I'm a little disappointed that you didn't include the funniest part, when during the trial he claimed he had no animosity towards McMahon but followed it up by saying he hated him.

@MoonlightStrider

2 жыл бұрын

Nailz: I don't hate Vince, I just really really really really dislike him.

@dn22pkkdd476

2 жыл бұрын

Can't fault him for that.

@pandavelli8176

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he thought animosity meant that he thinks Vince is an animal 😂

@booty2k

2 жыл бұрын

@@MoonlightStrider "but Sir that means...ARGH" *Nailz begins furiously choking

@dontletyourdreamsbememes

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when Iron Sheik called someone a no good son of a bitch and ended it by saying, "Still, I like him."

Nailz vs Virgil in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium is still spoken about today. A wrestling masterclass.

@GregglyPuff

2 жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunate it was overshadowed by El Matador vs Papa Shango and Undertaker vs Kamala

@tomkee4479

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregglyPuff well at least taker vs Kamala was somewhat entertaining because of the characters of them both even if It wasnt a five star classic lol

@bretwilson8485

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@ebonyatropus7367

2 жыл бұрын

Definite proof Virgil was being pushed to main event status considering the amount of stunning offense he got in that match.

@chrisfitzpatrickspeaks

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomkee4479 Kamala coming off the top rope for that splash was something...he was no Vader, but the dude was agile for a big man.

NAILZ was Right! 2024! 😂😂

@nathanielkoeberl740

4 ай бұрын

🤣 world finds out from Nailz, Vince has a chock- fetishist? Years later, they find out a 💩 one too!

Considering all the careers he ruined it's truly shocking that Nailz was the only person to beat the hell out of Vince.

@brettmajors69karaoke

29 күн бұрын

Nailz spoke truth

@Larry-rz4ed

25 күн бұрын

Bret Hart knocked Vince out Cold 💯

When i was a kid i remember thinking why doesn't he take off the jumpsuit since he is out of prison? Like he was so institutionalized thats all he would wear. It was so real to me when i was 12 hahaha

@peugeot120

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Me too

@peugeot120

2 жыл бұрын

I was literally afraid that he would expose Bossmans’ abuses and he would have to go to jail.

@jimmybum3337

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 word

@brianhardin9215

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, good one but, how about dat fact dat I thought he REALLY btoke outta Jail to Get revenge on The Big Boss Man, who at dat time Nailz came made me also BELIEVE Boss Man was REALLY a Correctional Officer lol, smh 🤦🏾😂

@damiencross7334

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianhardin9215 i thought big bossman worked at a prison and wrestled on his days off lol. I also remember thinking jake robets (who was my favorite as a kid) really went blind after rick martel sprayed him in the eyes with hos arrogance perfume. He kept it in a bug sprayer lol. I bealived it all. I miss that.

I can still remember when nails attacked boss man. As a small child , it was traumatising . I was super worried for bossman lol and thought man this nails guy is out of control

@aceofspade9627

2 жыл бұрын

It may be the worst wrestling beating in wwe history

@Fusion-ed1pv

2 жыл бұрын

Same. So awesome!!!

@Gannoh

2 жыл бұрын

@@aceofspade9627 the rock and mankind

@SynDC6

2 жыл бұрын

I felt the opposite. I loved it! Lol

@DV_Dark_Jedi

Жыл бұрын

Same. I was also shaken during that era when Jake the Snake Roberts had his cobra bite Randy Savage along with the time Undertaker snuck up on Ultimate Warrior during an interview on The Funeral Parlor and locked him in a casket

The fact he said he hated Vince McMahon while giving testimony under oath just cracked me up🤣

I loved that dark side of the ring quote "Do you have any animosity towards vince mcmahon?" "No" "He doesn't know what animosity means Do you hate Vince Mcmahon?" "Yes"

@rickstalentedtongue910

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps he meant that as a rule, he hates McMahon, but he is not currently seething and filled with animosity about him either? A bit of a weird response.

@taylorscrews2284

Жыл бұрын

@@rickstalentedtongue910 he’s a complicated man

To me, the Nailz character was like a prototype for Kane.

@SRC267

2 жыл бұрын

That's damn accurate

As a kid I still remember the nailz/Undertaker staredown on Superstars. The crowd was hyped for it as well.

@ennbee2051

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! But Nailz came out looking like he'd had a Pot Noodle and a wank, lol. Pot nood... and a🤣🤣🤣

After what's come out over the last few days, I respect this man even more!

