Moral or Money?
By Scott Keith on September 24, 2018
I'm on a "Legends of Wrestling" kick right now on the WWE Network. Really neat show from the old WWE 24/7 days. So I'm watching this NWO episode and it made me wonder.
What would you do in that same exact situation Kevin Nash was in at the time he jumped ship? You were in WCW and got saddled with bad gimmick after another (Master Blaster, Oz, Vinnie Vegas) and your career was going nowhere. You then not only get a job from Vince McMahon, but he sees something in you and makes you his biggest star.
Would you be able to turn down that huge WCW offer and stay in WWF and be loyal to the guy that put you in a place to GET that offer? Or do you just have the Godfather "it's just business" mentality and not worry about Vince?
Me personally, I honestly don't think I'd be able to do it. I'd just constantly think of Vince and not even be able to enjoy that money. Of course, that sounds silly to feel bad for a multi-millionaire but the guy changed my life. What would you do?
If it was me personally in the role of Kevin Nash? I would have stayed. Clearly another push was coming around at some point, and Vince was offering a competitive contract and job security. That being said, I believe Nash's side is that he gave Vince every chance to match the contract and compel him to stay, and Vince kind of downplayed the severity of his situation and jerked him around until he had no choice but to leave. It certainly wasn't big bad Eric swooping in and stealing Diesel like the narrative has become in WWE's own lore. But again, for me personally, I'm a job security type of guy, so I would have stayed.
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