When Kevin Nash, as Diesel, won the WWF Title, business wasn't exactly booming. That isn't even remotely close to being his fault, but he still goes in the "books" as the man who was on top of a company when they weren't doing tremendous numbers. He had a title reign that lasted nearly a full year, but really, it is his involvement in the creation of the nWo that most people will remember him for. Say whatever you want to about the stories of his backstage politics, guaranteed money contracts, and booking himself to win matches during his time with WCW... there is no way to deny his success there from 1996 to 2001. He would win the WCW Title on five different occasions in that span, to go with nine reigns as one-half of the WCW Tag Team Champions and being the winner of 1996's World War 3 battle royal, which was WCW's answer to the Royal Rumble, only involving 60 men and three rings. It doesn't matter what you think of Kevin Nash as a person, those are the types of results that should mean you're a first-ballot Hall Of Famer. With recent legal battles, Nash's relationship with WWE is rocky once again. He was suspended from his Legends contract after being arrested, and recently tweeted that you would never see him on WWE television again once his suspension was over, so it remains to be seen what will happen with him and the Hall, but he definitely belongs in there.
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