Paul Wight

[3.0] "I'm startled at this high rate; this guy was as generic as a big man could get, & to my complete confusion, he only occasionally used his size to his advantage in a dynamic manner. He was extremely fucking slow & lumbering in-ring, had no charisma or mic skills, & had a moveset that was so damn boring. McMahon truly booked him like an ADHD patient, & as such, I don't remember a single memorable Big Show story. He failed to work around his limitations in an industry over-saturated with oversized men that know how to work around said limitations. He had a good theme song, was minimally competent in ring, when he rarely would use his size to his advantage he could create interesting sequences, & the JeriShow stuff was a highlight, but that's literally it."

[4.0] "I was actually surprised to see him rated as high as he is here. His value is in his size. That's what makes him an attraction. That doesn't earn him the rating he has here. His matches consistently sucked. He had no gimmick. His gimmick was his size which requires literally no character work. He's really all attraction and no skill. I guess we can take the wrestling out of the carnival but not the carnival out of the wrestling."

[6.0] "Big Show had a GREAT (hehe) career. He is up to this day a template for all the big guys in wrestling. In the last parts of his carrer he wasn't afraid to put over some younger talent, which is respectable but I wish his feud with Strowman was a little longer and more even, instead of Strowman just quickly running over him. Booking decisions in WWE were the biggest drawbacks of his career, him changing the role form heel to face and the other way around almost every month at one point. He also made some very memorable tag teams with Chris Jericho and The Miz. He deserves respect at the very least, but I'll always be happy to see him."

[10.0] "Big Show/The Giant/Paul Wight might be the most talented and long-lasting wrestler to have a pretty understated career full of truly terrible shit. WCW & WWE both put him in the middle of many, many total dogshit angles, matches, and segments and yet outside of his final WCW days where he clearly just wanted to jump ship he always put in the effort to make whatever he was given work. Show as a talent was a well above-average big man on offense, an underrated seller on defense, shockingly athletic (WCW didn't let him moonsault but he could, in WWE he'd randomly hit some crazy shit just to show off), great at emoting with both body language and his face (which WWE obviously took as "let's make him cry"), great at working with gimmick matches, and extremely naturally funny. He could be anywhere on the card, working with anybody, and either elevate good material or (sometimes) salvage bad material. There's so many sleeper-hit matches in Big Show's career because they were often overshadowed or sandwiched between some awful nonsense he was booked into. Then by the time he left for AEW he was in the twilight of his career, did a few squash matches and seemingly went out with a bang by taking a bump onto the hood of a car to get Hobbs over. I do wonder about Big Show leaving for another company with TV earlier than he did, but then again Hogan-era TNA would've probably been just as bad for him. It's odd to call a guy who was so integral to top American companies for decades a "what if" but there's really so much that could've been done with Paul Wight that was left on the table because of the assumption that he can just get over again at any time by being really big."

[6.0] "It is so strange to give a rate to Big Show. Like, I don't even think he is a level six type of wrestler, but he might be the worst booked wrestler ever. He is pretty famous to have a big moveset and for some fucking reason, his finisher is a punch, he is big as fuck, tall as hell, and had turn from face to heel and heel to face MULTIPLE times in his life. I love some of the matches his did, like the one with Sheamus and Roman, but that is it. Could be better if wasn't so hold to be the big strong scary guy or whatever."

[5.0] "The Big Show is a perfect example of a guy who peaked to early in his career as during the 90s he was fairly athletic and had a good look which could have made him a top guy. But as the 2000s came long it's clear Vince became less and less high on him and effectively booked him like shit for the rest of his career. From the numerous moments of being made out as laughing stock on tv to the countless heel/face not to mention slowing down in ring wise to the point where his finisher became a punch. While certainly not the worst big man in wrestling history it's sad to think about Shows run could have gone differently."

[10.0] "Big Show is GOATed. I'll admit, I prefer the high flying or cruiserweight technician style to Big Show's, but the way he could move at his size is insane. He had a catalog of great matches in his career, helping stake one of the longest relevant wrestling careers of all time. WWE failed with booking him on so many levels, but quite honestly it shouldn't be held against him that he wasn't booked right and worked with crap storylines when he always made the most of his tv time. Best giant in wrestling history imo...all due respect to Andre, another GOAT"

[7.0] "Paul Wight, is one of wrestling's most enduring big men. While his in-ring work varied over the decades, you can't deny his presence or versatility--from monster heel to lovable giant. He's had classic moments in WWE and helped elevate plenty of stars by being a believable threat. His AEW run hasn't been as impactful in-ring, but his longevity, iconic moments, and ability to reinvent himself earn him respect. Not always the most consistent, but a true legend of the big-man style."

