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Kevin Wacholz (born April 17, 1958 in Bloomington, Minnesota) was a professional wrestler who once worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992 as Nailz. He was also known as "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly in the American Wrestling Association in the 1980s. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, and former publisher of the Whole Earth Catalog. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1843 Incorporated 1858 Mayor Gene Winstead Area    - City 99. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1843 Incorporated 1858 Mayor Gene Winstead Area    - City 99. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

AWA career

Kevin Wacholz started wrestling in 1982 in the American Wrestling Association as Kevin Kelly, a babyface midcarder. By 1986, he was a top heel and challenged for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. He was managed by Madusa Miceli and often teamed with Nick Kiniski as "The Perfect Tag Team" to contend for the AWA World Tag Team title. He was also using the moniker, "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly. In 1987, he was issuing arm wrestling challenges and was managed by Sherri Martel. This caused him to feud with Tommy Rich, who answered one of his challenges on an edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN. Kelly appeared to have the arm-wrestling match against Rich lost when Martel interfered on Kelly's behalf, for which Martel paid when Rich tore off her dress as payback. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship belt. ... Debra Ann Miceli (born February 6, 1963 in Milan, Italy) better known as Madusa (shorthand for MADe in the USA) or Alundra Blayze, is a former professional wrestler for WCW and WWF. She has also recently driven the Madusa monster truck for Clear Channel Communications on Monster Jam and will... Nick Kiniski (born: August 25, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title for the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sherri Martel (born Sherri Russell)[1] (February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Sensational Sherri. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ...

He left the AWA for the independent promotions before it folded in 1991.

WWF career

Feud with Big Boss Man

Wacholz entered the WWF in 1992 as Nailz, an ex-convict who, in a series of promos alleged that he was abused by former prison guard (and now fellow WWF wrestler) Big Boss Man while in prison and also claimed to be innocent of his crimes. Following Big Boss Man's squash match over Dave Roulette on a WWF syndicated program, Nailz – dressed in orange prison garb and hell-bent on revenge – charged the ring and brutally attacked Big Boss Man, eventually using a nightstick to injure his one-time tormentor. In professional wrestling, a promo is short for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1962 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. ...

Nailz squashed Virgil at SummerSlam 1992 and continued to feud with Big Boss Man, who had recovered from Nailz's beating. Eventually, Big Boss Man defeated Nailz in a Night Stick match at Survivor Series 1992, putting an end to their feud. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... SummerSlam 1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... Survivor Series 1992 was the sixth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ...

Departure

Nailz was set to feud with then recent face wrestler The Undertaker. The two had a stare down that aired on a WWF syndicated program, but the feud never went anywhere. Rumors had been stated that he was supposed to wrestle The Ultimate Warrior in a feud, but this was untrue. The Warrior claims otherwise on his site, however, and he said that this planned program with Nailz was part of the reason he left the WWF in 1992. In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... For the Combichrist song, see Everybody Hates You Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2][3]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name The Undertaker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Wacholz was fired from the WWF in December 1992, reportedly after he attacked Vince McMahon over a dispute over money. Wacholz apparently started choking Vince McMahon until he was turning blue in the face. Fired and Firing redirect here. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ...

The incident led to a series of lawsuits between Wacholz and McMahon. Wacholz fired the first shot, alleging that McMahon had sexually harassed him on a number of occasions; McMahon denied the claim, but Wacholz proceeded to file a wrongful termination lawsuit. The WWF filed a counterclaim against Wacholz, but later dropped the matter.

Wacholz later went on to testify against McMahon and the WWF when they were being indicted for giving their athletes steroids, saying that McMahon told him to take steroids and that he personally hated McMahon.^[1] Wacholz's testimony backfired in a way, as it seems that his inconsistent stories to the court led to McMahon's acquittal in the trial. This article is about the chemical family of steroids. ...

Post WWF

He went to World Championship Wrestling in 1993 for a short stay as The Prisoner to feud with Sting. For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ...

In 1996, Wacholz used his Nailz gimmick in Tito Santana's American Wrestling Federation. Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953) better known by his ring name Tito Santana, is a semi-retired Mexican-American professional wrestler whose career spanned from the late 70s to the early 90s. ...

Wacholz retired in 2000.

Wrestling facts

• Finishing moves
  • Sleeper hold
  • Nail drop

• Managers
  • Madusa Miceli
  • Sherri Martel

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Championships and accomplishments

• 1-Time WWWA Heavyweight Champion
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 336 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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References