10 Most Misused Wrestlers In WWE History
3. The Big Show
How he was used: A lovable goofball giant, or a menacing monster...depending on what day of the week it is.
How he should have been used: A special attraction who wrestles a handful of times each year.
Perhaps no wrestler in the entire industry right now induces as much apathy in the fan base than The Big Show. Seeing him is simply tiring. He’s been in over 900 televised matches in his career, and that’s hundreds too many.
When Vince McMahon signed Paul Wight in the late '90s, he had huge hopes for him. He wanted him to be his next Andre the Giant. He should have pushed Show like him then.
Andre was a special attraction. He worked in territories all over the world, but he wouldn’t stay in any for too long. His size was his act, but if you saw him all the time he’d feel ordinary. Even in the WWF, you would only see him a few times a year on TV. That was due to the company putting out less content, but also because Vince wanted to protect his stars and make people pay to see them in big matches. It added to their aura.
Big Show just shouldn’t have been a full-time act. He would have been more valuable showing up a few times a year to take on the top babyfaces in big money matches, or being in tag matches with top faces to chase away some heels.
It’s actually pretty incredible that both WCW and WWE took this larger-than-life athlete and made him feel completely ordinary.