Kevin Nash
From Iwe
| 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.
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
- 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
- Slammy Award for Most Predictable Outcome of the Year (2011) – for powerbombing Justin after the trombone dance
- 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.
