Nelson Frazier, Jr. (born February 14, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Mabel and Viscera. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand under the ring name Big Daddy V.
Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling Association off-shoots Memphis Wrestling and Memphis Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Council promotion of Puerto Rico. He's also held the Hardcore and World Tag Team titles of World Wrestling Entertainment, the company where he's spent the bulk of his career.
Frazier began his professional wrestling career under the ring name Nelson Knight, comprising the team The Harlem Knights with his partner and kayfabe brother Bobby. The team wrestled in the United States Wrestling Association and the Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF), winning the PWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions, before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in July of 1993.
Upon coming to the WWF the Harlem Knights went through a gimmick change. Nelson (Frazier) became Mabel, while his "brother" became Mo, and they were given a rapping manager named Oscar. Together the new team, dubbed Men on a Mission, was introduced to the WWF audience through vignettes, which was fairly standard practice at the time, that attempted to get the team across as three African American men trying to make a positive change in inner city neighborhoods — hence the team name. The group, constantly clad in purple, debuted as solid faces, in the tag team division, and held the Tag Team Championship once, but only for two days.
In 1995 Mabel and Mo turned on and attacked Oscar, becoming heels. As a heel, Mabel began wrestling more as a singles wrestler and was pushed to a win of the King of the Ring tournament in May, with Mo acting as a manager.
Now King of the Ring, Mabel was addressed as King Mabel, with Mo similarly having his name changed to Sir Mo for his full time role as manager. Distinctly enough, during his tenure as King of the Ring, Mabel had a championship belt designed and created by belt creator Reggie Parks proclaiming the wearer to be "King of the Ring". As the World Wrestling Federation has never created a belt for the King of the Ring winner, Mabel's belt is one of a kind. For becoming "King", Mabel received the (then-) traditional WWF Championship match at August's SummerSlam, but did not get the title. Following that loss, he became involved in the Yokozuna versus the Undertaker feud, taking turns dropping legs across the Undertaker's face with Yokozuna until they (kayfabe) fractured his orbital bone following a match. Two months later, the Undertaker defeated King Mabel in a Casket match at the December 1995 In Your House: Season's Beatings pay-per-view in what turned out to be the last major event appearance for Mabel (and Mo) in the World Wrestling Federation for two years.
For December of 1995 and the first part of January 1996, Mabel took dual bookings with the World Wrestling Federation and the Puerto Rico based World Wrestling Council. In WWC, he engaged in a feud with Carly Colon, during which the Universal Heavyweight Championship was "held up" following a match between the two of them before Mabel won the championship and held it for a month.
He was released from the WWF in early 1996 and spent much the next two years in Tennessee wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, which went through a number of changes during his stay to become Memphis Championship Wrestling and Memphis Wrestling. While there, he captured the top title twice.
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Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling Association off-shoots Memphis Wrestling and Memphis Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Council promotion of Puerto Rico. He's also held the Hardcore and World Tag Team titles of World Wrestling Entertainment, the company where he's spent the bulk of his career.
Frazier began his professional wrestling career under the ring name Nelson Knight, comprising the team The Harlem Knights with his partner and kayfabe brother Bobby. The team wrestled in the United States Wrestling Association and the Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF), winning the PWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions, before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in July of 1993.
Upon coming to the WWF the Harlem Knights went through a gimmick change. Nelson (Frazier) became Mabel, while his "brother" became Mo, and they were given a rapping manager named Oscar. Together the new team, dubbed Men on a Mission, was introduced to the WWF audience through vignettes, which was fairly standard practice at the time, that attempted to get the team across as three African American men trying to make a positive change in inner city neighborhoods — hence the team name. The group, constantly clad in purple, debuted as solid faces, in the tag team division, and held the Tag Team Championship once, but only for two days.
In 1995 Mabel and Mo turned on and attacked Oscar, becoming heels. As a heel, Mabel began wrestling more as a singles wrestler and was pushed to a win of the King of the Ring tournament in May, with Mo acting as a manager.
Now King of the Ring, Mabel was addressed as King Mabel, with Mo similarly having his name changed to Sir Mo for his full time role as manager. Distinctly enough, during his tenure as King of the Ring, Mabel had a championship belt designed and created by belt creator Reggie Parks proclaiming the wearer to be "King of the Ring". As the World Wrestling Federation has never created a belt for the King of the Ring winner, Mabel's belt is one of a kind. For becoming "King", Mabel received the (then-) traditional WWF Championship match at August's SummerSlam, but did not get the title. Following that loss, he became involved in the Yokozuna versus the Undertaker feud, taking turns dropping legs across the Undertaker's face with Yokozuna until they (kayfabe) fractured his orbital bone following a match. Two months later, the Undertaker defeated King Mabel in a Casket match at the December 1995 In Your House: Season's Beatings pay-per-view in what turned out to be the last major event appearance for Mabel (and Mo) in the World Wrestling Federation for two years.
For December of 1995 and the first part of January 1996, Mabel took dual bookings with the World Wrestling Federation and the Puerto Rico based World Wrestling Council. In WWC, he engaged in a feud with Carly Colon, during which the Universal Heavyweight Championship was "held up" following a match between the two of them before Mabel won the championship and held it for a month.
He was released from the WWF in early 1996 and spent much the next two years in Tennessee wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, which went through a number of changes during his stay to become Memphis Championship Wrestling and Memphis Wrestling. While there, he captured the top title twice.
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