Nailz Explains WWE Departure And Confrontation With Vince McMahon

Despite seemingly being primed for a major programme with The Undertaker, Nailz (Kevin Wacholz) abruptly left WWE following an incident with Vince McMahon at a December 14, 1992 television taping. 

According to the legend, Wacholz confronted McMahon backstage over a pay dispute and ended up violently choking the then-WWE owner. The incident led to a series of lawsuits between Wacholz and McMahon.

Speaking with Sportskeeda Wrestlebinge, the reclusive 65-year-old detailed his motivation for confronting McMahon, saying: 

"I just wanted to discuss the contract and the different monetary... basically the aspect that he owed me money and I wanted to get paid for the work. I wanted to get paid for the services rendered. He promised me that I'd make a lot of money in WWF and I believe that I fulfilled my part. I played the character well. I put people in the seats and he didn't fulfil his part and that was what we discussed."

Continuing, Wacholz spoke about how he feels looking back at the incident now:

"You have to stand up for yourself. You're not a man if you let some other person step on you and treat you like a bug and squash you like a cockroach. He owed me money. I believe if people don't stand up for themselves, there's nobody gonna do it. You have to do it for yourself. That's the type of person I am. I stand up for myself and if I don't believe in something, I'll let you know. I'll air my grievances. With him, people were afraid to talk to him. There were many many people that just wouldn't go in and talk to him. He would run through them. He squashed a lot of people's careers. He squashed a lot of people's livelihoods and people just didn't say what was on their mind. They were afraid to talk to him. He ran into the wrong guy."

After leaving WWE, Wacholz wrestled for WCW, New Japan and on the indies before retiring in 2001. He resurfaced for the first time in decades last year for signings and a new shoot interview.

H/T WrestlingsNews.co