Kevin Nash Recalls Getting Powerbomb Finish From Adam Bomb

Some combinations feel eternal: chocolate and peanut butter, lemon and lime, Kevin Nash and the powerbomb, but on the latest "Kliq This," Nash educated his listeners on the origin of his famous finishing maneuver, which was originally the signature move of a different WWE and WCW star.

"I was given [the powerbomb]," Nash said. "At the time, that was Adam Bomb's finish. I just had a f***in' The Loaded Glove of Diesel was my finish."

Nash said it was ultimately Vince McMahon's decision for the former WWE Champion to switch finishing moves, likely thinking that the company's top hero shouldn't cheat with a loaded glove.

"When they started to push me, Vince said, 'Give him the Powerbomb,'" Nash recalled.

Once Nash was given the move, it was off to the races, with the seven-foot star using the move to dethrone WWE Champion Bob Backlund at a Madison Square Garden house show and going on to hold the title for nearly a year. Bomb, also known as Wrath and Bryan Clark in WCW moved on to a pump-handle slam known as The Meltdown, and Nash has been delivering the powerbomb ever since McMahon's decision. Nash isn't the only figure in wrestling to be associated with the jackknife powerbomb, with other stars such as Sid Vicious and Vader making their mark with the move, but Nash is easily one of the most famous. As for Adam Bomb, he went on to become one-half of the tag team Kronik in WCW, teaming with fellow 'Brian' Brian Adams in WCW's tag team division.

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