When Kevin Nash and Scott Hall left the WWF for the WCW, why did Vince McMahon try to sub two wrestlers in their places as Diesel and Razor Ramon?

The impostor Razor Ramon was an indy wrestler named Rick Bogner who had done a Razor Ramon imitation in ECW for a short time before the WWF hired him. The fake Diesel was Glenn Jacobs who used to work as Dr. Isaac Yankem, and of course now wrestles as Kane. The angle was part of an attempted Jim Ross heel turn. The new characters were introduced around the same time the WWF filed a lawsuit against WCW for stealing the Diesel and Razor Ramon characters. They said Nash and Hall's WCW persona too closely resembled the likeness of the WWF-created characters, which were trademarked by the WWF. McMahon may have been trying to prove a legal point that it is important when a wrestler leaves the WWF that they drop their persona because personas are not the property of the wrestler, they are property of the WWF, which may want to continue using the character.

I have always been a fan of every wrestler in the Clique. Could you please give me some insight or stories on what exactly the Clique did and how they "ran" the WWF. Also, who was considered the leader?

The real-life Clique behind the scenes in the WWF a few years ago consisted of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean "1-2-3 Kid/X-Pac" Waltman. When Triple H joined the WWF, despite not being a partyer like the other four, he quickly befriended them and became part of the Clique. The leader was probably Shawn Michaels at first, but as Nash's statue grew he became very outspoken. Hall and Waltman were considered the brains behind the Clique. They had very strong opinions and because they were top wrestlers in the company, they wielded influence behind the scenes with Vince McMahon. If you crossed them, the feeling was they had the power to turn McMahon against you and eliminate your push.

What was it that exactly happened the night in MSG with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash ?

It was Nash and Hall's last night in the company. Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) lost to Triple H, as fans chanted "You Sold Out" at Hall. After the match, Hall tried to say something to the crowd, but the mic cut out. Later that night, Shawn Michaels defeated Diesel (Kevin Nash) in a steel cage match. After the bout, Hall and Triple H came out and the four men hugged and celebrated together. The incident caused a lot of backstage heat, as the Heels, Triple H and Nash, were celebrating with the Babyfaces, Michaels and Hall. With Hall and Nash leaving for WCW, and Michaels the WWF World Champion, Triple H ended up taking the heat, and was punished. Hunter had been scheduled to take the 1996 King of the Ring, but all plans were scrapped and Hunter engaged in a Main Event Calibre feud with.....Henry Godwinn. DX later used a handheld video of the event during an episode of RAW.