12 Wrestlers Who DESTROYED Their Bodies For The Business

This writer can recall several wrestling magazines and books from the past referring to Kevin Nash's legs as "chicken legs". That was obviously a dig, but those write-ups claimed inferior leg size compared to upper body mass was why 'Big Sexy' wore baggier leather trousers during his prime years as a worker. Dunno, it just sounded like it was an excuse to take a shot at Kev because it was timely to do so.

For example, 'Nash took his garbage out...and tore his quad' jokes were commonplace for a spell. That really started after he jogged across the ring then crumpled to the mat in a heap on an episode of Raw in 2002. Kevin's leg had given out on him, which would be a persistent pain for the rest of his career even when he was being one of the best. The fact he'd played basketball and had carried around a hulking frame for so long didn't help proceedings either.

Eventually, Nash had his hips realigned and his knee replaced. That didn't happen before shocking images of the sheer state of his legs surfaced online. Up top, Kev still looked like the wrestler you remember from Raw, Nitro and beyond. His bottom half was a completely different story. It was a twisted and bent mess of limbs.

Those legs had given Nash problems for a long, long time. It's nice that he's been able to bounce back. Not actively wrestling has been a blessing there, because it's enabled Kevin to get things properly sorted out without worrying about making his next booking or being Diesel/an nWo badass.