Every Wrestling Rookie Of The Year: Where Are They Now?
27. 1996: The Giant
The Giant - Paul Wight - was a ridiculous prospect in 1996. How he hurtled one of the biggest frames in wrestling history around the ring like he did defied physics.
He lost motivation to be the most special athlete of his era by the very next year, pretty much, but even then, a great promoter should have made a f*cking fortune out of him. A terrible drive, combined with the horrendous, fitful booking of Vince McMahon’s WWE monopoly, led to a wildly uneven career. There were highlights - the man was a slow but effective destroyer in 2012 especially - but he was more meme than attraction for how many times he turned.
He's kicking about in AEW at time of writing, doing what appears to be nothing now that Elevation has been canned.