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, 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(2014-02-18) (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

Men on a Mission celebrating their WWF Tag Team championship victory

• 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
  • Ranked #49 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995^[9]
  • Ranked #340 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
• 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

1. "Big Daddy V's WWE Alumni Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
2. "Viscera". Cagematch. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
3. "The Legend of Awesomest Maximus". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
4. "Wrong Side of Town". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
5. "Nelson Frazier passes away". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
6. "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
7. "Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
8. Westcott, Brian. "NWA - National Wrestling Alliance OMW - Ozarks Mountain Wrestling/NAASW - North American All-Star Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
9. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1995". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
10. "XWF - Xtreme Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved July 19, 2008.

Other websites

• Viscera on WWE.com