Kevin Nash Height, Name, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Films, Profile

Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American actor and former professional wrestler, signed to WWE. He is best known for his time with WCW where he performed under his real name, Kevin Nash. He also performed under his real name in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Nash was born into a devout Christian family in southwest Detroit, Michigan. Nash’s father, Robert, died of a heart attack on April 4, 1968, aged 36, when Nash was just eight years old. On December 27, 1994, Nash’s mother, Wanda, died after a four-year struggle against breast cancer. He attended Aquinas High School and the University of Tennessee, where he majored in psychology and minored in educational philosophy. At the University of Tennessee, Nash was a centre for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team. He remained on the team from 1977 to 1980, during which time the team made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.

From 1993 through early 1996, Nash performed for the WWF under the name Diesel where he was also known as “Big Daddy Cool”. During his time there, he won the WWF World, Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships and at that year’s Slammy Awards won the MVP and Best Tag Team with Shawn Michaels. 

Between WWF, WCW, and TNA, Nash has won a total of 21 championships, including being a six-time world champion and a 12-time world tag team champion between the three promotions. Nash’s 358-day WWF Championship reign is the longest of the 1990s. During his time in WCW, Nash became the first wrestler to defeat Goldberg and in the process ended his undefeated streak of 173–0 at Starrcade in 1998.

Kevin Nash in WWE

Kevin Nash joined WWE in 1993 and joined his best friend Shawn Michaels. He was given the nickname ‘Diesel’ and formed an onscreen partnership with Michaels. For the next two years, his career thrived and he won many titles. He also formed an offscreen, backstage group called ‘The Kliq’ with his real-life wrestling friends.

Nash returned to the company in 2002 with his best friends and NWO buddies Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall.

Nash was a member of The Kliq, an influential backstage group that included Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall, and X-Pac. Nash was inducted individually into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 and in 2020 as a member of the New World Order alongside Hogan, Hall, and X-Pac.

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Kevin Nash WWE achievements

WWE Championship (1 time)

WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)

WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Shawn Michaels

WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)

Class of 2015

Class of 2020 (as a member of the New World Order)

Slammy Award (4 times)

MVP (1994)

Best Tag Team (1994) with Shawn Michaels

Worst Tag Team (1994) with Shawn Michaels

Third Triple Crown Champion

Kevin Nash movies

Kevin Nash wife

Kevin Nash married Tamara McMichael in 1988, but separated in 2000. They later reconciled. Together, they have a son named Tristen who was born on June 12, 1996, Tristen is a solo musician and poet. They reside near Daytona Beach, Florida.

Why did Kevin Nash leave WWE?

Kevin Nash left WWE because of financial reasons.

Are Triple H and Kevin Nash friends?

Kevin Nash and Triple H go way back and have been best friends ever since the 1990s,

Are The Kliq still friends?

The Kliq is a group comprised of real-life friends Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman. The group has been friends since the 90s.

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