Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959, Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American actor and former professional wrestler, signed to WWE. He is best known for his time with WCW where he performed under his real name, Kevin Nash. He also performed under his real name in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Nash was born into a devout Christian family in southwest Detroit, Michigan. Nash’s father, Robert, died of a heart attack on April 4, 1968, aged 36, when Nash was just eight years old. On December 27, 1994, Nash’s mother, Wanda, died after a four-year struggle against breast cancer. He attended Aquinas High School and the University of Tennessee, where he majored in psychology and minored in educational philosophy. At the University of Tennessee, Nash was a centre for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team. He remained on the team from 1977 to 1980, during which time the team made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.

From 1993 through early 1996, Nash performed for the WWF under the name Diesel where he was also known as “Big Daddy Cool”. During his time there, he won the WWF World, Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships and at that year’s Slammy Awards won the MVP and Best Tag Team with Shawn Michaels. 

Between WWF, WCW, and TNA, Nash has won a total of 21 championships, including being a six-time world champion and a 12-time world tag team champion between the three promotions. Nash’s 358-day WWF Championship reign is the longest of the 1990s. During his time in WCW, Nash became the first wrestler to defeat Goldberg and in the process ended his undefeated streak of 173–0 at Starrcade in 1998.

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Who is Kevin Nash’s wife?

Kevin Nash married Tamara McMichael in 1988, but separated in 2000. They later reconciled. They reside near Daytona Beach, Florida. Apart from this, not much is known about her as Kevin Nash prefers to keep his personal life private.

Do Kevin Nash and Tamara McMichael have children?

Kevin and Tamara have one son named Tristen. He was born on June 12, 1996, and is a solo musician and poet.