WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash drew a parallel between one of professional wrestling’s most infamous moments and a tragic event in U.S. history.
Kevin Nash, in an episode of his podcast “Kliq This,” likened the notorious Montreal Screwjob to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Responding to a fan’s question about whether the Montreal Screwjob was a staged event between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart, Nash made the bold statement:
The Montreal Screwjob is our JFK assassination.
To provide context, the Montreal Screwjob occurred on November 9th, 1997, at the WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view event. It involved a controversial finish to the WWE Championship match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, orchestrated by Vince McMahon without Hart’s knowledge or consent. The incident has remained a subject of intense discussion and speculation for over two decades.
Nash’s comment was not meant to equate the gravity of a wrestling match to a national tragedy. Rather, he was addressing the enduring nature of conspiracy theories surrounding both events. Just as the JFK assassination has spawned numerous alternative theories, the Montreal Screwjob continues to fuel speculation within the wrestling community.
The fan’s question that prompted Nash’s response suggested that if the Screwjob were indeed a work, it would be the greatest deception in wrestling history, especially considering that all major players have maintained their stories for close to 30 years.
Who Did WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Nash Say Are The Top Three Big Men That He Ever Worked With?
Kevin Nash spoke about which three “big men” wrestlers that he worked with were the best. Nash named the likes of fellow WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker, who he claimed worked more like a dead man than a big man, the late Sid Vicious, who he was complimentary of due to him not hurting him ever during a match, and “The Big Show” Paul Wight, who Nash said that he had many good matches with throughout his career.
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