Nailz on Vince McMahon - 'He squashed a lot of peoples' careers'

[@Principaledpragmatist]

The saying is "You either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain". Nailz lived long enough to become the hero.

[@kenrickeason]

Facts!

[@renn6699]

Keep repeating stupid shit. It's never going to get old.

[@brokencigarette3017]

hahaha perfectly said

[@rw8185]

A hero?what did he do?

[@DarksaberForce]

​@@rw8185Beat the hell out of Vince back in the 90s.

[@ZvqZ203]

Nailz is a man of principle who was not afraid of Vince McMahon.

[@RichardSturtevant]

When Nailz assaulted McMahon in his office about the pay he was owed John Nord watched the door so no one could see what was happening.

[@shaynewest8757]

No he's a loser who sabotaged his own career

[@castlebravocrypto1615]

The look on a man's face when suddenly everyone realizes he was telling the truth so many years ago

[@standardofexcellence]

It didn't take no shit from mcmahon 😂

[@spiceupyourlife7755]

People probably believed him years ago

[@HarryRiceHockey]

Pretty sure Vince never raped Nailz my guy lmao

[@HarryRiceHockey]

@@willisapril That is cap lmao. Everyone doubted Nailz for the last 30 years lol

[@BeboTVreal]

He was the good guy all along. He is right. Think of all the good wrestlers whose career got ruined.

[@albalog2449]

I think people bought into Nailz's character and that made people think he was a bad guy/liar in real life.

[@E.C.2]

Don't know if it's true,I've heard heels,in general,are very cool easy going down to Earth fellers outside the ring.

[@PopeCop]

And just like that, Nailz turned babyface

[@JamesDio-yu5yd]

Bro, it's WWF!!!!????

[@IamLegend32]

Haven't seen a double turn like this since Bret/Austin!

[@franccoeurguy4735]

lol

[@kenrickeason]

​@@franccoeurguy4735Long term storytelling.. Nailz turned face..

[@kenrickeason]

​@@IamLegend32😂😂😂

[@AttenBot]

good to see nailz is still with us..

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

Good thing he survived Vinnie Mac’s sexual attack upon him

[@jasperswarp]

You mean when Nailz dropped the soap in the shower ?

[@EFunkRock]

@@jasperswarpno, that was your dad who dropped the soap.

[@albalog2449]

For some reason I legit thought Nails got arrested after his WWF release fighting McMahon (Mandela effect) only to return to the indies, hehe. That tells me Nailz did a great job making you believe his character.

[@vista1456786]

Or maybe he dropped nails ij workshop o_0

[@andrewmcgovern9997]

What a good guy. We have all been waiting for him to do shoot interviews. He sorted Vince out properly like a man. Nailz for tha hall of fame

[@michaelfrazier629]

Finally! Been waiting for a nailz interview for decades 😂

[@TheBC313]

He has a full shoot interview out at highspots

[@duddelove9229]

Jeff Daniels in a jumpsuit.

[@harrygreb3457]

Just when I thought you couldn’t be any dumber….you go and say something stupid like that….AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!!!

[@bigrelly2001]

I was thinking the same thing

[@jscripture9415]

Awesome interview. The man is well spoken. Hes nothing like hes been portrayed. Was nice to finally listen to him speak.

[@robertclarke8811]

Nailz modelling Vince's future clothing!

[@harrykadaras9459]

Vinnie will be getting NAILED

[@johnm140]

😂

[@HenrikTheeKing]

😂😂

[@SubZero_125]

Wonder what kind of prison number Vince would get

[@IGKMrNice1973]

😅😅😅😅😅 good coment mate

[@TheNavyGonzo]

The man's credibility has risen greatly in the last few weeks

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

No it hasn't

[@bobloblaw7030]

@@misterpinkandyellow74 great reply...the truth hurts your feelings so you wont accept it lol

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

You think Vince tried to SA nailz? are you a tard or something? @@bobloblaw7030

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

Only a legit mental defect buys Nailzs story.