[3.0] "I find the Big Show to be very, very dull both in the ring and on the mic. His size should lend itself to a big, hard-hitting kind of affair, like a stan hansen or Vader, but by virtue of working in WWE for the majority of his career, the Big Show has never really been able to lean into that. I'd be curious as to what a Big Show run in Japan may have given us, as I feel they do better with big guys, but in WWE and to be honest WCW, The Giant never did it for me. It doesn't help that he was booked terribly for over a decade and found himself in the weird spot of being a big deal for a midcarder but never a true main event star, Big Show was even more of a jobber to the stars than Kane. I don't hate watching a match with the Big Show in, I just don't enjoy it and what I do hate is pretty much every gimmick or storyline he ever had."

[9.0] "Great wrestler with solid mic skills and charisma but destroyed by bad booking.He won the WCW Title in first ever televised title, was part of NWO, became one of the biggest signings of Monday Night Wars, was in WWE for 21 years with any ups and downs.He is one of the GOATS of pro wrestling."

[9.0] "One of the best big guys of all time. Insanely athletic and mobile for his size in his prime and became a fixture of the WWE midcard for nearly two decades after that."

[8.0] "Big show is what Kane should be remembered for in WWE lore but unlike Kane, big show actually has multiple good to great matches under his belt that don't involve multiple people. He might be the most underrated big man now that I think about it. The running joke of his heels turns will never not pop me but he was legitimately really good. Played his role to the best of his ability"

[7.0] "I always like The Big Show. He never had as much impact as his early debut, but he always served his role as a big nasty heel . His younger years as The Giant were more athletic, but I feel like 2002-2003 was his sweet spot, but then there were so many big guys that were developed that he became fodder or less impactful. He was always serviceable and maybe one of the most underrated big men in wrestling because of how much negativity and cringy moments he's had, but a motivated and intimidating Big Show is what is need on most people's rosters. Really underrated as a big man."

[8.0] "I'm not usually a fan of big men wrestlers, because I find them to be pretty boring. But Big Show is very talented. He's good in the ring and also good at promos, and he has been a part of many great storylines throughout his career. He also used to be surprisingly athletic for his size during the early days of his career."

[8.0] "Hard to rank, at his best, he's one of the best giants of all time, at his worst he was booked like an absolute joke. Unfortunately, he was too willing to do whatever a promoter asked of him, so he was never able to build a mystique like Andre did, but he's one of the longer-tenured WWE stars and even at his lowest, was a threat to beat most top babyfaces on occasion."

[7.0] "The ratings fit perfectly with good old Paul. Show is a truly great athlete, one of few guys of this size who could perform many different kind of moves, convincly sell, take bumps. He is recognisable and the second most iconic giants of wrestling. Unfortunately for the most of his career he was bad booked: he won immediately the title and then he became a joke, a victim of AE no sense, after that he repeatedly change factions for no reasons. He got some good moments, like beating Lesnar, his tag team reigns and IC title win at WM, but overall he was mistreated."

[5.0] "The Big Show. The biggest thing I have gotten from one of his promos or his average match is boredom. He was never able to entertain me. His mic work is forgettable, and his character with constant turns between face and heel made him lose credibility as either. Boring moveset, boring mic work, boring wrestler."

[6.0] "He had a very long career in WWE, and even in WrestleMania 16, he was able to enter Main Event of WrestleMania for the first and last time, despite his big body and body, he did not perform too badly in the ring, and it is one of the last good matches I remember from him. I can mention his match in extreme rules 2015. I hope one day he will be introduced as the hall of fame of wwe company because he deserves it"

[4.0] "He is very tall you know. In the few short years he was able to move he was a half decent but lets be honest his in ring work was not great and he famously has no character consistency. We also need to talk more about the fact that "Big Show" is the worse wrestler name of all time"

[6.0] "Paul genuinely seems like a very lovely and dedicated guy, and especially during his prime moments he was great in the ring, certainly one of the better giants out there in the world, but it always seemed like the booking and storylines he was a part of is what really hampered him. Constant heel and face turns, awful gimmicks, constant humiliation, and always being slotted in as essentially the fall guy. He has always deserved way more, and it seemed like since the beginning of his WWE run he was always viewed as a disappointment, even when he really tried to improve himself."

