The Story of Diesel in the WWF

[@leouploads6432]

Dude, thanks for highlighting the good things about Nash... Most channels focus on quadricep jokes and negative stuff

[@babalon7778]

It doesn't help rhat his friends called him "Big Lazy", I like him, but I missed out on most of his career.

[@petersmith9254]

Leo Uploads kevin nash and quadriceps jokes are the same

[@Thor-Orion]

Nash could go when he was young. But there was a reason why he had no longevity and was never cut up. He was muscular as hell in prime, by

[@MiScusi1980]

I actually really liked Diesel he was 1 of my favorites back then.

[@poopsock7493]

@@babalon7778 ima poop on you

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

TBH... I enjoyed watching Nash, especially with Hall.

[@rogueprince1341]

He wasnt a a legendary worker but he damn sure got OVER in WWF AND WCW. Kinda wish he had a run in ECW. Just to see how Paul wouldve used him.

[@Machete87]

Agreed, but he played a lot of politics backstage unforrunately which y most of his fellow colleagues like Guerrero n others didn't respect him.

[@beane10]

I get so jacked when I see a new vid from you WB! Again, awesome work brother!

[@shittalkerskywalkertm9430]

me too man lol

[@JobyJonesJnr]

Much credit for going into so much depth with your videos, hats off to you. Not watched wrestling for over 10 years now but love watching your take on the wrestlers or matches

[@theteddy1487]

WB: Big guy vs big guy never works... Kane & Undertaker: Hold our beers

[@d1.KT1]

If they can work around fire they can pretty much work anywhere

[@jbrowntdown4724]

Dude, Brock vs Big Show early 2000’s we’re always good too !

[@limpbrisket6851]

It never works if one of the big guys is Sid

[@theteddy1487]

@@limpbrisket6851 undertaker carried sid through a passable match

[@theteddy1487]

@Christoochi never stated that he was

[@marcf905]

Luv these videos!! Keep them coming!! Can you do one on Demolition, please?!!

[@ZekeThePlumber86]

That would b great! So much to explore there!

[@fugetaboutit2050]

NO & DONT ASK AGAIN YA MUTT YA

[@MadManGaming74]

Best Diesel match was the no holds barred against Shawn Michaels at in your house ppv. One of my favorite matches of all time.

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

I agree, WWF’s creative during Nash’s title run was childish and business was declining before Nash became champion. You can blame him for a few things in WCW but not in WWF. And wow, even Nash had heat with Shawn before he became a born again Christian.

[@joebutera1406]

My man..now I'm at the point where I'm waiting for videos after I'm done rolling up..your stuff spreading down here quick brozay..much love from NYC.. #BestWrestlingSub

[@beane10]

L Smokers 4 Life!

[@beane10]

I guess it’s actually l and not an uppercase L but you smell what I’m smokin cuz! 😂

[@joebutera1406]

@@beane10 yes sir!!

[@timewithoutconsequence]

You’re a wonderful story teller. Another excellent video.

[@shittalkerskywalkertm9430]

i cannot stop binging on your channel man. 🖒 I don't think Nash did anything close to what WWE creative is pulling now a days. looking forward to the Nash/WCW booking video

[@Decline-America_Is_In_Trouble]

I first started watching wrestling in 1987 when I was just 7. I love these videos.

[@deckarobinson2768]

Really loving this series of reviews Look forward to them hitting my notification box Please keep them coming

[@NegotiableHemingway]

Jim Cornette said in a shoot interview that diesel had just 6 moves in his whole move set and one of those was flipping his hair back

[@crazyhayn]

And Nash has never disputed that assessment. It was all he needed

[@roymartin500]

@@crazyhayn I agree! As a matter of fact,he prides himself on getting over with just 6 moves,5 w/one being the hair flip,lol! Square up elbows,knee to chest/stomach lift,big boot,sidewalk slam,Jackknife powerbomb!The standard punch doesn't count as that is standard.

[@crazyhayn]

@@roymartin500 hair flip and punch. The most powerful Kevin Nash move. Haha

[@1981bigdee]

Yeah cos Cornette is a reliable source, isn't he? Tell me again why he's not working for the NWA anymore?

