Finishing Maneuvers: Snake-Eyes onto top turnbuckle, Jackknife Powerbomb
Wrestler Since: 1990

Official Website http://www.kevinbigs*xynash.com/
History: A former basketball player at University of Tennessee, Kevin Nash always considered himself an athlete. He averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds at Tennessee, then left there to try his hand at a professional basketball career, playing some overseas. He was even invited to a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball camp. But when he injured his knee, Kevin Nash's career went in a different direction.

After the knee injury healed to an extent, Nash entered the world of professional wrestling, training at the Power Plant. He began his wrestling career as the bodyguard of Woman, who was at that time managing Doom. This quickly fell through, and Nash later appeared as Steel, a member of the Master Blasters in the NWA. Although Nash and partner Al Green worked well as a team, they were never given a good shot.

Nash then tried again as OZ, with a green coat and silver hair. He was managed by 'The Wizard' (Kevin Sullivan). Again, the fans were not swayed, so after a few months, in came Vinnie Vegas, a very large casino bouncer. He made his first appearance at Clash of the Champions XVIII, where he quickly defeated Tommy Rich. He joined Harley Race's stable and teamed briefly with Mr. Hughes, then moved on to the Diamond Mine with Diamond Dallas Page, the Diamond Studd (Scott Hall), Tommy Flamingo (Raven), and the Freebirds. This gimmick earned him a little more respect, but mainly did not get him the recognition he was looking for. It was soon after when Nash moved to the WWF.

In 1993, Diesel appeared on the scene of the World Wrestling Federation. Beginning as the bodyguard of Shawn Michaels, Nash aided the Heart Break Kid to many victories. He then began wrestling for himself, and made a major impact at the Royal Rumble 1994. After eliminating many of the first combatants into the Rumble, he seemed to earn the fan's respect, as they cheered every time he tossed someone.

It took nearly half a dozen wrestlers to get rid of him, as he finally took it to the next level. Over the next few months, he stayed with Shawn Michaels, now as a partial tag-team. With Michaels' help, he defeated Razor Ramon (Hall) for the Intercontinental Championship. 'Diesal' then became a major force in the WWF, including battling Bret Hart for the World Title at King of the Ring (where he won via DQ when Neidhart interfered).

Diesal also earned some more gold, when he and Michaels defeated the Headshrinkers at a house show to become Tag-Team Champions. A few days later, though, after an accidental kick by Michaels, Diesal lost the Intercontinental strap back to Razor Ramon. This started friction between the two wrestlers, which culminated at Survivor Series '94, when Michaels again missed a kick and hit Diesel.

The friendship was over, and the tag-team titles were stripped from them. Diesel didn't stay without gold long, though, as he easily crushed Bob Backlund to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion. Diesal would go on to feud with Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Sid Vicious, King Mabel, Yokozuna, and others within the next few months.

He also reteamed with Michaels, and nearly won the tag-team titles again over Yokozuna and Owen Hart. However, since the British Bulldog had substituted for Owen at the beginning, Owen wasn't the legal man in the match, yet was the man pinned. The tag titles had to be returned.

At Survivor Series '95, nearly a year after winning the World Title, Diesal was defeated by Bret 'Hitman' Hart. He immediately took out his anger on Hart, powerbombing him repeatedly. Diesal had gone heel again, and showed his anger in violent matches with Bret, his brother Owen, the Undertaker, Michaels, and other wrestlers. At one pay-per-view, Diesal got a World Title shot against Bret Hart in a Steel Cage.

Near the end, though, Nash was surprisingly pulled through a hole in the ring by the Undertaker, costing him the match. The two big men started a great feud, with moments like Nash destroying one of the Undertaker's caskets, while finding 'himself' laying in another one. At Wrestlemania XII, the two met up, with the Undertaker surviving multiple Powerbombs and getting the victory. This was one of Diesal's last moments in the WWF sun.

At Superbrawl: Revenge, Nash was brought to the ring in a wheelchair, with a cast apparently wrapped around his leg. As Steiner laughed, telling the ref to start the countout and end Nash's run in WCW, Nash suddenly rose, threw off the cast, and entered the ring, nailing Steiner with his own title and covering him, apparently getting the victory and the World Title within seconds! However, Flair quickly came out, declaring that the match was actually 2 out of 3 Falls. Nash and Steiner then took it to the outside, where Midajah, Steiner's valet/'freak', hit Nash with a lead pipe.

Flair again changed the match, saying that Falls Count Anywhere, which allowed Steiner to get the pinfall on the outside to tie things up. The wrestlers fought for another 10 minutes, each knowing what was on the line. In the end, Nash got the Powerbomb on Steiner, but then was attacked by Midajah. Nash withstood the attack, though, and sideslammed the valet.

During this, though, Flair knocked out the referee, even as Steiner got a chair to knock out Nash with. Steiner then put on his Steiner Recliner, and a second ref declared the match over with. Nash lost, and thus, was forced to retire.

Nash was gone for the last month of the Turner-run WCW, and did not appear for the Season Finale. He was quoted as saying that he was fine with sitting for 10 months, letting his guaranteed contract pay off.