WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Hall was recently a guest on Sean “X-Pac” Waltman’s podcast, “X-Pac 12360,” to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Hall discussed his experience at this week’s RAW Reunion, his favorite part of the show, and recently working with the big guys at the WWE Performance Center as a guest trainer.
Here are the highlights:
His favorite part of the RAW Reunion:
My favorite part of the whole experience was sitting in what they call the legends lounge. And just hearing the guys talk and laugh. I feel that the wrestling business today is so politically correct that even when the performers talk to each other they’re real guarded with what they say and stuff like that.
But in the Legend’s Lounge, a bunch of old-timers like us, that came up in a different era; when you could talk to a guy using colorful language, it didn’t mean you didn’t like them it’s just how guys communicated. It’s really fun to hear…
Being around Ric Flair these days, it’s always enjoyable but these last few days; I am not putting words in his mouth but just my take on it- since he had that major health scare, he looks at life differently now. It’s not like he didn’t enjoy life before but he is completely cool with the point that it might end tomorrow so ‘I am going to enjoy every moment of every day.’ And when you’re around somebody like that it’s kinda fun.
Working with the big guys at the WWE PC:
It was great, I was in Orlando for about 8 or 9 days, cause I went in early. I spoke to Triple H in the past about who’s training the big guys. So we had a mini big guy summit, I got to watch films with the bigger guys, have one-on-ones with some of them, get in the ring and talk about their different move sets and what they got and stuff.
And I saw this new kid they have down there, Jordan {Omogbehin}, big kid about 7’4’ about 440 {lbs}, just a monster, and I was there for his debut match. I got to produce it. And it’s just that connection, you know how it is when you connect with a guy and when he doesn’t know anything and you teach him something.
And then you have a relationship with that person for the rest of your career. Even if you never have lunch together, you never travel together but you can point across the locker room and go ‘I’ll work with them.’ I mean, we all realized years ago, it’s not show friends, it’s show business, we all don’t have to get along but we can do business together.
