5 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Dec 1st)
5. Turn, Turn, Turn
For the 4,378th time, Big Show has officially turned. If youre keeping score at home, fans are expected to now boo him. The problem isnt with Big Show turning heel or even his reasoning. Show delivered a convincing enough reason last week: He saw his team in shambles, thought they were done and made a selfish decision to protect his own personal interests. Fans still booed him, so he decided it wasnt worth trying to win them over any more. The problem is that no matter how compelling a promo Big Show gives, it just doesnt mean anything anymore. When youve turned back and forth as many times as he has, it loses impact. Andre the Giant turned heel once and then back to good guy when he retired, and both turns got huge reactions. If John Cena ever did turn heel, it would get the most massive reaction imaginable. The more shocking thing with Show would be if he didnt turn.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
