10 Observations From WWE's New Scott Hall DVD

Once on top of the mountain and flying high as the WWF's Razor Ramon, Scott Hall's personal life was as low as it could be. Eerily, this contrast between professional success and personal strife often happened at the exact same time, sending Hall into a spiralling mess of drugs and alcohol that nearly ended his life.

Hall's story is one of redemption, but also of honesty and showing that having people around who really care can save everything. There's little doubt, had WWE not been so patient, Diamond Dallas Page not been so perseverant, and Hall himself not been willing to instigate change, this DVD set would not have been released.

For years, the man was a surefire candidate to be reported dead. His life a mess and his career seemingly tarnished, Hall has fought back. That tale is told with sparkling form by the consistently awesome WWE production team in Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story.

As good as the main documentary and bevy of extras prove to be, it's not all sunshine and hazy nostalgia. Let's analyse the set in-depth...

Living On A Razor's Edge opens with Scott Hall standing in the parking lot of a nightclub that haunts his thoughts to this day. In 1983, Hall was charged with second-degree murder upon shooting an aggressor who had been dating the same girl as him. After having a gun pulled on him, Scott fought back, but it was never his intention to kill.

This is quite the surprising way to open such a documentary. Given the more positive aspects of Hall's life over the past 3-5 years, it's poignant that WWE chose to open with the man's most negative moment. There's a reason for it though, that was the root of most of Hall's personal problems.

Tortured by what had happened, Scott still breaks down near the end of the DVD when visiting the scene of the crime. It's a shock tactic that undoubtedly works, but it's not misplaced. It's clear that this had a huge impact on Scott Hall, and therefore deserves a place in his life story.