Kevin's Forum
from www.kevinbigsexynash.com
January 1, 1999
Happy New Year ... now to the views, mine.
I want to make sure that you people know that this is MY WEBSITE. All those 275 other Kevin Nash Websites ARE NOT my Websites. They are bogus and I have nothing to do with them.
What I'm gonna do here on this site is .... every Monday night, or maybe Tuesday morning depending on how I feel Monday night, I'll give you my feelings, my insights on what happened on Nitro, where things are, where things are going, what things I think should be happening. Anyone who has ever heard me on the Internet know that I always talk about some inside things. This Website will be the same. I'll probably also report back on Friday, after Thunder, and maybe other days in between too.
Down the line, I'm willing to take some questions from you guys, the fans, and I'll answer them right here. Plus, you're gonna get a lot of photos that you won't see anywhere else because one of my buddies, a photographer, is gonna be with me on the road. You'll see a lot of behind-the-scene shots. Not only wrestling-related, but in my everyday life. This is my Website and since you're here, you must be interested in what the hell I do on a daily basis, so stay tuned.
It's kind of ironic that we're kicking this column up just after I won the World Heavyweight Championship. Whether it was done properly or not, "Big Sexy" is now also "Big Sexy, The Streak-Ender." I'm not happy with the way things happened, but, in retrospect, I'm sure if I look back on this in 10 years, one of the highlights of my career will be that I was able to stop Goldberg's streak. It's funny, when I beat Backlund for the belt for the first time, I beat him in the middle in eight seconds, it was pretty much cut-and-dry. I remember sitting in my hotel room that night, looking at that belt and saying, 'Five years ago I was a J-brone; now I'm the World Wrestling Federation Champion.' Then, there was no comparison between the two organizations WWF was, at that time, The Show. And I was The Champion at The Show.
Then, when Scott Hall and I made our move and came here, we did what everyone wants to do: we came in and popped the territory, as the old-timers used to say. Scott and I did just that. This became the place to be. For almost two years, we dominated the WWF and became the No. 1 promotion in North America, if not the world. Since then, they gained some momentum during the NBA playoffs while we were off, and we haven't seemed to been able to bounce back. Some people say the WWF is doing some tacky stuff; some people say they are doing some innovative stuff. I say some of it is cutting-edge; some of it is non-sensible. But they're doing good television and this is a TV show. It's no longer a wrestling show. Before I get too deep into my commentary on the WWF in this opening column, suffice it to say that I'll give my opinions when something is really good and when something is really bad. So, stay tuned ... it's going to be a sweeeeet ride.
Starrcade, Dec. 27th, was Bill Goldberg's birthday. For him, I know losing the belt on that day was kinda upsetting. For me, I once again had the realization that it was the day my mother had passed away a few years back. So I had to deal with those emotions. Monday on Nitro from The Georgia Dome, I have to do the McGwire ... I have to erase all doubts. I don't want to be the Roger Maris Champion, a champion with an asterisk next to my name because of the way I won it. I've got to stick Bill on my own, without anyone's help.
Any mistakes I made at Starrcade, and there were a few, won't be made again. He's stronger than I thought he was. As the match went along, I thought I would be able to wear him down because he doesn't go very long in his matches, but I found that to be the fact. I found that, if I can sustain to the 12- or 15-minute mark, the experience I have gained over the years is gonna give me the edge. I know I've got to stay away from The Spear, and I will.
THIS IS MY FINAL THOUGHT OF THE DAY ... AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL THIS IS GOING, BUT: At Nitro in Baltimore, there was a bin full of sodas. Normally, there are Cokes, Diet Cokes and bottled water. Kudos and hats-off to the Baltimore Arena for offering Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Sunkist Orange Soda and actual cans of Squirt. I have not seen a can of Squirt in years. I had one and a can of Ginger Ale ... and was looking for the can of Vernor's. My partner in crime in this is Scotty Steiner; he and I will drink Vernor's all day long, wherever we can get it. But there was no Vernor's.
Peace, out, Kevin.