The Story of The Nasty Boys

Wrestling Bios Presents - The Story of The Nasty Boys
Tag Team wrestling in the WWE, by most accounts, was much better back in the old WWF days. With teams like The Hart Foundation, The Rockers, Demolition and The Legion of Doom, the World Wrestling Federation once had one of the greatest tag team divisions in the world. That doesn't mean that ALL the tag teams were super talented. Enter Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, better known as The Nasty Boys.
The Nasty Boys got their break in wrestling while working for Verne Gagne's AWA and the CWA in Memphis. After a brief stint in WCW where they had great matches with The Steiner Brothers, the Nasty Boys made their way to the WWF, almost instantly being pushed to the top of the company and capturing the WWF Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania VII. What would follow would be dragged out drop to the lower end of the tag division, and it's no secret that Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs weren't the most professional superstars in the WWE either.
In this mini documentary from Wrestling Bios, we take a look at The Careers of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags and also look into some of their more infamous confrontations as we look at The Story of The Nasty Boys. Topics covered include:
- The Nasty Boys start in AWA and how they got their tag team name
- The Nasty Boys vs The Steiners in WCW during 1990
- The Nasty Boys WWF debut
- Early Success when Knobbs and Sags won the Tag Titles at WrestleMania 7
- Getting replaced by Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake in a tag match at WrestleMania 8
- The WCW return of the Nasty Boys and their success within the company
- The Scott Hall story which ultimately led to the Nasty Boys being no more in WCW
- The 2007 WWE return dark match featuring The Nasty Boys that got the team a ton of heat
- The Nasty Boys in TNA
- The Nasty Boys Ken Shamrock Story
- Much More!
#wwe #wrestling #documentary

[@ib1314]

These two guys remind me of the thugs in the streets of rage games

[@hmpz36911]

Haha I can see that

[@TheM8trixHasYou]

The Nasty Boys would have been PERFECT in the ECW in the early days of that Company. #HardCoreTagTeamChampions!!!

[@j.p.resto.6606]

And Final Fight

[@garyrandall7571]

Double dragon

[@jessaphillips2846]

No they’re definitely rocksteady & bebop from the ninja turtles

[@flintose927]

When i met The Nasty Boys i asked them if anyone's ever told them they remind em of Beavis & Butthead and Brian Knobs said "Jimmy Hart everyday" 😂😂

[@Machete87]

Thats awesome

[@chrisharper8158]

🤣😂

[@hmpz36911]

Nothing like Beavis and Butt-Head 🤨. More like Bebop and Rocksteady.

[@flintose927]

@@hmpz36911 well this is my story 😭😂😂

[@hmpz36911]

@@flintose927 Well the story is fine, but you and Jimmy are wrong! 😆 They had a great gimmick nonetheless though, especially because it wasn't much of an exaggeration.

[@Large23collectibles]

This channel is amazing. The only channel to do a story of the Nasty Boys. Cheers brother

[@jawa2685]

I want to see Droz or headbangers

[@jerryonlychild7003]

Large23 is this hulk Hogan’s throwaway? Lol

[@anwjuice]

Ya but gave them a dis doing it saying they was nobody favorites. They was my favorite

[@anwjuice]

But I agree this a good channel

[@chipwhackerman7087]

@@anwjuice yeah I didn't agree with that "dis" either, they were definitely one of my favorites too!

[@tully8142]

I always liked the nasty boys when I was a kid. Growing up in Boston they always seemed like a couple guys from around the neighborhood to me and I think that’s why they appealed to me.

[@tully8142]

LUIS SOTO lmfao....I don’t disagree. You must be from New York???

[@trump-totalwar6509]

i grew up in philly and would go to boston just for the bjs. beantown men give good head.

[@tully8142]

[TRUMP]-[TOTAL WAR] haha whatever turns you on. I’ll have to take your word for it

[@hmpz36911]

Philly. Same.