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

My feelings are not hurt, do you know what Nailz claimed Vince did to him? Are you that gone in the head? @@bobloblaw7030

[@morbidsasquatch9640]

The day Nailz and the undertaker did that faceoff was the greatest stare down faceoff between two wrestlers ever

[@dilpickles5928]

Nailz was completely unhinged and rabid. The undertaker looked completely undead. Truly, the irresistible force against the immovable object.

[@sdsuman1]

Too bad that could’ve been an epic wrestlemania match.

[@ciiu]

​@@sdsuman1i can assure you it wouldn't have been epic. I have a houseshow match of them. It was one of the worst matches i have ever seen. They both xan wrestle,but their gimmicks didn't allow them much besides punching, kicking and choking.

[@NYKgjl10]

Honestly, Nailz would of been perfect for the Attitude Era or even in ECW.

[@kevinkelly1529]

*have Not of

[@marvelousrevolution6521]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[@therealanonymous12]

Could you imagine Nailz vs New Jack that would have been epic !!!!

[@NYKgjl10]

Oh man, no holds barred between those 2 men...Shit, from the ring to the streets.@@therealanonymous12

[@danielcraig4974]

Nailz is looking for Vince

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

Yeah, inmate's don't go for that rape n perversion stuff

[@powerofme7144]

His toy is named Big Bubba…Rogers.

[@ericfrontczak8016]

Vince gotta pay for the lives destroyed

[@rickyroberts26]

😂

[@keithwiggins3131]

I'll never forget the stare down between nailz and undertaker in 1992.

[@mikekrause3671]

that run didnt go any where though. it should have lasted months. they could have done so much.

[@milezeroisland]

Could there have been more intense eyes staring back at Undertaker? The expression on Nailz's face almost had me scared for Taker!

[@bubbacalling]

I dunno, the matches would have been incredibly boring. Both have the kind of 'deadman' style.@@mikekrause3671

[@OikPoinFive]

Of all the guys midcard and main eventers who were gone from wwf in 92 i forgot nailz was one of them! Hulk, piper, roberts, sgt, jake, Sid, bulldog, Warrior, LOD (twice!), marty jannety, mountie, anvil, warlord, barbarian, Haku, hercules, tornado, Mustafa, adnan, snuka, hammer.

[@keithwiggins3131]

@@OikPoinFive sad about that is some of the people you mentioned are no longer with us.

[@undertakerfanz628]

Been waiting for this interview since SummerSlam 92

[@ImaginalComponent]

1991-1992 was SUCH a traumatizing era in WWF/WWE. You've got Earthquake squashing Damien, Jake unleashing a cobra on Macho, Nailz annihilating Bossman, etc. There were some seriously disturbing stuff going on in front of kids' eyes back then!

[@acenewman8266]

The Undertaker locking The Ultimate Warrior in the casket and also Papa Shangos curse on Warrior!

[@lmiller9178]

Shawn putting Marty through the window.

[@acenewman8266]

@@lmiller9178 he tried to dive through that window! Bobby The Brain was hilarious!

[@paulgleeson9067]

vince owed a lot of guys money over the years ( in the 1980s ----1990s , just before good garenteed contracts came in at the late 1990s )

[@ConstanceOhara]

How about jake getting sprayed in the eyes by the model rick martel on the brother love show? I was so young then i thougjt jake was really blind and i was crying!!!

[@TroyandAimee]

In a world full of Vince Mcmahon's... be a NAILZ!

[@user-wu2xr7kd9d]

Be the BALLS not the PUSSY.

[@TopolskiOpinion]

LOL

[@datacipher]

Right…. Be a loser who gets fired bc he has no impulse control as opposed to a man who made himself a billionaire…. Well it’s true - most fans are closer to the former! 😂

[@user-wu2xr7kd9d]

@@datacipher 🤣😁

[@johnnybeefum]

@@datacipher or be one of the few guys who did to Vince what probably plenty of other wrestlers wanted to do to Vince

[@chrispollard341]

Who else would like to see a Dark Side Of The Ring episode dedicated to the Nailz incident?

