First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?

21. Big Show

Terri Runnels
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The 6 May 2002 episode of WWE Raw was one of the many times where the Big Show was fresh off a character turn.

This time out, the World's Largest Athlete had turned heel two weeks prior, rejoining the New World Order faction which he was a part of back during his WCW days.

As Show explained with an in-ring promo here, he was main eventing a WrestleMania two years ago when 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was hurt, yet he found himself not even on the card when WrestleMania X8 rolled around a couple of months before this Raw.

Et voila, Big Show was now once more a villain, with the Bionic Redneck in his crosshairs.

Here in 2021, Paul Wight is now part of the announce team for AEW Dark: Evolution each and every Monday night.

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