Boss man was always one of the best on the mic. Always deliver quality promos and he had that intense look in his eyes. Great wrestler

@ennbee2051

Жыл бұрын

Who? Ray? Ray Traylor? Ahhh, sure he was a great man.

My favorite thing about all this, that I've heard from a couple different sources (who knows what's true? Of course); while taking the stand in court to testify, Vince's defense lawyer asks him: "Do you have any animosity towards Vince McMahon?" NailZ: "No" Lawyer: "Do you hate Vince McMahon?" NailZ: "Yes"

@freddiejohnson6137

2 жыл бұрын

No one accused him of being intelligent amongst the accusations.

@MBM1117727

2 жыл бұрын

This exchange is basically what won Vince the steroid trial!

@martynodonnell8467

2 жыл бұрын

What didn’t make sense is if they wanted Nailz to be this big muscled up wrestler. Why get him to wear a jumpsuit, where all of his body is covered.

@LuckyStrike01

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the attorney or judge literally says: “I don’t think he knows what animosity means” which goes to: “Do you hate Vince” guy looked not just like an asshole but showed the world he was a moron too. His testimony actually made things worse for the prosecution.

@mrsinister8943

2 жыл бұрын

Nailz lawyer was probably like this idiot just lost us the case 😆 😂.

Mate, said it before but I love this channel! I was born in 1991, and I only started watching wrestling properly in like 1999/2000. Even then, my access to it was pretty limited. Love hearing about the history of the company and some of the characters, especially if I haven't heard of them before! I stopped watching in like 2006 probably but I still love catching your vids. Respect the effort and attention to detail you put into your content man. Love from County Down 😉 good to see ya going strong bai!

@user-fe8gx3ie5v

Жыл бұрын

There's always good stuff out there. Keep an eye out for it.

Lawyer: Do you have any animosity towards Vince McMahon? Nailz: No. Lawyer: Did you try to choke Vince McMahon? Nailz: Yes. Lawyer: do you hate Vince McMahon? Nailz: Yes!! Me:😯🤣

The problem with the Nailz ex-con gimmick, is that it only really worked for his angle with the Big Boss Man. Once that angle was finished, there was very little that the writers could do with the Nailz character. Hence, his pay was unsatisfactory to him. Understandably, Nailz was rather pissed off that other guys on the roster were getting paid substantially more than he was. Kamala was also one of lowest paid guys in the company at the time. Vince McMahon paid wrestlers what "he believed they were worth", and this often conflicted with what the wrestlers thought they should be paid.

@dondemmeljr1765

Жыл бұрын

He paid them based on intellect, took advantage where he could! 😒

@daviddelfarno3850

Жыл бұрын

Nailz didn’t put butts in seats. The people he wrestled did to some extent. Warrior. Taker.

@dondemmeljr1765

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddelfarno3850 well if you believe that then why did he draw what Vince said for a pay-per-view by rate to receive his bonus and it wasn't like he had a very long run to prove himself so wake up there Bucko! 🤔

@dantecarroll2435

Жыл бұрын

Vince was and still is a doucebag

@dantecarroll2435

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddelfarno3850 that doesn’t matter a person should still get the money they deserve because without the wrestlers Vince wouldn’t be a billionaire

Kevin Kelly in AWA was a force and had potential to be a star in the business for a long time. I felt that his time off prior to going to the WWF in "92" took a toll on him as he wasn't as sharp when he was in the AWA. In the AWA, he had good mic skills, for a big man, he can move, good grappling skills and pretty mindful in the ring.

I've actually never heard the whole story on this. This is going to be good.

@tonyibraham5931

2 жыл бұрын

I've only heard Corny mention this in passing

@fnyourmom3064

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyibraham5931 bro I was just telling you about this last week? I’m thinking you really need to lay off the beer, you’re starting to lose it and I’m beginning to worry.

@tonyibraham5931

2 жыл бұрын

@@fnyourmom3064 huh. Interesting.

Magnificent Kevin Kelly started as a young man in AWA . They presented him as kind of new age Ventura or billy Graham in the fact that he was lean and would flex his muscles and kiss his biceps. The problem was that he always needed a valet/manager because he just couldn't talk or connect to the audience. He was a handsome young man. I didnt even recognize him as nails because he changed his appearance so much.

Nailz was one special man.

@ozzymorrison8628

2 жыл бұрын

A legend in my book

If a biopic is made I'd like to see Will Ferrell play Nailz and John C Reily play Boss Man.