[6.0] "A legendary powerhouse, without a doubt. Big Show was the natural successor of Andre the Giant, and he always did what he was supposed to do with quality. I'm not a huge fan, but massive respect for this guy, a very good entertainer with a really unique physique... his appeal is enormous."

"Big Show was a great worker for his size. Weirdly enough, it was his longevity that has hurt him as it has resulted in 700 face/heel turns and led to him doing way too many jobs to the point where it wasnt special anymore. He would have been a bigger deal in the territory days where he could have been able to be kept as a special attraction, but in a era where wrestling TV content was king, he was always going to have his drawing power eroded over time."

[3.0] "For every good idea big show had , their is 2 bad coming after , for every good story line he had their is 3 cringe one after. For every decent match he had , their is 10 absolument disaster. Truely a wrestler if he was 5"10 or less would never have at least a tenth of his career. He is not as bad as guy like Omos for exemple but his character got so much useless push that it is really annoying. At least he was "ok" in tag team but just because he was with better wrestler than him like Miz and Chris Jericho"

[8.0] "One of the best giants in the history of the business. Was even a tad bit agile for a guy his size and he had some alright matches over the years, along with feuds and promos. He is somewhat like a good filler for someone's feud or career progress. Always did his roles alright, even though they booked him terribly."

[5.0] "He did have some interesting stuff in his early career and was very athletic for his size. And got himself in good shape towards the end of the WWE run but besides his first few years in WWF/WWE I don't think I ever got excited at the prospect of a Big Show match or feud. He is middle of the road in every aspect of being a professional wrestler except for look/size."

[7.0] "Given how much shit certain wrestling fans, including live crowds have given Paul Wight/Big Show in the past, I was surprised to find out that his score on here wasn't low and actually what I think he should be around. Paul is definitely one of the most, if not the most talented giant wrestler in Pro Wrestling history. He was sometimes slow in the ring, but I don't expect him to wrestle fast and for his size, he did a good job and was very strong and believable whenever he delivered his 'knockout punch' towards opponents, which they often sold very well. He turned face and heel a lot during the years, so much so that he has more turns than John Cena wears different color shirts in one year. He fit way more as a heel than a face, but was likeable as both. As I said in the beginning of this review, "fans" have not treated Paul so well over the years, with some crowds chanting obscene things at Paul, which I'm not going to mention such chants because it's just wrong and not cool whatsoever. I know he's coming into his later years and he may retire sometime soon, if so, I wish Paul the best in his future and a thank you for him being entertaining over the years."

[7.0] "Man, this guy has had a great career. During his WCW days he was very good and was more risqué in regards to what he does in the ring and what he allowed people to do to him. Going from WCW to WWE was the best decision he ever made, they really reeled him in and didn't allow him to take wild bumps nor bumps from the smaller guys. He clearly had some issues during the late 90s and early 2000s, and despite their efforts to put him on TV, he was a little stop and start with his stuff. Finally got his act together and really excelled as a giant from 02 until the mid-late 2010s. Had a lot of good moments, some decent matches... I mean, anybody going to a WWE event and expecting Big Show to put on a 5 star instant classic would be kidding themselves. Can't really blame him for the constant babyface/heel turns but he did well all things considering. He should've seriously packed it up after the "match" with Drew McIntyre. It's sad to see the state he's in now, the guy shouldn't be anywhere near a wrestling ring again."

