10 Moments Legendary WWE Careers Almost Died
7. Scott Hall's Run In With The Law
Revealed in rather heartbreaking fashion by Scott Hall during a desperately bleak 2011 ESPN documentary on his chemically unravelled life at the time, the 'Bad Guy' detailed a story that occurred before he'd even achieved any level of success in an industry he'd later come to dominate.
Recounting a 1983 altercation outside an Orlando nightclub, Hall noted how he'd shot another man in self defence after a violent scuffle over a girlfriend. He dodged lengthy prison time despite being charged with second degree murder after the court ruled for dismissal based on a lack of evidence. He noted that his life sentence was delivered in other oppressive ways.
Though a legal reprieve freed up Hall to prosper in pro wrestling, it was understandably an incident he'd never truly shake. Friend and confidant Kevin Nash has noted that Hall's lengthy substance abuse issues have perhaps stemmed from post-traumatic stress related to the skirmish. For almost as long as he was a star performer, he was enslaved by near-fatal addictions that were only recently conquered thanks to the tireless efforts of Diamond Dallas Page.