WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle who is also a former 6 times TNA Heavyweight Champion of the World recently praised the former five times WWE wWorld champion The Big Show. The Olympic Gold medallist addressed him as the best big man of professional wrestling ever.
The Big Show Paul Wight is an over 7 foot tall man who started his professional career as a basketball player. In 1994 he switch to professional wrestling and by seeing his excellent wrestling abilities, WCW signed him in 1995. He was known as the Giant in the WCW.
Kurt Angle Praises The Big Show, Calls Him The Greatest Big Man Of All Time
In a very short amount of time he became quite famous among the professional wrestling fans. He won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship two times in total. He also won the WCW Tag Team Championship three times and the WCW World War 3 in 1996. In 1999 he was signed by the WWE and he started to be known as the Big Show.
By holding the hands of WWE went on to become one of the biggest star in the history of professional wrestling. He spent over two decades with the promotion and one so many championships including the likes of WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship ECW Championship, Intercontinental championship, and many other. Right now he is working in AEW.
Kurt Angle who is a former 6 times TNA Heavyweight Champion of the world recently on a recent episode of The Kurt Angle Show praised the former five times WWE world champion The Big Show. He said;
“I think he was the best big man ever. He was an incredible athlete for his size. He did a lot of good. He was light on his feet too. I could Angle slam him. He would allow me to German- suplex him.
“He was 500 pounds at the time, and for him to be able to give his body up like that, and jump for me, and make me look good, that shows what an incredible worker he was.”
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