Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags, collectively known as the legendary tag team The Nasty Boys, recently joined Bill Apter for an interview for The Apter Chat. During their conversation, the pair shared who they believe their toughest opponents have been throughout their lengthy careers. Knobs also addressed his health issues, detailing his recent problems and concerns.

Health Issues

Knobs explained how he recently suffered from an infection that affected his leg. This infection forced him to require a new knee replacement. He shared how he had been in the hospital for two weeks before having to undergo four weeks of rehab.

“I just got out, doing better, but I got to keep a track on everything because the infection, you know, it spreads, you got to watch yourself, I don’t want to lose my leg or anything,” Knobs said. “Diabetes is a very serious thing and anybody out there, I’d say don’t mess around, get checked, I got diabetic two and right now I got everything kind of normal again, under control, but it was a scary situation.”

The Nasty Boys Reveal Their Toughest Opponents

When asked who their toughest opponents have been, Sags reflected on how The Nasty Boys have been fortunate enough to work with so many legendary tag teams. For him, however, there was only one team that answered Apter’s question: The Steiner Brothers.

“The breakthrough match for us when we were really young was Ole Anderson paired us off and putting us against The Steiner Brothers,” Sags explained. “At that time, it was still the old school working. Here you have two guys that are amateur wrestlers, old dudes who didn’t want to get suplexed across the other side of the ring. But we let it rip with them, we can work with anybody, and that match was a breakthrough match because at Halloween Havoc we stole the show.”

He continued, “It was an incredible match that nobody has ever seen something like on a PPV or TV till that time. It was like what we did at those first street fights with Mick Foley in Chicago, and then the Philidelphia street fight. That was never seen before until we did it, that type of match on a PPV or live television situation. So, The Steiner Brothers is what put us to the next level, and then, of course, we got to the big highest level, which is WWE or WWF at the time. The Hart Foundation, rest of ’87, come on, that’s our pinnacle of those two putting us to a different level.”

Knobs then name-dropped other notable names. He pointed to teams like The Road Warriors, The British Bulldogs and a cavalcade others. Knobs credited their experiences with these teams in helping The Nasty Boys grow as they competed for numerous promotions across the world.

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As shown in the video above shared by The Roman Show, wrestling legends Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, The Nasty Boys and more paid tribute to WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper who passed away this week aged 61.

The Miami Marlins hosted the Legends of Wrestling and just before they were due to speak with the press, they heard of the news that Roddy Piper had passed away.

Jerry Sags of The Nasty Boys mentioned Luke Bushwacker and said: “Luke and Bush were on the road with him since the early sixties and they are best friends with Roddy from Portland or wherever here and back around the country.”

-In a rare turn of events when it comes to the recent Fan’s Choice voting segment of WWE live events where the options for Brie Bella vs. Natalya are a “Dance Contest” and a regular singles match, the fans actually voted for a regular match. As it turns out, it didn’t really matter, as they went ahead and did the same angle that they’ve been doing at all recent live events, with the two starting off in a Dance Contest, only for Bella to attack Natalya and turn it into an actual match.

-Wrestler birthdays for today include WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino’s son, David Sammartino, who himself is a former WWE wrestler. Sammartino turns 53 today. Also, former WWE Superstar and ECW original Yoshihiro Tajiri turns 43 today.

-WrestleReunion will be running the Dorman High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday, October 19th for a Special Olympics fundraiser. Scheduled to appear are former WWE Superstars The Nasty Boys, Demolition, Jimmy Hart, Dr. Tom Prichard, Luke Gallows and other pro wrestling personalities. For more information, visit WrestleReunion.com.

-The film “Riddick,” which features former WWE Superstar Batista in a key role, fell to number 14 at the box office this weekend at $1.62 million. In Australia, it was number eight.

-Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas, both of whom have been working random WWE main roster live events recently, will compete for the WWE NXT Championship at the next WWE NXT live event in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, October 3rd.

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-TNA Impact Wrestling star Hulk Hogan made an unannounced appearance today at WrestleReunion at Hogan’s Beach Shop in Clearwater, Florida. The promoter of the event, Sal Corrente, made it clear that Hogan would not be appearing at the event. However, Hogan apparently decided to just show up and have some fun. Also at the event were pro wrestling legends Jimmy Hart, The Nasty Boys and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan.

-TNA has added a VIP package for their upcoming Impact Wrestling television taping in Baltimore, Maryland. They will also be selling autographed Hulk Hogan “weight belts” at ShopTNA.com.

