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* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] / [[What Could Have Been]]: In a [http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/230698/Kevin-Nash-Reveals-Why-His-Match-With-CM-Punk-Didn%5C%5Ct-Happen.htm recent interview], Nash explains that the reason he and [[CM Punk]] never wrestled, and why the [[Fan Nickname|"Summer of Punk II"]] subsequently fell flat, is that WWE's wellness program did a in-depth medical history because of his father's death of a heart attack at age 36. Turns out Nash was taking cardiovascular medication, couldn't be cleared to compete due to the risk of being off it for an extended period, and Triple H had to be shunted into the feud in Nash's place, which Kevin admits didn't make a whole lot of sense. He also gave an idea of how the storyline ''should'' have gone, with a slight jab at the abrupt change in plans, i.e. Sending the text to himself:
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] / [[What Could Have Been]]: In a [http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/230698/Kevin-Nash-Reveals-Why-His-Match-With-CM-Punk-Didn%5C%5Ct-Happen.htm recent interview], Nash explains that the reason he and [[CM Punk]] never wrestled, and why the [[Fan Nickname|"Summer of Punk II"]] subsequently fell flat, is that WWE's wellness program did a in-depth medical history because of his father's death of a heart attack at age 36. Turns out Nash was taking cardiovascular medication, couldn't be cleared to compete due to the risk of being off it for an extended period, and Triple H had to be shunted into the feud in Nash's place, which Kevin admits didn't make a whole lot of sense. He also gave an idea of how the storyline ''should'' have gone, with a slight jab at the abrupt change in plans, i.e. Sending the text to himself:
{{quote|'''Nash''': "It would have been Johnny [Laurinaitis]. It would have been Johnny trying to end around and me trying to say that Paul had changed because he was a blue blood now and he wasn't Clique. He was in the McMahon threshold. We were going to get a Johnny Ace clique of guys to try to take over control of the company, that's when Vince would have gotten fired, and then we would have been after Paul and try to take control of the company. You know, [[Take That|good storyline]]."}}
{{quote|'''Nash''': "It would have been Johnny [Laurinaitis]. It would have been Johnny trying to end around and me trying to say that Paul had changed because he was a blue blood now and he wasn't Clique. He was in the McMahon threshold. We were going to get a Johnny Ace clique of guys to try to take over control of the company, that's when Vince would have gotten fired, and then we would have been after Paul and try to take control of the company. You know, [[Take That|good storyline]]."}}
* [[Red Baron]]: After beating [[The Big Show|The Giant]], he dubbed himself "Big Sexy, The Giant Killer". Later shortened to just "Big Sexy".
** As Diesel, he's "Big Daddy Cool".
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: His departure from TNA in late 2010 was not exactly amicable.
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: His departure from TNA in late 2010 was not exactly amicable.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Nash has historically done just about anything he could to get out of [[Jobber|jobbing]] cleanly whenever possible. This unwillingness to put other wrestlers over has not always been well-received.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Nash has historically done just about anything he could to get out of [[Jobber|jobbing]] cleanly whenever possible. This unwillingness to put other wrestlers over has not always been well-received.
* [[Sobriquet]]: After beating [[The Big Show|The Giant]], he dubbed himself "Big Sexy, The Giant Killer". Later shortened to just "Big Sexy".
** As Diesel, he's "Big Daddy Cool".
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Oh yes, and as a booker for WCW he made himself look pretty good at the expense of other guys.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Oh yes, and as a booker for WCW he made himself look pretty good at the expense of other guys.
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With [[The Alcoholic|Scott Hall]].
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With [[The Alcoholic|Scott Hall]].


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