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, King Mabel, Viscera, Vis, and Big Daddy V.[1] He also wrestled 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.
| Viscera | |
|---|---|
 Frazier as Viscera in August 2005 | |
| Born | February 14, 1971 Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2014 (aged 43) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Daddy Big Daddy V[1] Big Daddy Voodoo Mabel Doink King Mabel Mabel[1] Nelson Knight Vis[2] Viscera[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 487 lb (221 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Harlem, New York[1] |
| Trained by | Gene Anderson Mo |
| Debut | 1991 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Frazier was in the 2009 movie The Legend of Awesomest Maximus co-starring Will Sasso and Rip Torn.[3] He also was in the movie Wrong Side of Town with fellow wrestlers Dave Batista and Rob Van Dam.[4]
On the night of February 18, 2014, it was reported that Frazier had died following a heart attack, four days after turning 43.[5]
Championships
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taru[6]
- Great Championship Wrestling
- GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Wrestling
- Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Music City Wrestling
- MCW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2013[7]
- Ozarks Mountain Wrestling
- OMW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Knight
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mo
- King of the Ring (1995)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Kane
- Worst Tag Team (1999) with Mideon
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) with Mo and The Bushwhackers vs. The Headshrinkers, Bastion Booger, and Bam Bam Bigelow at Survivor Series
- Xcitement Wrestling Federation
- XWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
References
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