10 Things You Didn't Know About Scott Hall

Having unsuccessfully had non-televised tryout matches for the company in 1987 and 1990, Scott Hall finally signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 1992.

Of course, Hall would become Razor Ramon and soon cement himself a spot as one of the top stars of the day. But if it weren't for Scott himself, his WWF character could have been a hell of a lot different.

Originally, Vince McMahon wanted Scott to come into the WWF as a G.I. Joe-inspired character. Picking up on the fact that Hall's father served in the military, Vince saw this as the perfect background to utilise for his new signing. Thankfully, the performer had a suitable counter-offer to McMahon's pitch.

Envisioning a character similar to his Diamond Studd persona, Hall rejected the G.I. Joe concept and instead offered up Brian De Palma's Scarface as a point of reference. Spouting the dialogue of Al Pacino's Tony Montana, Scott immediately won over his new boss - largely because Vince McMahon had never seen Scarface and thus thought the Montana quotes were all original material from Hall.

From there, Razor was decided on as the working name for this gimmick, and it was Tito Santana who put the cherry on this particular sundae. When asked by Hall for suggestions on an authentic Latino last name, Santana suggested Ramon. And with that, Scott Hall became Razor Ramon, and the WWF soon had a new top heel in its ranks as Hall was quickly paired up against Randy Savage.