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, 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.
| 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 |
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
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
- "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.