Viscera (wrestler)
| Nelson Frazier, Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Frazier as Viscera in August 2005 | |
| Born | February 14, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2014 (aged 43) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Daddy Big Daddy V Big Daddy Voodoo King Mabel King V Mabel Nelson Knight Viscera |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 487 lb (221 kg) |
| Billed from | Harlem, New York City |
| Debut | 1991 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Nelson Frazier, Jr. (February 14, 1971 – February 18, 2014) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names, Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V, and King V.[1] He wrestles for All Japan Pro Wrestling under the ring name, Big Daddy V and Big Daddy Voodoo. He was forced to retire from WWE for good as WWE did not want to be responsible for his health problems.
Frazier was in the 2009 movie The Legend of Awesomest Maximus co-starring Will Sasso and Rip Torn.[2] He also was in the movie Wrong Side of Town with fellow wrestlers Dave Batista and Rob Van Dam.[3]
On the night of February 18, 2014, it was reported that Frazier had died following a heart attack, four days after turning 43.[4]
Championships[change | change source]
Frazier has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (one time) with TARU
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Music City Wrestling
- MCW North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Ozarks Mountain Wrestling
- OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (two times) with Bobby Knight
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #49 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Hardcore Championship (one time)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (one time) with Mo
- King of the Ring (1995)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Feud of the Year in 2007 vs. Kane
- Worst Tag Team in 1999 with Mideon
- Worst Worked Match of the Year in 1993 with Mo and The Bushwhackers vs. The Headshrinkers, Bastion Booger, and Bam Bam Bigelow at Survivor Series
- X Wrestling Federation
- XWF Heavyweight Championship (one time)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Big Daddy V's WWE Alumni Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ↑ "The Legend of Awesomest Maximus". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Wrong Side of Town". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Nelson Frazier passes away". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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