Viscera (wrestler)
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, King Mabel, Viscera, Vis, and Big Daddy V.[1] He also wrestled 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.
| Viscera | |
|---|---|
 Frazier as Viscera in August 2005 | |
| Born | February 14, 1971 Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2014 (aged 43) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Daddy Big Daddy V[1] Big Daddy Voodoo Mabel Doink King Mabel Mabel[1] Nelson Knight Vis[2] Viscera[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 487 lb (221 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Harlem, New York[1] |
| Trained by | Gene Anderson Mo |
| Debut | 1991 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Frazier was in the 2009 movie The Legend of Awesomest Maximus co-starring Will Sasso and Rip Torn.[3] He also was in the movie Wrong Side of Town with fellow wrestlers Dave Batista and Rob Van Dam.[4]
On the night of February 18, 2014, it was reported that Frazier had died following a heart attack, four days after turning 43.[5]
Championships
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- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taru[6]
- Great Championship Wrestling
- GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Music City Wrestling
- MCW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2013[7]
- Ozarks Mountain Wrestling
- OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Knight
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Kane
- Worst Tag Team (1999) with Mideon
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) with Mo and The Bushwhackers vs. The Headshrinkers, Bastion Booger, and Bam Bam Bigelow at Survivor Series
- Xcitement Wrestling Federation
- XWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Big Daddy V's WWE Alumni Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ↑ "Viscera". Cagematch. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ↑ Westcott, Brian. "NWA - National Wrestling Alliance OMW - Ozarks Mountain Wrestling/NAASW - North American All-Star Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1995". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ↑ "XWF - Xtreme Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
Other websites
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