In episode 169 of the Art of Wrestling Podcast, Colt Cabana interviews legendary 90's wrestler Scott Hall. Hall was known as Razor Ramon in the WWF where he gained some notoriety and built quite the following. After some contract disputes with Vince McMahon, he jumped to WCW as Scott Hall and started one of the most important factions of all wrestling history the NWO. Wrestling was as popular as ever when Scott Hall and the NWO were on top.
In this podcast, Hall discusses his beginning as a wrestler, and why is was so important for him to make it to the top of his game. He also discusses the decision to jump to WCW and some background information about what it was like to work for Vince McMahon at that time. Its been documented that Hall has had trouble with substance abuse later in his career. He has all but conquered those demons and is currently managing his son Cody Hall in the wrestling business. He goes into depth about his family growing up and how it lead to some of his problems as an adult. It was good to hear Scott Hall sober and coherent. I'm glad he's on a road to recovery and I am happy to hear his passion of the wrestling business. I wish this could have gone longer than an hour, because there are so many other stories I wanted to hear. I know that Stone Cold Steve Austin interviewed him on his podcast so I can check that one out.
There is some bonus material on this podcast that made the entire listening experience superior. Colt talks with Cody Hall for a few minutes before the interview with Scott and shares about his current relationship with his father. Another bonus is a skit where "Shawn Michaels" leaves a voicemail for Colt Cabana talking about the show which is absolutely hilarious. Not sure if non-wrestling fans will get it, but I truly loved it.
I give AOW 169 w Scott Hall 4 out of 5 Burning Lariats.
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