Do you think Kevin Nash deserves a WWE Hall of Fame induction?

[PSachkovsky]

Seeing as Kevin Nash was a 'controversial' figure in professional wrestling, and is considered to be arguably one of the greatest big men in wrestling, do you think he deserves a Hall of Fame induction?

In my opinion, he should. I didn't like his complete power control behind the scenes in WCW, but he will be remembered by me as a great big man. Probably one of the few big guys, that could put on a show, and make every segment/promo look amazing.

My most memorable moment of him is his feud with Triple H, back in 2003. Probably the best matches during that year. Also favorite feud would be him against The Undertaker.

 

[The Unforgiven]

Kevin Nash 100% deserves to be in the hall of fame. The guy still gets a crowd going. He was a main eventer in WWF WCW and when he came back to Vince and co. He should be in the hall of fame alone for just what the NWO accomplished.

 

[RyanAn]

Without a doubt he does. A former champion of different titles - he's revolutionized the business thanks to the NWO faction storyline. Especially when you compare him to other wrestlers already in the HOF who can't touch his track record. Controversy creates cash and Nash is money!

 

[Owen 3:16 says I just stole your Slammy!!]

Of Course Nash should be in the HOF. Nash made alot of wrestling memories and historic moments. Nash was one of the popular wrestlers during the golden era of wrestling ('96-'00.) Nash was one-third of nWo, the faction that changed the face of wrestling. The change that made wrestling cool, goodbye cartoon goofy storylines for kids, hello realistic storylines that teenagers and adult men love. Nash did more for wrestling then KoKo B. Ware or Hacksaw Duggan. He should be in the Hall Of Fame, and so does Scott Hall too.

 

[a member of wwe universe]

Hell no. Guys like koko b Ware, Mike tyson and Drew Carey deserve the recognition more. Nash is not in their league.

 

[jared96]

Yeah sure why not?
i think kevin is big still even though kevin sucks in the ring these days.
none the less not hating on nash.
kevin was a good heel in wcw.
and besides drew carrey is in it

 

[braveh]

I think it's a touchy subject. If you look at WCW documentaries Nash looks like the biggest offender of them all. He says all he did was to job to Hogan. Who knows what the truth is.

 

[Strife543]

Id say if they induct Nash , Induct him with the NWO Hogan , Hall , Nash and Xpac because I cant see him being a big enough name to have his own spot in the HOF but on the other hand i wouldn't be surprised if the NWO was the group induction for the 2013 Hall of Fame

 

[THTRobtaylor]

On balance, I think he does but for a start I'd go back to his beginnings... Nash was a sub-Koko level jobber with a buzz cut and monkeys as Oz... then a horrendous "gambler" in a Hart Foundation halloween costume. In WCW he was not only floundering but he was a chumscrubber.

Nash's skill was as a politician, he made friends with the right people, namely Shawn Michaels and that got him his ticket to the WWF. Even then he was impressing people backstage and Vince pushed him quickly. Here's the crux of why he has to go in, he is perhaps the best example of someone with little on paper to recommend them as a worker and a bad rep to make you not want to vote for them. But he took that as a start and actually made Diesel the must watch character of 94-95. That year of him tearing through the roster and taking all the belts is basically the prototype for a modern WWE career. When Angle or Brock or Cena did it, it wasn't a shock, cos we'd seen Diesel do it. No one before had torn through WWE/F like that and done it all in a year.

As champ he was more than adequate although not a massive money maker, he filled a Hogan shaped gap for a while and learned a hell of a lot. The Nash who went to WCW was a much better worker, talker, politician and booker than the one who arrived only 2 years before... For THAT reason he deserves to be in the WWF Hall Of Fame.

You have to mention the NWO, but most of his WCW run was poor and driven by his ego. The bad side of Nash is that once Shawn was no longer there and Hogan's star was waning he got a little too much backstage power. Booking himself to beat Goldberg and the "fingerpoke" are moments looking back he would probably regret, although whether he would admit to that is another matter.

His other WWE runs have been brief and not hugely special... so if you are gonna induct him, induct Diesel... Nash can go in with the NWO another time, but it was Diesel who made Nash work not the other way round...

 

[Poop Master Flex]

I don't even know how one could debate Kevin Nash doesn't deserve to be in the Hall Of Fame because he should be inducted without question.

I would be shocked if Kevin Nash was never inducted, he was a key figure in the nWo, one of the biggest stables and storyline's in wrestling history. He was WWF Champion for an entire year and won WWE's triple crown in less than 1 year. Even last year he was in a pretty big storyline involving Triple H. He's been apart of some big moments and key moments in wrestling and frankly has made an impact very few have been able to match let alone top. I know a lot of people don't like Kevin Nash, I've always been a fan of the guy but even if I wasn't I really don't see how you could argue Nash not being in the Hall Of Fame someday as he's probably one of the most deserving when you think about it.

Personally out of everyone not in the HOF currently I think Bruno (who didn't accept), Savage and The Rock are the only one's more deserving of a HOF spot. Even guys like Thesz I wouldn't put ahead of Nash. Even though Thesz made a bigger impact on wrestling than Nash he didn't make a bigger impact on the WWE or Sports Entertainment than Nash. Just my personal opinion.

Nash is in good standing with the WWE, one of his close pals will probably be running the company within 5 years and I would be truly shocked if Kevin Nash never got inducted because he undeniably should.

 

[xavyer]

I agree with THTrobtaylor, if he's inducted into the WWE hall of fame it should be as Diesel, ok, WCW is now owned by the WWE, but he should be inducted for what he did as Diesel, because when he returned as Kevin Nash, he was nothing special, as a competitor he definitly left his marc, even if as a person he's a real a** hole, in the hall of fame he would be inducted for what he did with the company.......

