Kevin Nash | |
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Nash at the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015
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Birth name | Kevin Scott Nash |
Born |
Detroit, Michigan, United States |
July 9, 1959
Residence | Ponce Inlet, Florida, United States |
Spouse(s) | Tamara Nash (m. 1988) |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chet Lemon Diesel Kevin Nash Master Blaster Steel Oz Vinnie Vegas |
Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Billed weight | 328 lb (149 kg) |
Billed from |
Detroit, Michigan The Steel Mines Emerald City North Scottsdale, Arizona |
Trained by | Jody Hamilton |
Debut | 1990 |
Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and retired basketball player, currently signed to WWE under their Legends program.
Nash has wrestled under several ring names, but is best known for his work under his real name in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Nash also found success in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he was originally billed as Diesel. In 1994, Nash (as Diesel) won all three titles comprising the WWF Triple Crown, and at that year's Slammy Awards won the MVP (now Superstar of the Year) and (with Shawn Michaels) Best Tag Team (now Tag Team of the Year) awards. Between WWE, WCW, and TNA, Nash has won a total of 21 championships, including being a six-time world champion (five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion), and a 12-time world tag team champion between the three promotions. Although he held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship only once, Nash's 358-day reign is the longest of the 1990s. During his time in WCW, Nash became the first wrestler to defeat Goldberg and in the process ended his undefeated streak of 173–0 at Starrcade in 1998.