Updated 05-May-2020.
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an american actor and retired professional wrestler . he has wrestled under several ring names, but is best known for his work under his real name in WCW . Nas Nash was inducted individually into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 . he will be inducted for the second time in 2020 as a member of the New World Order . Nash played professionally for german Bundesliga squad G Nash’s father, Robert, died of a heart attack on April 4, 1968, when he was eight years old . on December 27, 1994, his mother, Wanda, died after a four-year struggle against breast he played basketball professionally for various teams . his career ended in 1981 in Germany when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament . after playing for the gießen 46ers, he decided to try professional wrestling Nash’s partner Master Blaster Iron was replaced by “Blade” Nash made his debut at the Clash of the Champions XII on September 5, 1990 . the Masters Blasters began a feud with the Blasters defeated the Southern Boys and Alan Iron Eagle and Tim Horner . they earned a NWA United States Tag Team Championship shot against then champions the Steiner Brothers . but they were squashed on television in Nash suffered his first singles defeat on February 27, 1991 . he also lost to Brian Pillman in house show matches . his final match in this guise was against Pillman at a house show on may 12. Nash wrestled as Oz throughout the remainder of 1991 and went on a lengthy losing streak . Vegas was recruited into “A Half-Ton of Holy Hell” a stable of large wrestlers created by Harley Race . the stable separated in 1992, and Vegas joined The Diamond Mine . the tag team split in late 1992 after Page was fired by Bill Watts . Nash spent the first half of 1993 teaming with Big Sky . he was given the stage name of Diesel, with the character given the nickname “Big Daddy Cool” for the role, Nash grew long hair, taking on the appearance of a typical cocky biker thu Diesel made his WWF debut at a house show on June 6, 1993 . he aided Michaels in defeating Marty Jannetty for the WWF Intercontinental Championship . in January 1994, Diesel appeared at the alliance between Diesel and Michaels dissolved after Survivor Series . diesel chased Michaels and despite failing to catch him the reaction from the crowd turned him babyface . Nash was no longer a tag team champion the match ended in a draw due to interference from several wrestlers, including Shawn Michaels . at WrestleMania XI on April 2, Nash defeated Michaels to retain the title . after the match Diesel defends the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Sycho Sid . at SummerSlam, Diesel retains the championship by defeating Mabel . on September 24 at In Your House 3 in Saginaw, Michigan when Hart did not show up at the event, he was replaced by Davey Boy Smith . Diesel pinned Hart for the win and the title, making him and Yokozuna holders of all three major WWF championship Diesel was the last wrestler eliminated in the royal Rumble match by Shawn Michaels . Nash’s contract status was in a state of flux shortly before wrestlemania xii . hall told Nash he could realistically come in and expect a fair amount of money . he said he did not want to leave the WWF, and that if he was willing to match the offer, Diesel lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XII on march 31 . he went on to feud with Shawn Michaels once again after he turned heel . in his last telev the “curtain call” or “MSG incident” was a serious breach of character . hall and Nash fought the team of Lex Luger, Sting, and Randy Savage . at bash Nash, Hall, and Sean Waltman distinguished themselves from the rest of the nWo . they called themselves the “wolfpac” in 1997 . Nash dyed his hair blonde . the situation came to a head on April 20, 1998, during a match between Hogan and Randy Savage . Nash became the leader of nWo Wolfpac, alongside Savage, Curt Hennig, and hall turned on Nash during match between Hall, Nash, Sting and The Giant . hall hit Nash with his tag team title belt and left the ring . the Wolfpac was not down for long as Lex Lu jackknifed by hall twice, Nash loses by countout . beats Lex Luger, who had Scott Hall in the Torture Rack, over the top rope . wins at starrcade . Nash broke goldberg’s long running undefeated streak . goldberg was arrested for stalking Miss Elizabeth . that night also marked the return of Hulk Hogan . the gesture marked the reunion of the feuding nWo factions into one . the return, however, was short lived, and by the midpoint of 1999, the reunion was over . backstage, Nash became Nash entered a feud with the returning Randy Savage when he powerbombed him . this rivalry culminated in a tag team match at bash at the beach in 1999 . Nash was Nash feuded with Hogan, Sting, and a returning Goldberg until Road Wild . on October 4, 1999, Nash returned to WCW along with Scott Hall . Nash spent most of 2000 feuding Nash aligned himself with Diamond Dallas Page, reuniting the Vegas Connection . they won the WCW World Tag Team Championship at Mayhem on November 26, 2000 . in 2001 (WCW’s final months), the Nash lost another “retirement” match to Scott Steiner at SuperBrawl Revenge . he chose to wait out the remainder of his contract, which expired on December 31, 2001 . his rehiring Nash and Hall interfered in the main event of the evening . they helped Chris Jericho retain his Undisputed WWF Championship against Austin . Nash suffered a quadriceps tear in a tag match on the after a nine-month injury, Nash returned as a face on the April 7, 2003 episode of Raw . after Nash refused to make the decision, Triple H turned on him with a low blow . this led to mike downey: triple H was disqualified, but Nash attacked him after the match . he was forced to cut his hair after losing a hair vs. hair match against Chris jericho . Nash executed a Jackknife Powerbomb on Jericho and Orton . he then stepped away from in-ring action and underwent neck surgery . the trio identified themselves as the Kings of W Nash and Jarrett separated after Nash made clear his desire to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Nash received a title shot in 2005 at Against All Odds, but lost following interference from the Nash replaced by B.G. James after contracting a staph infection . he challenged Jarrett to a match for the NWA world heavyweight championship . the two had several heated confrontations Nash was hospitalized with chest pains one day before bound for Glory . he was later discharged from the hospital, having suffered a mild cardiac episode . the interview saw Nash claim to be the most profitable Nash attacks X Division wrestlers to reassert his position within TNA . he defeated Chris Sabin at Slammiversary in his second televised match in almost a year Nash is penciled into a Contendership match for the title against Sabin at Hard Justice . he claims he developed an 840° somersault splash that he would unveil in the match . from a wheelchair, Nash was helpless as he watched Shelley lose the match to Sabin . he returned prior to Bound for Glory, and announced The Kevin Nash Open Invitational Battle Royal . Nash became a manager of sorts for Jay Lethal . he helped him adopt a gimmick where he impersonated “Macho Man” Randy Savage . dutt became the Guru with Nash humming mantras backstage . he then began managing The Motor City Machine Guns . Nash then engaged in a brief program with TNA Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle the following week, Sting defended the TNA World Title against Angle in a rematch from Bound for Glory . after the match went on a bit, Angle and Sting were out of the ring tna management booked Nash into a tag team match as Angle’s partner against Sting . the tag team winner would be crowned the new TNA world heavyweight champion . Nash abandoned and seemingly betra Nash helped Sting win the TNA world heavyweight championship . he says he never forgave Joe for his scathing comments directed at his best friend’s no-show . Nash defeats Nash was removed from the card for Genesis due to a staph infection . he began an on-screen relationship with Jenna morasca . at Slammiversary, he helped Angle win the Nash wins his first title in TNA . defeats Mick Foley to reclaim the Legends Title . helps world elite retain their TNA tag team championship . Nash congratulated Young on outsmarting Young at Bound for Glory . he also aligned himself with the World Elite . Nash also hints at the return of the nWo once Nash and Young defeated the Band in a tag team steel cage match at Genesis . at Destination X Nash turned on Young and helped the Band pick up the victory . Nash offered Young a spot in the Band Nash wins revenge on Young by defeating him in a steel cage match at Lockdown . on impact!, young turns on team 3d and joins the band . Nash named Young one third of the champions under the band was stripped of the Tag Team Championship, due to Scott Hall’s legal problems . on the June 24 episode of Impact!, Nash and Young decided to part ways . he set his sights on renewing his feu Samoa Joe aligned himself with Jarrett and Hogan and drove Nash and Sting away . at Bound for Glory Nash, Sting and Dinero faced Jeff Jarreitt and Sam Nash’s contract with TNA expired and he announced his retirement from professional wrestling . his last TNA appearance was a taped broadcast on October 14, 2010, when Nash and Sting both announced they were walking away from T Nash defeated Flex Armstrong for the Big Time Wrestling Heavyweight Championship . this would become his last match, confirming his retirement on January 5, 2020 . Nash briefly signed with global force wrestling as a “Legend Nash was on hand to celebrate the induction of Shawn Michaels into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011 . he returned at SummerSlam in august, attacking CM Punk after he became WWE Champion the following night on Raw, Nash claimed Triple H instructed him by text to attack the winner . he also distracted Punk in a match, making him miss out on a championship match . after Triple H booked himself in Triple H attacks Nash with a sledgehammer before winning the match . Nash interfered with the match at night of champions . he continued to appear on Raw attacking Santino marella . Nash defeated Santino Marella in his first televised match in eight years . he later faced Triple H in a ladder match . the feud ended when he lost by pinfall . Nash competed in the 2014 royal rumble match as the 14th entrant . he inducted real-life close friend and former tag team partner, Scott Hall, into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014 Nash made a return to WWE for the Raw Reunion show on July 22, 2019 . he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 . Nash will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for a second time as a member of nWo . he is real-life friends with Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, and he is friends with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Disco Inferno and Diamond Dallas Page . Nash has been outspoken about supporting gay wrestlers in the business . he was arrested for battery against his 18- prosecutors announced that Nash would not face charges . his lawyer maintains that he was only defending his wife the night of his arrest . he also had a very minor role in the 1998 movie family plan . Nash appeared in fight scene in 2004 film The Punisher . he was accidentally stabbed with real knife by actor Thomas Jane . Nash made guest appearances in three different television shows . in 2012, he played a male stripper in Magic Mike and reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Magic Mike XXL . 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 ISBN 0-8239-3492-6. Hickenbottom, Michael; Feigenbaum, Aaron (2005). Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. WWE Books. McMahon, Vince (1995). And here comes Big Daddy Cool Diesel!. The WWF Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8239-3492-6.