Oz (Kevin Nash) V Bill Kazmaier (WCW 1991)

[Wingnutcaseman]

The Oz gimmick came about largely because Turner Broadcasting had recently purchased sole rights to the Wizard of Oz movie.

[Ferrignohh]

haha "to the young man Dustin Rhodes there will be better days down the road" i dont think JR had Golddust in mind when he said that

[LucaToni101]

i swear Bill Kazmaier looks like hercules hernandez

[shawnstrong25866]

I think Mark Henry is the only wrestler who ever made the worlds strongest man gimmick work. Ted Arcidi didnt and Bill Kazmaier didnt either. It's not a very entertaining gimmick. They are usually lousy workers too.

[closplint]

@shawnstrong25866 But, Bill Kazmaier actually WAS The World's Strongest Man, Henry just competed on the Olympic Team before being injured. Kazmaier won the world's strongest man competition multiple times. Dino Bravo wrestled under that tag line at one point as well.

[shawnstrong25866]

@closplint True...but its just such a lousy gimmick

[MrDaMauler]

Bill Kazmaier, even today he is considered as one of the strongest men who even lived.

[PhilliesGodSon]

Nash looks like an giant Sting without the face paint lmbo

[amberbamber44]

i didnt know jim ross was in wcw

[niteholler]

@amberbamber44 yeah, he farted.

[JacobDMacDonald]

my god the crowd was hot for that

[johnissoevil]

This was when Nash was "Big Daddy Get Me the F*ck out of this gimmick!"

[matthew12358]

kevin nash looks like classic sting there

[nhlalwenhlezondo]

Having the world on your shoulder, that is too much pressure for one man, lawls!

[captaint1000]

this is y wcw sucked ass

[bakonman12]

@captaint1000 this is why wcw was the shit at this time wcw didnt suck at all till 2000

[captaint1000]

@bakonman12 No,,,WCW always sucked with the exception of 96 and 97. Only two years it was cutting edge television.

[shawnstrong25866]

@captaint1000 Yeah WCW was never really that great...the NWO angle was over rated too....the matches were awful...in my opinion at least...cant speak for everyone else....the hart foundation angle was a 100 times better than the NWO thing and waaaaay better matches too

[captaint1000]

@shawnstrong25866 Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sammys70]

From the emerald city...lol...

[yohatube]

Wow I didn't know Kazmaier was in WCW!!!! Wow Nash couldn't bury him.

[patroni19]

Good match of Kazmaier, ask fans to upload more Kazmaier struggles, there is little of it.

[Sandcaster2009]

He's not from Seattle!

[Vizzoid]

you don't think vinnie vegas was worse??

[ttarnstrom]

most ridiculous shit ive ever seen

[bAzTNM]

A better match than I thought it would be.

[JuicyPlayer]

Kevin Nash looks like the russian from the Punisher movie

[YungArsine]

@JuicyPlayer He played the Russian in That Movie

[bwill613]

Kevin Nash's OZ character looks like Ivan Drago from Rocky IV.

[B1ggu5]

Mugatu.

[JoeyPencils]

how bad is this match...

[jdolaktv]

my left ear is lonely while my right ear has plenty of company

[MrAloo14]

91 when i was born

[messycumshot]

damn big kaz shows some agility here hes really lean for a 340lbs guy and for someone at 6'4

[messycumshot]

i thoug bill was 350lbs

[IwannaHearIT]

@messycumshot that was back in the early 80s when he was alot younger... competing in worlds strongest man competitions

[TheDragonCult]

CM Punk should show some of this video on the WWE Titantron and make fun of Kevin Nash for his "surfer-era Sting" haircut ! ! ! The WWE Universe would ERUPT for a Sting reference. I want to see Sting in a Royal Rumble ! ! !

[12valvepower1]

yokozuna vs maximum capacity

[TheKestevon]

Big Daddy cool is the best character for Kevin Nash. 

[Konni1969]

WCW didn't know how to build a charismatic guy like Kevin Nash. The Ozz Gimmick sucked and so did the Vinnie Vegas stuff.

[Bluffery]

@Konni1969 actually Vinnie Vegas was Kevin own gimmich that he made up, then shawn micheals was watching and told vince we have to get htis guy cuz he was making micheals laugh, then Wam Bam he was on raw the next lweek... lol

[Konni1969]

@Bluffery Well, it wasn't that fast. He was Vinnie Vegas for a long time and even teamed up with Big Sky, but no push what so ever, befor he came to the WWF at last and there he first was Shawn Michaels Bodyguard for a long time befor Kevin had his first match.

[MrTantraMan]

Oz reminds me of a huge version of early Sting.

[Macikro]

I prefer Lex Lugar's Torture Rack over this, at least you can see that it is effective.

[SnakeMan227]

I remember watching his "Oz" days in WCW and thinking he looked like Billy Idol on steroids.

[hhhsucks92]

danm jr is awesome

[0047124]

hercules hernandez vs rugged ronnie garvin

[Y2p731]

Bad use of the the Wizard of Oz ownership by Ted Turner at the time.

[Ant1Live]

Bill Kazmeier PWNS Mark Henry

[holypoop88]

@Ant1Live No.

[mighty690am]

didnt like this gimmick....looked like a Giant Sting? oh well he found his character and rolled....now he limps....hurts me looking at him walk now?

[RatedRepublican]

Looking back, Bill Kazmeier looks like Eugene on steroids... Then again, Eugene did get in trouble for drugs, so maybe they are the same person. LOL

[vr6gturbo]

And he looks like Duke Nukem in an old game.

[InterestingFella]

Kevin Nash looks like a giant Sting

[highwaymantokyo]

awkward



[postaltraining]

good to see nash couldn't rassle his way out of a wet paper bag right back to the beginning

[sammys70]

From the Emerald City..lol..If wonder if Dusty Rhodes was fired for coming up with lame gimmicks like this?.I know he was fired sometime during this period in WCW.

[DojoEDM]

Kevin Nash looks like a giant ass Sting with this gimmick!

[VCthaGOATdunker]

do people know who Bill Kazmaier is? he's only the strongest man to ever compete in wrestling. check his strongman records.

[Jimbrrr]

CM Punk is mad at Oz.

[JonathanVonErich]

@Jimbrrr LOL yep, he is. He's also mad at Vinnie Vegas.

[CLewey44]

BWAHHH HAHAH, The Emerald City!?!?! Oz? That would be such a joke nowadays. I bet Nash doesn't bring this up much.

[CarNNNN]

God I agree with vince opinion on nash he was a giant and when he grew his hair out he looked so natural

[brunorubio]

Wait, Bill whassisface went over Nash? REALLY??!

[wallykarlkei]

WCW-Worst Cheater Wrestlers!!

[AznAndy562]

WHY BILL!!!, that what i did when i saw bill in the rng

[tubaSHANK]

Kaz was every bit 330lbs in real life he'd snapped Nash in two!

[slipknot789able]

334 lbs i'd say about 290 this guy is big but i don't think he's 334

[Buckeyecat2002]

Great scientific and technical wrestling match by two well known westling icons.

[sammys70]

I remember seeing Kazmaier on espn's worlds strongest men contest..

[pcmarriotthk]

Bill Kazmaier VS Guile...erm...OZ!

[whiteboy1815]

I liked Kazmaier as as World's Strongest Man competitor, maybe my favorite of all time. But even he would tell you he had no business in a wrestling ring.

[raymondtudor]

Kevin Nash sucked under his OZ gimmick.

[Freebleeper]

Later Kevin Nash would become Vinnie Vegas after this gimmick.

[90038jhon]

don't know about Kazmier, but you guys do realize that most of the huge guys of the area are dead or in serious health distress....oh, i forgot, you dont care about the men themselves, you just want to jack off to the videos. yeah, screw the wellness, i want huge, dead guys.

