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Former WWE and TNA veteran Scott Hall has been beset by a ring full of health issues lately. TMZ.com and many other sources are reporting Hall was hospitalized following a recent in-ring appearance at an independent wrestling show. The issues are reportedly related to Hall’s cardiac health, as he was reportedly hospitalized under conditions of having “very low blood pressure.”

So here’s an opportunity to offer thoughts and prayers for a fellow who has entertained wrestling fans for three decades now. Hall originally rose to prominence in the WWE as Razor Ramon and later achieved his greatest prominence in WCW as Kevin Hall’s frequent tag partner, under his own name. Hall, 52, began his pro ring career in 1984, with stops in CWF, NWA, AWA, WCW and WWC, to name a few. Despite working for nearly every promotion at one point or another, Hall never landed the lucrative endorsement deals others did, be it for beef jerky or maternity clothes.

By 1993, he landed in WWE and became the company’s Intercontinental Champion and his star was launched from that point on. Let’s hope the ring legend recovers and returns to full health ASAP.

One of the original female wrestlers, Mae Young, who first stepped into a Memphis wrestling ring in the late 1930s/early 1940s and occassionaly makes a guest appearance on WWE programming even now, has been selected to be one of this year’s inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The class of 2008, as announced so far, also includes Ric Flair, Peter Maiavia and Rocky Johnson.

Young, who only about 10 years ago was involved in a Raw storyline in which she “got pregnant” by WWE wrestler Mark Henry and, in a rather disgusting resolution, gave birth to a slime-covered hand (as in, “give the woman a hand”), wore maternity clothes and everything to put the sketch over the top; and she has frequently been used, alongside fellow geriatric WWE Diva Fabulous Moolah, as the foil to some of the seemier WWE sketches and plotlines.

Despite her use over the last decade or so as comic relief, Young was a barrier-breaker in her day and the Hall of Fame induction is certainly a legitimate selection. Congrats, Mae!