No performer in WWE history has undergone as many heel turns as The Big Show. After initially debuting as a heel, he was a babyface in four months. Then, he was a heel just a few months after then. And back to a babyface by the end of the calendar year. That's three turns in ten months, folks. This is a pattern that has dogged his career, ensuring that he would be the butt of many a joke. "WWE needs a villain? Turn Big Show!". "We're out of babyfaces? Turn Big Show!". The only problem is that with each turn his credibility in either role is diminished significantly. In fact, the only heel turn that really worked with great effect was the 2012 turn that saw him engage Sheamus in a series of extraordinary matches over the World Heavyweight Championship. Otherwise, his heel turns have been, by and large, the product of necessity. Unfortunately for Big Show and his legacy, the instability of his character may damn him from being the iconic giant he probably should have been.
Erik Beaston is a freelance pro wrestling writer who likes long walks in the park, dandelions and has not quite figured out that this introduction is not for Match.com. He resides in Parts Unknown, where he hosts weekly cookouts with Kane, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Boogeyman. Be jealous.
