10 Backstage Stories We Learned From Jim Cornette

2. It Was Cornette's Job To Teach Fake Razor And Fake Diesel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypDMM6qbuUg

It's one of the most infamous storylines that WWE ever devised. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash had been lured away to WCW by the promise of more money, and Vince was in a bind — two of his most bankable stars were now working for the enemy. What to do?

Here was Vince's solution — recast both characters with new wrestlers. This led to a brief, embarrassing time period when there was a "Fake Diesel" and "Fake Razor." The angle was dropped after fans rejected it outright.

In this clip, Cornette recounts studying tapes of Razor and Diesel, so that he could teach the new wrestlers how portray the characters. He notes, somewhat bemusedly, that Diesel had very few moves to teach.

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