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Scott Corridor, who rose to fame as “Razor Ramon” in WWE and later was higher recognized beneath his personal identify as a part of the NWO in World Championship Wrestling, died Monday in Marietta, Ga., after he suffered a number of coronary heart assaults following hip surgical procedure.

“WWE is saddened to be taught that two-time WWE Corridor of Famer Scott Corridor has handed away,” WWE introduced on its web site.

“A vastly influential Celebrity, Corridor started his profession in 1984, performing with numerous organizations throughout the nation earlier than becoming a member of World Championship Wrestling in 1991 as The Diamond Studd. In 1992, Corridor signed with WWE and launched followers everywhere in the world to the character of Razor Ramon, changing into a four-time Intercontinental Champion and one of the enduring personas of WWE’s “New Technology.” He participated in memorable rivalries towards Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and numerous others, together with his two Ladder Matches towards Michaels at WrestleMania X and SummerSlam 1995 each thought of all-time classics by followers and business insiders alike. In 1996, Corridor re-joined World Championship Wrestling and joined Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan because the founding members of the nWo (New World Order), revolutionizing the sports-entertainment business and ushering within the “Monday Night time Wars.”

After beginning as a professional wrestler in 1984 and competing in numerous organizations all over the world, Corridor entered the then World Wrestling Federation in 1992 beneath the identify of Razor Ramon, a personality modeled after Tony Montana from “Scarface.” He spoke with a Cuban accent, wore a gold-plated razor blade on a necklace and had footage of razor blades on his knee pads, closely implying he was a drug seller. He all the time had a toothpick in his mouth and would flick it at his opponent when the bell rang to start out the match. Regardless of all of that, and the actual fact he was a heel, he shortly grew to become a fan favourite.

As Ramon, Corridor gained the Intercontinental title 4 occasions, essentially the most in historical past at the moment.

In 1996, Corridor left WWE and went to WCW, the place he had a memorable debut throughout a dwell “Monday Nitro” TV present. He got here in via the gang and entered the ring whereas two wrestlers have been competing, in a section that was designed to look unscripted. The announcers acted like that they had no thought what he was doing right here, with Tony Schiavone saying “That’s Scott Corridor! He doesn’t work right here. What’s he doing right here?”

Corridor stated he was an outsider and over the weeks he was joined by Kevin Nash, who additionally had left WWE, each implying that they have been nonetheless with that firm and have been coming to destroy WCW. Once they have been joined by Hulk Hogan, they named themselves the New World Order and shortly grew to become one of many hottest acts in professional wrestling historical past.

Throughout all this, Corridor had many public battles with medicine and alcohol, going to rehab a number of occasions. He finally left WCW in 2000, returned briefly to WWE in 2002 after which wrestled for numerous organizations, together with his final match in 2016.

Corridor was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame twice, as soon as as Ramon, and as soon as as a member of the NWO.

On March 1, Corridor fell and broke his hip. He had surgical procedure to restore the hip, and on March 12 a blood clot induced him to endure three coronary heart assaults. He was faraway from life help on Monday after his household arrived.