[9.0] "Total rewrite edit. I will always have a soft spot for Paul Wight. I loved his WCW run aside from any Hulk Hogan involvement (of any sort). I am making an understatement about my affinity for his time there, so pardon me while I yell: I LOVE HIS WCW TENURE! (sans above mentioned). Go out of your way to watch his stuff in WCW, it's a totally different animal/athlete and you will find a new appreciation for the man. I'll eventually relive it for the 4th time but until then... The WWF/WWE stuff was always hit or miss because Vince had no idea what he really had and how to utilize him but whatever. For some reason I even adore the Showkishi/Showster etc era and you can't top this: my seven year old niece knows ONE wrestler, guess who? Lastly, one time I dreamt of a zombie invasion and I was in serious peril; 'twas the Big Show that saved me. Sorry that I wear rose tinted glasses with some wrestlers and that maybe sometimes it's blatant. 8.75"

[8.0] "Arguably the most talented Giant in wrestling history as far as being an all around performer goes. He was doing stuff in the ring as a performer when he first started his career like moonsaults off the top rope. standing dropkicks in the middle of the ring, kip ups to his feet, etc, that most guys his size wouldn't be athletic enough to do, and did it all with ease which was unheard of at the time. Along with the power moves, chops down the chest, hard shoulder blocks in to the corner, hip thrust in to the corner, and things of that nature that you would see from giants of the past. He also showed in certain points in his run that he could be vunerable, that he could do the comedy stuff when called up on, and just be a big cartoon character more the less. The only thing with me was that I felt he kinda got overexposed as a giant due to coming in during the live television era of pro wrestling. Once you're on t.v. every week, you become just another worker, and not the attraction that giants in eras before his would've been, despite being 7'2" and 500 and whatever he was pounds. Anyway, you gotta hand it to him for working through all that, all of the crazy booking that's been thrown his way, etc, and being on television for as he has."

[3.0] "Every single time I hear this guy's music I groan. Have there been times in his career where he was decent? Yes. But for the most part he always felt like a drag. Despite being in the business for 25 years and consistently getting a hard push, I never once felt excited for a Big show match. I have wondered to myself if there is actually any real Big Show fans out there. Is there someone out there with 5 Big Show shirts in his closet with a shelf full of Big Show action figures? If so, good for him. But I think he stinks."

[7.0] "Was brought into the business as the next Andre The Giant in wrestling. Although he wasn't as great as Andre, but Show did have some amazing talent in the ring. His standing dropkicks, moonsaults, and he has the best chokeslam in the business. Always goes high for the Chokeslam"

[5.0] "The Big Show just missed the point of joining wrestling when big men were an attraction. Instead, he was over-pushed, overworked, and overstayed his welcome in the business, and is only gets 5 from me because it's clear he put effort into doing whatever he physically could."

[8.0] "Big Show is an icon in the sport. His WCW run was uninteresting. His WWE run showed that he could improve. His start he was a poor wrestler with no character and mic skills. He developed great charisma and mic skills and his in ring skills was good especially with his size. The constant heel turns/face turns hurt him."

[6.0] "Loved him during his initial push in WCW, but then he started gaining weight and started getting pushed away from the main event spot. In 1995/1996 it looked like he should be a multi time future WCW champ, but Hogan and the nWo came along and took the spotlight. His run in the WWF wasn't anything great, got sent away to lose weight, came back heavier than ever and his move set was very stale. In recent years he has looked better but again, Dude has been around for years doing the same routine but those first 2 years in WCW were great."

[6.0] "As the Giant, he had an amazing presence and absurd athleticism. You would never see Kevin Nash or Giant Gonzalez doing missile dropkicks or bumps from the ring to the floor. Very underrated in terms of charisma, an area where a lot of guys who got over for their size are lacking. The only reason I don't rate him higher is because his booking in WWE was so inconsistent. Sometimes, he'd be a borderline jobber. Other times, he'd be almost unstoppable. How can you see a guy lose to a lower-card opponent, then take him seriously in the main event a few weeks later?"

[4.0] "After Andre probably the most iconic giant in wrestling industry, but he's not that type of athlete who I would watch with pleasure."

[8.0] "First things first: to me, this man is always going to be The Giant, pure and simple. He may have been underutilised in terms of his athletic ability due to his somewhat limiting gimmick, but he still managed to impress me every time he stepped into the ring. Interestingly, while he always was a fearsome fighter, he also always struck me as a big softy on the inside, which is probably why I liked him so much as a kid."

[3.0] "There was a time when Big Show (Paul Wight) was an agile big man. Now, he can barely move and thus, barely wrestles. Bless him for getting in better shape in recent years, but that alone doesn't guarantee good work in the ring."