[@lossiiburns]

Damn lmao

[@guyburgess2160]

Great video (....as usual). I wonder what would have happened if Diesel had taken Vince's offer and opted to stay? With his locker room antics back then I don't think there would have been an Austin 3:16 or even the Rock. PS: Can you do one on the Macho Man Randy Savage?

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

Sadly there would have never been a "streak" because he was originally planned to go over Undertaker at Wrestlemania..

[@DanTrustsTheFathersPlan]

LMAO!! Glad you added that jokes about Nash tearing his quads absolutely aren't going away.. I've been guilty of making a few myself, they're just so easy & funny! haha

[@Yippa391]

I came here just to say it

[@ant0586]

I'm no big Nash fan(even though i could listen to his shoot interviews for hours) but what you said about the whole drawing thing is absolutely spot on. It's funny how when everyone rags on Nash or Bret or HBK or anyone in the New Generation era, no one mentions that despite the star power in WCW it wasnt exactly doing great business either

[@DJDoubleCee]

I always thought Diesel was the Roman Reigns of the 90’s.

[@Cameron_611]

DJDoubleCee Lex Luger or Goldberg deserves that comparison.

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@Cameron_611 Diesel!!

[@DJDoubleCee]

@Nyedhuff I used to compare Goldberg to Stone Cold. They almost look alike.

[@Cameron_611]

DJDoubleCee I still compare them to each other. Same with Booker T and The Rock,Undertaker and Sting,Kevin Nash and Triple H.

[@quintonbell6836]

Meh

[@ahffah4852]

Great video love how your mixing between fueds and bios . Waiting for ur next vid

[@realhamonwry8620]

WB, you're doing some phenomenal work. While I know the creative process may not come easy, I think your audience would be receptive to videos north of twenty-five minutes in length.

[@TheFFfaceoff]

I 100% agree that fans are paying for the whole production from A-to-Z - the matches including undercard, the dark match, the pyro, the lights and music. The WWF product post WM9 was atrocious. And while I’m biased as the Hogan-era, IMO, is unmatched, the New Generation-era is probably the worst, up until now....

[@rdtbrik1161]

The new generation had it's stars, but most of Vince's creations at the time were garbage.

[@TheFFfaceoff]

@@rdtbrik1161 The Smoking Guns come to mind

[@Kit-Katts]

Great content mate, if you don't already have it in the works but you doing a Roddy Piper Vid? Top man 👍

[@Cameron_611]

Diesel was the most legit gimmick Kevin Nash ever had but his second run in WCW was better than his WWF and WWE run. It should be noted he was not only the first member of the Kliq to become the WWF Champion but became the first guy since Hulk Hogan to successfully retain a WWF Championship at WrestleMania.

[@jonnay9559]

Yes. They should of kept pushing him as champion. He was a legitimate tough on the roster at that time. He should broken undertaker's streak before it really got started.

[@superlex611]

@@jonnay9559 at least he should have dropped the belt at wrestlemania 12

[@Hallstyle]

You are 100% Right... Big vs Big very RARELY works... Especially when both bigs aren't the best tacticians in the ring...

[@nonstickmeat]

You make really good stuff, been binge watching your videos for hours

[@WealthyAffiliateVid]

Does anyone remember that WWF advert he was in? where a kid tried to pay for his autograph? 😂

[@tythegolfer6279]

HBK vacancy of so many belts rates up there with Russo in WcW

[@jamesparks1895]

Excellent insight. And you're right about Nash not being singularly to blame for the decline of mid nineties WWF. I'd place more blame on Mr. McMahon and his creepy love of swollen men. Keep it up bruh!!!!

[@theshowstopper2443]

Nash did what was best for Nash. That being said he was loyal to his buddies and was give the helm of a sinking ship in WCW. He was a alright worker for a big man and I don't blame the man using the business to get himself over and make sure he got his paydays.

[@hickorysmoke570]

Tons of charisma, excellent seller, 6 boring moves

[@GodsOfWar666]

@@hickorysmoke570 an almost 7 feet tall big wrestler doesnt need 50 moves like a 5'8" 150 lb wrestler

[@chrismorgan8330]

Considering he had leg injuries that ended his basketball career and still had enough left to be a pro wrestler for another 15 or whatever years before he had another leg issue I definitely respect his career.