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As previously reported, Bill Goldberg appeared during Pro Wrestling Night at the Miami Marlins baseball game this weekend. Goldberg threw out the first pitch before the game, and even performed a vicious spear to Marlins pitcher Tom Koehler. Check out an animated GIF of the spear below:

Results from matches at the show were as follows:

-Koko B. Ware defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
-Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake defeated Mike Knox
-Harry Smith defeated Wes Brisco
-The Nasty Boys defeated Ken Anderson & Garett Bischoff

Additionally, WWE Hall Of Famers Bret “The Hitman” Hart and “The Mouth Of The South” Jimmy Hart, as well as “Leapin'” Lanny Poffo and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart appeared at the event.

And finally, Goldberg talked a bit in one of the interviews about the recent WWE and WrestleMania XXX rumors. While he didn’t rule out the possibility at some point in the future, he did shoot down the specific rumors about his supposed return at the annual classic next year. He mentioned that if he did come out of retirement for a match, he would be interested in facing off with either “Stone Cold” Steve Austin or The Undertaker, as he said he has no interest in working a match with Ryback.

For more coverage from Pro Wrestling Night at the Marlins game, check out the official MLB.com coverage of the event.

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– Several readers wrote in over the weekend saying that commercials for TNA iMPACT! aired during Friday’s WWE SmackDown broadcast.

– The official TNA website has removed Consequences Creed and The Nasty Boys from its roster page. Daniels still remains on the site as of this post, though he has in fact parted ways with the organization.

Meanwhile, TNA has added Chelsea to its page. She is being dubbed as “the young and beautiful assistant for TNA Wrestling Superstar Desmond Wolfe.”

– DailyBulletin.com has an article on local wrestlers Jeremy and Max Buck of Generation Me.

– HonkyTonkMan.net, which initially broke the news of The Nasty Boys’ departure from TNA Wrestling, notes that Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags weren’t initially informed they had been let go. An upset Sags reportedly found out he had been let go via news reports online. One company source confirms that Eric Bischoff was instrumental in their release from the company and that neither him nor management contacted the duo to inform them they had been let go.

-Jimmy Hart, who was brought in to manage Knobs and Sags, is still with the company.

— Orlando Jordan’s on-screen female companion is an independent women’s wrestler by the name of Santana G. currently training with the Orlando-based “I Believe in Wrestling” promotion. She is the daughter of St. Louis-based High Voltage Wrestling promoter TNT Kenny G. Santana was trained by former IWA-MS Heavyweight Champion Dingo.

Source: Pro Wrestling Torch

– There was some eye rolling in the TNA locker room when Hulk Hogan and The Nasty Boys had a laugh at the expense of X Division star Jay Lethal. Jerry Sags openly questioned how long TNA will keep him employed and laughed at the audacity of his “Black Machismo” character. Apparently in a tongue in cheek tone, Hogan later cracked during an appearance on The Bubba The Love Sponge Show that TNA should bring in Randy Savage to manage Lethal.

– TNA officials have spoken to the Mexican-based AAA promotion about sending Hernandez for an extended stay. While this idea has come up in the past, there are some who feel he could become a legitimate star in Mexico. On the other hand, others fear Mexican wrestling fans could turn on him once they discover that he doesn’t speak Spanish particularly well. For those curious, Hernandez is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent.

— Beer Money, Inc. — James Storm and Robert Roode — have been expressing their frustration to people backstage after they received word that TNA creative director Vince Russo said he didn’t see them as top stars. Actually, Russo said that they were expendable, but the Pro Wrestling Torch notes that he may have been trying to send the outspoken Storm a message.

Storm was said to be very upset with Beer Money, Inc.’s limited role on the live Monday Night iMPACT! on Jan. 4. In one scene, they were shown shaking hands with Ric Flair upon his arrival to the Impact! Zone. Later that night, they were shown selling a beat down from an unidentified assailant.

It should be noted that there is no noticeable friction between the duo and Russo as observers say they get along fine backstage. (source: pwtorch.com)

— The Nasty Boys made their much anticipated return to the squared circle last night on iMPACT!, defeating Eric Young and Kevin Nash. Before last night, The Nasties had not tagged together on national television in over thirteen years — since the December 9, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro.

— TNA’s house show on March 19th, 2010 will be held at the Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. Tickets go on sale February 5th, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)