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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 8, 2013 8:01:07 GMT -5
Nash is great on the mic, had shitloads of charisma, and was generally over wherever he went. But wrestling wise he's pretty well known for... well, being shit. So what are some of his better matches? Starrcade 1998 is a surprisingly good match for Nash, in which he actually goes for an armbar( ) at one point, and the crowd is so insanely hot as to improve the match immensely. I actually thought his ladder match with Triple H, weirdly enough, was really good. Especially for a guy with no knees. I know his matches with Bret Hart were pretty good too, but what are some other examples?
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Nov 8, 2013 8:04:31 GMT -5
Good Friends, Better Enemies comes to mind immediately, and Nash was just on point in that match as the cocky, arrogant heel.
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Post by YaakovLee on Nov 8, 2013 8:44:18 GMT -5
There was a really good tag match between Diesel/Shawn and Razor/1-2-3 Kid on Action Zone when I was a kid.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 8, 2013 8:59:55 GMT -5
There was a really good tag match between Diesel/Shawn and Razor/1-2-3 Kid on Action Zone when I was a kid. This was the first thing to come to mind. However, my favorite Nash match has to be Diesel vs. Bret Hart from Survivor Series 1995. Not only was it a great match that innovated the wrestler getting put through the commentary table spot, but also saw the end of the disastrous Diesel title reign.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 9:20:31 GMT -5
I like Diesel vs. Shawn from WM XI.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 9:21:09 GMT -5
I think I'd throw his title win against Bob Backlund in there, just for its "you have to see this" quality.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Nov 8, 2013 11:37:28 GMT -5
Didn't Nash vs Giant feature a Giant Dropkick, and also a flying Nash going over the ropes to splash Giant?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 11:50:40 GMT -5
I think the Triple H/Kevin Nash HIAC match is really underrated and might be my favorite Kevin Nash match ever.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 8, 2013 12:08:28 GMT -5
Summerslam 94) Diesel vs Razor Ramon for the IC title was a pretty solid match
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Nov 8, 2013 12:33:19 GMT -5
Didn't Nash vs Giant feature a Giant Dropkick, and also a flying Nash going over the ropes to splash Giant? That drop kick looks amazing, he really caught Nash with it.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Nov 8, 2013 12:48:33 GMT -5
I second most of the matches mentioned, there's an especially good and groundbreaking match against Bret Hart, I believe at Survivor Series. It was one of the WWF's first really kind of out of control brawls.
Nash vs. Goldberg when he ended the streak is actually not as bad as people would have you believe. As much as people say that nobody wanted Nash to end the streak--the crowd in the building popped huge when he did and seemed genuinely happy. It's a solid match, especially when you consider that Nash and Goldberg are both kind of limited as workers.
In fact, I think nobody would have had a HUGE problem with Nash winning had the Fingerpoke of Doom not happened.
Yeah, I wouldn't call Nash a bad worker by any means. He's good to great. He's just limited with what he can do.
Also, I recall him having a very, very fun match in TNA against--maybe Chris Sabin--where he pulled out arm drags and things like that. It was also awesome.
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Post by SOR on Nov 8, 2013 12:51:57 GMT -5
I think the Triple H/Kevin Nash HIAC match is really underrated and might be my favorite Kevin Nash match ever. That one and their Judgment Day match that ended in a DQ.
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Post by The Possum on Nov 8, 2013 20:00:04 GMT -5
Surprised nobody has mentioned Diesel vs. Undertaker from WrestleMania 12 yet. I'd put it at his third best behind his No DQs with Bret and Shawn.
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Post by JTG Fan on Nov 8, 2013 20:19:21 GMT -5
The one where he does the squisher.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 8, 2013 20:19:57 GMT -5
That night he beat Bob Backlund for the WWF title in MSG in front of 100,000 fans.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Nov 8, 2013 20:23:22 GMT -5
It's obviously not going to be remembered for workrate or anything, but Nash's performance in the Royal Rumble '94 made him look like the biggest badass of all time.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Nov 8, 2013 20:40:11 GMT -5
I may be in the minority here, but I did really enjoy his ladder match with HHH at TLC 2011; it was much better than it should have been, even having Nash fall off a ladder through a table. It was very enjoyable with a bowl of popcorn & soft drink.
His series with Bret is definitely up there with his best ring-work. It wasn't just Bret doing all the work with him, Nash kept up & they were - in my opinion - the best work of his career.
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Post by Renslayer on Nov 9, 2013 4:08:48 GMT -5
Technically speaking this might not count since he spent the majority of the match knocked out, but I LOVE the tag match between HBK-Diesel & Razor-123 Kid.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Nov 9, 2013 9:21:41 GMT -5
That night he beat Bob Backlund for the WWF title in MSG in front of 100,000 fans. Does the Garden even take 100,000...?
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 9, 2013 9:47:46 GMT -5
That night he beat Bob Backlund for the WWF title in MSG in front of 100,000 fans. Does the Garden even take 100,000...? IT DID THAT NIGHT!
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