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Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 282 pounds
Favorite Quote: Hey yo!
Finishing move: The Razor's Edge Career Highlights: Intercontinental Champion (4); WCW U.S. Champion (2); WCW Tag Team Champion (5); WCW Television Champion Nobody knows more about injecting poison into a sports-entertainment company than Scott Hall. Hall became a breakout star in the World Wrestling Federation in the early 1990s, competing as Razor Ramon. He even won the Intercontinental Championship on four occasions. But, behind the scenes, Hall and his buddies -- including Kevin Nash -- were making life miserable. The morale in the Federation locker room was at an all-time low. In 1996, fans got to see what Federation Superstars and staff already knew: that Hall and his friends did what they wanted, when they wanted. Hall was the charter member of the New World Order. During an episode of WCW Monday Nitro on Memorial Day 1996, Hall sauntered through the crowd and interrupted the live show, saying that he and his buddies were declaring war on WCW. It was one of the most shocking moments in sports-entertainment history, as were the appearances of Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan as his teammates. The trio was soon running roughshod through WCW, attacking the organization from within, and ultimately leading to the group's downfall. Hall has once again returned, and this time he wants to bring the company to the ground. |
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Height: 6' 11" Weight: 325 pounds Finishing move: Jackknife Powerbomb Career Highlights: Federation Champion; Intercontinental Champion; Federation Tag Team Champion; WCW Champion (5); WCW Tag Team Champion (7) Kevin Nash is 6' 11" and 325 pounds, and when he sets his mind to something, he usually accomplishes it. As World Wrestling Federation Superstar Diesel, Nash set his sights on the Federation Champion. Not only did he win it, in November 1994, but he held it for a full year --the longest title reign in the past decade. Nash left the Federation in 1996 for WCW. He joined the nWo with Scott Hall, and teamed with Hall to form the Outsiders. They wanted WCW's Tag Team Titles, and they got them. Later, he wanted the WCW Championship. Not only did he win it, but he did so at Starrcade -- WCW's flagship Pay-Per-View -- and defeated Goldberg, ending the former NFL player's much-glorified undefeated streak. Now Nash is back. His goal this time? To put the company out of business, much the way he did in WCW. Can anybody stop him? |
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Height: 6-7 Weight: 275 Favorite Quote: What'cha gonna do? Finishing move: Running Leg Drop Career Highlights: World Wrestling Federation Champion (5) In the 1980s, Hulk Hogan, the performer, and Mr. McMahon, the promoter, revolutionized professional wrestling, taking it from dark, smoke-filled arenas to the mainstream. When Mr. McMahon created WrestleMania in 1985, the main attraction was Hogan. Two years later, Mr. McMahon wanted WrestleMania to be "bigger, badder and better" than ever. WrestleMania III, then, was held in front of 93,172 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome. The main attraction? Hogan. By the time Hogan left the Federation in the early 1990s and jumped to WCW, he was such a big star that WCW became legitimate competition for the Federation. In 1996, he joined two other former Federation Superstars -- Scott Hall and Kevin Nash -- to form the nWo, and WCW's ratings even surpassed the Federation's! But boosting ratings was merely an externality to Hogan and his nWo cohorts. They were only out for themselves. It didn't take long for WCW competitors to realize that, and eventually fans did as well. They were both driven away in droves as the weeks and months went by. In 2001, WCW went out of business. Mr. McMahon brought Hogan back with the intention to destroy the Federation. But once the Hulkster rekindled his relationship with the fans, he decided he wanted no part of McMahon or the nWo's evil ways. Now, Hogan has once again become one of the most popular athletes on the planet. And whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you? |
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