November 2016 issue of Total Wrestling Magazine is now available.

What happened to Scott Hall?

The WWE Hall of Famer was advertised to appear for DREAMWAVE Wrestling on Saturday in La Salle, Illinois, but was a no-show. Following this, DREAMWAVE Wrestling CEO Jay Repsel sent out a tweet asking for someone to check on Hall’s whereabouts. According to Repsel, Hall is not returning his calls or texts after failing to board a flight to the event.

https://twitter.com/jayrep/status/795324309006938112

Hall was advertised to appear alongside Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman at the event. Ultimately, only HBK and Nash appeared as Waltman also wasn’t able to make it for undisclosed reasons. Waltman, however, sent out an apology on Twitter and has agreed to appear at a show in December.

https://twitter.com/TheRealXPac/status/795095514991558656

Hall last tweeted on Thursday, where he asked fans to buy WWE’s DVD on him.

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Scott Hall recently spoke to Sports Illustrated about allegations that Seth Rollins is unsafe in the ring — something that fellow WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart publicly criticized Rollins for. Hall disagrees with Hart, and explained to Sports Illustrated why he doesn’t label Rollins a dangerous performer.

“Certainly Seth was never intending to hurt anybody, and you’ve got to remember that Sting hadn’t wrestled much in the past five years and he was in his fifties,” Hall said, referencing Sting’s career-ending match against Rollins.

“It’s really becoming en vogue for a lot of these new guys to do moves on the apron,” Hall said of Rollins’ wrestling style. “That’s becoming really trendy, and that’s where the ring is really hard. Powerbombing someone on the apron or into the turnbuckle, those are not moves Sting and I grew up with. He wasn’t really conditioned to take it, he hadn’t practiced it, and I think he whiplashed his 56-year-old neck. It’s a shame to see a guy of that caliber go out with an injury, but he had a great run. But no, Seth is not reckless.”

Hall felt that the injury Finn Balor suffered in a match against Rollins was particularly devastating to Balor because of the timing. Balor had just joined the main roster and was immediately being put into main event storylines.

“I’m such a fan of [Finn Balor],” he said. “I was so sorry to see him get hurt right at the zenith of his push.”

Hall also mentioned Kevin Owens and Shinsuke Nakamura when asked who else he’s a fan of in WWE. You can read his entire interview at SI.com.

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Scott Hall says that fellow Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will return to WWE again. WWE removed Hogan’s name from almost everything they could last July after transcripts with racial slurs from his sex tape leaked online. Recently the company started using a clip of Hogan’s voice in a WWE Network commercial, which lead some fans to speculate that the company is opening up to working with him again.

Hall firmly believes that Hogan will once again work for the McMahon empire. When asked, he definitively answered, “Yes, Hulk will be back.” The former Intercontinental Champion says that if WWE’s door isn’t open for Hulk again yet, it should be soon.

“After a thirty-three year relationship with the WWE, he had a bad day—and that bad day was nearly ten years ago,” Hall explained. “That sex tape happened during a brutal time in his life. He was going through a divorce, his son Nick was in a car crash, paralyzed his buddy, and was facing jail time. His daughter was starting her hip-hop career, and Hulk was backing that, paying money out of his own pocket for that. The whole world was coming down on him, and he slipped up. He said the wrong thing. I’ve been around Hulk a lot and never seen that side of him. I’ve only seen a kind, generous guy.”

Hall also touched on some of his experiences with Hogan in the now-defunct WCW. He shared a story about Hogan’s long-rumored “creative control” coming into play in his career. In late ’97, Hall won a 60-man battle royal, which should have earned him a WCW World Title shot in the main event at SuperBrawl.

“I won at World War 3, and I was supposed to get the title shot at SuperBrawl,” explained Hall. “That was traditionally a big draw for WCW, and I was supposed to be the main event there vs. Sting. But Hulk c***blocked that and he took the main event spot and I never got the title match. That’s WCW in a nutshell.”

You can read Hall’s entire interview at SI.com.

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall is back on track after a recent alcohol relapse and run-in with the law landed him back in the headlines. Hall, a recovering alcoholic, had an incident over the weekend at a bar in Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Police were called to the scene, but no arrest was made.

Scott Hall commented on the situation on Wednesday morning, thanking everybody for their support during this rough time. The Bad Guy says he’s back on track and doing well, which is great to hear.

https://twitter.com/SCOTTHALLNWO/status/773485003850252290

Addiction is a terrible disease and relapses on the road to sobriety are more common than not. Hopefully with renewed commitment and the right support system around him, Scott Hall will continue on his road to healthy living.

As Scott Hall said during his WWE Hall of Fame induction speech, “Bad guys don’t last, but Bad Guys do.”

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall was kicked out of a bar in the Atlanta airport over the weekend for allegedly cursing at a female bartender.

