10 Absolute Worst Matches In WWE SummerSlam History

8. Nailz Vs Virgil (SummerSlam 1992)

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Let's talk about Nailz.

Nailz was not everything you've been told.

Nailz was not some absurd rendering of Vince McMahon's pro wrestling at its worst. Nailz was not some writers room pitch gone horribly wrong through the WWE gimmick machine.

What Nailz was, was a logical extension of the Big Boss Man arc. His story saw him arrive as heel former prison guard that enjoyed his brutal work, before gradually becoming a reformed babyface thanks to his adventures as a pro wrestler. What Nailz was, was a man that had suffered under his once-violent rule, ignorant to the world and how it might have changed, looking for vengeance. Boss Man found reformation outside of the confines of a prison. Nailz had found none within them.

What Nailz also was, was a f*cking abysmal pro wrestler, relevant to precisely one programme. And it wasn't with f*cking Virgil. In front of one of the company's biggest ever crowds.

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