The Trial Of Kevin Nash

[hb2k]

So for this weeks Squared Circle Gazette, we do the third show in our "Court Case" format, debating whether Kevin Nash was guilty of gross malpractice for his failed runs as WWF Champion and WCW Booker. Talking drugs, bad title challengers, 1995 WWF, Starrcade 98, the Fingerpoke of Doom, Crazy Flair, Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan and Vanilla Midgets, this show was a lot of fun to do, so if you're interested in the debate and whether Nash is deemed guilty, you can listen to the show at this link:

http://squaredcirclegazette.podbean.com/mf/play/ixstzq/SCGRadio30-TheTrialOfKevinNash.mp3

But for the purposes of the board, I'm keen to gauge what people think of this. With all the factors that go in how utterly shit 95 WWF was, and with the horrible structure that was in place in WCW, how far do you think the blame goes for Big Kev in terms of being a bad champion and a bad booker?

[Bad News Gertner]

Perhaps you aren' t aware of Nashvember. The most sacred of all months at TPWW.

[hb2k]

I do not...but it sounds fantastic B-)

[Tazz Dan]

As King of The Forum, I declare Kevin Nash, Not Guilty.

[screech]

Nash is the best.

[Shisen Kopf]

Talk about titty honking. Nash Rules!

http://www.allwrestlingsuperstars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kevin-Nash-Posing-With-fan.jpg

[Jazzy Foot]

Does this culminate in an execution? He should be executed solely for ending Goldberg's "streak". It was way too early to end the streak, not the right event (Goldberg was shit hot in WCW at the time, had the best year of his career and deserved to end it by being the champ at WCW's version of Wrestle Mania, Starrcade), and he wasn't the right guy to end it but not sure who was maybe a face Sting, or Bret Hart or even Benoit.

Other than that he failed to seize the opportunity to be a trend setter, a trail blazer by implementing titty-honking matches. We had the Nitro Girls, Molly Holly, Gorgeous George, Madusa, Major Gunns, Stacy Keibler etc. Plenty of opportunity but he let it go in favor of the fingerpoke of doom.

Sad.

[JimmyMess]

As King of The Forum, I declare Kevin Nash, Not Guilty.

SECONDED.

[Jazzy Foot]

I move to contest the verdict and request a retrial.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I move to contest the verdict and request a retrial.

Not sure there can ever be a 100% decisive verdict when it comes to the court of public opinion. Anyway, I vote not guilty.

[hb2k]

Well, I had the pleasure of defending Big Kev and came under heavy fire on this show. Regardless, Nash does get way too much shit for 1995, his reign is one of the more questionably booked for a genuine effort to make a top guy, even with a poor roster to work with, the choices they made didnt help him...

[Jazzy Foot]

Away from the tits though, I'm surprised he doesn't get any heat for ending the Goldberg streak and effectively sending WCW on the downward spiral to its demise.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Nash is top 3 of all time for me. Should've booked himself to beat flairs title record.

[Jazzy Foot]

he should have booked a tits match and fingering poke of doom rather than the fingerpoke of doom.

[Jazzy Foot]

Awwwwooooooga

[NormanSmiley]

I still say starcade was booked well. Ends Goldberg streak (which eventually was going to be needed) while making Goldberg still look strong. Nash was believable as champ and had the tie in history to scott hall.


proper booking could have given Goldberg a month off to "heal", have him come back at a January ppv and screw hall for a nice superbrawl one on one.


However, what happened in jan 4th, was THE biggest pile of shit I have ever seen.Nash should have been fired and hung on jan 5th

[CSL]

I haven't listened to the show but I will burn this fucker to the ground

[CSL]

2-time man of the century

[CSL]

9 consecutive "Most Glorious Hair in Sports Entertainment" awards

[CSL]

financiers original choice to play The Scorpion King, Capote and Terry Malloy in On The Waterfront

[CSL]

inventor of the rear chinlock and those sticky bits on the wrapper that allow you to re-seal chocolate bars

[CSL]

the proof is in the pudding. The pudding being this perfectly alligned graph

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/von_muff/nashg2.jpg
-http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/von_muff/nashg1.jpg

[Bad News Gertner]

First wrestler to pull off a 450 from.the bottom rope

[CSL]

the glory days :'(

[hb2k]

Nash: "Jay Lethal, you're up first"
Lethal: "Why do I have to go first?"
Nash: "Because you're black"

[Innovator]

720 moonbomb

[Innovator]

Is this topic Bob Backlund authorized?

