It's been said since the situation that Bam Bam Bigelow just didn't see eye-to-eye with The Kliq in the then-WWF. In the mid-90's, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and pals ruled the roost, and they weren't exactly easy to work with. Feeling himself to be on the outside looking in, Bam Bam grew frustrated at his lack of a top line push, and departed the company in late-1995. A remarkably agile big man, Bigelow was exactly what the promotion needed in '95. Covered from head-to-toe in a flame motif, the man was a great presence and fans responded anytime he was on-screen. Instead of pushing the awkward Mabel into the main event of SummerSlam '95, Bam Bam would have been a much better choice. There's no denying that Bigelow was an upper-card star, but he was never an established main event player. That's a shame, because he had all the tools necessary to be one. Bam Bam could have been much more than WWE let him be, just look at his stellar main events against Bret Hart (King Of The Ring 1993) and even non-wrestlers like Lawrence Taylor (WrestleMania XI) for proof of that.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
