Kevin Nash Explains Why He Refused To Put Over The Ultimate Warrior Before He Left WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash shed light on the circumstances surrounding his 1996 departure from WWE and why he declined a request to put over the Ultimate Warrior before heading to WCW.

Speaking on his podcast, Kliq This, Kevin Nash revealed details of a conversation with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon about doing the company a favour on his way out.

“When I left, I told Vince I’d do him a favour if he wanted and he said Warrior. I said, ‘No, I’m not doing him a favour.’ To me, he wasn’t one of the boys.”

Nash explained that his refusal was rooted in his perception of the Ultimate Warrior as someone who didn’t engage with the locker room culture. In Nash’s eyes, Warrior’s lack of camaraderie made him undeserving of the professional courtesy typically extended among wrestlers. Instead, Nash expressed his willingness to work with other performers he respected, including The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels.

“I’ll put Mark [The Undertaker] over from now until I leave everywhere, and I did, or I’d take a kick from Shawn at house shows. I was a heel, it didn’t matter.”

Nash’s departure to WCW marked a significant turning point in wrestling history, as he and Scott Hall formed The Outsiders, which eventually evolved into the iconic nWo.

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