[@ivanmendoza8457]

Yeah in NYC two Street punk rockers that hung out in front of Cbgbs were the Nasty buys doppelgangers

[@nightmareramirez5145]

The Pit Stop is one of the coolest moves in wrestling.

[@calvinmiller3885]

The Nasty boys were real. They didn't play a character, they were the character. You get over when you become the character.

[@superlex611]

Well they are legit without even knowing

[@thomasyoung5013]

Nasty boys got beat up in Flint mi🤷🏾‍♂️

[@markgiallo3129]

Dont agree scott Steiner and steve Austin were pretty much themselves and same as macho man

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

@@thomasyoung5013 must have been the water

[@thomasyoung5013]

@@technounionrepresentative4274 idk I don't live there 😎

[@sohncotte2229]

human versions of TMNT villians

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Really though!

[@michaelburt1370]

Yes, they remind me of bebop and rocksteady. Knobbs is rocksteady and saggs is bebop.

[@dizzy1369]

Funny you say that cuz bebop and rocksteady from the first movie reminded me of them 😂🤣

[@PinkStarburst717]

I love learning about the other wrestlers that weren't top dudes

[@jayjohn9680]

Like the Repo man! Should have had him repo Razor Ramons car… then offer it back if Ramon beats him in a match.

[@monsterbrandman]

Nasty Boys vs Steiner Brothers at Halloween Havoc 1990 is one of my favorite matches from both teams.

[@XAmericanRenegadeX]

I always thought the Nasty Boys were the quintessential heel team in WCW and I loved their gimmick. They were the 90s in human form 😂

[@pariacanyon]

My cousins went to high school with Knobs and Sags. They said that Sags was a bully, and Knobs was a class clown who would not hurt you. Seeing this video, it seems like my cousins were right.

[@victorsegura1240]

Stop being a google dude

[@RemmyRiffs]

@Albert Fartenstein Do you honestly believe not a SINGLE person that would EVER watch this video would know someone that know's Knobs and Sags? YOU need to get real...because in the reality the rest of us live in, it's entirely possible for this scenario to happen. These people aren't aliens, they DO live on earth with the rest of us bud. I'm sure there are thousands of people that have interacted with the Nasty Boy's and they DID go to high school, so there most definitely are people out there that went with them.

[@Doriamo]

@@RemmyRiffs Plus people that seek out this vide may know them. I used to like them as wrestlers but the Nasty Boys always started fights outside the ring and thought they were tough. But one time they came to my city (Peoria) and started trouble with the wrong people while driving around at night. They got beat with jumper cables and stabbed.

[@s.marshian8455]

@@Doriamo lol damn when did that happen?

[@Marc_Araujo]

@@s.marshian8455 It most likely never happened because it's a story this mark made up.

[@brandonjacobs2373]

Can we please get a video on The Steiner Brothers

[@simonstillborn4951]

That would be a long and awesome video. Maybe a 2 or 3 parter.

[@jawa2685]

I want Droz and headbangers but we definitely need Steiners. This guys cool for doing bios

[@santinotupou9127]

That will be good one

[@haizieysmoke9029]

Hellyea

[@flintose927]

Yessssssssss this would make a great video, i just met Rick Steiner recently at the same event i met The Nasty Boys, i told him i'd love to see them in the WWE HOF and he said "My brother is my brother" 😭

[@ironman2326]

I'm glad u mentioned the Steiner's vs nasty boys at HH 90. That is always the first match that comes to my mind as their best.

[@brandonpage7087]

I had no idea that the Nasty Boys had such a terrible reputation in the wrestling business! I was a fan of theirs during their WCW run. It's nice to finally get an explanation as to why Jerry Sags suddenly disappeared in early 1997, & Knobs became a singles competitor. I always wondered what happened there. Awesome video! Do one on Public Enemy.

[@ppiorkowski1502]

@brandonpage7087 Public Enemy the rap band?? Lol

[@joelandobutterfield8194]

Please,we need one on the Great Muta.

