Flyin' Brian Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: oh my god Wow. Did not see that coming. Not much in ring value, maybe as a special attraction and put over the younger guys some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 that has to lead to big show vs shaq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 That sounds like an All Friends Wrestling hire if ever there was one. He must be tight with Cody and/or Jericho from their WWE days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Wow, that's is a total WTF moment ! Yeah, I figured the guy was a WWE lifer. I hope they fucking call him the Giant ! Hey, a special appearance here and there and put people over, why not. But let's not get the way of the Stinger, who has been diminishing returns each and every week thus far (well, until his ass got powerbombed, that was unexpected) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I think from just a PR and charity work stand point he adds value to a company. In story. I think it would be cool if they brought him in as a personal trainer for Powerhouse Hobbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 minute ago, El-P said: Wow, that's is a total WTF moment ! Yeah, I figured the guy was a WWE lifer. I hope they fucking call him the Giant ! Or to bring back a hot Internet newz rumor of the day, "Titan." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Yeah, lots of things he can do that don't involve comedy or having him wrestle weekly. Also, while a comparison to Sting is somewhat apt, I kinda think there's more you can do with Big Show based - paradoxically - his size and versatility. It looks like he's on-board as a commentator, which is fine. They have that second show starting sometime, right? He can't be any worse than JR. Speaking of JR, I'd kinda like to hear Show and Excalibur together, though I worry they're going to put Big Show with JR and have Tony and Excalibur as the other 2-man booth. Dropping JR entirely would be, to me, addition by subtraction. If he does get in the ring...I know its been close to 15 years, but one of my favorite Big Show runs was his Extreme Giant phase. He did a backbreaker that looked like a finish. I'm not sure he can still perform any or many moves, but the WWE did successfully make his Big Right Hand a death move, there's no reason his Chokeslam can't be treated like a death move, and you don't really need him to do much else. Less has always been more with him. Plus, I think his tag runs with Jericho and The Miz showed that he's perfectly suitable to be the Andre to someone else's Haku. Big Show may not be as mobile as he once was, but he still looks like a guy that can eat the Young Bucks for breakfast, throw Darby Allin halfway to the moon, and toss the Lucha Bros around with ease. Making him someone's heater - like a Sammy Guevara or Ricky Starks (I know this wouldn't make storyline sense now but just offering examples) - and its easy to envision there's some gold to mine there. And, like someone else said, he's got value outside the ring too. He's a "name." I doubt they're breaking the bank hiring him either as I've always gotten the feeling that Big Show was paid handsomely and given lots of accommodations, but maybe didn't feel fully appreciated at times. At one point, didn't he leave to attempt to get a big boxing pay day? That strikes me as not something a content WWE employee independent contractor would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Legit shocked about Big Show signing. I feeling of complete surprise I deeply miss in wrestling today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Not sure I get his value to AEW. More than anything, it seems to go against their image of being different than WWE. We'll see how it goes, but it doesn't make much sense to me at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, PeteF3 said: Or to bring back a hot Internet newz rumor of the day, "Titan." "The titanic has sunk" 8 minutes ago, Loss said: More than anything, it seems to go against their image of being different than WWE. Yeah, it's not like he had a hot stint elsewhere in-between like Jericho, so basically it's a guy who was in WWE from 1999 until last year. Odds on JR calling him The Big Show as early as tomorrow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 He and Hogan had that match in 2005 or 2006 in the Mid-South Coliseum that drew like 3000 people for that Cory Maclin Memphis promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkdoc Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 49 minutes ago, Loss said: Not sure I get his value to AEW. More than anything, it seems to go against their image of being different than WWE. We'll see how it goes, but it doesn't make much sense to me at first. The impression i get is a non-joke version of the WWF Lawler role, i.e. commentator who does the occasional Special Attraction Match That might be wishful thinking, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 THIS IS THE BIGGEST SIGNING IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT, GUYS! Seriously though, I am genuinely shocked. I also think there's no way he was signed just to commentate a second YouTube show. I wonder what would've happened if Netflix hadn't cancelled his WWE Studios show, The Big Show Show. Did Netflix just literally change the course of wrestling history? (Okay, I'm being a bit dramatic in my wording there.) Was Show's last match technically the main event of WrestleMania (he wrestled Drew right after the Brock match and it aired on Raw) or was there another one after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I hope he doesn't wrestle. His last run involved him putting over everyone, and if he gets a push as an unstoppable monster, it just makes AEW looks like the B-league promotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 They ain't TNA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Big Show vs. Marko Stunt would be a main event anywhere in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Not gonna lie, when I first saw this on Twitter I thought someone was using one of those "_____ is ALL ELITE" meme generator things until I saw it was the official AEW on TNT account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I’m calling that he ends up being the ref for the Cody/Shaq nonsense to lead into Wight/Shaq at Double or Nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Mad Dog said: I think from just a PR and charity work stand point he adds value to a company. I think this is the best perspective. It's the one thing we *know* is going to work out. He won't provide much in terms of in-ring work, even if he had a late-stage revival with some enjoyable matches. He's 49, y'know? While he might be the best giant in wrestling, age and wear and tear must have taken their toll on him. I would be down for a match against Shaq just for the fuckery, but I don't see him doing much more, sadly. Is he going to provide great insight on commentary? I don't recall him ever being put on the guest spot at WWE, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I'm curious to see the chemistry he'll have with Tony Schiavone on AEW Dark: Elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 I assume this isn't a direct quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well not the f bomb, but Tony did say their partners assured him there would be no problems and since there was problems he was putting it up on Youtube. So basically, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 One of the best things about Tony is that he might be a DVDVR shitposter and a PWO lurker, he might be extremely anoying due to his online presence like a lot of superonline wrestling fans are...but he doesn't bullshit us. He is not a bullshit artist. Maybe he knows that all of us wrestling nerds wouldn't buy into his hypothetical bullshitting, but that makes it even better, cuz he just never insults our intelligence. He really is one of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Probably should have just went to YouTube in the first place to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Hats 4.0 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Have they mentioned why the next ppv is on a Sunday and not Saturday? Preferable for me, but curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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