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The Big Show is often considered one of the biggest legends in professional wrestling history, and he has been a top star of WWE throughout his time in the promotion. He earned his early success in the wrestling world while working in WCW, and in 1999, he transitioned to WWE after having a wonderful time in WCW.
The Big Show made his WCW debut back in 1995, where he had been promoted as a top star. He was famously known as The Giant in WCW. He had been a two times WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a three times WCW World Tag Team Champion, and he also won the World War 3 in 1996.
Arn Anderson explained why the Big Show was really special in WCW
Despite having a wonderful time in WCW, he decided to transition to WWE in early 1999. But even after having a short career in WCW, he is often regarded as one of the biggest stars of the promotion. Recently, WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson remembered his time in WCW and explained why he was special back then. Speaking on his “The ARN Show” podcast, he explained the following;
“They should have held him off, he should have had a longer run as the champion. And the nWo pretty much overrode anything else that was going on. You know, everything else was a distant second. He was something special; he is something special for — you know, there was one giant in my estimation, which is Andre.
The Big Show made his WCW debut back in 1995
"Paul was just over seven feet tall, 400 pounds, perfectly symmetrical, incredible athlete. Basketball was his thing. Not sure if everybody’s up to speed on that, but he played college basketball. That takes a special kind of athlete. Wichita State, I think, is where he played.
“But he was just — again, he was a natural for our business. You could lead him, you could teach him. And he was right there, just as a great athlete. Loved wrestling. He’ll tell you the story about coming to the matches is a 14-year-old down in Columbia, South Carolina where he’s from. He would come to the matches when we’d be in town, and be off at a distance.
He left WCW for WWE in early 1999
"And at 14, he said he was like 6’3”, so he was taller than I was at that time. But it was interesting to know that he was a fan, and he would watch, and he could tell you stuff. And it was just cool, because when he grew up, he damn sure grew up.”
The Big Show made his WWE debut back in the In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre event, where he stood beside Vince McMahon, who was having a Steel Cage match with Stone Cold Steve Austin. On his first night in WWE, he was at rest as Paul Wight, and later he was renamed as the Big Show. He went on to become one of the biggest stars in WWE history, and he is definitely a future WWE Hall of Famer.