[@mattdoesthatLIVE]

"the cameras weren't up" but also "when we watched the tape back" if there's footage i want to see it now lol.

[@Krazyk007x2]

I met Knobbs & Sags after working on a fairly big indy show. They were nothing but nice & friendly.

[@mikesharon2177]

He said "When we watch the tape back" I wanna see that incident!!!

[@robjk8876]

I like the Nasty Boys, I meet Brian Knobbs at a restaurant. Was super cool took a picture and signed an autograph.

[@robjk8876]

sinicalypse lol not disagreeing, it was actually WCW Monday night Grill. In the Excalibur’s hotel. He was meeting with the staff and was supposed to make a public appearance the next day.

[@ChopperOutdoors]

I met them both a couple years ago at an independent show and they were cool. Ended up going out to a sports bar with them and Saggs wife, They are loud but really cool to everyone at the bar.

[@chadsiewert6060]

They are my favorite tag team. They seemed legit dangerous, and their promos were great. They were the most real in my book.

[@coffee8814]

they werent real, they were cowards in real life, their gimmick was they werent, they are the most fake of anyone, just low iq trash

[@mikelewis3253]

You lie they were definitely my favorite childhood tag team

[@The3dpedro]

Best channel for bios do Jimmy Hart next!!!

[@supernaturalsound5109]

Wrestlelamia, wrestling with regret and even SIJW are also pretty good wrestling content channels. Each with their own merits over the other in my opinion. Just throwing it out there

[@supernaturalsound5109]

Cultaholic is also decent sometimes

[@delboy9617]

@@supernaturalsound5109 osw reviews is good aswell

[@saibot293]

Saw these guys yesterday at a comicon in Kissimmee FL. They seemed cool. Old AF but cool to see some old wrestlers.

[@rayrodrigo3999]

I live in orlando

[@saibot293]

@@rayrodrigo3999 cool

[@likenootter]

Their moves looked very brutal and dangerous. As a characters they were eye candy on the screen. Nasty Boys, Sting, Flair and Harlem Heat were the 4 reasons I watched WCW.

[@NemesisOkoye]

I actually wrestled a match with Knobbs back in 2010. He was super nice to me. He even hit me with Pity City during the match.

[@Tacsmoker]

another finely narrated piece......always a pleasure, always relaxes me lol

[@stereid85]

They got over in WWF because hogan was their real life friends

[@projectf025]

Didn't nobbs live with hogan after he got divorced?

[@superlex611]

Not yet

[@superlex611]

@@melaniel.4269 they should have never being rushed to become tag team champs

[@superlex611]

@@melaniel.4269 but The Rockers should have won the tag team belts before the Nasty Boys and LOD

[@superlex611]

@@melaniel.4269 not true

[@chanevazquez3046]

This guy is the best for wrestling documentaries. No one compares. Keep it going bud😛✌

[@jasonmerced718]

1994 Spring Stampede Nasty Boys vs Max Payne and Cactus Jack in a Chicago street fight was their best match

[@mrtonywilliams6312]

Match was awesome

[@Rando1975]

The match against Cactus & Kevin Sullivan was great too! At Slamboree I think?

[@bernardmcdowell2454]

Agreed Dude

[@mrtonywilliams6312]

@@Rando1975 yes it was Philly street fight. Catcus should've took off after that match in WCW.

[@Rando1975]

@@mrtonywilliams6312 And it had the hardest guitar shot I've ever seen! I swear Saggs looked like he was legit KOed after that shot.

[@jamesniagu274]

I met Bryan around 2009. He came to a hotel I was working at in Allentown. He was very nice to me and the staff. He was looking to do some legends reunion in the area.

[@darkies09]

Absolutely love this channel takes me back to my childhood. Heros of the 80s 90s thanks bro respect from Aotearoa NZ

[@beefgravystudios]

80s Nasty Boys vs 90s Dudley Boys just became my fantasy booking tag team feud of choice. You do great work.

[@herecometherats4634]

I definitely would say I am a fan of the Nasty Boys and they are in my top favorite tag teams. Thanks for the video!

[@fthomason93]

Thisis whyI love this channel. Deep cuts. No one else is covering the nasty boys. Thank you

[@ahffah4852]

Another great choice mate your the best channell on youtube by far

[@OGSilverfox8]

Waiting patiently for William regal and now Scott Steiner....Loved the nasty boyz n jimmy heart. Great upload thank you..

[@timsharpe6652]

These were two of the wrestling figures I had as a kid 😀

[@Svvithred]

If they were a modern day tag team, then their theme tune should have DEFINITELY started off with Cleveland going "ohhhhh that's nasty!" 😂

[@Jeteye_Mindgames]

Norman Smiley next 🤣🤣🤣

[@tobiasj2455]

Big Wiggle baby

[@HeatseekersUK]

Think your channel is amongst the best I'm subscribed to on here, Haven't watched any upload you've done that I haven't found to be entertaining & interesting. Agree 100% that The Nasty Boys wasn't exactly the greatest in ring performers but made up for it with their characters & charisma which made me a fan of there's throughout their careers.. Thank you for your time, effort & commitment in doing this. If your taking requests for future shows then one on Lance Storm would be great I'm sure as he's always been a favourite of mine & his career from start to finish has had many interesting twists and turns.

[@dirtydickwhistle6752]

Great video. I'll always remember these guys as a kid

[@terskatti4994]

I liked Nasty Boys gimmick so much back in the day that i sported same kind of glorious mullet with pride.

[@bazookajoe2889]

dsfsfds dsfsdfsd Your name is very difficult to pronounce

[@Joseph-lz5er]

I think the Nasty Boys would have been perfect for the WWE Attitude Era. They literally could have played themselves in that era and the fans would have loved them.

[@s.marshian8455]

They would’ve for sure, but honestly not needed. Dudley Boyz were much better, then again those two teams could’ve had a solid rivalry.

[@jb888888888]

The Nasty Boys always had X-Pac Heat to me. I only really found two problems with them: Knobbs and Sags.

[@michaelhinsdale9976]

A video of The One Man Gang would be Amazing

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Re: That Ken Shamrock story... I'm just envisioning a South Park style episode that has Ken Shamrock going door to door in a hotel, beating up innocent people along the way until he eventually gets the right room with the Nasty Boys in it 😆😂😭

[@whitenidan]

Without a doubt the best wrestling move ever is the ‘Pit Stop’

[@beansidhe12]

Great video as always, I'd love to see you do a bio on Lou Albino and The Iron Sheik.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

The legit Nasty Boys vs The Outsiders incident is a great story.

[@jumbomacaroni]

Please do the bushwhackers! Truly an original and memorable tag team from the golden era.

[@areguapiri]

The golden era of wrestling ended around 1984-85.

[@omarfromthewire603]

​@@areguapiri no

[@captainhuckleberry7428]

Be cool to see jimmy hart bios

[@OrioleFan443]

Solid peace of work. I've tuned out of "rasslin'" years ago but the stories are what I remember, only better told.

[@illmerica322]

I just remember watching as a kid being so amazed

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

They would have been great in the attitude era wwf

[@MichaelJordan-rn5xy]

@@stuartg9967 yep

[@kkimber359]

Nasty boys vs Public enemy at super brawl 96 was a crazy brawl, no selling just hammering eachother with stuff

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..these guys were my favorite !! ..i was 13 ..too much Jerry and Brian !! ..from New Zealand

[@christopherwagner1114]

you're the truth man love your channel! comment from the 716 Niagara Falls NY

[@jb.8992]

Mick Foley calling someone sloppy and careless is hilarious.

