The Giant was introduced back in 1995 in WCW with a championship title win right off the bat and he never had to look back as his colossal sized shadow would soon dominate the scene. When he joined WWE in 1999, the accomplished South Carolina athlete morphed into The Big Show - a giant with an attitude who would switch allegiances as he pleased, all to his benefit.
That malleability has served him well as a personality all these years. Show is able to sell as a heel or baby face equally well because he is just that good, both on the mic and as an actor.
But here in 2015, The Big Show is falling out of favor with the fan base. Calls that he’s too old and his allegiance to the Authority, have overshadowed all his past accomplishments, even his recent victory at the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at WrestleMania. To me, it’s more a case of the WWE universe taking this shoo-in Hall of Famer for granted. Have they not witnessed Big Show’s full range of wrestling skills on display the past year? His quickness is still amazing for someone his size AND age. And he has picked up a LOT of the slack in the heel department after the departure of Alberto Del Rio last year with added mic time. Just ask Roman Reigns what a choke slam on top of a taxicab will do for your career!
It’s easy I suppose to forget all the classic wins over Kane, Brock Lesnar and The Rock that he’s had in the past and just believe whatever the storyline is this month, but real fans and the guys in the locker room know what’s up. Paul Wight is more than just a good soldier for the company and the sport, he is the greatest Giant of all-time and the Big Show can still go!
- Dave Parrish
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