Nothing personal against Big Show at all he seems like one of the genuinely nice guys who deserves a lot of respect but his victory last night was a microcosm of what is wrong with WWE right now. Show has been around WWE for 15-plus years now. Hes turned from heel to face and back more times than anyone can count, and hes been alternately booked as a dominant monster and a bumbling, crying buffoon. At this stage in Big Shows career, there is no need for him to be much more than a guy to elevate others. If WWE is going to give him a legit title push, then that is one thing, but it seemed obvious after Sunday that he only beat Erick Rowan to stay strong for an eventual confrontation with Roman Reigns. Its a shame for Rowan, really. Hes been given little to no direction in this feud other than he doesnt like bullies. Fans have no reason to care for Rowan. A strong performance and a victory could have at least put him on the map. Instead, you could hear an audible groan from the crowd when Show hit the knockout punch, probably because they also know that he is only winning so he looks strong for whomever he is fed to next.
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.
