Who Is Dana Lee Burgio? Everything to Know About Scott Hall’s Ex-Wife

Dana Lee Burgio is best known to wrestling fans as the former wife of Scott Hall, the WWE Hall of Famer who found global fame as Razor Ramon and later as a founding member of the New World Order (nWo) in WCW. Long before Hall’s death in March 2022 brought renewed attention to his personal life, Dana had already spent decades quietly raising their two children and building a life away from the spotlight her ex-husband occupied for so long. This article brings together what is reliably known about Dana Lee Burgio: her marriage to Scott Hall, her family, her career, and the life she has led since stepping out of the public eye.

Dana Lee Burgio: Quick Facts

Category	Details
Full Name	Dana Lee Burgio
Best Known As	Ex-wife of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall (Razor Ramon)
Nationality	American
Marriage to Scott Hall	Married 1990; divorced 1998; briefly remarried 1999; separated 2001
Children	Cody Taylor Hall (wrestler) and Cassidy Lee Hall (nurse)
Public Career	No significant public career; largely private life
Notable Connection	Raised the couple’s children during periods of Scott Hall’s addiction struggles
Current Public Status	Not a public figure; rarely gives interviews
Related Figure	Scott Hall (1958–2022), WWE/WCW wrestling legend

Who Is Dana Lee Burgio?

Dana Lee Burgio is an American woman who married professional wrestler Scott Hall in 1990, during the early years of his in-ring career. She is the mother of his two children, and she was married to him twice across a relationship that spanned more than a decade. Outside of her connection to Hall, Dana has largely kept her personal and professional life private, which is why detailed, verified information about her is relatively limited compared with what is known about her famous former husband.

It’s worth noting that a number of online articles about Dana contain conflicting details, including different claimed birthplaces, birth years, and even different names for her children. Where sources disagree, this article notes the uncertainty rather than presenting unverified claims as settled fact.

Dana Lee Burgio and Scott Hall’s Relationship

How They Met

Scott Hall, born Scott Oliver Hall, was working his way up through regional wrestling territories during the 1980s when he met Dana. Several accounts place their meeting in Florida, a state closely associated with Hall’s early career and later with the family’s home life. As with much of Dana’s biography, the precise circumstances of how the couple first met have not been documented in a single, consistently verified source.

Marriage Timeline

The most consistently reported timeline of Dana and Scott Hall’s relationship is as follows:

• 1990 – Dana Lee Burgio marries Scott Hall, early in his professional wrestling career.
• 1998 – The couple divorces for the first time, reportedly amid struggles connected to Hall’s issues with substance abuse.
• 1999 – Dana and Scott briefly remarry.
• 2001 – The couple separates for good, and their second marriage effectively ends, though the formal divorce process is reported by some sources to have concluded later.

Multiple sources agree that addiction was a central strain on the marriage. Scott Hall spoke openly, including in interviews and documentaries later in his life, about the toll alcohol and drug dependency took on his family during his wrestling career. Dana, by most accounts, carried much of the responsibility of raising their children during Hall’s periods of instability.

Life After Divorce

Following the end of her marriage to Scott Hall, Dana Lee Burgio largely withdrew from public attention. She did not pursue a public career built around her connection to wrestling, unlike some other relatives of professional wrestlers, and she has rarely, if ever, given media interviews about her marriage or her life afterwards.

A Brief Look at Scott Hall’s Wrestling Career

To understand why Dana Lee Burgio remains a subject of public interest, it helps to understand exactly how significant her former husband was in professional wrestling.

Scott Oliver Hall was born on 20 October 1958 in St Mary’s County, Maryland, and grew up as a self-described “military brat,” moving frequently before he was fifteen. He began wrestling professionally in 1984 and spent his early years working for territories including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where he first built a reputation as a formidable performer.

Hall’s career reached a new level in May 1992, when he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and debuted the character Razor Ramon, a swaggering, Scarface-inspired persona that quickly made him one of the promotion’s biggest stars. As Razor Ramon, Hall won the WWF Intercontinental Championship four times and delivered what is still regarded as one of the greatest matches in wrestling history: a ladder match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania X in 1994.

In May 1996, Hall left the WWF for rival promotion WCW, where he and long-time friend Kevin Nash helped launch the New World Order (nWo) alongside Hulk Hogan. The nWo became one of the most commercially successful factions in wrestling history and is widely credited with helping WCW overtake the WWF in television ratings for a period during the mid-1990s. During his time in WCW, Hall won the United States Heavyweight Championship twice, the World Television Championship once, and the World Tag Team Championship on nine occasions.

Hall was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice: first as an individual performer in 2014, and again in 2020 as part of the nWo, alongside Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman (that second induction ceremony actually took place in 2021 due to pandemic-related delays). Across his career, he claimed roughly seventeen championships across various promotions.

Hall’s professional success ran alongside a well-documented and long-running struggle with alcoholism and substance abuse, something he spoke about candidly later in life, including through interviews and appearances in wrestling documentaries. This struggle is central to understanding the pressures Dana faced while married to him, since much of what is publicly known about their relationship centres on how it was affected by his addiction.

Scott Hall died on 14 March 2022, at the age of 63, in Marietta, Georgia. He had been hospitalised after a fall led to hip surgery, and he subsequently suffered a series of heart attacks caused by a blood clot before being taken off life support. His death was widely covered by wrestling media and mainstream sports outlets, and it renewed public curiosity not only about his career but about the people closest to him, including Dana.