According to TMZ, Hall was drinking beers and tequila shots at a T.G.I. Friday’s on Saturday afternoon when he got into an altercation with the bartender. Hall allegedly hit on her and called her a bitch. The woman’s father happened to be at the bar and and called over the manager, who asked Hall to leave. When he refused, they called the cops.

Cops responded to the intoxicated person call and recognized Hall when they arrived. The situation was diffused and Hall was not arrested. Here’s video of what went down:

Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has a new show on AfterBuzz TV called X-Pac 1,2,360. The first episode features an interview with his long time friend, WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall. The guys talked about a number of topics, including Hulk Hogan, Cody Rhodes, Ryback and more. Here are some highlights:

The Miz and Daniel Bryan got a ton of attention last week for their heated exchange on Talking Smack. One of the more surprising moments of that segment came when Daniel Bryan spoke about the WWE style of wrestling being “soft” compared to Japan and other regions. X-Pac reacted, “Bryan mentioned something about the soft WWE style, before it changed. I never worked that style. I take exception to that part, because my body, my X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, will tell a different story than a supposed soft style that we were working.”

Bill Goldberg has been in the news in recent weeks, with TMZ reporting “the wheels are in motion” for a WWE return. X-Pac likes the idea of Goldberg back in WWE and thinks CM Punk will also return one day. “The only thing I can say is, why not? It’s win/win for both sides. Who cares about the past, you know? Nobody in wrestling should ever say the word never, because everybody ends up eating that particular word and Goldberg’s not going to be any different. Neither is CM Punk eventually.”

Finally, Scott Hall spoke about the infamous “Curtain Call” at Madison Square Garden back in 1996, with Scott Hall saying, “Vince knew it was going to happen. I was talking to Vince when Shawn came in and said, hey blah blah blah and he went, is it important to you, and he said yes. And he said, OK make it happen. He said, I want Razor to come out, and I’m sitting right there.”

Check out the first episode of X-Pac 1,2,360 with co-host Christy Olson.

WWE has released the above trailer for their upcoming DVD set Living on a Razor’s Edge – The Scott Hall Story. The 3-disc set will be released on July 5th in the U.S. and July 4th in the U.K., with an extended preview hitting the WWE Network this week.

The documentary portion of the set will deal with Hall’s rise to fame, his personal demons, and now training his son to carry on his legacy in the wrestling business.

Here is the entire content listing for the set:

Disc 1

MAIN FEATURE (DOCUMENTARY):

A Life-Changing Event

Back in Orlando

A Storybook Life

Moving to Florida

Second-Degree

Getting His Start

AWA Experience

It Ain’t New York City

Razor Is Born

Another Level

Humble Superstar

A New Situation

Making Things Bigger

Falling Apart

A Dark Place

Fighting On A Daily Basis

Just What I Needed

One Place To Go

Bad Times Don’t Last

Back in the Family

Disc 2

DEBUT VIGNETTES:

From The Gutter

El Jefe

Chicas Are For Fun

Taking What You Want

Cleaning The Table

Beach Bully

Making A Wish

Forget The Past

Razor Ramon Outtakes

STORIES:

Just As Big As The Wrestlers

The Oz Mask

Scott Ramon

Let Them Be Kids

Don’t Ever Leapfrog Again

Weekend in ECW

Wake Up Call

WrestleMania 31

MATCHES:

American Starship vs. Inferno #1 and Inferno #2

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling • December 25, 1984

Scott Hall vs. Michael ‘P.S.’ Hayes

AWA Championship Wrestling • November 19, 1985

$100,000 Battle Royal

AWA Championship Wrestling • November 28, 1985

“In This Corner” with Scott Hall

AWA Championship Wrestling • December 20, 1985

AWA Tag Team Championship Match

Scott Hall & Curt Hennig vs. The Long Riders

AWA WrestleRock • April 20, 1986

The Diamond Studd vs. Tommy Rich

WCW Clash of the Champions XV • June 14, 1991

The Diamond Exchange vs. Brian Lee & Chris Sullivan

World Championship Wrestling • December 7, 1991

Razor Ramon vs. Paul Van Dale

Superstars • August 8, 1992

WWE Championship Match

Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Razor Ramon

Royal Rumble • January 24, 1993

Razor Ramon vs. The Kid

RAW • May 17, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match

Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon

Saginaw, MI • September 1, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match

Razor Ramon vs. Rick “The Model” Martel

RAW • October 11, 1993

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship

Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels

WrestleMania X • March 20, 1994

Disc 3

Intercontinental Championship Match

Razor Ramon (w/ Walter Payton) vs. Diesel (w/ Shawn Michaels)

