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WWE Hall of Famer Tests Positive for COVID-19

Published 09/03/2020, 10:44 AM EDT

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WWE Hall of Famer, Kevin Nash, confirmed that he and his family had tested positive for COVID-19. He made this announcement soon after Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed the same unfortunate news about his family and himself.

Kevin Nash reaches out to The Rock after unfortunate news

Currently, the exact source from where Nash contracted the disease is not known. However, he affirmed that his wife, son, and himself had been victims of the virus.

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Emphasizing upon the negativity of the virus, Kevin Nash stated that he had not been in training for the 4th consecutive day. On the other hand, his son was asymptomatic while his wife is yet to regain her sense of smell and taste.

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Finally, Kevin Nash thanked The Rock for his efforts in making others realize the true dangers of the virus.

In fact, the virus’ deadly transmission across the globe has been going on for a while. Tragically, not everyone is taking it seriously. It’s extremely commendable that The Rock is using his influence to educate everyone on how to protect themselves from the virus.

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Kevin Nash is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWF and WCW. His accomplishments in the wrestling universe are extremely noteworthy.

Kevin “Diesel” Nash secured the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 5 times. Next, he secured the WCW World Tag Team Championship 9 times (6 times with Scott Hall, 2 times with Diamond D. Page, and 1 time with Sting). Furthermore, the Hall of Famer secured the WCW World War 3 in 1998.

On the other hand, Nash was the WWF Champion once, WWF Intercontinental Champion once, and secured the WWF Tag Team Championship twice. Both of these times, his tag team partner was Shawn Michaels.

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Moreover, Kevin Nash was one of the founders of NWO. It still goes down in wrestling history as one of the most influential stables. The other members of the NWO were Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and X-Pac.

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