[@peterashworth8376]

Seems like this gets a response once a year. If Nash did what was best for Nash, why would he do the Oz gimmick? Why would he book himself to beat Goldberg with all the nonsense and then drop it to hogan with the finger poke, who he wasn’t friends with?

[@ClaraFinn]

@@peterashworth8376 Nash was not even close to being in charge during the Oz days. He hated that gimmick

[@freddystreamz9122]

Another Awesome video, your on a roll and should reach 100k in no time. Keep it up

[@josephbuono5487]

Who could ever thumb down these vids? Great job

[@irmaaguayo6175]

My favorite wreastler besides stinger🦅

[@MrJacobs]

Ok.... Wait. Is it me or at 9:23 Is Mr. McMahon getting an eye full of some heart break ass?? I know I'm not crazy. Lmao 😆

[@mycabbages3538]

I never followed backstage stuff. As a teen in the 90’s Diesel was one of my favs.

[@williamepperson3443]

Yeah I never got why Nash got blamed for WWF's problems? He had nothing to do with: *The Steroid Scandal *The Pat Patterson Scandal *NBC cancelling Saturday night main event *Hulk Hogan, Macho, Ultimate Warrior, LOD, Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper, British Bulldog & The Mountie all leaving within a few months of each other *TV ratings, PPV & Merch sales hitting a 20 year low in 1993 (WAY before he was champion) & continuing till the attitude era... It's like getting into a car crash & blaming the passenger. Nearly all of those things I just mentioned happened before he was even employed by them... WWF had to do the best with what they had & considering Vince's fetish for "big guys" in a post steroid industry, "big" now meant tall or fat (hence Nash, Yoko & Mabel main events)... Honestly I shutter to think where the company would have ended up WITHOUT Nash...

[@Agz86]

Never realized how boring Nash was as a wrestler but you somehow made it entertaining. Thank you for that. You’re truly a master at your craft.

[@damonk3674]

The way you do your videos is fantastic. Your options do matter and please keep them coming....thank you

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

Bear in mind a lot of the New York crowd at Diesel's MSG win were veteran WWWF/Capitol fans who didn't appreciate Backlund going back to his last days as babyface champion in 1983 and in some cases still resented his win over Graham from back in 1978.

[@superlex611]

How so ?

[@jasonf9506]

Really loving your videos! Now my go to during meal time.

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Dudes With attitudes where Junk yard dog,the Stieners And sting and Mr Wonderful

[@mrtonywilliams6312]

Yes

[@rooneye]

He said TWO Dudes With Attitude. That was HBK and Diesel. Obviously ripped off their name lol

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Pushing Diesel was based on the 7Foot theory(anyone close to 7feet).... They had Andre ... Big John Studd... those guys were legends.. and Diesel was an attraction...much like Sid....Undertaker.. 7footeres are hard to find.. was he the best? no.. but 7footers are always cool to watch....

[@mitchyslickbro]

I would love to see you do a Kevin Nash career video after he left the WWF. Keep up the great work!

[@MiningForPies]

“I try to keep my opinion out” Lol. These videos are great, but your opinion comes through so strong in so many of them

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Come on NASH was only a big dude for New Era guys to look good he only came into his own in WCW

[@babalon7778]

Was he a better worker than he gets credit for? I missed all the WCW stuff.

[@nickm8874]

ADAM OF GREYSKULL except he feuded with Sid and ‘Taker. As the presenter alludes to .....

[@jeffzehnpfennig1554]

Vinny vegas was good your right

[@InsomniacRocker]

Razor Ramon and Diesel leaving the WWF and showing up in the crowd in WCW BLEW MY MIND as a kid! Pro Wrestling was right up there with South Park and Nu Metal as peak pop culture in the late 90s

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

I felt exactly the same way... Since my cable provider didn't had the USA network back then, I only watched WCW, so I was shocked out of my mind when I saw them on Saturday Night.. because the last I heard of Nash was that he was in a hot feud with Undertaker, and the Big Razor battling Goldust for the IC belt

[@irmaaguayo6175]

Sour diesel one of the best of all time toooooo swwweeeeettttt🤘

[@marcusmajors6196]

This video proves Taker was wasted during this time in the wwf but great video again

[@jamesingram7151]

Brilliant as always. Love all your bio videos 👍

[@s4xtt]

mate I love your work, will u be doing on ecw guys like Masato Tanaka and Taz

[@dcrockstar5439]

I absolutely love your videos

[@amandamacdonald2754]

WWF Nash is like 90s Roman Reigns,WCW Nash on the other hand I loved.

