Kevin Nash became one of the biggest signings in WCW history when returning from a successful WWE run in 1996. The former WWE Champion received a bigger contract from WCW that made him jump ship. Nash received huge money and an even bigger opportunity with the New World Order faction. An argument can be made that Nash was the most important member since his popularity made the group cool.
We will look back at the best and worst feuds to come from Nash during his time in WCW. The best ones created interest with either good matches or a strong storyline. Meanwhile, there are many terrible ones that hurt his overall reputation. Find out just which talents had the strongest and weakest moments competing against him. These are the five best and five worst feuds from Kevin Nash in WCW.
10 Best: The Giant
The appeal of two of the best giant wrestlers in the industry facing off was a huge selling point for WCW in the 90s. Kevin Nash represented the New World Order against The Giant aka Big Show as they each tried to prove they were the top big man.
There was even a unique storyline where WCW banned Nash’s powerbomb finisher after he legitimately accidentally dropped The Giant on his head. WCW always had Nash look stronger, but the appeal of the feud made it a successful storyline for the company.
9 Worst: Randy Savage
1999 saw WCW finally ending the New World Order and looking to rebuild with new singles feuds. Randy Savage was sporting a new look with a new heel character. Kevin Nash became the first target of Randy and his new faction called Team Madness.
The segments were often rough to watch as Savage once attacked a Nash lookalike and covered his face in lipstick. Things grew even worse when Nash abducted Savage’s girlfriend Gorgeous George. The matches were even worse as this feud missed the mark on all levels.
8 Best: Diamond Dallas Page
The friendship between Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page saw them enjoying working together whenever they had the chance. Page started the big push that moved him higher up the card by attacking Nash and Scott Hall when they asked him to join the New World Order.
Nash and DDP had a bigger feud in 1999 over the WCW Championship. It was one of the few world title feuds of the time that had fun moments without overdoing it. Both men came off as legitimate main eventers when working together here.
7 Worst: Terry Funk
WCW added Terry Funk to the roster towards the end of 1999 when looking to bring more star power. Funk was older in age, but he was coming off an amazing run in ECW that reinvented his career. Kevin Nash entered a feud with Funk with both men wanting to become WCW Commissioner.
The feud was quite one-sided with Nash getting the better of Funk every time. WCW fans didn’t gravitate towards the older Funk as ECW fans did. It was a tough battle for them to get fans interested in the feud, but it never happened.
6 Best: Rey Mysterio
The 1999 feud of Kevin Nash vs Rey Mysterio was viewed negatively by some since Mysterio unmasking as part of the stipulation was a bad decision. Nash, however, did lose a couple of matches to Mysterio afterward to build him up.
Mysterio was among the few cruiserweights to get a legitimate chance at working with bigger names. The feud with Rey gave us the ultimate underdog vs the biggest heel. A reputation as the “giant killer” saw Mysterio defeat Nash, Scott Norton, and Bam Bam Bigelow to get more momentum.
5 Worst: Sid Vicious
WCW tried to get the luster of the giant vs giant feud when Sid Vicious turned face in 2000. Kevin Nash played a heel and was placed into a program with Vicious. The two lacked chemistry and their segments always had some sort of a misfire.
Sid uttered the infamous line about having “half the brain” of Nash leading to everyone laughing at him. The matches between them were even worse. Fans started to tune out of WCW television more during this time with feuds like this just not interesting them.
4 Best: Goldberg
The hype for the Kevin Nash vs Goldberg feud in 1998 was off the charts. Fans loved Nash as the leader of the popular New World Order Wolfpac faction. Goldberg was still the top star of the company with his undefeated streak and WCW Championship reign still going.
Reaction for the entrances of their infamous Starrcade 1998 match showed just how much people cared about the feud. Nash scored the biggest win of his career by defeating Goldberg to end the streak. This chapter of the feud created a strong interest in WCW.
3 Worst: Hulk Hogan
The split of the New World Order saw Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan having major differences. WCW didn’t really move forward with their singles feud until the factions ended in 1999. Hogan reverted to his old Hulkamania face character with Nash playing a heel.
The feud hurt WCW as fans had zero interest in seeing this version of their characters face off. It would have worked better if the matches came during the Wolfpac vs Hollywood split. Nash put over Hogan in a few matches that missed the mark.
2 Best: The Steiner Brothers
The best feud of Kevin Nash’s WCW run came as part of the Outsiders tag team with Scott Hall. Nash and Hall represented the New World Order as a top tag team while Hulk Hogan was dominating the WCW Championship picture.
The Steiner Brothers stepped up as the best rivals to The Outsiders. All four wrestlers had strong chemistry leading to fun matches and memorable segments. Nash and Hall running Rick and Scott off the road when driving was a segment ahead of its time in terms of how it was shot. The Outsiders vs The Steiner Brothers led to great television for WCW.
1 Worst: Scott Hall
WCW tried to use the friendship of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall for deeper storytelling when splitting them up. Hall turned heel on Nash to join Hulk Hogan’s Hollywood chapter of the New World Order instead of the Wolfpac with his former best friend.
The drinking addiction of Hall became a storyline with Nash still trying to help his former friend. Most of the segments were uncomfortable to watch with the matches somehow being worse. WCW dropped the ball with the poor execution of Nash vs Hall in 1998.