History YMMV / KevinNash

-->'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999053m.htm DDT]]''': Hey, guess what's for sale on EBay? The dartboard that Kevin Nash uses [[DecisionDarts to do the booking.]]

--->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview OOC]]''': Do you hear the fuckin' reaction he got when he came out? ''Who's still cheering'' this fuckin' guy? after all he's done? I just...I just don't understand it. He clearly '''hates every single person''' sitting in this crowd, and you are cheering.\\
'''V1:''' He hates ''wrestling!''\\

-->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview OOC]]''': Do you hear the fuckin' reaction he got when he came out? ''Who's still cheering'' this fuckin' guy? after all he's done? I just...I just don't understand it. He clearly '''hates every single person''' sitting in this crowd, and you are cheering.\\

** He also has a summer house on Fire Island, thank you for asking.

-->'''[[http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999033m.htm DDT]]''': WCW seems to be TRYING to put on suckier shows week after week. This would be laughable [[ViewersAreMorons if I wasn't watching it.]]

* MagnificentBastard

* ProtectionFromEditors: Nash, even more so than Hogan, refused to put any wrestler over (except as [[CharacterDerailment a joke]]). He used his "no cut" contract and position as "head booker" to squash and bury every WCW wrestler he could find, made a mockery out of the whole company (Intercontinental Title [[ItsAllJunk in the trash can]]), and laughed all the way to the bank. Just looking at the facts, it's hard to argue that he wasn't a key reason for WCW's failure.

* ProtectionFromEditors: His booking went unquestioned in the later years of WCW and for a time in TNA.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot / WhatCouldHaveBeen: 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 [[FanNickname "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 (Plavix, to be exact), 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:
--> '''Nash''': "It would have been [[Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis 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, [[TakeThat good storyline]]."

* ProtectionFromEditors: His booking went unquestioned in the later years of WCW and for a time in TNA.

* BaseBreaker: [[strike:Big Lazy]] [[strike:The Workrate Killer]] Kevin Nash is up there with Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/TripleH in terms of unpopularity with the internet fans e.g. smarks. Nash slightly moreso since, during his tenure as Head Booker for WCW, he single-handedly prevented people such as Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, judging his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still wildly popular. Mainly because Nash is, at the very least, witty and entertaining.

* BaseBreaker: [[strike:Big Lazy]] [[strike:The Workrate Killer]] Kevin Nash is up there with Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/TripleH in terms of having unpopularity with internet fans e.g. smarks. Nash slightly moreso since, during his tenure as Head Booker for WCW, he single-handedly prevented people such as Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, judging his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still wildly popular. Mainly because Nash is, at the very least, witty and entertaining.

* BaseBreaker: Kevin Nash is up there with Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/TripleH in terms of having a bad reputation with Internet Fans. Nash slightly moreso since during his tenure in WCW as Head Booker, he literally did prevent people such as Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, considering his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still widely popular. Mainly because Nash is, at the very least, entertaining.

-->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview OOC]]''': Do you hear the fuckin' reaction he got when he came out? ''Who's still cheering'' this fuckin' guy? after all he's done? I just...I just don't understand. He clearly '''hates every single person''' sitting in this crowd, and you are cheering.\\

* DracoInLeatherPants: In the final years of WCW, Nash was earning a whopping $1.6 million per year on a sinking ship that continued to hand out money it could no longer afford. If you think the average wrestling fan doesn't covet or admire (even secretly) that kind of swagger, you're mistaken.

* TheAtoner: Nash expressed some regrets for his deeds in WCW, which led to him working with a couple of young guys at TNA like Chris Sabin or Alex Shelley. Partially averted, because he kept lambasting guys like Wrestling/ChrisJericho, though.
** Even carried over into his character in TNA upon his exit from the company. This was used as his reason for refusing to go along with the Immortal conspiracy, especially after Hogan got rid of his Wolfpac buddies.

** Look at the adjective, *insert a non-adjective*.

* DracoInLeatherPants: In the final years of WCW, Nash was earning a whopping $1.6 million per year on a sinking ship that continued to hand out money it could no longer afford. If you think the average wrestling fan doesn't covet or admire (even secretly) that kind of audacity, you're mistaken.