[@elihollett]

I just met Brian Knobs tonight and he was a super cool guy with tons of awesome stories!

[@docspopreviews4395]

How have I only now found this channel? Great video

[@nzgersfan]

Oh wow I never knew about that confrontation btwn them and shamrock until watching this...thanks for another insightful vid

[@dave-ch8lt]

its strange hearing how resevered wrestling bios used to be glad hes more comforble thanks for all the memorys

[@marcbasil]

This channel is the worst

[@PrinceCity007]

I actally like the Nasty Boys and what the did for wrestling. Legends in my book

[@jimtheyid]

Also, Exceptional channel. Really reliving my youth and icons of when I was a kid

[@tylers7048]

Old tag teams were so awesome, nasty boys armpits, bushwhackers lickin head's, Rockers rockin, Road Warriors destroying people, British Bulldogs being British, Powers of Pain roid Ragin, twin towers and natural disasters being massive

[@mlcash9]

Great video as always I just personally was never a fan of the nasty boys but still a great video

[@matthewseller3711]

The Nasty Boys were a great tag team of Jimmy Hearts. I think they were overlooked as Baby faces

[@olbloodngut4039]

Love the channel. Trying to catch up on all the videos, lol.

[@melmanchildjones696]

who doesn't like the Nasty Boys? these guys were awesome

[@dudemckickass4785]

Nice documentary! I used to love the Nasty Boys. Thank you!

[@nathanperkins5624]

Great episode (once again). I think The Beverly Brothers would be a good subject

[@MichaelSmith-lx2dt]

Absolutely love the background music 😂

[@joshct9426]

Great Brawlers, I always think of that insane WCW match vs Foley and max pain or Sullivan whoever... the 1st wcw ppv in Philly

[@mannyvaladez8037]

Love your channel, would to see the history of the Guerrero family

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Underrated

[@georgetaylor2024]

Thank you for sharing brother

[@djohanson99]

you pronounced Gagne correctly. I'm from Bayonne NJ had childhood friend with the same name and everybody was always getting it wrong. Saying it "Gag-ne". Thank you. good video. gave you a thumbs you. They seem well produced. Has "production" feel but then again what do i know a junk bomb from bayonne nj.

[@andrewcrouch2362]

Good video wrestling bios again cheers

[@19rjbutts85]

Love all the videos but WE DEFINITELY NEED THE STEINER'S BROTHERS NOW

[@Junkyard_Gypsy87]

Love these videos. Pleas could you do one on Harlem Heat

[@shadowdramon01]

3:01: So, uh, is he saying they “tag teamed” Verne Gagne’s daughter?

[@dr.loomis4221]

No, they weren't wearing deodorant...so she called them "nasty". These guys tend to embellish quite a bit with their stories.

[@grasshound8439]

Great channel I enjoy all your videos..what are chances we could see a video of the Angle vs Benoit fued/tag team run?

[@GamingArcane]

Interesting thing about that Ken Shamrock story is both versions start with him kicking the door in, which no matter how you look at it, was a mistake on his part. At that point he's basically trespassing and assumed to be there to do harm.

[@greggburke7796]

You forgot to mention the fact that there were several witnesses who saw the confrontation between Shamrock and the Nasty Boys at the airport. EVERYONE backs up Shamrocks version of events.

[@kforcer]

As a grappler, I owe a lot to Ken Shamrock. I learned a lot watching him and especially studying his instructional. That said, he broke into their hotel room and assaulted them. What are they supposed to do? He's big, powerful and dangerous. Hard to put Shamrock in the right in that situation. You don't kick people's doors down and assault them.

[@joedent3323]

Not unless you want a major kicking. He must not have thought about the repercussions (or concussions). Idiot.

[@Berzerk29]

Shamrock said they were about to throw him off the balcony but someone, he wasn't sure who, stopped them from following through with it.

[@GreatHealer.]

