Did WWE Overexpose The Big Show?

The Big Show is one of the biggest attractions over the past 25 years in wrestling. But could he have been bigger? The answer is yes according to Jim Ross on Grillin’ JR. JR feels that WWE overexposed Big Show.

"I thought all along that we had kind of mismanaged Big Show. I thought we overexposed him. He was an Andre The Giant like commodity that should have been seen less to mean more, but we just went whole hog on that deal. I thought we overexposed the attraction. You didn’t see Andre getting overexposed. That’s how Big Show should have been booked but he wasn’t.” - Jim Ross on Grillin' Jr

Sometimes less is more and I don’t think JR’s wrong here. They should have treated Big Show like a mountain that other wrestlers had to conquer, and only the ones ready for him would face him. Instead we got more than a dozen face/heel turns and a lot of comedy. While there were times that he was treated like the dominant attraction he should have been, a lot of the time he was soon as as goofy, friendly giant.

Show’s currently working for All Elite Wrestling under his real name, Paul Wight. His health isn’t what it was in the prime of his career and he hasn’t been used much as a wrestler. I think there’s a role for him on screen though as an on-screen figure who occasionally wrestles. He’s good for a loud pop from the audience and could be used to get a future star over.

Comments

Book This Episode 1: The Summer of Punk Rebooked Prelude

Let’s go back to 2011, specifically June of 2011. CM Punk’s contract is expiring soon and he’s getting ready to have the biggest run of his career. On June 27th, 2011 CM Punk would cut a promo that would have the wrestling world buzzing for years to come. In his promo, Punk said that his contract expired next month and that he, the Number One Contender, would be leaving WWE with the WWE Championship. He’d also go onto take shots at not only his opponent the following month, John Cena but other icons in the history of WWE. Whether employed by the company or not. He’d also tease defending his WWE Championship in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Essentially he’d be a travelling World Champion, ala the territory days. Well, CM Punk did win the WWE Championship the next month from John Cena at Money in the Bank. However, what would happen after would disappoint wrestling fans more than anything else that’s happened in years. How they bungled this storyline, I’m not ent

New NXT Champion Ethan Page Gets His Side Plates

Ethan Page shocked the world when he won the NXT Championship last night at Heatwave. Well, I should say he stole the Title. You can check out more details here . NXT's X account posted a video of "Ell Ego" getting the side plates for his newly won Title. 🚨 NEW SIDE PLATES 🚨 Welcome to the era of @OfficialEGO . 😁 👈 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/uhY9dX13wj — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 8, 2024 I love having "All Ego" on there. Ethan Page has worked his butt off for years and he deserves the recognition he's getting. I'm thrilled for him to be in the spot that he's in. Something tells me this won't be the last time he holds gold in WWE.

Several AEW Releases Reported

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported on Monday that announcer Dasha Kuret, Stu Grayson, Jose the Assistant, Jora Johl, Gravity, Slim J, and Parker Boudreaux have been cut from the roster. PWInsider additionally reported that The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) and Anthony Henry have also been released. We have word on several All Elite Wrestling releases. On Monday, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported Dasha Kuret, Stu Grayson, Jose the Assistant, Jora Johl, Gravity, Slim J and Parker Boudreaux have been released. In addition to Sean’s announcements, PWInsider reported the release of The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) and Anthony Henry. PWInsider also notes that AEW is "evaluating their talent roster and making cuts to benefit both the company and the talents." This is the second time Stu Grayson has been released from the company. Maybe the third time in the future will be the charm. I wonder what happens to Parker Boudreaux. He has the look of a future World Heavyweight Cha

The Superkick

Search This Blog