8 Real Reactions Of WCW Wrestlers Being Punished On Air

There are few ad-libbed performance pieces more purely entertaining than a Kevin Nash who simply doesn't give a sh*t, and he was at his absolute insouciant best on the 14 October 1999 episode of WCW Thunder - his last show as the company's head booker.

Nash's time with the pencil was not a roaring success, it's fair to say. Big Sexy's 'vanilla midget' policy, which discriminated against the company's most talented albeit diminutive performers in favour of burly blokes more akin to his stature, ultimately saw people tune out of the once red-hot product across the year. The bloated guaranteed contracts coupled with dwindling interest as WWE ramped up their game saw WCW lose more money than in any other year in its history. Kev, unsurprisingly, was demoted from his post.

For whatever reason, he was given a platform to air his disdain immediately afterwards. At the onset of Thunder, Mike Tenay noted Nash's unusual presence on the announce desk. The seven footer explained that, despite claims he was a terrible booker, he'd actually geniously scripted his own retirement - so WCW had recast him as an analyst to recoup their funds.

Throughout the rest of the show, Nash was full of zingers - such as appending every finisher with 'Old Glory' after losing his sh*t at Hacksaw Jim Duggan's ridiculous 'Old Glory Knee' - until even Larry Zbyszko couldn't resist joining in. By the grin on his face, you'd never know Big Daddy Cool had suffered a professional relegation. It helps when your paychecks are guaranteed either way.