A great tag team in my opinion. Shame about all the outside stuff, but definatly a team up there and well remembered for me in the nineties.

[@benziescha5438]

I remember really enjoying Norman Smiley and Bryan Knobbs' feud.

[@lockstepgone1223]

I love The Nasty Boys. One of my top 5 Teams for sure

[@projectf025]

Totally agree

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Despite being hated by almost everybody in world of professional wrestling on-screen, they have always been known as tremendous professionals both inside and outside of the ring. For those who possibly don't know, Jerry Sags is one of two maternal uncles of Cody Rhodes (the other being Fred Ottman), Rhodes' mother being Sags' and Ottman's first cousin.

[@chucknorris277]

Lol

[@robertmccoy7188]

Nasty Boys got the name off the Janet Jackson song. It was even their theme song. I'm old enough to remember lol

[@BlackConnection337]

I loved the Nasty Boys , they should be in Hall of Fame

[@simonmcnicholas]

Have you done The Bushwhackers? If not please do 👍🏻👍🏻 love this channel

[@timbartschwolfman]

Can you do a video on Mike Awesome

[@jamestownsassacre9211]

Please

[@bigstupidgrin]

great suggestion. Just hopefully an entire retrospective. Don't think it's worth breaking it down between ECW and WCW.

[@VoluntaryPerry]

Have you done a Jimmy Hart video?

[@johnalddrumph456]

Anyone know where I can watch the Outsiders vs Nasty Boyz match referred to in the video? I can't seem to find it on KZbin

[@williamschutz4982]

It was a house show (I'm almost 100% sure) so no tape would be released.

[@LB-oz9hv]

They were definitely one of those teams we loved to hate and make fun of. They were good heels who definitely added something to wrestling at the time.

[@leeberry689]

My favorite memory of them is at HALLOWEEN HAVOC against the STEINERS. Even though they didn't win it was the most entertaining match on the card.

[@d_ruggs]

each pro wrestler thats remembered today had their own strengths, sometimes they were great in the ring, great on the mic, had a great look, or if they were really good, had all 3. Some guys like Raven seem to have a really great feel for culture, where things are going, what young people think is cool, and how to capitalize on it. I'd say thats what the nasty boys had, and I think they do deserve credit for it. They were doing an ECW, Attitude era gimmick almost a full decade before everyone else. They weren't great in the ring, but they were decent on the mic, worked a crowd really well in the ring, and had a definitive look that became the status quo. Should be noted though, they didn't create the new status quo, they just saw the change coming really early. EDIT: The Shamrock fight: Should be noted that Shamrocks version of events is much more thorough then the nasty boys and they seem to 'forget' parts. Shamrock says he came in, saw knobbs, then went black. Sags had hid in the bathroom (directly beside the door when you come in) and he had a corded phone with a metal bell on the bottom (the ringer). He smashed the phone over the back of Ken's head. Ken had shouted at them to open the door first, announcing himself, so Sags had time to prepare, probably scared to death because Ken was quite possibly the actual most dangerous man on the planet at that time with his bare hands lol. Now Sags says he just came out of the bathroom and found Ken beating Knobbs while he slept. But Knobbs had no injuries so that doesn't make sense. ALSO they didn't actually throw him from the balcony lol, they were TRYING to throw him when someone discovered what was going on and stopped them because the thought Ken looked almost dead already from being stomped on for about 5 minutes with boots. Ken's version of events have been corroborated by a few people, first the guy who stopped the nasty boys from tossing Ken (wish I could remember his name, but he did a shoot interview and it came up, I believe hes an older fella who wears a cowboy hat) and second by Road dogg and Billy Gunn who were with Ken when he approached the Nasty Boys and have talked about it in shoots.. Love to see how Sags would do in a 2v1 fight against Ken and Frank.

[@JefferyAshmore]

Robert fuller stopped them from throwing him over and called ambulance.

[@Mikemcjr]

Good enough to make an 18 minute KZbin biopic