Scott Hall - Professional Wrestling Career - World Championship Wrestling Return - NWo Hollywood (1998)

NWo Hollywood (1998)

At Slamboree, Hall returned to team with Kevin Nash, for a tag title defense against Sting and The Giant. In a swerve, Hall turned on Nash, costing them the title, and switched sides to align himself with Hulk Hogan and his splinter faction, nWo Hollywood.

On the July 6 episode of Nitro, Hall was handpicked by Hogan to wrestle United States Champion Bill Goldberg. Hall lost the match, giving Goldberg a shot at Hogan's World Heavyweight Championship later that night (which Golberg won). Hogan publicly blamed Hall for the loss, and Hall was treated as a "weak link" by the rest of the nWo, especially Scott Steiner.

On July 13, Hogan challenged Hall to a match on Nitro'. Kevin Nash (leader of the nWo "Wolfpac" faction) interfered in the match. As he was apparently about to Jacknife Powerbomb Hogan and regain Hall as his friend, Hall viciously attacked him, proving his allegiance to Hogan and nWo Hollywood. In the following weeks, Hall mocked Nash, calling himself "Medium Sexy (later "Super Sexy"), the Nash Killer."

On the July 20 episode of Nitro, Hall (with The Giant) won the WCW World Tag Team Championship for a fourth time, defeating Sting and Nash after outside interference from Bret Hart (who was feuding with Sting at the time). This reign ended at Halloween Havoc, when Rick Steiner defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner (who replaced Hall) to win the title, even after Rick's partner Buff Bagwell had turned on him.

Scott Hall (in character) began to appear drunk and disorderly, and bring alcohol to the ring. He vomited on Eric Bischoff, and in another vignette, Kevin Nash and fellow Wolfpac members Konnan and Lex Luger followed Hall to a local bar, where Hall and Nash had a physical confrontation.

Hall and Nash faced each other on October 25 at Halloween Havoc. After hitting Hall with two Jackknife Powerbombs, Nash left the ring and lost the match by countout, in what was described by the commentators as an act of mercy.

Hall was ejected from nWo Hollywood in late 1998, after Scott Steiner took control of the group in Hogan's absence. He then referred to himself as "The Lone Wolf". On November 30, 1998, Hall needed a tag partner to face Steiner and Horace Hogan. Initially, Hall said he would do it alone, but Kevin Nash came to the entrance and offered his help. The team (no longer billed as The Outsiders) won the match.

At Starrcade, Hall, disguised as a security guard, used a stun gun on WCW Champion Goldberg during his title defense against Kevin Nash. Not having seen the interference, Nash powerbombed and covered Goldberg to become the WCW Champion, and break Goldberg's 173 match winning streak.