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

So what i got out of this video is that as long as he was with somebody to carry him on the ring he had great matches but when it was time for him to carry somebody else on the ring the matches suck

[@subelildirty491]

Diesel was actually the reason I started watching The WWF again. I'm more a WCCW, NWA and then WCW fan. I went back and forth because of Taker, Austin & The Rock.

[@elreyyakko]

His entrance music was a diesel semi truck engine and horns.

[@chriscoe3045]

They did a house show at a local college. Bob backlund got ran through in 8 seconds. Then we got the pay per view and it was the exact same show that we saw live 5 days earlier

[@hotrodd29]

I liked Diesel. When he won the title I was 14. I was a mark at the time I thought wrestling was legit. With that mindset he looked badass. He looked like he could batter every wrestler in a street fight. And TBF He was booked like that. Royal rumble 94, survivor series 94. Then he wins the title. A draw with Bret at RR made no business sense. He should’ve beaten Bret with a jackknife. Then when Bret wins the title at SS. It means more as Bret is a bigger underdog having already lost earlier in the year. Diesel was booked so badly, there was no way that dispel would’ve gotten over as champ.

[@wulver810]

I always loved the big guy vs big guy matches, now it is all mosquitos vs burritos.

[@joshuamack342]

You are the man sir!!!! Could you do one on Vader please???

[@noizi]

Nice job with the video, but you didn't mentioned the 'Curtain Call'...unless you're planning to do a video about it??? :-)

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

Diesel actually turned full heel shortly before WM12 - there was a Diesel & Shawn vs Bret & Undertaker tag team match where Diesel had KO'd both Bret and Undertaker and he and Shawn celebrated together - then when Shawn turned his back Diesel jackknifed him too.

[@satsuinohado2159]

Back in those days they had Doink the clown and characters like that!

[@BENZK-j9t]

Donk was awesome

[@Waybacktimemachine00]

So consistent 💪🏾

[@davidlonghurst9845]

Good video mate again!!! The only problem was that the click run the whole of WWF but diesel was a good proformer but not a good money maker but he got better when in wcw because of the nwo

[@hickorysmoke570]

He was a good seller and he had a lot of Charisma but his offense was BOOOOOOOOOOORING

[@cappy2282]

Great vid. Can u do a Sid Vicious? In my opinion Sid was one of the best "looking" heals (I don't know why I think that but I do lol)

[@michiganpride389]

HEELS!!! spelled H-E-E-L-S... Lol I'm usually not a,grammar or,spelling,Nazi but this one word bothers me a lot for some reason

[@cappy2282]

@@michiganpride389 lol ya "it bothers you for some reason." 😒. Nice try buddy but clearly a grammar Nazi douche. Sorry for mistake Mr. Einstein... won't happen again

[@MycommentsRfacts]

The golden era 1985 to 1992 The new generation era 1992 to 1997 The attitude era 1997 to 2002 The ruthless aggression era 2002 to 2008 The pg era 2008 to 2011 The reality era 2011 to 2016 The new era 2016 to 2020 The Roman Reigns era 2020 to present ⬇️ thumbs up if you agree

[@ManikiMPACT]

Nice video Thanks for uploading

[@FranchiseSHR]

Alot of people put down his run as wwf champion, it was a good run I thought

[@oeuronymousoone1004]

5:07 “on November twenty thickths”

[@NCordaro321]

Not gonna lie. I was kinda hoping you'd go into the fake Diesel shenanigans just to show how petty the business was back than. But I like how you're doing this in 2 videos. One for his time in the WWF and one for his time in WCW.

[@michaellowry6438]

Please do a Bret vs diesel bio keep up the good work

[@MrLloydFletcher]

Love your videos man.

[@malcolmwasher2308]

I liked the big daddy cool with micheals promo

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

WHEN Ric Fair faced Sting in The Great American BASH 1990 the Horsemen where against the Dudes With attitudes remember

[@RipRoarin]

In the 90s, if the WWF was on I was watching it. So how have I never heard a single thing about these quad jokes about Diesel? Never knew anything about it til this video. Surely I haven't killed that many brain cells....

