Kevin Wacholz Kevin Wacholz ( April 17 1958 ) is a former professional wrestler who once worked for the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) in 1992 as Nailz . He was also known as " Mr . Magnificent " Kevin Kelly in the American Wrestling Association in the 1980 s . Professional wrestling career . American Wrestling Association . Kevin Wacholz started wrestling in 1982 in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) as Kevin Kelly , a babyface midcarder . By 1986 , he was a top heel and challenged for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship . He was also using the moniker , " Mr . Magnificent " Kevin Kelly . In 1987 , he was issuing arm wrestling challenges and was managed by Sherri Martel . This caused him to feud with Tommy Rich , who answered one of his challenges on an edition of " AWA Championship Wrestling " on ESPN . Kelly appeared to have the arm - wrestling match against Rich lost when Martel interfered on Kelly ' s behalf , for which Martel paid when Rich tore off her dress as payback . After Martel left the AWA , she was replaced by Madusa Miceli as Kelly ' s manager . He often teamed with Nick Kiniski as " The Perfect Tag Team " to contend for the AWA World Tag Team title . He left the AWA for the independent promotions before it folded in 1991 . World Wrestling Federation . In 1992 , a noticeably heavier Wacholz entered the WWF as Nailz , an ex - convict who , in a series of promos alleged that he was abused by former prison guard Big Boss Man during his incarceration , and also claimed to be innocent of his crimes . Following Big Boss Man ' s squash of Dave Roulette on a May 30 WWF syndicated program , Nailz , dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit , attacked Boss Man , then handcuffed him to the top rope and repeatedly hit and choked him with Boss Man ' s nightstick . Nailz easily defeated numerous jobbers en route to defeating Boss Man ' s storyline ally Virgil at SummerSlam and continued to feud with Big Boss Man , who had recovered from Nailz ' s beating . Nailz is also credited with ending the full - time wrestling career of Sgt Slaughter in October 1992 ( Slaughter would not appear again on WWF TV in a wrestling capacity until December 1997 ) Eventually , Big Boss Man defeated Nailz in a nightstick match at Survivor Series , putting an end to their feud . He was then set to feud with The Undertaker . The two had a stare down that aired on a WWF syndicated program and a picture of the two staring was used as the cover for the January 1993 issue of WWF ' s monthly magazine , but the feud never went anywhere . However , Wacholz was fired from the WWF in December 1992 , reportedly after he attacked Vince McMahon in his office over a dispute over money , while John Nord watched the door . Bret Hart recalls that Wacholz " cornered Vince in his office and screamed at him for fifteen minutes " . Bret notes that he was just down the hall from the incident when he heard a loud crash , which was Wacholz " knocking Vince over in his chair , choking him violently " . The incident led to a series of lawsuits between Wacholz and McMahon . Wacholz fired the first shot , alleging that McMahon had gave him steroids on a number of occasions ; McMahon denied the claim , but Wacholz proceeded to file a wrongful termination lawsuit . The WWF filed a counterclaim against Wacholz , but later dropped the matter . Wacholz later went on to testify against McMahon and the WWF when they were being indicted for giving their athletes steroids , saying that McMahon told him to take steroids and that he personally hated McMahon . According to the 2003 book " WrestleCrap " , his testimony included the comment " " I hate Vince McMahon ' s guts . " " Wacholz ' s testimony backfired and proved a catalyst in McMahon ' s acquittal . Post - WWF . He went to World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) in 1993 for a short stay as The Prisoner to feud with Sting . Wrestled In Jim Crockett ' s Short Lived WWN promotion in 1994 Under the name " The Convict " In 1996 , Wacholz used his Nailz gimmick in Tito Santana ' s American Wrestling Federation . He retired in 2000 . He has two adult children and continues to reside in Minnesota . Wacholz owns & operates his own business - AAA Trailers .