[@marcbasil]

It would last five minutes

[@translator859]

Nailz was the Hero we failed to recognize. We don't deserve him

[@horizontoday7874]

His natural voice is soooo different from his Nailz character voice!!

[@mrsinister8943]

His voice was dubbed over when he did promo's. That wasn't his actual voice in those promos. Ive heard that Vince and company didnt think that he sounded like they wanted him to and dubbed over his voice.

[@keithpatrick156]

Reminds me of Dan Severn

[@christerry1611]

no shit lol

[@herbert9241]

Yet still distinctive enough to evoke those times for me. I.e. it's similar.

[@jonathanorr44]

For some reason, even tho I knew the Nailz voice was fake, it surprised me to hear his real voice. Haha.

[@sylvesterstanton7488]

Nailz was always the hero we needed!

[@ryuhayabusa6776]

That legendary opening vignette, with an unseen Nailz warning that he was coming for one of our heroes, was awesome. Great interview from start to finish.

[@desertraider8628]

As a kid Nailz scared the crap out of me ,what a good heel. He put such a beating on big boss man

[@davidian2.024]

Nailz was up there when it comes to legit hard men of the game back then.

[@teastrainer3604]

He could actually scare you. There were very few like that.

[@newjerseyballer]

lost opportunity for a Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Nailz dream match

[@wildcat1310]

And also lost an opportunity for an Undertaker vs Nailz or Brock Lesnar vs Nailz match. That would have been an absolutely awesome match between two great wrestlers.

[@sobo5476]

Shame it took all this time for everyone to see that guys like Nailz was the good guy.

[@HaisonthewayV2]

That's because his heel character was so believable

[@standardofexcellence]

Nails got hammered in celebration that vince screwed vince

[@herbert9241]

One or two of us have always known it and said it.

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

No

[@TBMartin]

​@@herbert9241Make that 3 because I've always thought Nailz was telling the truth. I'm glad Nailz finally gets the credit he deserves

[@TubbyJ420]

One of my earliest wrestling memories is the photos of a bruised Big Boss Man being shown, caused by Nailz.

[@Syfcobra8549]

Great to see everyone finally giving Nailz the respect he deserves!

[@TheWorldPart6]

He tried to tell us about Vince

[@datacipher]

It’s amazing how simple-minded and gullible wrestling fans are. 😂😂😂

[@UMAMIMAMU]

@@datacipherI know. It's beyond obvious he made that shit up so he wouldn't get in trouble for gripping up Vince. Not saying Vince isn't a sexual deviant but c'mon, lol. These are the same people that still love to talk about the "knock at the door" that Chavo heard while he was on the phone with Benoit. You know the one. Y'know? The one that was from "an interview in WWE magazine"? Y'know? The "Chris Benoit triple murder special edition" of WWE Magazine?

[@jeffstanthose]

​​@@datacipher I always believe it's because some fans are autistic, and many fans in the IWC refused to mature their minds when it comes to thinking about pro wrestling.

[@JoeyXSmith]

Quite a few did.

[@adarkprofilepicture1313]

@@datacipher WWF/WWE made their childhoods to the point where they didn't want to believe it despite the hints throughout the years. It took one breakout news for them to finally get the picture.

[@Yankeemet]

Too bad bad he was labeled as insane and overly angry and psycho when he criticized Vince in 1980s. Choking was crazy Nailz way of warning people that Vince was a dirty abuser.

[@somebloke87]

The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive tbf...

[@user-qc7hr4my7r]

I watched a couple interviews on youtube by other wrestlers and they mentioned that Nailz was not one to piss off.

[@albalog2449]

December 1992, but the early 90s did feel like the 80's outside of grunge.

[@AnnaJo2000]

Not anymore.

[@bigrigjoe5130]

I don't think it's because he "criticized Vince" I think that's because he choked Vince. O_o

[@TheJames-Edward]

I'll never forget The Berzerker's story when Vince was talking to the cops. He said first I saw yellow and then I saw red.

