Scott Hall may now be a WWE Hall Of Fame inductee, but it wasn't always the most smooth ride for the former WWE Intercontinental Champion. Striking literal gold with his arrival as Razor Ramon, a Hispanic heel, in 1992, Hall took the company by storm, quickly rising up the card and facing Bret Hart for the WWF Title at 1993's Royal Rumble. Before the trademark gimmick and talk of 'Machismo' came to the fore, Hall was lost in the shuffle of the WCW midcard scene, plying his trade as The Diamond Stud. Flanked by his manager, Diamond Dallas Page, Hall certainly had the look of a star, but unfortunately came along at a time when WCW seemingly didn't know what they had on their hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tivYZAG9Jdk Of course, Scott Hall would crash land back on WCW TV in 1996, helping form the New World Order. The rest, as they is history, but with this initial gimmick, it was Hall himself who nearly became history.
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