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My Take
Kevin Wacholz, better known as Nailz, is a reminder that wrestling lives and dies on its villains. His menacing WWF run in 1992, all prison jumpsuit and raw aggression, left a mark far larger than its short duration. Before that, as 'Mr. Magnificent' Kevin Kelly in the AWA, he honed the craft of being hated. At 196 cm he had the size to terrify, but it is the conviction in his heel work that I appreciate. Good guys need a monster to overcome, and Wacholz played that role with a ferocity fans clearly never forgot.
Overview
Kevin Patrick Wacholz (born April 17, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992 under the ring name Nailz. He is also known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1980s as "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin Wacholz
- Name (Japanese)
- ケビン・ワコーズ
- Reading
- けびん・わこーず
- Born
- April 17, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.