[@cutekanjii]

Lol then "i want Kevin Kelly out this building right now!" And the cops saying Vince McMahon you don't tell us what to do and he had to just shut up and take it 😂

[@cutekanjii]

The face off between Nailz and The Undertaker was awesome. Neither backing down

[@JonnyHolms]

Wow, this is the first time that I've ever heard nailz give an interview, amazing 👏 ...😊

[@nightmar3116]

Nails never lied

[@jumbothompson]

So Vince really did sexually assault him?

[@spiceupyourlife7755]

People probably believe Nailz back then too

[@E.C.2]

"When Vince lied,nobody died."

[@vibeofthee80s_]

Wow great interview 👍very rare to see Nailz do any interviews, cool upload thank you 2/11/24

[@MarkSion101]

Great to see Nailz back in the public arena and that he’s attending signings.

[@thekingofkingsrp]

Interesting timing no?

[@scottmorissey8915]

First interview of Nailz as a face!

[@aborch7]

I can’t get enough of this comment section 😂 Nailz is my Dad & this is so entertaining to me 🫣

[@CheesestringXX]

Yo daddy been in prison ,that's nothing to boast about.

[@aborch7]

@@CheesestringXX oofda 🤐

[@bigtombowski]

Booker T looks so short next to Nailz here. Amazing

[@rumarspencer7302]

It's not Booker T.

[@bigtombowski]

@@rumarspencer7302 duh

[@rumarspencer7302]

@bigtombowski Sometimes you guys do sound serious.

[@bigtombowski]

@rumarspencer7302 "you guys"? Lol

[@tonymcneill7779]

Tell me you didn't just say that. Good stuff.😂

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

Nailz...Big Bully Busick...Waylon Mercy were 3 cool characters that would do ok today

[@blacksabbath4252]

Ya know what i mean

[@anthonyferguson4678]

Oh man! I liked Big Bully Busick.

[@ravenspower4797]

WOW...Thanks for that! Nailz looks very good. His Feud with the Bossman was great. Bring him back as a Manager or a Cult-Leader.

[@thenerveensemble7810]

Wow this is awesome. Nails scared the shit out of me when he first appeared on WWF television. So happy to see this interview.

[@roberteisenhauer7686]

Wow, I believe this is the first time I've ever heard his shoot voice. Not gonna lie, I'm a bit disappointed he didn't conduct the interview in *THAT* voice lol 😂

[@MikeyP1983]

Kevin Wacholz looks good for a guy in his mid 60s

[@franklin8618]

Kevin WHO...? What?

[@MikeyP1983]

@@franklin8618 Wacholz, Nailz real name lol

[@Turnheadcough]

Nobody cares you Wikipedia his name

[@MikeyP1983]

Like you couldn't have known that before wiki was a thing lol

[@recieve.believe3344]

Nailz vs. Psycho Sid would have been a top quality wrestlemania extravaganza!

[@harrykadaras9459]

They're both big boys. I'd put my money on Nailz...hes the real deal..

[@recieve.believe3344]

@@harrykadaras9459 Yes, Nailz wasn't anyone to mess with but Psycho Sid was one tall, powerful MF! In His prime, He had wide shoulders stretching coast to coast! Big traps, arms, abs...Man was built to intimidate! Plus an angry Man voice and a strong desire to rule the world! I'm putting my money on Sid in this match.

[@harrykadaras9459]

@recieve.believe3344 being built doesn't mean you can fight... He was just a tall bodybuilder. Dan Spivy seemed to indicate Sid wouldn't have had a chance against him.

[@Shabs89]

I was legit terrified of Nailz as a kid, goes to show how good he was a heel character. It's a shame it didn't work out, would have loved to have seen a proper program with taker, and even with Bret Hart and more. Nice to see he is attending signings and engaging with fans

[@user-qc7hr4my7r]

I remember when he debuted and the lead up to it. Dude was legit scary for a kid and they had his voice sound perfect for the character. Wish he had a longer run just to see how his path would have went.

[@kevinkelly1529]

*gone Not went

[@duckmangooo7376]

The intense matches that Nailz and Big Boss Man had were believable.

