Nova's name is Mike Bucci, though.
Nova's got the chrisma, facials, and engery to make this work... I mean Nova did INVENT wrestling after all.
Somebody please tell me the origin of that joke. I've been wondering it for the longest.
The way I've heard it... don't take this as official...
Someone used a move in a match, and Nova went on the record as saying that he invented it, the guy stole it from him, etc., etc. Whatever. This then hits the IWC, where a bunch of people (writers, message board posters) start making jokes about Nova inventing so-and-so, eventually turning into the overused running joke we have today.
I think the orgins of the joke was Joey Styles making comments on ECW like "Oh yeah you will see that on Monday Night for sure" then you would see Kanyon or Shane Helms use a move on Nitro. And didn'nt Nova have his own "Ask the wrestler" section on the 1wrestling.com message board.