 

[Kizzani]

Kevin Nash was a decent wrestler during his time in the WWE but By no means was that the pinnicale of his career. However he far exceeded Curt Henning, Koko. B Ware and others that already grace the WWE Hall of fame.

If the WWE hall of fame wasn't more than a joke then I would have to stop and take some time to think about whether of not Kevin should be in the hall of fame. But when there are people Like Drew Carey, Mike Tyson, Bob Uecker and the Four Horsemen then of course Kevin should be inducted in to the WWE's Hall of People who we like or that died. According to the WWE Bob Uecker made to appearances at Wrestlemania. In that Case I should be in the hall of fame too. I sat front row at 7 different Wrestlemania and I was seen on TV more than Once per occasion. So I should be in the WWE Hall Of Fame.

When you take into account that accolades don't really count, and that you don't even have to be a wrestler. Why not Kevin Nash? I think his WWE time was used well but could have been way better ( see NWO) But it was cut short.

If getting in the WWE Hall OF Fame requirements is Dead or being on wwe TV, I would say that Kevin has done that and more.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

It's not so much a matter of deserving as to whether or not Nash cares to be inducted.

A few months ago, I remember reading an article that featured some soundbyes from a recent interview Nash gave. In the interview, Nash stated that the Hall of Fame wasn't a big deal to him and that he really wasn't interested in being inducted. In the interview, he claimed that he has nothing at all against the HOF but that he just simply didn't care about it.

At first, I was a little surprised by that. That is, if it's all legit and not just Nash saying something just for the sake of saying it, which he sometimes does. The more I thought about it, however, the more rational it sounds because Nash is someone that's really all about the money. Nash is a mercenary that will sing the praises of whomever signs his paychecks. He sang TNA's praises while he was signed with them and then turned around and made jokes about how nice it was being back in WWE where he worked shows in which there were actually people in the arenas.

Nash deserves to be in the HOF without a doubt. Nobody with any shred of credibility can say that he doesn't. However, much like Ultimate Warrior, Honky Tonk Man, Bruno Sammartino and several others; Nash has stated that he's not interested. If he's not interested, then so be it.

 

[Kong]

The guy was the man for a better part of a year. Anybody who held the championship from that era should be HOF.

He was really the last monster/big guy champ Vince had.

 

[asiatic7]

Gotta love these Jabronis posting negativity about Ko Ko B. Ware... Every time HOF threads get posted, poor Ko Ko gets undeserved heat. Get over it! Ko Ko is in the HOF. He was a great talent with a ton of charisma, A great in-ring worker who also made great musical contributions to the WWE, so fuck off!

Now on to Nash... I think Nash's contributions to wrestling has earned him his HOF spot. He was one of the top stars in WWE during the early to mid 90's. He won every major title within a year. At the time, the only other superstar to win all three was Bret. That was at a time when that was an accomplishment. I was always a big Diesel fan. Nash then went on to revolutionize wrestling with the controversial NWO. For better or worse, it's a big part of wrestling history.

I personally don't like Big Sexy's attitude towards wrestling, tradition and it's pioneers. I think he's disrespectful and all about money. He made it known that a HOF induction meant nothing to him. He's arrogant and once in an interview called wrestling FAKE!!! That struck a nerve with a lot of old school guys and Kevin Sullivan was pretty vocal about it. Dr D. would have smack the s#@t out of Nash for a comment like that! Nash is always referencing his Detroit roots as the reason he's such a deuche.

For better or worse, you can't ignore his contributions to wrestling's history over the last 17 years. He main evented in WWE and WCW as a World Champion, so yes...he deserves to be a HOF'er.

 

[GrandSword]

Kevin Nash changed the business. Yep it's up to him if he wants to be in the Hall of Fame, but he should be asked by the WWE.

 

[Danger Burger]

Hell no. Guys like koko b Ware, Mike tyson and Drew Carey deserve the recognition more. Nash is not in their league.

Does this bullshit need to come up every time the HOF is mentioned? Arent there bigger problems than whether or not someone you didnt appreciate gets into an imaginary list of names or not? I'm sick of reading this every day. We get it, you (not you singular, i should point out) dont like it. Boo hoo.

Kevin Nash... My instinct said no, he was one of the first guys to openly betray vince. But obviously that more a reason why he wouldnt, not why he shouldnt. Nash along with Hall changed wrestling for good. Their move to WCW is something we all here know way too much about to need me rehashing it again. I wouldnt put him in on his own though, he was great as deisel, but the NWO will always be what he's remembered for... That and, personally, the toy i have of him in my bedroom.

Excuse my grammer. And Member who i quoted, please excuse my singling out. Frustration got the better of me.

 

[Spack]

I think Nash should get the Ric Flair treatment and be the next double inductee (along with Hogan). Once for his accomplishments as a singles competitor, then again with the NWO as a group induction.

 

[obamartins]

How can anybody even argue that Kevin Nash doesn't deserve to be in HOF? No offence but this is an absurd thread. Anybody who thinks Nash doesn't belong in HOF need to seriously research & learn their wrestling history & if you still disagree then you're just a bias hater. Just an a absolutely shocking & ridiculous question...Nash helped changed industrys landscape with guarenteed contracts. He participated & helped book arguably the greatest angle in wrestling history (nWo). He helped revolutionised the business in many aspects. He was a catalyst that helped sparked the monday night wars & Attitude Era. Major player in both WWF & WCW. Kliq member, WCW booker...etc