5 WWE Superstars whose careers were saved by other wrestlers

#4 Kevin Nash saved Mabel’s WWE job

Former WWE Superstar Mabel (aka Viscera/Big Daddy V) earned an unwanted reputation throughout his career as somebody who could sometimes hurt his opponents.

In 1995, the 6ft 9in Superstar received the biggest push of his career when he defeated Savio Vega to win the King of the Ring tournament. However, in the months following his big victory, Mabel received complaints regarding his in-ring work after he injured Kevin Nash (aka Diesel) and The Undertaker in high-profile matches.

Speaking in a Kayfabe Commentaries interview, Nash revealed that Vince McMahon wanted to fire Mabel due to concerns that he could injure more of his talent, but "Big Sexy" was able to change the WWE Chairman’s mind.

“They were gonna fire him on the spot. Vince gave him his papers right there, and I said, ‘Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, that ain’t gonna happen. You ain’t gonna fire him. Fire him, fire me. He made a mistake but let’s just f***ing make sure it doesn’t happen again. This f***er’s killing everybody.’”

It is worth noting that although Nash saved Mabel’s job at the time, McMahon still decided to release the 1995 King of the Ring winner at the beginning of 1996.

The former WWE Tag Team Champion went on to have two more spells with WWE between 1998-2000 and 2004-2008.