SummerSlam • August 29, 1994

Intercontinental Championship Match

Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett

Royal Rumble • January 22, 1995

Intercontinental Championship Match

Razor Ramon vs. Goldust

Royal Rumble • January 21, 1996

The Outsiders vs. Sting & Lex Luger

WCW Hog Wild • August 10, 1996

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match

The Outsiders vs. Harlem Heat

WCW Halloween Havoc • October 27, 1996

Scott Hall vs. Scott Steiner

WCW Monday Nitro • October 20, 1997

Scott Hall vs. Chris Jericho

WCW Monday Nitro • November 3, 1997

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match

Scott Hall vs. Sting

WCW Uncensored • March 15, 1998

The Outsiders vs. Goldberg & Sid Vicious

WCW Monday Nitro • November 22, 1999

Scott Hall vs. The Rock

SmackDown! • March 7, 2002

Scott Hall vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

WrestleMania X-8 • March 17, 2002

Blu-Ray Exclusives

The Diamond Studd & Oz vs. Z-Man & Big Josh

WCW Power Hour • September 28, 1991

Razor Ramon vs. Jim Powers

Cincinnati, OH • May 18, 1992

Razor Ramon vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase

SummerSlam • August 30, 1993

2-on-1 Handicap Match

Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie

In Your House • May 14, 1995

Ladder Match

Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

WCW Monday Nitro • January 25, 1999

Razor Ramon Hall of Fame Induction

Hall of Fame • April 5, 2014

Scott Hall says that Vince McMahon was so mad at him during the Monday Night Wars that he stopped sending him royalty checks, even though Kevin Nash and other defectors still got theirs. In an interview with The Whig, Hall talks about leaving the WWE for WCW back in the mid-nineties, and says he’s “so happy” to be back with WWE and receiving royalty checks again.

“I got blamed for taking Kev (Kevin Nash) with me,” Hall said of leaving the McMahon empire for WCW. “I didn’t get a royalty check for 15 years, Kev [Nash] still got his… Vince took it personally when I left, to the point where I didn’t get royalties. As soon as I made the decision [to leave], I was dirty on a piss test that was six weeks old. I mean Vince came after me with everything. It was really brutal man.”

Hall explained that at the time Vince McMahon only guaranteed him 10 days of work for the year, and the contract didn’t allow him to work elsewhere during that time.

“Initially, the contracts that the WWE offered was 10 days, 10 matches you were guaranteed in one year,” Hall explained. “10 matches at $150 a match, which means you’re guaranteed $1,500, but you give up everything — you can’t wrestle, or promote, or do an interview or an appearance or anything for anybody but Vince. But he’s only guaranteeing you $1,500. I just didn’t want that contract to roll over, I wanted to talk, but he was furious.”

The Bad Guy revealed that he would have preferred to say with McMahon, but he’s glad the move helped move WWE in a better direction as far as paying talent goes.

“I would have stayed with Vince for less money than I took from (Ted) Turner. I just wanted it guaranteed and Vince just wouldn’t budge on that,” Hall recalled. “Now, guess what? Everybody, the NXT guys, everybody gets guaranteed money. You’re welcome fellas, you’re welcome.”

You can read the entire in-depth interview here.

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Scott Hall says his current goal is to land a job with WWE’s NXT brand. In an interview with The Whig where they covered his career and personal life, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke on what’s next for him.

“I’ve always enjoyed working with the young guys and I think that’s where I’ll be most gifted and be of the most value,” Hall said of helping the NXT roster. Hall doesn’t specify a job title he’s shooting for, but it sounds like he would want an agent or producer position.

The founding n.W.o. member isn’t asking WWE for a job yet, as he feels he needs to continue to repair his reputation first. Hall says people need to see that he can travel and still “keep [his] shit together.”

“But I figure the best thing for me to do is just to continue to keep my shit together and go places and let people see me with my shit together. When my head is clear, my phone rings and opportunities are presented to me all the time. So I’m just keeping my shit together and letting people know it. I’ll wait and see what comes from there. I’m not going to flat out ask for a job at this point. I’m kind of hoping it gets offered to me down the road. But I figure the best thing I can do is put myself in a good situation by keeping it together.”

Hall also briefly talked about WWE’s upcoming DVD about him, and says it feels real good to be back in the company’s good graces. “It’s way better to be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in,” he said.

You can read his full interview here.

– In Nielsen’s nightly Twitter TV ratings for series & specials, Monday’s post-Extreme Rules Raw episode had 153,000 tweets with 32,000 unique authors. The show ranked #2 for the night, behind The Bachelorette.

– Here’s video of Heath Slater, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas after Slater was smashed with a birthday cake on Raw by The New Day. It looks like an upset Slater is going to film some kind of movie.

– Scott Hall is featured in this new teaser for his “Living on a Razor’s Edge” WWE DVD and Bluray that hits stores in July: