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Viscera (wrestler)

Nelson Lee Frazier Jr. was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) in the 1990s and 2000s under the ring names Mabel, Viscera, and Big Daddy V. A former WWF World Tag Team Champion and WWF Hardcore Champion, he won the 1995 King of the Ring tournament and challenged for the WWF Championship in the main event of that year's SummerSlam.

Early life
Frazier grew up in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he attended Eastern Wayne High School and took part in amateur wrestling in the ninth grade. He studied commercial art after finishing high school. == Professional wrestling career ==
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1991–1993) Frazier began his professional wrestling career under the ring name "Nelson Knight", as one half of the "Harlem Knights" tag team with his partner and storyline brother Bobby (Robert Horne). They wrestled in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) and the Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF), twice winning the PWF Tag Team Championship in 1992, before signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1993. At WrestleMania X on March 20, 1994, Men on a Mission defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) by countout, but did not win the belts. On March 29, they defeated The Quebecers to win the titles at a house show in London, England, but lost them in a rematch two days later in Sheffield, England. He also lost to Jeff Jarrett at SummerSlam on August 29. King of the Ring, departure (1995–1996) In March 1995, Men on a Mission lost a title match against the reigning tag team champions, Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn). After the match, Mabel and Mo brutally assaulted them, but offered an apology and brought out Billy and Bart after a match weeks later for a handshake. It proved to be a ruse, however, as Mabel and Mo not only beat up Billy and Bart, but also turned on Oscar, becoming heels. Mabel received a push as a singles wrestler, defeating Savio Vega to win the King of the Ring tournament on June 25. After his victory, he became known as King Mabel, with Mo becoming his manager and rechristened as "Sir Mo". At In Your House 2 on July 23, he and Mo defeated Vega and Razor Ramon. As the WWF's top heel, King Mabel challenged WWF Champion Diesel at SummerSlam. Just before SummerSlam, on an August edition of Monday Night Raw, the WWF turned Davey Boy Smith, one of the company's more popular wrestlers, against the fans, replacing King Mabel as the company's top villain. Men on a Mission were to wrestle Smith and Lex Luger, who were then known as The Allied Powers. Luger was not at the event, so Smith convinced Diesel to be his partner. Smith then attacked Diesel during the match and joined King Mabel and Sir Mo in assaulting him; the attack was called the "Royal Plan". At SummerSlam on August 27, King Mabel failed to win the WWF Championship from Diesel. According to Frazier, Vince McMahon planned for him to win the title, which fell through, due to backstage influence from The Kliq. teaming with Vega, Fatu and Henry O. Godwinn to defeat Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Isaac Yankem and Hunter Hearst Helmsley on November 19 at Survivor Series. Various promotions (1995–1998) In late 1995, during his WWF tenure, Frazier began wrestling for the Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council (WWC). He feuded with Carlos Colón, with the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship being held up after a match between the two. Return to WWF (1998–2000) Ministry of Darkness and Corporate Ministry (1998–1999) On the July 6, 1998 (taped June 30) episode of Raw is War, Mabel made a one-night-only surprise return to the WWF, losing to the new King of the Ring, Ken Shamrock. He was subsequently reintroduced as the Ministry of Darkness' enforcer, Viscera, adopting a gothic look, including white-out contact lenses, a bleached mohawk and a black bodysuit. Hardcore Champion and departure (1999–2000) After the Ministry of Darkness split in July 1999, Viscera frequently teamed with fellow former Ministry member Mideon. In early 2000, Viscera feuded with Mark Henry, after he splashed Henry's storyline girlfriend, Mae Young. At No Way Out on February 27, Viscera lost to Henry. He became part of the burgeoning hardcore division, winning the WWF Hardcore Championship on April 2 at WrestleMania 2000, and losing it minutes later in the same battle royal-style match. Viscera was taken off the WWF main roster in April and sent to the developmental territory, Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), before he was released from his WWF contract in August 2000. As King Mabel, he debuted for Memphis Wrestling in July 2003, where he feuded with Jerry Lawler. He also faced Rocky Johnson in a boxing match on November 29, but lost. He won a battle royal in Memphis in February 2004. Also was the Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship in March of that year. In July 2004, he returned to Puerto Rico working for IWA Puerto Rico. Second return to WWE (2004–2008) World's Largest Love Machine (2004–2007) Frazier, as Viscera, made his surprise return to the former WWF (by then renamed World Wrestling Entertainment) on the September 16, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, where he and Gangrel attacked former Ministry of Darkness leader, The Undertaker, at the command of former Ministry Acolyte and WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). The following week on SmackDown!, they lost to The Undertaker in a handicap match. On November 1, Viscera was moved to the Raw brand, where he lost his first match back to Shelton Benjamin. In his first three months on the brand, Viscera mainly wrestled on ''Raw's sister show, Heat, only making sporadic appearances on Raw. In one segment, Viscera attempted to seduce Stratus at a restaurant, only to be rebuffed by Stratus, who implied he should stop Kane first. After losing to Kane at Backlash on May 1, he injured Stratus with his Big Splash finishing move, angry about her constant belittling of him, turning face for the first time since 1995. Viscera became