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Cody Hall

For the baseball player, see Cody Hall (baseball).

Cody Taylor Hall (born May 31, 1991)[1] is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a member of the Bullet Club stable. Hall is a second generation wrestler, as the son of the late Scott Hall.[3]

Cody Hall
Hall in 2019
Birth nameCody Taylor Hall
Born (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Chuluota, Florida, U.S.[1]
Parent(s)Scott Hall (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cody Hall
Psycho Clown[2]
Billed height6 ft 10 in (208 cm)[1]
Billed weight268 lb (122 kg)[1]
Billed fromChuluota, Florida
DebutJuly 14, 2012[1]
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Unit460th Security Forces Squadron

Early life

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Hall was born to Scott Hall and Dana Lee Burgio in 1991 and has a sister, Cassidy. He considers fellow professional wrestlers Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman as uncles due to them being close friends of his father.[3]

Hall was a member of the United States Air Force and served an active duty service commitment with the 460th Security Forces Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. Hall departed to become a professional wrestler.[4]

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (2012–2014)

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Hall began to train as a professional wrestler in 2010 with his father, as he wanted to follow in his footsteps.[3] Hall's first match took place on July 14, 2012, in Belleview Pro Wrestling, defeating Josh Hess.[5] In the following years, Hall worked in various promotions, usually in tag matches with Kevin Nash or Sean Waltman, both Scott Hall's friends. On November 15, 2014, at Superstars of Wrestling 2, Hall won the Superstars of Wrestling Championship after defeating Tim Zbyszko in a ladder match.[6] In 2014, Hall won the Georgia Heavyweight Championship from Southern Fried Championship Wrestling.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015–2017)

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Hall as a member of Bullet Club in February 2015
 
Hall working in NJPW in 2015

In January 2015, Hall began training at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling dojo.[7] On January 5 at New Year Dash!!, Hall debuted as Bullet Club's personal "young boy" trainee.[7] Hall made his NJPW in-ring debut on February 2, teaming with his stablemates Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Kenny Omega and Yujiro Takahashi in a ten-man tag team main event, where they were defeated by Captain New Japan, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, Ryusuke Taguchi and Hiroshi Tanahashi, who pinned him for the win.[8] As is usually the case with "young boys" in Japan, Hall would lose many of his first matches with NJPW, and often be pinned in multi-man tag matches, but achieved his first victory on April 29 at Wrestling Hinokuni in a tag team match, where he and Yujiro Takahashi defeated Captain New Japan and Satoshi Kojima. Hall, however, was not involved in the finish of the match.[9] Over the next year, Hall mainly worked tag team matches with his Bullet Club stablemates, while also becoming an enforcer for The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[10] Hall scored his first win himself on April 2, 2016, when he submitted rookie Hirai Kawato in a singles match.[11] Hall was injured later that month at Invasion Attack 2016,[12] and remained sidelined until January 2017, when his profile was quietly removed from NJPW's roster page, signaling his departure from the promotion.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2017–2019)

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On March 13, 2017, the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah promotion announced that Hall would start working regularly for the promotion on April 11.[13] The following month, Hall teamed with Randy Reign in the 2017 Global Tag League, finishing with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals.[14] During the tournament, Hall and Reign defeated eventual tournament winners and reigning GHC Tag Team Champions Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji, making them the number one contenders to Taniguchi and Marufuji.[15] Hall and Reign received their title shot on June 4, but were defeated by Taniguchi and Marufuji.[16] On October 1, Hall unsuccessfully challenged Eli Drake for the GFW Global Championship.[17]

On February 24, 2019, Cody wrestled his final match for Noah.[18]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–2020)

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In 2019, Cody Hall began to work for the Japanese DDT Pro-Wrestlingpromotion. However, he left the promotion after making an anti-Asian "yellow fever" joke on Twitter about the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

Major League Wrestling (2020)

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On December 4, 2020, Major League Wrestling announced that Hall had been signed to the company, however, he was released from his contract.[20]

In 2023, Kevin Nash gave an update about Hall's condition, saying that his neck was broken in Japan and he is currently trying to piece his life together since his career-ending surgery and the loss of his father the year before.[21][22]

Championships and accomplishments

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Hall adopted his father's finishing move, the Razor's Edge.
  • Cincy Wrestling
    • Cincy Wrestling Championship (1 time, inaugural)[23]
    • Cincy Wrestling Title Tournament (2022)
  • European Wrestling Promotion
    • EWP Junior Championship (1 time)[24]
  • Independent Pro Wrestling Germany
    • IPW International German Championship (1 time)[25]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 317 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018[26]
  • Southern Fried Championship Wrestling
    • SFCW Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
  • Superstars of Wrestling
    • SOW Championship (1 time)[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "コーディ・ホール". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Cody Hall following his dad's footsteps - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  4. ^ Hall Family - Kobayo[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "BPW « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Superstars Of Wrestling 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Macklin, Matthew (January 5, 2015). "Liger vs. Desperado, next IWGP challenger set, Cody Hall debuts and more: 1/5 NJPW 'New Year's Dash' in Tokyo, Japan report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "Road to The New Beginning". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "レスリング火の国". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Macklin, Matthew (February 12, 2016). "New Japan Pro-Wrestling New Beginning in Niigata preview". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Road to Invasion Attack 2016". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "Update on the injured Cody Hall". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "4月にスコット・ホールの息子、コーディ・ホールが参戦！ 内田雅之会長、中嶋勝彦選手、大原はじめ選手、石森太二選手の会見の模様". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "グローバル・タッグリーグ戦2017". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "【6.4後楽園チケット発売中です！】「いよいよ報われるべき時が来た」6.4後楽園でのGHCタッグ挑戦が決定！コーディ・ホール選手インタビュー". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "Navig.with Breeze 2017". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  17. ^ "Great Voyage 2017 in Yokohama vol.2". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  18. ^ Hall, Cody (March 14, 2019). "—Taking Bookings—Available in the UK / Europe starting April 1st. Message me here or Email". Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "411MANIA". Cody Hall Withdraws From DDT Pro Wrestling Tour Over Social Media Post.
  20. ^ "Court Bauer Talks Cody Hall's Signing And Departure From MLW | Fightful News". www.fightful.com.
  21. ^ Mutter, Eric (September 12, 2023). "WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Gives Recovery Update On Scott Hall's Son, Cody". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  22. ^ Mukherjee, Subhojeet (September 12, 2023). "Kevin Nash Blames The Young Bucks For Ending Scott Hall's Son's Career". Ringside News. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  23. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 27, 2022). "Cincy Wrestling Welcome To The Nasty Natti - TV-Show @ Western Hills Live Sports Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  24. ^ "EWP Junior Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
  25. ^ "IPW International German Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  26. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". CAGEMATCH. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  27. ^ Events Database » SFCW Cage Match Retrieved January 30, 2023
  28. ^ "Superstars Of Wrestling 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
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