This WWE Legend was about to die, but managed to save himself

This WWE Legend was about to die, but managed to save himself

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AEW and WWE legend commentator Jim Ross has reflected on the time that WWE affect Big Shows pay. This was an attempt to motivate him to lose weight. This was for his own benefit, as he could not perform moves.

From August 2000 to January 2001, The Big Show did not appear on WWE television. Instead, he worked in the company’s Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental system while he tried to get down to 400 pounds.

This week’s Jim’s podcast focused on the 2001 Royal Rumble, which featured the return of The Big Show. Ross told Conrad Thompson that he was disappointed that the seven-foot Superstar looked just as heavy as he did before he was sent to OVW.

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“Yeah, and this is where I was disappointed, Conrad, I thought his weight and his obesity was going to shorten his life“. He was concerned about the licensing board who had given Big Show the license to wrestle. The same thing happened several years earlier with another WWE giant, Yokozuna.

Jim Ross felt The Big Show wasn’t serious

The Big Show was sent to OVW

Jim Ross also made it clear that WWE had little choice but to send The Big Show to OVW. While the punishment was designed to help the former WWE Champion lose weight without pay.

“The only way you can get talent to take you seriously is to affect their money. That’s it. What else is it going to do? One has to lose weight to perform better”

The Big Show always had the ability to succeed, in Ross’ opinion, but he felt that Show got influenced by the wrong people. He added that people should not have encouraged the up-and-coming Superstar to be the next Andre the Giant. He is right now in his best shape and feels its good to lose weight.

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