@mike000395

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Carey looks more like boss man. Jim in a fat suit 👍

Best undertaker stare down ever. Super badass moment

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

A missed opportunity

Not surprised Blackjack Lanza was the first to go help Vince. One big, tough dude

15:52 Well that... aged...

The Nailz story is so interesting, as it’s one of those stories where Vince honestly comes across as the more sympathetic one.

@supergamenchillbros.6643

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, the guy seemed not all there. But it is what it is when it comes to this story.

@JGD185

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of wrestlers secretly loved how he choked Vince, cause they wanted to themselves.

@supergamenchillbros.6643

2 жыл бұрын

@James Roberts You are right given how scummy Vince was and still is.

@phillipcummings3518

2 жыл бұрын

Vince always comes across as the sympathetic one. He's the Great humanitarian.

@supergamenchillbros.6643

2 жыл бұрын

@@phillipcummings3518 LOL true

You really “nailed” this story! Well done 👍

@E_l_l_i_e

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@b_side8669

2 жыл бұрын

He nailed them both in the stories

@b_side8669

2 жыл бұрын

I guess vince really wanted to be nailed to the wall huh ?

@nyghtmareinmi

2 жыл бұрын

You hit that pun right on the head

Met him and he is an extremely nice guy. Shops at my grocery store and enjoys my cooking

@troywright359

Ай бұрын

I'm sure he wood

If the producers of "Darkside Of The Ring " didn't do a documentary on this story, they should have IJS.

Before he was nails he looked like a cross between Stunning Steve Austin and Flair 😂

@ozzymorrison8628

2 жыл бұрын

Totally

@shermancoleman5941

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

I remember this from when I was a little girl and I was terrified of Nailz. Funny...watching back...I'm still a little scared.

I think this is the only time in wrestling history where most people believed Vince McMahon's side of the story.

@micahjohnsonboxing6409

2 жыл бұрын

Who believes Vince? Vince was just like Pat Paterson.

@apassionatenerd.3564

2 жыл бұрын

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 Better question: Who believes Nailz?

@Jahn_Pah_Jonz

2 жыл бұрын

@@apassionatenerd.3564 Vince meekmann shouldn't have try to grab his "nightstick".

@attiepollard7847

2 жыл бұрын

@@apassionatenerd.3564 Because everyone heard nails beating up Vince McMahon and nails told everyone what he was going to do and nails told everyone what he was going to lie about after the fact that. The guy is just a big dummy

@apassionatenerd.3564

2 жыл бұрын

@@attiepollard7847 exactly, I've never heard a single person take any of Nailz accusations seriously

Nailz is a legend. Vince McMahon is a sleazy individual who always gets out of trouble because he can pay himself out of it.

Give yourself props buddy, this is quality content

Amazing work on this man. Quality coverage, great editing work, just super well done across the board. Thank you.

Honestly I was excited to see them bring in nailz as a rival for big boss man. All the prison riots and stuff that had happened previously I was hoping for a long fun feud between the two, it's sad the storyline was great but the chemistry just wasn't there... kinda wish they would revisit a feud of this magnitude in one of the organizations.

Absolutely LOVE the behind the scenes videos you do (well I love everything else too) I haven't looked forward to anything on TV or here since the time I watched wrestling in the late 90s. Now it's you, Cheers.

As always, we truly appreciate the research and how in depth these videos are. Even when it's a subject I'm not particularly fascinated with, I can't help but watch. Thank you!

Thanks brother, you've been providing excellent content for a while now, and the amount of joy I feel from checking my youtube and finding a new video from you is astounding. keep up the fantastic work!

Your content always makes my day and has entertained me through some really tough times. Including times I was in the ER near death. Your content output, quality, and humor is amazing. The work you put into it is incredible. Thank you for all of this. Also, the stories we could write about someone named Nailz laying his junk on someone's desk. If everything is a nail, or something like that.

I am so excited you decided to do a video on this!

The man really put Nailz (pun intended) on his own wrestling career coffin

@pablosanchez6558

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nailz. F McMahon

Ya know, I remember this guy when it was on TV and there was no social media. So most stories would've only gone so far. Love hearing about these more in detail. Never even heard about any of this until like 15 years ago when I started Youtubing and information started travelling fast! You got anything on 'The Goon'? As a fan and player of both wrestling and hockey, I really hoped this character would've gone further. Disappeared rather fast after a handful of jobs. Thanks for all of these videos and appreciate the efforts!