Dana Lee Burgio’s Children with Scott Hall

Dana and Scott Hall had two children together, and the most widely repeated names across reputable wrestling-focused coverage are:

• Cody Taylor Hall – Their son followed his father into professional wrestling, training from around 2010 and making his in-ring debut in 2012. He went on to wrestle for various independent promotions and later gained recognition through New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Bullet Club stable.
• Cassidy Lee Hall – Their daughter pursued a different path, reportedly earning a nursing degree from the University of Central Florida in the early 2020s.

Raising two children largely on her own during periods when Hall was absent or unwell was, by most accounts, one of the defining aspects of Dana’s adult life. The ESPN documentary series E:60 touched on this family history when covering Scott Hall’s struggles and eventual recovery, referencing the emotional toll his addiction took on his children and, by extension, on Dana as their primary caregiver.

Was Dana Lee Burgio Scott Hall’s Only Wife?

No. Dana Lee Burgio was Scott Hall’s first wife, but not his only one. After his relationship with Dana ended for good in 2001, Hall went on to marry Jessica Hart in 2006. That marriage was considerably shorter than his relationship with Dana, ending in divorce in 2007. Hall did not marry again after that, and Dana Lee Burgio remains the mother of his only two children.

This distinction matters for anyone researching the family, since some online content conflates or confuses details from Hall’s two marriages. Dana’s relationship with Hall was by far the longer and more significant of the two in terms of both duration and family impact, given that their two children were born during her marriage to him.

What Did Dana Lee Burgio Do for a Living?

Dana Lee Burgio has been described in various profiles as having worked across several fields over the years, including hospitality, sales, and small business ownership. Some sources describe her running a personal support or caregiving-related business. As with several other details of her biography, the specifics of her career have not been confirmed through primary, verifiable sources, so they should be treated as generally reported rather than firmly established fact.

What is clear is that Dana built an independent income and life for herself and her children separate from Scott Hall’s wrestling earnings, particularly given that Hall’s finances were reportedly strained for long stretches due to the costs associated with his addiction and its consequences.

Why Is Dana Lee Burgio Still Searched For Today?

Interest in Dana Lee Burgio has persisted for a few clear reasons:

1. Scott Hall’s legacy in professional wrestling. As Razor Ramon and a member of the nWo, Hall remains one of the most influential figures of the 1990s wrestling boom, and fans researching his career naturally look into his family history.
2. Scott Hall’s death in 2022. Hall passed away in March 2022 following complications from hip surgery, and his death prompted renewed public interest in his life story, including his marriages.
3. Cody Hall’s wrestling career. As their son continues to compete, some fans trace his background back to his parents, including Dana.
4. Documentaries and retrospectives. Wrestling documentaries covering the nWo era and Hall’s personal struggles have periodically referenced his family, keeping Dana’s name in circulation online.

Is Dana Lee Burgio a Public Figure?

Not in any conventional sense. Dana Lee Burgio has not sought media attention, has not written a public memoir, and has not given prominent interviews discussing her marriage. Her visibility online is almost entirely a byproduct of her past marriage to a well-known wrestler rather than anything she has actively pursued herself. For this reason, this article focuses on facts that are broadly corroborated rather than speculative details about her current personal life, out of respect for her privacy as a private individual.

Conclusion

Dana Lee Burgio’s story is closely tied to her marriage to WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall, a relationship that began in 1990 and endured two marriages before ending for good in the early 2000s. Behind the headlines about Razor Ramon and the nWo, Dana spent much of that period raising the couple’s two children, Cody and Cassidy, often while managing the difficulties that came with Hall’s public struggles with addiction. Since their divorce, she has lived largely outside the public eye, choosing privacy over publicity even as renewed interest in Scott Hall’s life, particularly following his death in 2022, has kept her name part of the wider conversation about his legacy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dana Lee Burgio?

Dana Lee Burgio is the American ex-wife of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall, best known for his ring name Razor Ramon. She was married to Hall from 1990 and is the mother of his two children.

When did Dana Lee Burgio and Scott Hall get divorced?

The couple first divorced in 1998, briefly remarried in 1999, and then separated permanently around 2001. Their marriage was significantly affected by Hall’s struggles with substance abuse.

Does Dana Lee Burgio have children with Scott Hall?

Yes, Dana and Scott Hall had two children together: a son, Cody Taylor Hall, who became a professional wrestler, and a daughter, Cassidy Lee Hall, who pursued a career in nursing.

Is Dana Lee Burgio a public figure?

No. Dana Lee Burgio has kept a low public profile and has not pursued media attention or a public career connected to her marriage to Scott Hall.

Why is Dana Lee Burgio in the news again?

Interest in Dana resurfaced following Scott Hall’s death in March 2022, as well as through her son Cody Hall’s ongoing wrestling career, both of which have kept the family’s history part of wider wrestling coverage.

Was Dana Lee Burgio Scott Hall’s only wife?

No. Dana was Scott Hall’s first wife and the mother of his two children. He later married Jessica Hart in 2006, but that marriage ended in divorce the following year, and Hall did not marry again afterwards.

How did Scott Hall’s career affect his marriage to Dana?

Scott Hall’s rise to fame with the WWF and later WCW brought extensive travel, long absences from home, and significant strain from his well-documented struggles with alcohol and substance abuse. These pressures are widely cited as major contributing factors to the couple’s two divorces.

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