Paul Wight: Going To AEW Is Probably The Greatest Thing That Could Happen To Him

The largest athlete in sports entertainment is Paul Wight, formerly known as The Big Show. He is a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The Seven-foot Giant began his career in WCW, then signed with WWE, and is now part of AEW.

Recently, while speaking to the YES Network, the former WWE Superstar discussed his transition from WWE to AEW. He claimed that hed been blessed with the opportunity to work in one of the biggest companies in the business. Paul Wight also shared that he is extremely grateful to be working in AEW and to be able to share his knowledge with the younger talent and groom them to become top stars in the future.

“[The transition from WWE to AEW has] been fantastic. I was blessed to work for a big company for a lot of years, all over the world. And now, at my stage of the game, to find myself useful in a company that allows me to spread a lot of my knowledge to the younger talent, get a chance to get on the microphone every now and then. And it hands down help their characters along, and then get in the ring and mix it up. It’s probably the single greatest that that could ever happen to me. I’m blessed, grateful, and thankful for the fans who still like to see me do my thing,” he said.  

Paul Wight revealed that he was totally dependent on Sting when he first entered the wrestling business

Recently, Sting retired from professional wrestling. His final match was at AEW Revolution. Following his retirement, many wrestlers have been sharing their thoughts on the WWE Hall of Famer. Paul Wight also shared his experience working with The Icon. Wight revealed that during his early days, he was extremely green and the only person who knew how to work with him and helped him grow was Sting.

“A lot of guys early in my career didn’t know how to work with me,” Paul Wight told Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. “And I was green as grass. I started in October of ’95 and this was May of ’96, so I’m totally dependent on Sting. He understood how to wrestle a giant–he loved the story of chopping down a tree, this old-school story that goes back to Andre … My role was to be the monster that the knight needed to slay. Sting knew that the more he fought from underneath, the better the story would be. He had great timing and patience, which let the crowd really get behind him–then he fed off that energy. He had a way of showing that, the more you cheered for him, the stronger he would be.”