[@ronnysivertsen9258]

Nice to see you back Nailz. Never forgotten your matches. Big and awesome guy. Have a wonderful day from an old fan from Norway

[@mrmusickhimself]

Nailz became a face after 32 long years, that's some killer long term booking.

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Vince McMahon will be wearing that jumpsuit now

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

I thought the shoot with Mike Johnson would be his last… but now that McMahon is persona non grata, he’s happy to pour salt on the wound

[@marcbasil]

Pretty sure this was from last year

[@trapdoorfloyd]

God bless this man. He is the burning hand of justice.

[@simondennis9460]

'He ran into the wrong guy'. Nailz on meeting with Vince 😂

[@johnlozada1589]

I'm glad to see Nailz!

[@themadnucleus101]

It turned out Nailz was right all along but I never doubted him vince is just a vile human being

[@Dr.Quarex]

You know when I first heard the story ages ago I was like "wow, what would make him do that?" then a few years back I started thinking "huh, I mean, Vince kind of is a piece of shit, but still no reason to act like that" and now here I am thinking "yep, wish everyone had been like Nailz"

[@MDPofficial69]

He was one of the people who wasn't scared of Vince

[@rogerclemens4872]

Way to go nailz . Congratulations

[@romans52345-cy3tq]

I wish he spoke more about Bossman

[@petersimsen6009]

Nailz warned us back then!

[@avramwurf5804]

Nailz has a great point and everything he said is right on the ball.

[@charismatic9904]

This is how you know wrestling was sooooo much better back then than today. Nailz run was like what? 5-6 months total? Yet he is an iconic figure remembered 32 years later. Try to have a wrestler now last only 6 months and see if anyone remembers that person in 2056.

[@SmithCommaBenjamin]

There's a reason Vince always surrounded himself with yes men and body guards. He knew what he was doing to other people was wrong, and knew it was only a matter of time before he got his. Vince started out in a trailer park, just a nameless poor poor kid. Made a deal with the Devil to have a better life, no matter what it took.... and at the end of his life- the Devil has come to collect. In the end, he'll be right back to being that poor kid, desperate for a change in circumstance. Full circle.

[@marcbasil]

Never was a nameless poor kid lol

[@AnnaJo2000]

​@@marcbasilYes, he was.

[@cutekanjii]

Imagine he ended up having to be in the same prison cell as Billy Jack Haynes and Nailz. Ine hates his guts & tried to choke him out and one hayes his guts and tried to sue him for mega millions for the class action concussion lawsuit

[@cutekanjii]

​@@marcbasilhe was up until about 15 or something.

[@marcbasil]

@@AnnaJo2000 no, he wasn’t lmfao. You’re a mark 🎯

[@TheJoe676767]

Great interview. Hes so well spoken from the Nailz character. Lol

[@nathueil1]

I would’ve loved to see the Bossman/Nailz storyline play out where Bossman became a dirty cop and Nailz became an informant.

[@russenterprise6502]

Bossman was Vince enforcer in the corporation

[@herbert9241]

Nailz would never rat

[@michaelreyes9473]

Nailz was the original stone cold

[@troylowe814]

I remember Nailz when he was in the AWA and plowing through jobbers.

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Kevin kelly

[@jimreedyk5158]

he should have returned at a Royal Rumble as a surprise

[@scorptarget]

And had a face off with the former con Dom Mysterio 😂😂

[@acehunter3229]

@@scorptargetHe would have made him pick up the soap in that Rumble 🤣

[@kirkdavis8964]

😂Dom would had pee on himself

[@johnm140]

Holy crap, Nailz is still alive!

[@30907bng]

Last remember, Kevin Kelly was well established before he arrived in Titan land, in Mid-South, WCCW, and AWA.

[@kevinkelly1529]

That's how I remember it too.

[@YourContentSucks.]

Lawyer: "Isn't it true you have a personal animosity against Vince McMahon?" Nailz: "...no." Lawyer: "Do you hate Vince McMahon?" Nailz: "Yes." - Dialog taken from the Vince McMahon steroid case in the 90s, in which Nailz testified.