[7.0] "Big Show is a legendary big man and a pretty capable wrestler as well. Given the right opponent, he can produce absolute bangers. He? s also been involved in extremely memorable moments throughout the duration of his WWE run. Not al all time great by any means, but a serviceable wrestler who can be relied upon to play the role of an indomitable monster when needed, and particularly excelled with bringing legitimacy to younger wrestlers later in his career"

[6.0] "Show has always accomplished the task at hand, and he deserves credit for being a good worker. In his prime, he was very agile for a man his size. However, his booking was the total sh-ts and he kept going from jobbing in 3 minutes on RAW to main eventing a PPV the next month multiple times throughout his career. Everytime a battle royal or Royal Rumble came, same story every damn year: "BY GAWD, MAGGLE. HOW CAN ANYONE THROW THE BIG SHOW OVER THE TOP? " ... only for him to get thrown out every - single - time. The lack of credibility hurt the gimmick and the aura of The Big Show, compared to some of the greatest giants in the history of the sport. All things considered, though, Big Show was a good worker."

[8.0] "Though he has had many awful gimmicks and storylines across his very lengthy career, Wight always finds a way to shrug that baggage off and retain his reputation as one of the best big men in wrestling. His recent commentary run on Elevation has been really good and I think he's built up a good rapport with Mark Henry. WWE's insistence on pairing him off against other big men often led to lackluster matches but every once in a while Wight would have a great storyline against someone Henry, Cena, or Lesnar that rejuvenate his image."

[8.0] "Paul Wight was always a good talent for his size, but was pigeonholed into the role of a slow, lumbering giant when it's pretty evident from his earlier work he could move like an Archer or a Strowman, which sucks to see and even though he's in the later years of his career in AEW he's proving his worth with his commentary work picking up the slack of one bumbling Mark Henry. If AEW decides they want to use him in more matches at some point I think he can prove his value there as well, he's definitely a company man."

[8.0] "Paul Wight is a wrestler who for his height and weight has always been fun to watch for his amazing ability to move, wrestlers of similar size to him have never moved so well, excluding Kane. He has always done well with both Face and Heel, in addition to that he has also done very well in tag team with Kane, Chris Jericho and The Miz. Maybe my favourite wrestler of all time."

[3.0] "One of the sadly many guys in wrestling who made a career purely off of their physical attributes, or in Show's case his singular 'attribute' -- his massive size, since he had absolutely nothing else. He wasn't charismatic, he wasn't an engaging talker, he didn't have any interesting or convincing offence, and neither his selling nor bumping were good in any way. A Big Show match was usually the worst match on the show, since he was so immobile and slow that he would either look incredibly awkward trying to keep up with his far better opponents or he'd drag those opponents down to his terrible level. Despite his severe limitations, he came to wrestling at a time where size and look was literally all it took to receive a proper push, so Show sadly got booked in high-scale feuds and got pushed over far better wrestlers. I'll admit that the guy had his role to play as the 'big monster' at certain times, but for most of his career he just put me off whatever he was involved in. His acting was also just awfully cheesy, even by wrestling standard. Generally just an off-putting performer."

[3.0] "Obviously the basis of this man's career is his size, supplemented by decent levels of charisma throughout the years. However, his wrestling ability has been questionable from the beginning and for decades has ranged from car-crash bad to completely unwatchable."

[4.0] "I was surprised when I saw Paul have such a high rating. Throughout his career, he was boring and not the best wrestler even for his size."

[8.0] "He has always been a wrestler who gave good matches for his height and size. He was not always well booked but he still find a way to entertain the crowd with is wack storylines. He has helped a lot of young wrestlers like Braun Stowman to become stars."

[6.0] "I respect him for his career, role in the Monday Night Wars, and his awesome chokeslam, but he was never good on the mic, not even in the slightest and sadly, his best role was a basically mute Giant is WCW. He didn't get over initially in WWF, but that's not really his fault."

[7.0] "I respect Paul Wight/Big Show a lot. I think he's a good actor and that is why he often got booked to turn heel out of the blue. That said, his time on top was always short and never made the impact I felt he could have. He was not protected in the last 10-12 years of his WWE run and his matches started to feel cliche and predictable. I think a lot of that was due to booking but it impacted his career negatively."

[5.0] "I'm interested to see how he does in AEW. He doesn't have to do much to have an effective role in a company but he's been booked terribly for the majority of his career and never had many performances where you could care much that he wasn't being used properly."