@peugeot120

2 жыл бұрын

The Goon was the worst. His boots were supposed to look like skates

@gunnertlc7728

2 жыл бұрын

The goon is also a drunk now. He had an interview with hannibal where he was sloshed and just being a jerk. (I do not like hannibal, but its a weird af interview)

@djdarq6311

2 жыл бұрын

not far for a gimmick like the good to go especially as the landscape changed fast

He really lived up to this gimmick. I kept visualizing a prison shower scene where his 2 buddies watch for guards while he tries to see if Vince has the jam...

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

He would be a part in 1993

Absolutely love this page man. Keep up the great work.

Literally hundreds of wrestlers have had pay disputes with Vince. Nailz was the only one unhinged enough to actually get physical over it, though.

@peteysawesomeguestpanel5178

Жыл бұрын

still siding with nailz over that POS who according to many reports used company expenses for his personal gain. So glad he retired

Nailz had a screw loose

Nailz! Great video topic, Wrestling Bios!

Kevin looked like Stunning Steve Austin. The one in World Class and USWA. Maybe early WCW run.

Excellent work as always, sir.

Bischoff also defended paying Nailz $100,000 by saying “I didn’t want to give him a low payday and be at risk of being choked to death in my office!”

Your videos really help me. It's like I have a friend in the room so thank you

Well done on this video! Great watch! 🙂

I heard that Vince dropped the soap in the shower, and Nailz just let his "internal prison instinct" take over...

Been waiting for this one! By far the best Chanel on KZread

It was such a bizarre story with Nailz was calling brutality on Big Boss Man but yet he was the heel. To this day my Dad will question me every so often about what happened to this wrestler and that wrestler and one of the most reoccuring ones is ''What happened to BOSSMAN (Nailz imitation) Nailz?

I consider myself an old school wrestling nerd. I never bothered to look up Nailz's past. He actually looked pretty great! Man. What turns did his life take around this time? Because damn.

@tkenny8527

2 жыл бұрын

Old school wrestling fan, and you didn't know nailz background in wrestling? Bet your don't remember heroes of wrestling or lex v tatanka rivalry ( when everyone thought lex was the heel) Bob v hitman when Owen made his mother throw in the towel? Shango making warrior throw up weird stuff, repo man, vince accidentally calling IRS his real name, first blindfold match, pipers Pitt, Shawn Marty and the barber shop spot? Doink dink etc v the king's midgets, kiss my foot match, baby face match, Kane as fake diesel etc Please don't be dishonest

@kutulukutu

2 жыл бұрын

@@tkenny8527 No. He's Nailz.

@bjj9711

2 жыл бұрын

@@tkenny8527 you are very strange. unusual flex you did there

@17thNO

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

I enjoy all your content, but I really enjoyed this one. Well done, as always.

Great job on this bios man

Was literally just watching Wrestling with Andy's 1992 video when this popped up. Love work work Mr. Bios!

Great video as always. Great work, more please.🤘

Nailz was provoked. Bret told him he didn't have the jam to attack Vince.

@Rob_Thorsman

2 жыл бұрын

Bret was pissed because he was doing Davey Boy's patented chin lock and calling it a choke hold.

@winstoncannady4224

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rob_Thorsman Right. Imagine how much money HBK would have if he had had the foresite to patent the Superkick

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Wacholz has been quiet all this time due to some legal obligation not to speak publically on the matter... whether he actually signed a document swearing he'd never speak out about it, or he just knows they could always come after him if he does. Regardless, great video as always... you put Wrestlelamia docs to complete and utter shame. lol

That picture of the WWF magazine took me waaaaay back. I swear they were those most expensive magazines at that time £6-7. Not cheap for a kid in the late 80s, early 90s.

@taffysaur

2 жыл бұрын

It was definitely a money commitment to be an international wrestling fan back in the New Gen era.

Been looking forward to someone doing this for a long time! Takes me back. Up there with Jake’s snake biting Macho Man. Thanks man!

I have literally been waiting years for a documentary on this story, wrestling bios you never stop amazing me. Incredible work, I loved nails growing up ❤️

As always you’ve absolutely smashed it 👍👍

I remember all of this. I remember wondering what happened to nailz vs undertaker when I was young. Good times. I love this channel, definitely on the top of my list of favorite KZread channels.

Great work my friend as always keep it up 👍

I re-watched(I was a fan back then and watched it when it originally aired) the Boss Man return promo. It really was amazing, especially for back then.

Boy I really needed to see this video! Great Job!

Bobby Heenan said that Nailz was in prison for a couple of unpaid parking tickets on his car while he was inside volunteering at a children's hospital.