* BaseBreaker: Kevin Nash is up there with Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/TripleH in terms of having a bad reputation with Internet Fans. Nash slightly moreso since during his tenure in WCW as Head Booker, he literally did prevent people such as Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, considering his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still widely popular. Mainly because Nash is, at the very least, entertaining.

* BaseBreaker: Kevin Nash is up there with Wrestling/JeffJarrett and Wrestling/TripleH in terms of having a bad reputation with Internet Fans. Nash slightly moreso since during his tenure in WCW as Head Booker, he literally did prevent people such as Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, considering his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still widely popular.
** Mainly because Nash is entertaining.
* GrowingTheBeard - His run as WWE champion is remembered for being... pretty poor. It's been noted he was the lowest paid WWE Champion because he was the lowest drawing. The highlight of which has to be Brett Hart taking it from him at the Survivor Series (well, that and his PWI Match of the Year with Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.) However, after that, he started becoming a more interesting Heel. He then jumped shipped to WCW and with the NWO became the Magnificent Bastard we know and love.

** And his quad tear on Raw.

* MemeticMutation: As part of his GlassCannon designation. He once tore a quad muscle just by ''walking across the ring to make a tag'', giving rise to the (brief) "OW MY FUCKING QUAD~!"
** He also has a summer house on Fire Island, thank you for asking.

* AbortedArc: His match with CMPunk was canceled due to Nash not really being able to pull off a match these days.
* TheAtoner: Nash expressed some regrets for his deeds in WCW, which led to him working with a couple of young guys at TNA like ChrisSabin or AlexShelley. Partially averted, because he kept lambasting guys like ChrisJericho, though.

* BaseBreaker: KevinNash is up there with JeffJarrett and TripleH in terms of having a bad reputation with Internet Fans. Nash slightly moreso since during his tenure in WCW as Head Booker, he literally did prevent people such as EddieGuerrero and ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, considering his reception at the Royal Rumble, he's still widely popular.

* GrowingTheBeard - His run as WWE champion is remembered for being... pretty poor. It's been noted he was the lowest paid WWE Champion because he was the lowest drawing. The highlight of which has to be Brett Hart taking it from him at the Survivor Series (well, that and his PWI Match of the Year with ShawnMichaels.) However, after that, he started becoming a more interesting Heel. He then jumped shipped to WCW and with the NWO became the Magnificent Bastard we know and love.
* HesBack: After dropping off the radar since his 2011 Rumble appearance, he returned to cheap shot CMPunk at Summerslam after retaining the WWE Championship, allowing AlbertoDelRio to cash in his Money in the Bank Briefcase and win the title.

* NeverLiveItDown: "So [[{{WCW}} this is 'where the big boys play]],' huh? Look at the adjective--play!" No, Mr. Nash, "play" is not an adjective.

** And booking himself to end {{Goldberg}}'s winning streak right before that.

** And his coining of the term "vanilla midgets" on stars such as ChrisJericho, ReyMysterio, ChrisBenoit, and EddieGuerrero - all of whom ended up becoming wildly popular world champions.

* TheAtoner: Nash expressed some regrets for his deeds in WCW, which led to him working a couple of young guys at TNA. Partially averted, because he kept lambasting guys like ChrisJericho, though.

* BaseBreaker: KevinNash is up there with JeffJarrett and TripleH in terms of having a bad reputation with Internet Fans. Nash slightly moreso since during his tenure in WCW as Head Booker, he literally did prevent people such as EddieGuerrero and ChrisBenoit get their arguably deserved pushes. Of course, considering his [[AndTheFandomRejoiced reception at the Royal Rumble]], he's still widely popular.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The 2011 Royal Rumble. Entrant #32? [[strike: Kevin Nash]] [[ContinuityNod DIESEL]].
** Just to make sure that it isn't understated how much this trope applies, the crowd was WILD the instant his music hit. Like, louder pop than Cena wild.
** ''[[ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio]]'' was booed for giving Diesel a 619. And the crowd kept with the Diesel chants after he was eliminated.

** Just to make sure that it isn't understated how much this trope applies, the crowd was WILD the instant his music hit. Like, [[BeyondTheImpossible louder pop than Cena wild]].