Summary

Kevin Nash said WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas did not feel as strong internationally as past WWE destination events, and he pointed to the current experience of traveling into the United States as a major reason why.

Speaking on his podcast, Nash said he noticed the difference while working signings during the week. He said the lighter traffic gave him more time with individual fans because there was no constant line in front of him. His comments also came after Nash recently criticized WWE Hall of Fame rehearsal conditions, which made WrestleMania week a frustration point for him on more than one front.

Quote from Kevin Nash

"I don't hear a British, Scottish, Irish, or Australian accent. I don't hear anybody's f*cking accent except Americans, because nobody in the world, including wrestling fans, is going to f*cking come to our country and go through our customs and ICE and bullsh*t.

And we're not exactly the darlings on Earth right now.

So you don't even have to worry about tariffs when the country is in the... I guess you'd call it the fourth Reich.

Most times I was signing during those four hours, it wasn't because I didn't have people in front of me, it's just that I didn't have a line.

So I could take my time. I could look and say, 'Alright, I've got six people. I can spend a minute and a half or two minutes with each person.'

Instead of when you look up and there's no end of the line, and you've got two hours left, and you're like, 'No personalizations, we've gotta go.'

So yeah, it wasn't as bad as the year after COVID, but it kind of had a little bit of that feel."

Nash later went on to say:

"Be there at 3:00, leave at midnight, absolutely not a stitch of f*cking food for the talent. No protein. Some bags of chips, a couple of f*cking bananas, and a tangerine.

And I f*cking asked the head of f*cking talent relations, I won't say his name, I asked him, 'Is there food?' And he didn't even come in and say hi to me until after the show, until Stephanie [McMahon] was done.

In other words, we probably will never have to use him again because he will never do anything again."

What Nash's WrestleMania 42 comments could mean

Nash's take puts a spotlight on the business side of WrestleMania week, not just the card inside the stadium. If international travel really was softer this year, that matters for the fan convention, autograph sessions, and the rest of the surrounding WWE weekend economy that usually benefits from destination-event traffic.

His follow-up complaint about the Hall of Fame also adds to the picture of a week he clearly felt was not especially smooth behind the scenes. That does not automatically signal a broader WWE issue, but it does show how one of the company's most recognizable Hall of Famers came away from WrestleMania 42 week with more frustration than praise.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.