10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 1)

5. Big Show Thought WWE Relied On Comedy Too Much

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One of the most interesting questions Steve Austin posed to Big Show on his podcast was about how WWE should handle Braun Strowman's natural comedic timing. Comedy in wrestling is something Show knows a lot about, and it's actually a subject that infuriated him earlier in his run.

Wrestling fans have often opined that WWE have pushed the reset button with Show too many times throughout his career. One minute, he was dressing up as Rikishi (Showkishi) or Hulk Hogan (The Showster), and the next he was being booked as an unstoppable monster heel.

To Show, that was foolish; he didn't say WWE should have avoided comedy as such, but he does think they relied too much on his laid-back personality at times.

He doesn't want to see them make the same mistake with Braun. It's all about finding a balance between credible killer monster and gentle giant, and that's something Show doesn't believe WWE ever managed with him.

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