[@mikelopez2024]

Lol

[@raasputin]

The advice at the end is probably the best advice I've ever heard from a wrestler

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

He actually gave some sound advise to wrestlers there at the end. The Nailz character was indeed an intense, scary, believeable threat. Could have had a long run if it wasnt for that Vince incident that obviously he could have handled better. Wish we could have heard more details directly from him about what happened during that meeting.

[@DJ_K666]

Nails vs Austin...

[@LeoWamBamSlamJam]

Man this is just HILARIOUS and a great interview!!! I bet this incident had a strong impact on Bret (he said in an interview that he was right outside the door when this happened) that ultimately ended up in SHO-RYU-KENing Vince.

[@frenchabortion]

I really WAS scared of him as a kid. Then i grew up and heard he Swung AT Vince, and was TERRIFIED of him! Honestly seems like a nice guy.

[@briang7307]

I would've loved to have seen him and austin go at it.

[@andrewvaughan5686]

Imagine Vince goes to jail; "Ok Mr McMahon meet your new cellmate......"

[@cutekanjii]

Probably be Billy Jack Haynes now after killing his wife. He hates McMahon too

[@TheRydog61]

I saw nails VS Undertaker in Los Angeles to us. It was the first match and it only lasted two minutes

[@kirkdavis8964]

Wow we got a nailz interview

[@earlofdrumer1851]

Always loved Nailz. The way Bobby Heenan would do commentary during his matches was hilarious. "He was out buying flowers, it was Mothers Day. Then they pull him in for a couple of overpaid parking tickets, shove him in a cell and start working him over with those nightsticks" 😂

[@TheHaloRed]

Nailz is a HERO!!

[@unstopable365]

Who would have thought that nailz was right about this loser Vince all along he tried to warn us folks period facts 💯✌️

[@DonEdward]

Nails is still legit scary. It would have been great to see him go against Taker and Syd. Too bad things went the way they did.

[@spiritchild9101]

I love how he’s unapologetic. A true warrior.

[@keltrepes2534]

It’s so weird because I remember his deep growling voice from 1992 and hearing him talk now it sounds like he’s your neighbor you’re just having a beer with.

[@BOBBYSOX86]

Kevin Wacholz needs to have a second go around with Vince.

[@jamestownsend1322]

I like nailz. A stand up guy

[@FTW666NY]

That was an awesome interview and its really cool to see Nailz i remember his feud with The Big Bossman i was definitely interested in that feud

[@MrTurbografx16]

Nailz was absolutely awesome !!

[@mangrove]

Bill Apter is like the Ernie Harwell of wrestling media. Haven't seen or heard anyone say anything bad about him.

[@PremierTraveler]

Please come to the UK conventions, Nailz. You’re awesome and legit

[@hpnc]

I want a Darkside of the Ring on Nailz.

[@muhammad_alshammari84]

Kevin Patrick Wacholz “Nailz” born on April 17, 1958

[@cutekanjii]

Very good for his age

[@Repomidnight]

For years people just put Nailz in the crazy category. This often happens to the brave ones who speak out early. Good on Nailz.

[@TheMyuyen]

So when Nailz accused Vince of sexually assaulting him to cover for beating Vince up … now is like it could had actually happened that way 😂😂

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

All of a sudden the story became believable lol

[@harrykadaras9459]

He still has a case..

[@johnm140]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jesterr7133]

Nailz picked the perfect time to come out of hiding, lol. He was the first one to publicly stand up to McMahon, so this is the perfect time to make some money. I would cash in too, lol. It's nice seeing him out there again. I remember being scared to death of him as a kid.

[@mindlink1811]

Nailz was the Michael Myers of WWF.

[@SCBUFC]

Undertaker and Kane?

[@IamThepapi87]

That is the best advice any old wrestler ever gave wow. Very very true

[@springer90]

Nailz with the N Stick

[@DonBurtonsays...]

What's the N stand for, fella?

[@Arayig1982]

Nailz, duh ​@@DonBurtonsays...

[@DonBurtonsays...]

@@Arayig1982 I'm skeptical...