Vince makes his employees travel from city to city on two hours sleep while being away from their families and putting their bodies on the line to make him richer. I'm surprised more wrestlers haven't chocked him out.

@merkcityboy834

2 жыл бұрын

He’s on person I’d never work for he doesn’t even provide health care I mean the irony of that.

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe lack of rest wrestlers that might a effect on it

@stuartdyer5694

2 жыл бұрын

The wrestlers strive to be in wwe. He doesn't force a anyone to be there. No one has a gun to their head while they sign a contract. They all know what they're signing up for as they're in the industry

@ahmedf8965

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. But my point is that it doesn't HAVE to be this way, it just is because Vince has decided. And I guarantee you that if things were different, so many wrestlers won't be dropping dead all the time.

@attiepollard7847

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedf8965 but it is this way. Cannot handle the WWE system of event scheduling that maybe you shouldn't be in pro wrestling in the first place

Excellent video! Great job 👏

Oooooooh, boy......yeah, in one way Vince's worst enemy and in another way, the man who saved Vince during his trial

@lutherheggs451

2 жыл бұрын

I somehow doubt that Nailz admitting he made up a story about Vince sexually harassing him saved him..

@at3479

2 жыл бұрын

@@lutherheggs451 His testimony about hating VKM's guts is what I referred to in saving Vince

That's great Wrestling Bios mentioned Moline,IL thats where im from.. Its a metropolition area about couple hours away from Chicago,IL Superstars had too been at the Wharton Field House here in Moline,IL.. Thanks Wrestling Bios this brings me back because i seen a Pro Wrestling Event back when i was a kid at the Wharton Field House..

Another great video. Really enjoying your channel can't wait for the weekly dose of glacier bashing on Thursday

Nailz's allegations about what Vince did to him have always been treated like a punchline to this story... but in light of the whole Vince McMahon scandal thats coming out now one might wonder if Nailz was telling the truth about what happened.

I could see him being honest with his pre WWF/E days. But talking about his run with Vince, I could see him keeping his mouth shut. I think what happened was way worse then what we assume it is. I also don't blame him for keeping his mouth closed, I guessed that it is for legal reasons.

Man I love seeing stories about wrestlers their like actors because they’re all connected in some way or form.

I remember this as a kid. I thought Nailz beat down the boss man for real lol the good ole days

Mr Perfect calling the bruised Bossman on the phone is still hilarious to this day.

The best thing about Bret telling that story in his KC interview is the huge grin on his face as he tells it. And after hearing the Boss man song at the end will you cover "Wrestlemania: The Album" at any time. Those songs are absolutely hilarious, They're basically promos with a Stock, Aitken & Waterman backing track.

Good lord, I remember being at the house show of Undertaker vs Nails at the Forum in Los Angeles. I have those pictures still. Totally forgot about that. what a cool blast from the past this KZread channel is.

Man. You've got the best content hands down.

I remember being 7 years old watching SummerSlam 92 and being totally confused as to why Nailz was wrestling Virgil and not Bossman. They really dragged this story out, and even at a young age back then, I thought that was ridiculous.

@lexkanyima2195

2 жыл бұрын

But it was confused how it booked

Loved being a young kid during this time in the WWF. I remember the Undertaker / Nailz faceoff. Bith these guys scared the hell outta me but I got really excited hoping to see them have a match. Sad it never happened.

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Another excellent video! You take your time to do so much research. You are the True champ.

Not much on the early big boss man but the Attitude Era Big Boss Man was perfection. Please do a story on Big Boss Man's career please.

@jwavada

2 жыл бұрын

There is already a video on the Big Boss Man

Great video, thanks!!

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet!

Birthday with a Wrestling Bios video I'm good with that!

i was a kid when the nails bossman storyline happened..i enjoyed it very much..it was alittled more brutal and edgy then the cartoon stuff

This reminds me of one of those "how were you expecting this to work?" situations.

Because of Nailz and also because of Jake Roberts pulling Rick Rude’s pants down, my grandmother kept trying to ban wrestling from her house. Luckily I was able to make that rule not stick.

goes to show you how memorable some people are it took until this video to remember Nailz. BBM is unforgettable

This is a very well-done video.

Great job on this story 👏

Nailz's beatdown of the Big Boss Man was the greatest I ever saw. BBM was beaten to a pulp. A miracle he was able to walk away.

I was so terrified of Nailz as a kid especially when he choked out the Bossman with the nightstick.