Kevin Nash was one of the few wrestlers who featured in the main event scene in both WWE and WCW in the 90s. While he was known as Diesel in Vince McMahon's company, he went by his original name, Kevin Nash, in WCW and attained the peak of success as part of nWo.
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While being in WWE and WCW, Kevin Nash wrestled in both WrestleMania and Starrcade, the two biggest annual wrestling events of the two companies respectively. As a matter of fact, he also participated in World Title matches in both pay-per-views.
6 Kevin Nash Vs Sid Vicious (Starrcade, 1999)
1999 was an incredible phase for Kevin Nash in WCW because he was in the title picture for most of the time. However, he wasn't in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at 1999 Starrcade. Instead, he faced Sid Vicious in a singles match, and the match stipulation was a Powerbomb Match.
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As both men had almost identical sizes, it seemed like a great match on paper but the reality was different. When Nash accidentally took out the referee, Sid hit a Powerbomb and technically won the match, but the referee didn't see it. Nash was about to Powerbomb Sid but he failed to do so. On the other hand, when the referee gained consciousness he announced Nash the winner thinking he had Ppowerbombed Sid. It was a poorly booked match with a bizarre ending.
5 Kevin Nash & DDP Vs Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo (Starrcade, 2000)
Kevin Nash joined forces with Diamond Dallas Page to form a new tag team called The Insiders. Funnily enough, it wasn't their first association, as they teamed up before and were known as The Vegas Connection. Facing The Perfect Event at 2000 Starrcade, The Insiders challenged the WCW Tag Team Championship to reclaim the twin belts.
It was a good tag team match, and Nash and Page showed great chemistry. There were interferences from Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak, but they failed to make any impact. In the end, Stasiak was taken out by a Diamond Cutter outside the ring, while Nash pinned Palumbo inside the ring to win the WCW Tag Team Championships.
4 Kevin Nash & Scott Hall Vs Meng & The Barbarian (Starrcade 1996)
1996 was the year when Kevin Nash changed his loyalty and signed for WCW, who was just gaining momentum in the Monday Night Wars. Nash and his nWo stablemate, Scott Hall, were known as The Outsiders, and they wrestled The Faces of Fear at 1996 Starrcade, which was also the first Starrcade event of Nash's career.
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While the match was fantastic, the referee's role brought down the quality of the match because he was swaying towards The Outsiders for the majority of the match. As expected, The Outsiders were the dominant team in this bout, and Kevin Nash picked up the win and retained the twin titles after pinning The Barbarian.
3 Diesel Vs The Undertaker (WrestleMania XII)
Diesel was leaving the WWE in 1996 and consequently, WrestleMania 12 was the character's final appearance as a performer at the Grandest Stage of Them All. His final WrestleMania was against The Undertaker, who was in the early days of his WrestleMania streak. After beating Diesel at WrestleMania 12, he extended the streak to 5-0.
It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that the match between The Undertaker and Diesel was Taker's best WrestleMania matches in the 1990s. While The Undertaker was dominating Diesel at the start of the match, the tables turned as the match progressed. The two big men were agile for their size, and the match even took place outside the ring. Nash gave two back-to-back Powerbombs, but The Undertaker kicked out. Subsequently, The Undertaker gave Nash a Chokeslam, followed by Tombstone Piledriver to keep his streak intact.
2 Kevin Nash Vs Goldberg ( Starrcade, 1998)
Kevin Nash's match at 1998 Starrcade was probably the most important match of his whole career, not just in WCW. Nash faced Goldberg in the main event of Starrcade, and the latter put the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Besides his title, Goldberg's unbeaten streak was on the line.
An aggressive Goldberg started the match on a positive note, but Nash came back with a vicious Big Boot. Just when Goldberg was about to end the match with a Jackhammer, Nash used his dirty tricks by giving him a low blow. Moreover, Scott Hall shocked Goldberg with a taser which allowed Nash to stop the streak and hand Goldberg his first loss in WCW.
1 Diesel Vs Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XI)
Diesel enjoyed the best run of his WWE career in 1995 when he was pushed as the top guy of the company. Diesel defended his WWE Title against his former friend Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 11. Surprisingly, the WWE Title match didn't main event WrestleMania.
Michaels was agile as usual, and he executed various high-flying maneuvers. Diesel, on the other hand, showcased his power to get the upper hand. Even though there was some sloppiness and HBK apparently was attempting to sabotage the match according to shoot interviews from Nash, the match still ended up being a great one.
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