10 Second Generation Wrestlers That Should Have Known Better

10. Cody Hall

The renaissance of Scott Hall thanks to the careful counsel and support from Diamond Dallas Page remains one of the best wrestling feel-good tales this decade. Despite 'The Bad Guy' himself admitting to occasional stumbles within his recovery, the erudite and lucid man that went into the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame is a far cry from the version almost every fan had pegged certain to die for over a decade.

Whilst the fatal shooting that accidentally occurred early in his life remains his other buried sickness, he medicated that with a lifetime of rampant drug and alcohol abuse thanks to over-indulgence in the hedonistic backstage world of professional wrestling.

Looking decades beyond his 58 years even after recovering from his personal rock bottom, Hall is a living embodiment of the industry's ugliest side.

Life on the road and at the bottom of a shot glass also resulted in a strained relationship with his only son. Now 25, Cody has tearfully reminisced about having to see his father portraying a drunk (during WCW's distasteful 'AlcaHall' persona) and recognising the real version from his rare visits home. Despite an unthinkably challenging upbringing and the entirety of his teenage years awaiting devastating news of his father's passing, Cody has followed in his father's footsteps into the wrestling industry.

He has thus far carved out a choice career in Japan, where his natural size and familial charisma has served him well. The only hope is that other potentially genetic conditions do not follow him.