[blah666ful]

@90038jhon Bill is alive and well at the ripe old age (for a man of his size) of 57. Pretty sure he's never done steroids or he'd have died by now. He's got some athletic related ailments but as far as I know he's healthy.

[torturedsoulv1]

Not that I thought it was a great match, but it was better than I would have thought it to be. Kazmaier skinning the cat was very impressive.

[Vicfangio]

That globe is made of lead!!!

[Aladaquila]

Kazmaier is a Legend

[ParrryHottter]

whats with the ivan drago hair?

[ggbuttstead]

I've always said WCW failed because hey, just not enough clotheslines.

[viewable2]

If any one seen Bill Kazmaier in the WSM, that 300 like pounds is nothing for him

[oldpreach]

Oz.... that is a hilarious gimmick. I guess most of the top dogs started that way.

[bizzybezz]

cant believe wcw used nash like this i swer if they were really smart wcw still be around and more watched than wwe is today

[hundoe100]

@bizzybezz Did you ever see how they used undertaker lol

[nickhershey]

@hundoe100 Mean Mark Callous!

[doitsdoits]

who thort kev nash wanted a high 5 at 2:50 lol

[wolfgangle]

kaz loosing to nash in strength is like woody allen pressing brian dennehy over his head

[christianmouse]

@wolfgangle Are you talking about Bill Kazmaier? 3x World's Strongest Man?

[CLewey44]

The Emerald City??? How stuuuupiddd!

[pongopanic]

im surprised i watched this whole thing

[TheAtlantaaaron]

I can only shake my head and wonder how Kevin Nash ever made it big. What a dufuss!

[muntzman4sho]

is that Kevin Nash, or STING???????

AND who whulda thunk it, bill kazmaier,,, "SKINNING THE CAT"??????

[muntzman4sho]

is that Kevin Nash, or STING???????

[xThumperxbassx]

jim ross on wcw?!?!?!

[kONflictOD]

@xThumperxbassx noob

[fireheartis1]

@xThumperxbassx Yes I believe that Jim Ross started in WCW.  I think he went to the WWE because of contractual disagreements. To here him and Tony Schivoni together is really strange though. I also believe that him and Tony had some problems that also led to his leaving WCW.

[MrTlftlf]

nash looks like sting's bigger brother

[countbloodula]

I remeber first seeing nash and hall in wcw and i thought to myself finally they have wrestlers that are not rednecks in a redneck company

[pgbruiser]

Kevin Nash might be the worst pro wrestler ever. At least the worst pro wrestler to ever make it big. Nash is just such a complete D-bag.

I never even liked Nash as a promo guy and thats the real reason he made it to the upper levels of pro wrestling.

Shawn Michaels (who I consider one of the top 2 or 3 best in-ring performers in history) could barely carry this guy to a decent match.

Remember I said "barely". Michaels could get snickers bar over!!!

[LamentedxSoul]

thumbs up if you were shock and awed when Kazmaier pulled himself up into the ring at 5:01

[pgbruiser]

@LamentedxSoul That is POWER!

Ahh the good old days! When a wrestler could pump enough steroids into his system to kill a small elephant, and get away with it.

How I miss the days when wrestlers could live like rock stars & where allowed to let their actual personalities shine through.

"WWE" is pretty much unwatchable nowadays.

Fuck you Vince McMahon! You killed my last true childhood love.

If you took your dick out of John Cena's ass long enough you could then see what you have done!

[armenius28]

@pgbruiser your comment should have the most thumbs up on yube hahahaha....but sadly your so right

[Jrc9393]

@pgbruiser So you want them to go back to the day where everyone can use steroids and get away with it? F*ck you!

[hellojohnny101]

@pgbruiser watch the match and shutup

[cheapassassin]

@pgbruiser You fucking think OZ was Nash's actual personality? What are you pumping into your system? LoL

[Nero50Z]

@pgbruiser: That's bullshit man. Why should wrestlers kill themselves and destroy their families through substance abuse, just for your entertainment? Who the hell are you to ask them to do that?

