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3. Kevin Nash - A Crate Of Beers

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Kevin Nash didn't need a dramatic Hollywood on-set story to add a few cool point to his overflowing stash, but he got some anyway after a remarkable tale of toughness and tenacity from the set of 2004's Punisher movie recently did the rounds yet again.

As per Reddit (first in 2015 and then about once a year every year since), 'Big Sexy' was stabbed in the arm with a real knife due to a potentially deadly mix-up in the prop department. The very real cuts can even be seen on him in the take that ended up in the film - Nash the worker probably would have been incensed if that wasn't the case - with Big Kev not kicking up enough of a stink to want to hold up production.

So the story goes, Nash gladly accepted beers from the film crew as his compensation, and any serious injuries were avoided enough for him to be back working for TNA by the time the film hit screens.

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