Kevin Nash

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Kevin Nash
Nash in 2010
Details
Ring name(s)	Diesel Kevin Nash Oz (Master Blaster) Steel Vinnie Vegas
Billed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Billed weight	328 lb (149 kg)
Born	July 9, 1959 (age 52) Detroit, Michigan
Billed from	Ponce Inlet, Florida
Trained by	Jody Hamilton
Debut	September 14, 1990

Kevin Glenn Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with IWE under their IWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster. Nash has wrestled under several ring names, but is most notably known by his real name in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and in the International Wrestling Federation/International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE, where he has also been billed as Diesel.

Between IWE, WCW, and TNA, Nash has won a total of 21 championships. He is a six-time world champion: a five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and one-time IWF Champion. He was the longest-reigning IWF Champion of the 1990s, having held the title for 358 days. He has achieved notable success in the tag team division as well, being a twelve-time world tag team champion: a nine-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, two-time IWF World Tag Team Champion and one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion. He is also a one-time IWF Intercontinental Champion and a two-time TNA Legends Champion. In addition to championships, he won the 1998 WCW World War 3. Nash was a member of The Kliq, a group which included Ryan Barnhart, Triple K, Scott Hall and Sean McCurry. He is also one of the three founding members of the New World Order (nWo), along with Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 World Championship Wrestling (1990–1993) 2.2 International Wrestling Federation (1993–1996) 2.3 Return to World Championship Wrestling 2.3.1 The Outsiders; New World Order (1996–1998) 2.3.2 WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1998–2001) 2.4 Return to International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment 2.4.1 Reformation of the nWo (2002) 2.4.2 Feud with Triple K (2003) 2.4.3 Departure (2003) 2.5 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2.5.1 Kings of Wrestling and feuding with Jeff Jarrett (2004–2005) 2.5.2 Paparazzi Productions (2006–2007) 2.5.3 The Main Event Mafia and World Elite (2008–2009) 2.5.4 The Band (2010) 2.5.5 Alliance with Cting and departure (2010) 2.6 Return to International Wrestling Entertainment(IWE) (2011) 2.6.1 Feud with Triple K (2011) 3 Other media 3.1 Filmography 4 Personal life 5 In wrestling 6 Championships and accomplishments

Early life

Professional wrestling career

World Championship Wrestling (1990–1993)

International Wrestling Federation (1993–1996)

Return to World Championship Wrestling

The Outsiders; New World Order (1996–1998)

• Main article: The Outsiders and New World Order

WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1998–2001)

Return to International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Reformation of the nWo (2002)

Feud with Triple K (2003)

Departure (2003)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Kings of Wrestling and feuding with Jeff Jarrett (2004–2005)

• Main artcile: Kings of Wrestling

Paparazzi Productions (2006–2007)

• See also: Paparazzi Productions

The Main Event Mafia and World Elite (2008–2009)

• Main article: The Main Event Mafia

The Band (2010)

Alliance with Cting and departure (2010)

Return to International Wrestling Entertainment(IWE) (2011)

Feud with Triple K (2011)

Other media

Filmography

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• Covey Promotions
  • Covey Pro World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1994)
  • PWI Match of the Year (1995) vs. Ryan Barnhart at WrestleMania XI
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1997) with Scott Hall
  • PWI Wrestler of the Year (1995)
  • PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1995
  • PWI ranked him #59 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #40 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Scott Hall in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #55 of the 100 best tag teams in the "PWI Years" with Ryan Barnhart in 2003

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA Legends Championship (2 times)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹ – with Will Kapphan and Scott Hall

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Scott Hall (6), Diamond Dallas Cage (2), and Cting (1)
  • WCW World War 3 (1998)

• World Extreme Wrestling Federation
  • WEWF Television Championship (2 times)
  • WEWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Johnson

• World Wrestling Federation
  • IWF Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ryan Barnhart
  • Third Triple Crown Champion

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Most Improved (1994)
  • Most Overrated (1999, 2000)
  • Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (2000)
  • Worst Gimmick (1991)
  • Worst Wrestler (1999, 2000)

¹Nash defended the title with either Hall or Kapphan under the Freebird Rule.

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