[@craigfin3222]

Vince loves the big guys.

[@Hoonozit]

Another good job video.

[@randymanmaximus8419]

Got to shake his hand at a house show in my town when he was Champ. VERY huge man standing next to him.

[@joeduff8761]

Diesel and razor vs fake diesel and fake razor tag team match would be my dream match

[@bdr113080]

For fans that weren’t around back then it doesn’t matter who was champion it’s not like when I took the belt off Nash and put it on Brett That the ratings went up by millions of people. It was pretty much down for everyone didn’t matter if it was Nash, brett, or Yokozuna, Ratings were down no matter who is there.

[@rollandcurtis874]

Shawn embarassed the company by overselling the big boot. Diesel could not properly Jacknife bigger-sized wrestlers, if at all. You didn't mention the theme music change from Diesel to Big Daddy Cool (which was added to his character's name).

[@James-xx4kb]

Great piece of work! Except that Kevin Nash doesn't have a daughter......at least legitimately anyway..lol

[@lmusima3275]

Really? I know he has a son

[@JoJo-lz2yr]

One of my favorite wrestler

[@apark02]

The problem in 95 was the 5 most popular guys in WWF at the time (Undertaker, Diesel, Razor, HBK, and Bret Hart) were all faces. They should have had long term feuds with each other.

[@daleholbert3111]

Another great job

[@hickorysmoke570]

This guy helped to change the wrestling business forever in the mid-1990s, he should just never be put in charge of another wrestling company as long as he lives

[@jordandupe398]

NASH is given an extra hard time BC oF his personality & BC he's a politician. BUT, DIESEL was 'OVER' in 94... HE was ALSO Booked worse than ANY WWF CHAMPION up to that point. DIESEL shoulda won the BELT on RAW after a little build up. Booking youR NEW Top Babyface in his 1st Title defense against youR other most OVER Babyface who was last seen getting screwed outta the belt. WMXI -- Not even in the main event ( last match HBK buried him psychology wise. YOU can't out athletic A Big Man like that w/out burying the guy. OPPONENTS: SID MABEL BULLDOG ALL went against DIESELS strengths in his matches...... 👊🏻 Great Video BIO MAN !!

[@jonathancoleman7148]

Can you do one on lex luger?

[@babalon7778]

I think Nash would have been a great romance novel cover model, or a character in God of War. I wonder if he can act. His friends called him "Big Lazy" so maybe he could make a living off of his looks, still!

[@theteddy1487]

I actually love Kevin Nash as a wrestler

[@jsvett]

Diesel is my favorite of all time

[@razorramon9136]

Big daddy cool is the Coolest big man ever

[@gregmatic2861]

I just had a thought. They should've put Diesel against Razor for the WWF title at least once on PPV in 95. It would've been guaranteed money. King of the ring would've been the perfect spot instead of Mabel. A Bam Bam match up could've also worked.

[@sweetswaggerlee]

American here - it's probably already been said, but "Diesel" was 90s slang for strong, or muscular. Shaq had the same nickname. Or, who knows, maybe Shane just really loves trucks.

[@cathaldowdall7467]

deadly stuff , u on fbook?

[@sparklegeist8345]

diesel was a great champion . did you see him jump over the top rope against mabel?

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

I saw Kevin Nash as Oz on WCW's December '91 UK tour

[@joeduff8761]

Wish we could have seen diesel vs fake diesel

[@francissobotka8725]

Nash did the best with what he wss given.I can only imagine what would have happened if they didn't constantly do big guy vs big guy matches

[@FactsoftheMatters]

The story of OZ

[@matthewreeves8738]

Love your videos...Jim Cornette to this day still says Diesel is the worst Heavy Weight Champion in WWE history. I'm not so sure.

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Cornette always talks strictly in terms of "business" about these things. So yes, Diesel was the worst from that perspective. Lowest drawing champion in the history of the company and the WWF made a $4.45 million loss during his "reign" as the champion. Nobody says that this was mostly, let alone entirely, his fault. The fact alone that Vince made a slow big guy with an extremely limited move set and already totally wrecked knees (from his basketball career) the champion so soon after an eternity of Hulkamania and in a year that started with Yokozuna wearing the belt, wasn't good. Diesel started his championship run at a house show with an 8-second squash win over Bob Backlund. _Riveting!_