10 WCW Superstars Who Should Blame WWE For Their Crappy Gimmicks

2. The Prisoner (Nailz)

Nailz was a short lived character in WWE that was pushed as a heel in 1992. His gimmick was that of an ex-convict that claimed that the Big Boss Man, who was a former prison guard in the story, had abused him while he was in jail. Nailz also liked to say that he was innocent of the crimes he did. He also wrestled in a prison jump suit because apparently he was unable to get other clothes despite the fact that he was a professional wrestler making good money. Nailz had a falling out with WWE at the end of 1992 because of a major dispute with Vince McMahon. Stories vary on what actually happened, but apparently he was in the office of McMahon and he yelled at him about money as well as being generally upset about a lot of things in WWE at the time. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3us4h_sting-vs-the-prisoner_sport When Nailz debuted in WCW they didn't think about his gimmick too much because they just called him The Prisoner. Apparently they just thought that everybody would know him as Nailz the ex-convict in WWE, so when he worked in WCW he was just going to be The Prisoner. It was a stupid name that was about as uncreative as they came, but it wasn't that surprising for WCW. He only wrestled one match as The Prisoner and his attire was similar to what he wore in WWE. The one match was at WCW Slamboree 1993 against Sting. Then he was gone.