Kevin Nash

American professional wrestler (born 1959)

Born

9 July 1959, Trenton

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

actor, professional wrestler, television actor, film actor, basketball player

Films here

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Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor and podcaster. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is also known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Nash first gained exposure in the professional wrestling industry by performing for WCW from 1990 to 1993 under multiple ring names. In 1993, Nash signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the name Diesel. While performing as Diesel, he achieved status as a top star in the company, winning the WWF World, Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships (the WWF Triple Crown). His 358-day reign as WWF Champion is the longest of the 1990s. While in the WWF, Nash was part of The Kliq, an influential backstage group that included Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman.

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Kevin Clash
• Paige Turco
• François Chau
• Toshishiro Obata
• Ernie Reyes
• Leif Tilden
• Mark Caso
• Raymond Serra

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q280793 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.