A three-disc set on the career of The Big Show: A Giant’s World by World Wrestling Entertainment is long-awaited. WWE documents his wrestling career starting in 1995 when he won the World Championship Wrestling heavyweight championship from Hulk Hogan in Show’s first match with WCW. While learning about Big Show’s fortunate break into professional wrestling is intriguing, The Big Show’s growing up as a large kid is even more amazing.
Known as ‘The World’s Largest Athlete,’ The Big Show Paul Wight stands over seven feet tall, dominating his opponents in the squared circle like former fighting champion Brock Lesnar and Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.
At first, Show did not realize he had acromegaly; he thought he was just gifted and was able to eat a lot of food every day. Show had a promising basketball career that came to a tragic halt when his father passed away. His aunt, uncle, sister and friends give insightful impressions on his demeanour growing up with his handicap and dealing with his father’s passing. Show’s venture as a car salesman shortly afterwards is brief but important as that helped open the doors to WCW.
Show’s WCW career lasted over four years, and right away, due to his size and presence, he was made into one of the top stars in the company. With HHH, Terry Taylor and William Regal guiding him along, Show was main eventing pay-per-views in a few short months. However, Hogan only wanted to build Show into a star, so eventually, Hogan would come back and destroy Show.
In this period, Show displayed his extraordinaire athletic ability, such as a dropkick off the top, and a frog splash.
Show’s arrival in WWE also made a considerable impact, but many hardships followed. Show explains that becoming WWE champion less than a year in made him lazy. Show was sent to WWE’s development league for him to realize that star status can disappear very quickly. The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin and HHH mentored him, hazed him for being fat, and gave him the fundamentals to be a complete wrestler instead of having a legend carry him through a match. Show’s run as the champion of WWE’s Extreme Championship Wrestling, his return to the ring to wrestle Mayweather, and his new training regime wrap up the documentary.
Fans who read the Rey Mysterio autobiography will get the same satisfaction from the Big Show DVD. Show has had an amazing career, although some major moments are skipped over or mentioned briefly. Nothing is mentioned about Kevin Nash nearly breaking his neck, no details are given for his absence following his ECW days. While a great variety of matches is shown on the second and third disc, WWE could easily come out with another disc set just on Show’s matches alone.
Regardless of how much more this DVD set could be, Show has had a phenomenal career, and you at least see a good portion of his many highlights for his nearly two-decade career. Although a bit mean, HHH’s roast of the Big Show is unbelievably funny as he describes how hilarious Show can get when he is angered over his weight issues.
WWE- The Big Show: A Giant’s World
Rated: PG
Entertainment One
Released on Feb. 22, 2011
$34.45
Big Show DVD set listing
Disc 1
– THE BIG SHOW A GIANT\’S WORLD DOCUMENTARY
– MEET THE PARENTS
– YOU\’RE THE BIG SHOW
– THE ROCK IS FIRST CLASS
– SMACKDOWN – OCTOBER 28 1999
BIG SHOW VS. THE DUMPSTER
– SMACKDOWN – NOVEMBER 11 199
DEARLY DEPARTED
– RAW – APRIL 3 2000
BIG SHOW THE ENTERTAINER
– THE BIG FATHER
– SMACKDOWN – APRIL 15 2004
BIG SHOW VS. TORRIE WILSON\’S CAR
– SMACKDOWN – MARCH 24 2005
BIG SHOW VS. THE JEEP
– TRIPLE H ROASTS BIG SHOW
– KENNY IN KNUCKLEHEAD
– LIFESTYLE CHANGE
– BIG SHOW VS. EVERYONE
Disc 2
– HALLOWEEN HAVOC – OCTOBER 29 1995
THE GIANT VS. HULK HOGAN MONSTER TRUCK SUMO MATCH
– HALLOWEEN HAVOC – OCTOBER 29 1995
THE GIANT VS. HULK HOGAN – WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– NITRO – APRIL 29 1996
THE GIANT VS. RIC FLAIR – WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– SLAMBOREE – MAY 19 1996
THE GIANT VS. STING – WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– GREAT AMERICAN BASH – JUNE 16 1996
THE GIANT VS. LEX LUGER – WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– RAW – MARCH 22 1999
BIG SHOW VS. \”STONE COLD\” STEVE AUSTIN
– RAW – JUNE 7 1999
BIG SHOW VS. THE UNDERTAKER – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– SURVIVOR SERIES – NOVEMBER 14 1999
BIG SHOW VS. TRIPLE H VS. THE ROCK – TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
– BACKLASH – APRIL 30 2000
BIG SHOW VS. KURT ANGLE
– SURVIVOR SERIES – NOVEMBER 17 2002
BIG SHOW VS. BROCK LESNAR – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– BACKLASH – APRIL 27 2003
BIG SHOW VS. REY MYSTERIO
– NO MERCY – OCTOBER 19 2003
BIG SHOW VS. EDDIE GUERRERO – UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– SMACKDOWN – SEPTEMBER 9 2004
BIG SHOW RETURNS
– NO MERCY – OCTOBER 3 2004
BIG SHOW VS. KURT ANGLE
Disc 3
– TABOO TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 1 2005
BIG SHOW & KANE VS. LANCE CADE & TREVOR MURDOCH – WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– NEW YEAR\’S REVOLUTION – JANUARY 8 2006
BIG SHOW VS. TRIPLE H
– ECW – JULY 4 2006
BIG SHOW VS. ROB VAN DAM – ECW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– SUMMERSLAM – AUGUST 20 2006
BIG SHOW VS. SABU – ECW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– RAW – MARCH 10 2008
THE OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN FOR WRESTLEMANIA XXIV
– WRESTLEMANIA XXIV – MARCH 30 2008
BIG SHOW VS. FLOYD MAYWEATHER – NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
– SMACKDOWN – APRIL 10 2009
BIG SHOW VS. KOFI KINGSTON
– RAW – APRIL 20 2009
BIG SHOW VS. REY MYSTERIO
– HELL IN A CELL – OCTOBER 4 2009
BIG SHOW & CHRIS JERICHO VS. BATISTA & REY MYSTERIO – UNIFIED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
– RAW – FEBRUARY 8 2010
TRIPLE THREAT ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE UNIFIED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP = BIG SHOW & THE MIZ VS. TRIPLE H & SHAWN MICHAELS VS. CM PUNK & LUKE GALLOWS
– SUMMERSLAM – AUGUST 15 2010
BIG SHOW VS. CM PUNK, LUKE GALLOWS & JOSEPH MERCURY – 3-ON-1 HANDICAP MATCH
– EASTER EGG: THE END OF JERISHOW
