In an attempt to get a troubled friend to move in with them in Atlanta to begin an extensive recovery program, the following video shows DDP and Jake Roberts call Scott Hall. In the clip, you can hear Hall say “I’m dying, I’m dying man”. He also talks about drinking Vodka for breakfast.
DDP says Sean Waltman texted him asking him to reach out to Scott.
In the end of the video, Scott Hall says he feels a “spiritual awakening” and that he’ll be in Atlanta by this weekend. Keep in mind, this isn’t the first time Dallas reached out to Scott with the same efforts. However, as mentioned in this video, Hall didn’t follow through and make the trip.
Ray’s Opinion
We Can’t Help Everyone, But Everyone Can Help Someone
Ronald Reegan once said that and, it is so true. DDP along with Jake the Snake proved that today. The video is remarkable and it gives us hope that the world is not just filled with evil. Aside from being a wrestling fan, if there is anybody in your life that you love and needs reaching out to, help them. A little bit of good advice and encouragement can go a long way. Let’s hope Scott Hall can turn his life around, we’re all pulling for you because you are the true ‘bad guy”!
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That ESPN E:60 documentary on Scott Hall was one of the best wrestling documentaries I have ever seen.
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Yes it really was. I wonder if they did many wrestler documentaries. Hall’s is the only one I saw.
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Hall’s is the only one I can think of.
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They did do a documentary on WWE a few years ago. Stephanie McMahon was the main person interviewed.
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Sad as well.
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The thing is I get what personal responsibility is, but life is too complex for a bunch of simple answers. We are our own individuals, but we don’t live in a vacuum. Sometimes, we need others to get over that “hump”. When my mother and I lost our jobs last year, my cousin set up a website for friends, family, and strangers to donate money. If not for that, we couldn’t have afforded certain meds for the rest of the year and we would likely be dead. Being able to take care of yourself is super important, but we can do greater things together.
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Yep, agreed 100%! Glad everything worked out okay for you!
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Thanks. It has so far. My job ends in a couple months and my mom can’t even get look due to her age. It’ll be even more dire in a few months. Glad to brighten your day.
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As someone who’s been there, that’s tough to watch. Seriously, that wakes up alot of memories for me that I don’t like to remember. Addiction is a bitch, and there’s no bigger blessing God can bestow upon an addict than a chance like this. I hope this makes him turn a corner and get himself straight.
But here’s the thing. If you’re gonna go out on the line, and do something like this for someone, do it for the right reasons. I don’t like the fact that something this personal, this emotional, is being done only to help Scott Hall. I don’t watch any of those A&E intervention shows, and I didn’t watch the E:60 special, because I feel like they are using people’s demons to entertain and draw ratings. I’ll tell you in the interest of full disclosure that I was on the bad end of one of these interventions. July 11th, 2007, 11:30 pm. Burned in my head with a cattle prod. It took everything I had not to wipe out the entire room when faced with shame and guilt on that level, and if I even thought someone was recording the experience, I would have kicked everyone’s ass and went on a bender, that’s God’s honest truth.
It pained me to sit through one of Scott Hall’s lowest moments via YouTube, with dramatic piano music and “To Be Continued” at the end. Life is not a reality show. Some things deserve privacy, and this is definitely one of those things.
I want to be clear though that feelings about the method used aside, I pray that this works. There’s no better than leaving the house happy, and coming home at night sober and safe. I hope Scott Hall gets to experience that, no matter what the means.
Sorry if I “rambled” a little too much here 🙂 Have a great day everyone, and God bless.
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Sadly it’s a cruel world out there and the likes of ESPN etc.. will take advantage of situations to draw viewers/ratings. On the flip side, it does show people with good insight that going down that road is not a good idea. I do agree that it may be insensitive what DDP did but we all know what Scott Hall is like anyway, we know he’s in the dog house and that. He gave ESPN permission to document him so I doubt there will be any trouble with DDP. I have never done drugs or that so I cannot say I know what it feels like but I respect your opinion! And never apologize for rambling 😛
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My dad had a BIG brinking problem and has not touched booze in 29 years. Very proud of him.
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