Referee Mike Chioda's face said it all, this was a definite 'Oh My God' moment in WWE history. In June, 2003, The Big Show and Brock Lesnar were engaged in a pretty standard big man main event on Smackdown, but it was the finish to the match, and the way the program would go off the air, that had people talking. There was no definite finish as such, Lesnar simply hit Big Show with a thunderous superplex from the top rope, landing flush in the middle of the ring canvas. After a short, one second delay, the ring collapsed as planned, and the whole ordeal looked awesome. Fans responded in kind, losing their minds, and the moment felt huge. WWE would try this against with Mark Henry in 2011, but it didn't quite have the same impact - pun intended - as it did in 2003. Anybody who was in attendance that night for a routine Smackdown taping will never forget it, and neither will people watching at home, who must have wondered what the hell they had just seen.
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.
