10 WWE Superstars Who Were Forgiven For Joining TNA
4. Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash found his first fame in WWE, where he worked as Diesel. Diesel began as a bodyguard for Shawn Michaels and then later saw success as a singles star and WWE champion. Big Daddy Cool was one of the company's top guys and a key member in the Kliq, the group that also consisted of Shawn, Scott Hall, Triple H and X-Pac. But when he left for WCW, Kevin Nash turned the industry upside down. Along with Hall and Hulk Hogan, Nash formed The nWo, the most dominant faction in WCW history. The nWo broke all the rules, they did what they wanted and they were the starting point of the Monday Night Wars. Nash's career had risen to great heights and it proved to be the high point for him. When WCW closed its doors in 2001, no one really knew what would become of the company's stars. That included Kevin Nash, who had been a top star and booker for WWE's biggest competitor. But when the original nWo of Hall, Nash and Hogan were brought into WWE in 2002, all was forgiven and Kevin once again had pro wrestling's main stage. It was a trend that would continue years later when Kevin left for TNA in 2004. Nash spent eight years in TNA, where he teamed with Scott Hall once again in two different variations of the old Outsiders gimmick. His biggest run came in the Main Event Mafia, a group of past headliners that included Sting and Kurt Angle and they ran at the top of the company near the end of Nash's time there. Despite his TNA run, Nash came back to WWE once again in 2011, where he feuded with CM Punk and Triple H near the top of the card. If there was any forgiveness to be had from Vince McMahon, then it was surely given to Kevin Nash not just once but two separate times.
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