smitten with Raw'' ring announcer Lilian Garcia and tried different tactics to seduce her every week. These segments gave Viscera the gimmick of "The World's Largest Love Machine", wrestling in pajamas and making overtly sexual gestures in the ring. At Vengeance on June 26, Garcia finally reciprocated, proposing to Viscera in the center of the ring, only to be turned down and left crying in the ring, when The Godfather arrived with many of his "Ho's" to show Viscera what he would be leaving behind if he got married. '' on Trevor Murdoch in October 2005|left In August 2005, Viscera began teaming with Val Venis on Heat, forming V–Squared. At New Year's Revolution on January 8, 2006, after a segment with Benjamin's "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale), Benjamin challenged Viscera to a match later that night, which Viscera lost after being struck twice with his Momma's loaded purse. Later that month, Viscera entered the Royal Rumble on January 29, but was eliminated by Carlito and Chris Masters. The team of Viscera and Venis ended when the latter was sidelined with a legitimate injury in April. On the May 22 episode of Raw, Viscera attempted to reconcile with Garcia, but was interrupted and attacked by Umaga during his proposal. Two weeks later, when Garcia was legitimately and accidentally knocked from the ring apron by Charlie Haas and sprained her wrist, the incident was worked into a storyline, where Haas and Viscera fought over Garcia. After Garcia declared she wanted to be "just friends", Haas seemingly raked Viscera in the eye, with Viscera feigning to accidentally Samoan drop Garcia. After Viscera gave Garcia the Samoan drop, both men laughed at what had happened to their now former love interest, turning Viscera and Haas heel. Their team split in December 2006, when Haas and Benjamin reformed the World's Greatest Tag Team. Big Daddy V (2007–2008) On June 17, 2007, Viscera was drafted to the ECW brand in the supplemental section of WWE's draft. He debuted on the July 10 episode of ECW, repackaged as Big Daddy V, a "hired muscle" character in the employ of Matt Striker, attacking The Boogeyman. He defeated Tommy Dreamer on the October 2 episode of ECW in the finals of the Elimination Chase, becoming the number one contender for CM Punk's ECW Championship at No Mercy on October 7. Big Daddy V lost the match by disqualification after interference from Striker. At Armageddon on December 16, Big Daddy V and Mark Henry defeated Punk and Kane. Big Daddy V was an entrant in the Royal Rumble match at the titular event on January 27, 2008, but was eliminated by Triple H. At No Way Out on February 17, he took part in the Elimination Chamber match for a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXIV, but was eliminated by Batista. He wrestled his last WWE match on the March 11 episode of ECW, losing to Punk in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. In the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, he was drafted to the SmackDown brand. Frazier was released from his WWE contract on August 8. Later career (2008–2013) delivering a bulldog to Frazier in 2012 After his WWE departure, Frazier began wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as King V. In 2009, he made appearances for National Wrestling Superstars (NWS) in New Jersey and Pro Wrestling Xtreme (PWX) in Tillsonburg, Ontario. On August 8, at Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW)'s 10th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos, Viscera defeated 2 Tuff Tony in a "Loser Leaves JCW" match, with Terry Funk as the special guest referee. In September 2012, Big Daddy V appeared for the Japanese promotion Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) at their GENOME 22 event, losing to Atsushi Sawada. Frazier performed at three Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) shows in 2012 as Big Daddy V, first defeating Malta the Damager in a tables match in February. All Japan Pro Wrestling (2010–2011) Frazier wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as part of the Voodoo Murders stable, now under the name Big Daddy Voodoo (later just Big Daddy). He left AJPW in December 2011, after competing in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League with Joe Doering. ==Death and lawsuit==
Death and lawsuit
Frazier died of a heart attack on February 18, 2014, just four days after his 43rd birthday. He had dropped around 100 pounds and saw his blood pressure drop to a healthy level. He was cremated, and his widow, Cassandra, divided the ashes into 500 pendants as gifts for his loved ones. On the first anniversary of Viscera's death, his widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against WWE, alleging that the company had concealed information, misrepresented research, and misinformed Viscera and other wrestlers on performance risks relating to concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which the suit claimed left him with severe short-term memory loss, migraines, and depression, which contributed to his death. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt responded in an interview with the Boston Herald, explaining that the company was considering pursuing action against Cassandra Frazier's attorney, Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in other lawsuits against WWE. McDevitt called Viscera's death "tragic", but added: "It's ridiculous that someone can ... try to blame someone because a gentleman with a weight problem died of a heart attack in the shower eight years after he last performed." The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant, who ruled that they failed to show that his death was linked to CTE. == Filmography ==
Filmography
==Championships and accomplishments==
Championships and accomplishments
victory • All Japan Pro WrestlingAll Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with TaruPro Wrestling Federation • PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Knight • Ranked #340 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003 • United States Wrestling AssociationUSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • King of the Ring (1995) ==See also==
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