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On January 21, 1992, at Clash of the Champions XVIII, he was repackaged as Vinnie Vegas, a wisecracking pseudo-mobster based on Steve Martin's character in the 1990 film My Blue Heaven. [22] Vegas was quickly recruited into "A Half-Ton of Holy Hell", a stable of large wrestlers created by Harley Race which included WCW World Champion Lex Luger ...
DDP came to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 as manager of The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael P.S. Hayes). [5] [6] Page managed the Freebirds to a shot at the NWA World Tag Team Championship where they defeated Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) on February 24. During this match, DDP introduced the Diamond Dolls in WCW.
Nash, who at the time was known as Vinnie Vegas, joined Page's continuation of his American Wrestling Association stable, the Diamond Exchange (known in WCW as the "Diamond Mine"). Nash's stablemates were Scott Hall , who was wrestling as the Diamond Studd at the time, and Scott Levy, who was known as Scotty Flamingo .
DDP is a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. DDP is a four-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, including two reigns with Kevin Nash as The Insiders. Cauliflower Alley Club. Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award (2015) [95] Men's Wrestling Award (2015) [96] George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Frank Gotch Award (2014) [97]
He would later be recast as Vinnie Vegas in 1992, but it would be his departure to the World Wrestling Federation in 1993 that led to a Hall of Fame career as first "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, followed by an eventual return to WCW as Kevin Nash - part of the foundation of the nWo.
The 1992 Halloween Havoc was the fourth annual Halloween Havoc professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 25, 1992, from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States — this was the second Halloween Havoc held at this venue after the inaugural event in 1989.
Vinnie Favorito (born August 23, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian. He is known for high-profile celebrity roasts of notable figures in American culture and sports, as well as his 20-year history as a headlining comedian in Las Vegas . [ 1 ]
Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera.He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and was a member of Hellyeah for 12 years from 2006 until his death in 2018.