Besides, no steroids actually makes wrestling BETTER - the best wrestlers are smaller guys like Chris Jericho and Ricky Steamboat. Giant bodybuilder-types usually suck - all they do is punch, clothesline, powerbomb, match over!

[Ant1Live]

@pgbruiser You think that OZ was Kevin Nash's real personality?

[Pandoraforlife]

@LamentedxSoul That was fucking nuts!

[TheTrueFortress]

@LamentedxSoul

Totally. Kaz is awesome.

[MrTantraMan]

@LamentedxSoul

That's what it's called "skinning the cat"

[12valvepower1]

kazmeier is crazy strong. real man

[HachiZenki]

Amazing. Simply amazing. Nash going an entire match without tearing a quad. Bravo.

[cabrito550]

Greatest wrestling match of all time!!!

[sxwrulz]

Wrestlecrap at its best. Lmao@Nash.

[StanKingston420]

what the fuck? Nash losing to Kazmaier? ahahah

[ireallydothis]

OZ was a bad gimmick obviously but gimmicks is what is missing in todays wrestling...everyone just uses there real name...if i want real names and no gimmicks ill watch real fighting...thats why the UFC is kickin ass

[amtownsyou]

lol nash looked fruity as hell

[reedeema]

nash looks like the charakter he played in the punisher

[toad14444]

WOW A 4 TIME WORLDS STRONGEST MAN IN WCW IF THIS WAS WWF HED HAVE BEEN IN WRESTLEMANIA

[Inediblehulk]

In my opinion, he was only really Oz for two shows. Superbrawl and Great American Bash '91. After that, he was just another big guy, who happened to wear green and be named "Oz". The magic was gone.

[angelinaramon]

Nash sure came a long way from this.

[kcphillyeagles]

Kazmaier was really starting to show potential. PLEASE look for I think it was Starrcade 91 when he teams up with Jushin Thunder Liger. They look like they had been a tag team for 10 years going into that event. I meean they REALLY look good together

[DefLeppardVanHalen]

Kaz used to wrestle in Stampede Wrestling up in Calgary.

[cutebrotha20s]

is that Jim Ross with Tony Schivonne?

[MIXEDMADNESS]

that boy nash looking like a big un painted sting..lol

[bradleyjstevens]

Kaz is the man! This wasn't a bad match. Who's the genius who came up with the "Oz" gimmick for Nash?

[ChrisJ926]

@bradleyjstevens Dusty Rhodes came up with it

[Rollermacka]

You know considering how bad Ken Patera and Ted Arcidi were (both were also power lifters) Bill looked amazing in the ring.

[chrstw71]

From the emerald city? ....FACK

[NWA1985WCCW]

Kevin Nash's greatest success!

[barbarash]

Nash looks like Sting here.

[TheOpenSight]

Kaz, one of the strongest men to ever live, losing a test of strength to Kevin Nash lol.

[vctop101dunk]

OMG 5:05

[treetoptop]

Bill having to carry an inflatable yoga ball is just fantastic! If I hadnt seen it I would never believe it. I guess he laughed all the way to the bank tho, cant blame him.

[BruiserDrop]

This match wasnt nearly as bad as I expected

[27BigE]

If the Oz gimmick was done like the Kane gimmick...it would have worked

[JeffTheFutureJaros]

By this time, I think Nash just all out refused to sport the Wizard Mask out to the ring, LOL

[mooky9669]

@JeffTheFutureJaros  yeah..he prob said he'd do the gimmick, but lose the mask, long ass entrance, and the Grand Wizard

[JeffTheFutureJaros]

Who wouldn't demand that? LOL, The Grand Wizard was Kevin Sullivan under the mask, LOL, That entrance was ridiculous, besides Oz is a geographical region, how can he be a man? LOL

[JeffTheFutureJaros]

Gotta Love Kevin Nash as OZ, LOL, I loved how he came out to a Remix of "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen, LOL