6 WWE Superstars who were inspired by movie characters

#5. Razor Ramon’s WWE gimmick was inspired by Tony Montana and Manny Ribera from Scarface

Scott Hall competed in WWE under the ring name Razor Ramon. He is among the few big names in the industry who have never won a world title.

Ramon played a few interesting gimmicks during his time in WWE. According to the legend himself, he offered to play a G.I. Joe character on screen soon after his debut.

“When I first had my debut match, my tryout match, Vince liked it and I was summoned to his office there in the arena. He goes ‘Well, I understand your father’s in the army, he was career operating officer.’ I said ‘Vince, if you want me to be G.I. Joe, I’ll be the best G.I. Joe I can be,’” Ramon said.

However, it was the 1983 film Scarface that helped shape Ramon’s character. The superstar modeled his character around Tony Montana and Manny Ribera from Scarface and pitched it to Vince McMahon.

“I said ‘Did you ever see Scarface?’ He said ‘No.’ I went ‘Say hello to the bad guy.’ I just started doing that schtick and he loved it and he thought I was a genius. I’m ripping off the movie and he thinks I’m a genius. Of course I never corrected him about the genius part, but that’s how it all came about,” Ramon added

Ramon’s nickname ‘The Bad Guy’ was also picked up from a catchphrase in the film. His character helped him get over with the WWE Universe, becoming one of the biggest names in the industry.