Ex-WWE Star Opens up About His Unease Facing The Big Show

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jan 4, 2025, 03:20 IST

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Former wrestler Sabu recently shared his experience of facing The Big Show, expressing his fear due to the latter's huge size and strength. Despite his long wrestling career, Sabu found the massive difference in size and pace challenging. The Big Show, now with AEW, remains a prominent figure with an ongoing wrestling career.

Ex-WWE Star Opens up About His Unease Facing The Big Show

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Paul Wight, widely popular by his in-ring name The Big Show, a towering giant in the world of wrestling has intimidated several rivals with his enormous stature inside the squared circle. Recently, a former WWE star confessed to being terrified while competing with one of the heaviest wrestlers in the modern WWE era, The Big Show. The ex-WWE star shared some more thoughts about how this unlikely pairing of contrasting in-ring styles made him uncomfortable.
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Recently in an interview with Donut Shop Chronicles, the former ECW champion, Sabu, shared his experience of going head-to-head with the 7-feet tall wrestler who weighed almost 400 pounds. He stated, “I don’t know, I guess The Big Show because he’s so big and strong, I would dread wrestling him.”
Well, we believe many wrestlers would agree to this since the former 7-time World champion worked a methodical wrestling style often relying on powerful slams, punches, and chokes with physical dominance as an added advantage. Sabu stepped down from his wrestling career with WWE in 2021 and out of everyone he has faced inside the ring, his clash with The Big Show still makes him recall his fear of facing him in the squared circle. Both the wrestlers had a significant difference not only in size but also in their pace, which made this face off challenging for Sabu.

Big Show has still not retired from professional wrestling and is currently a part of AEW. With a wrestling career spanning over decades, his last appearance inside the ring was in November 2023. The former WWE star has not announced his plans ahead regarding his wrestling career however, is an amusing sight to watch on his social media accounts.
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While the match between Sabu and The Big Show was not historic, it reinforced the idea that even the most experienced veterans can encounter moments of discomfort when stepping out of their comfort zone.

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