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Also known as Diesel, Big Daddy Cool, Big Sexy, Master Blaster Steel, The Master Blaster, Oz, Vinnie Vegas, Kevin Scott Nash

American professional wrestler (born 1959)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • There Is Only Now
  • New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles
  • Ohio University Athens Ohio

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Kevin Scott Nash is an inactive American professional wrestler and actor, who is signed to WWE. Nash has wrestled under various ring names, but is most notably known by his real name in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and in WWE/World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, where he was known as Diesel during his first and current run with the company. Between WWE, WCW, and TNA, Nash has won 21…

Known for

  • The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels — Self2026
  • WWE Hall Of Fame 2026 — Self2026
  • Hulk Hogan: Real American — Self2026
  • WWE's Greatest Moments2025
  • Who Killed WCW? — Self2024
  • Magic Mike's Last Dance — Tarzan2023
  • Dog — Gus2022
  • WWE This Is Awesome — Kevin Nash (archive footage)2022
  • WWE This Is Awesome — Kevin Nash2022
  • WWE Rivals — Kevin Nash2022

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1940-08-19
Active to
2020-10-06

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
531
Total plays
1,225

Tags

wcwblues metalwrestlingmetalinstrumental metal

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via Last.fm · Kevin Nash

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

    · 2012 · cited 66,746x

  2. NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

    · 2012 · cited 60,308x

  3. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

    · 2020 · cited 36,397x

  4. <i>Coot</i>: model-building tools for molecular graphics

    · 2004 · cited 29,222x

  5. Array programming with NumPy

    · 2020 · cited 23,379x

via Crossref · CC0

Key facts

Born
Kevin Scott Nash , ( 1959-07-09 ) July 9, 1959 (age 66) , Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
Spouse
Tamara McMichael ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ) ​
Website
kevinnash .co
Ring name s
Chet Lemon , Diesel , Dr. X , The Great Oz , Kevin Nash , The Master Blaster , Master Blaster Steel , Oz , Vinnie Vegas
Billed height
6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Billed weight
328 lb (149 kg)
Billed from
Detroit, Michigan , "The Steel Mines", " Emerald City ", North Scottsdale, Arizona
Trained by
Jody Hamilton , WCW Power Plant
Debut
September 5, 1990
Retired
January 5, 2020
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1981–1983
Rank
Specialist
Unit
202nd Military Police Company
Channel
Kliq THIS
Years active
2022–present
Genre
Professional wrestling

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Fighting
Team
_Retired WWE
Position
Wrestler
Nationality
United States

via TheSportsDB

Official website

The Official Website of Kevin Nash | A wrestling legend, a captivating actor and a thought-provoking podcaster.

kevinnash.co

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Encyclopedic overview

Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor and podcaster. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is also known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Nash first gained exposure in the professional wrestling industry by performing for WCW from 1990 to 1993 under multiple ring names. In 1993, Nash signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the name Diesel. While performing as Diesel, he achieved status as a top star in the company, winning the WWF World, Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships (the WWF Triple Crown). His 358-day reign as WWF Champion is the longest of the 1990s. While in the WWF, Nash was part of The Kliq, an influential backstage group that included Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kevin Nash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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