[Jazzy Foot]

I still say starcade was booked well. Ends Goldberg streak (which eventually was going to be needed) while making Goldberg still look strong. Nash was believable as champ and had the tie in history to scott hall.


proper booking could have given Goldberg a month off to "heal", have him come back at a January ppv and screw hall for a nice superbrawl one on one.


However, what happened in jan 4th, was THE biggest pile of shit I have ever seen.Nash should have been fired and hung on jan 5th

I decided to rethink my earlier points.

Of course the streak was going to end some time but was Nash the right man to do it? From a physical perspective yes but I think a hyped up face DDP or Benoit, or even Hart or Sting would have been better.

Benoit was a few years off from being the big thing and I thought with the way Havoc 98 panned out (that match was superb) it would have been the first of many encounters between DDP and Goldberg.

I just think much like how Bryan got his moment, Goldberg should have had his moment at Starrcade. Maybe WCW didn't invest that amount of emotion/prestige into Starrcade to consider it the WCW's Wrestle Mania and maybe Goldberg's zenith was the edition of Nitro in the Georgia Dome when he beat Hogan. Other than Havoc, Goldberg never had an outstanding WCW PPV world title main event. But this isn't about Goldberg it's about Nash.

When I remember back to that fateful night maybe it was my naivety as a teen but I was buzzing with excitement at the thought of a reunified NWO and having Hogan back on TV and the champ again.

Maybe WCW were so desperate for ratings and seeing how big the NWO was before, they made the mistake in thinking it would work a second time. It didn't and it was a costly mistake.

Somehow though I don't the NWO revival, Goldberg etc was solely Nash's doing. He just gets the lion's share of the blame, maybe justifiably so.

But it wasn't the right time to end the streak or indeed his title run, he should have remained champ for at least beyond his one year anniversary of winning the belt then lost it to say Hart or an up and coming Benoit.

Crimes aside, a shit hot Benoit in WCW vs Goldberg for the title in a singles match would have been a ratings winner.

[hb2k]

That's one thing I hated about the Death of WCW book, is the broad mentions of "Nash decided" to end Wrath's streak, win WW3 and pin Goldberg, when it wasn't hit decision to make. The book accusing Nash of trying to "nix" the Bret/Goldberg steel plate when Bret himself has said it was Nash's original idea always annoyed me too.

And as mentioned on the show - the mega nWo wasn't a bad idea on paper, but Hogan fucked it up by turning himself babyface then fucking off after Spring Stampede.

[The Condor]

When I see a Kevin Nash interview I am reminded of one of my uncles who exaggerates and bullshits with the express purpose of making himself sound more important or cool than he really is. A lot of people are that way, but it's just annoying. And that's all I've got to say about that.

[dingdongyo]

When I see a Kevin Nash interview I am reminded of one of my uncles who exaggerates and bullshits with the express purpose of making himself sound more important or cool than he really is. A lot of people are that way, but it's just annoying. And that's all I've got to say about that.

Seconded.

[Jazzy Foot]

That's one thing I hated about the Death of WCW book, is the broad mentions of "Nash decided" to end Wrath's streak, win WW3 and pin Goldberg, when it wasn't hit decision to make. The book accusing Nash of trying to "nix" the Bret/Goldberg steel plate when Bret himself has said it was Nash's original idea always annoyed me too.

And as mentioned on the show - the mega nWo wasn't a bad idea on paper, but Hogan fucked it up by turning himself babyface then fucking off after Spring Stampede.

I need to read that book.

But yes whilst I admit I do get carried away with placing a lot of the blame on Nash, he wasn't alone and there were plenty of people behind the scenes and the wrestlers involved themselves (i.e. Goldberg etc.) who could have stepped in and said something but just didn't have the balls to do it.

I was a huge Goldberg fan back in the day but part of me wonders if the reason his "career" didn't last as long as it should have done and perhaps wasn't as prolific was because he wasn't fully committed etc.

Ultimately he only had one WM moment which we would all rather forget and other than beating the Rock and winning the WHC without much fanfare, his time in WWE was at best forgettable.

[Bad News Gertner]

When I see a Kevin Nash interview I am reminded of one of my uncles who exaggerates and bullshits with the express purpose of making himself sound more important or cool than he really is. A lot of people are that way, but it's just annoying. And that's all I've got to say about that.

And its always amazing

[The Condor]

And its always amazing

Never said it wasn't entertaining.

[Bad News Gertner]

I bet every time Nash goes fishing,.he catches the biggest fish in the lake. Unfortunately it always jumps out of his hands before he can take a picture.