Big Show rant

By Scott Keith on May 10, 2012

Hey Scott,
Was thinking about this while watching Big Show make a fool out of Cody Rhodes AGAIN on Raw last night: For all the crap we give Cena & Triple H about holding down young talent, is there any WWE wrestler who has been more detrimental to the careers of upcoming stars than the Big Show?
Just look at what he's done in the last 2+ years since his post JeriShow face turn.
Over the Limit 2010: Lost to new WHC Jack Swagger via DQ when Swagger used a chair because, ya know, he COULDN'T POSSIBLY BEAT THE BIG SHOW. Swagger never got a decisive clean title defense against Show.
Summerslam 2010 and Night of Champions 2010: Beats the SeS in a handicap match and pins Punk clean. Punk, who came off a great feud with Rey and had lots of momentum, never sniffs a win against Show.
Survivor Series 2010: Survives an elimination match. Along the way he knocks out and eliminates brand new heel Alberto Del Rio.
Wrestlemania 27 & Extreme Rules 2011: Scores winning pin against Wade Barrett's team. Throughout the feud against Barrett, Show never lost to Wade or made him look the least bit threatening.
Over the Limit 2011: Teams with Kane to defeat CM Punk and Mason Ryan. Just in case anyone forgot that Punk sucks compared to Show.
Capitol Punishment 2011: What, Big Show loses? To an upcoming heel Alberto Del Rio?!! Well, only after a pre-match sneak attack by Mark Henry, and a referee stoppage because god forbid Show tapped to Del Rio's finisher after already having his leg broken.
Money in the Bank 2012: Show loses clean and does the stretcher job for Mark Henry! Wow. And he lets Henry have a long, money-making run as an unstoppable force, never getting his win back..oh wait…
Vengeance – Survivor Series – TLC 2011: Show returns to basically squash everything Henry had built up in the previous months. Never loses to Henry, beats him clean at TLC, and knocks him out multiple times.
From TLC to Mania: Feuds with Daniel Bryan, never putting him over. Closest is Bryan escaping the cage in a 3-way at the Rumble. But the gist of the feud is Bryan running from Show and never looking the least bit in Show's league.
Wrestlemania 28 – present: Beats young heel Cody Rhodes clean at every turn, never making him look credible. Show's only "loss" came when accidentally stepping through a table, but to make sure we all know Rhodes is a complete chump Show then proceeds to beat the shit out of him. Pins and beats the shit out of Cody several more times on TV.
Of course mixed in there are TV squashes of Ziggler, Miz, Mcyntire, and Del Rio a week before he defended the WWE title at Survivor Series.
So not to sound like a mark and blame this all on the Big Show, who is just doing his job, but what is WWE thinking? Show basically beats everyone in the company yet is still barely over. Does anyone pay to see him? Are Show "WMD" wool knit caps flying off the shelves? Seriously, if he's going to look this dominant then they need to put the WWE title on him and let him headline PPVs, because otherwise they just have a fat, slow, grinning nostalgia act who cuts the legs out of every promising new star.
So what do you think? Is Show (and their usage of him) as detrimental as I'm making it sound? If so, should Show catch heat from the fans for never putting over young stars? Or maybe you feel they do use him correctly? Anyway, thanks!
-Pat
PS: Did I mention that I can't stand the Big Show?

I got that inference out of the letter, yes.

I definitely think that this program with Cody Rhodes is doing no favors to Cody at all, although as you noted it's not Show's fault personally. He's pretty over with the public and acts as a credible guy at that level, so I don't really have any problem with how he's being used at the moment, but there's limited usage for a guy his size anyway.

Although laying out all the evidence like that IS pretty convincing…

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