WWE & Netflix Partner Up For 'The Big Show Show'

Paul Wight turns Sitcom Star.

by Michael Hamflett
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Netflix have announced that The Big Show will star in a 10-episode multi-camera sitcom about a fictional version of himself, with production commencing on August 9.

"The Big Show Show" is being made in partnership with WWE Studios following the recent announcement that the two sides would work together on feature film "The Main Event".

The official press release confirmed the plot would follow a rather familiar formula for the genre. Netflix official listing stated as follows; "When the teenage daughter of The Big Show, a retired world-famous WWE Superstar comes to live with him, his wife and two other daughters, he quickly becomes outnumbered and outsmarted. Despite being 7 feet tall and weighing 400 pounds, he is no longer the center of attention."

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The series will star Show (real name Paul Wight) as well as Allison Munn, Reylynn Caster, Juliet Donenfeld and Lily Brooks O'Briant. Show's previous credits include several guest-starring roles on shows such as SyFy's "Happy!" and "Van Helsing" during the channel's hosting of SmackDown Live.

The live-action comedy comes from WWE Studios and writers "Happy Endings" writer Josh Bycel and "LA to Vegas" scribe Jason Berger. The pair will act as executive producers and showrunners alongside WWE Studios' Susan Levison and Richard Lowell.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett