Hello, everybody! It’s Sunday, which means that somebody is going ‘Under the Spotlight’ here on SLTD Wrestling. A lot of my articles lately have dealt with the whole Triple H situation in the WWE at the moment, so I’m going to continue the pattern today. I’ll be discussing one of the key Superstars in Triple H’s reign of terror over the WWE. He took a stand this week and went against the orders of the COO. That man is The Big Show.
Well, it finally happened. Big Show grew a pair of balls. After weeks of being told what to do by Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, knock this out, knock that out, the man just couldn’t take it anymore. He marched his way down to the ring at Battleground, and at the order of the COO, he knocked Daniel Bryan out. But as Scott Armstrong ran out to make the three-count, Big Show’s morality kicked in. He hit Armstrong with that WMD, and when Randy Orton got in his face for going against orders, ‘The Viper’ got one for good measure as well, ending the main event in a no-contest. The next night on Raw, Stephanie McMahon ordered Big Show to beg the fans for forgiveness after his actions as Battleground. He refused, and subsequently got fired, which he didn’t seem to give a damn about. He just walked out with a smile on his face and his head held high. He also didn’t seem to care when Stephanie was poking his chest, or slapping him across the face. But after supposedly being escorted off the premises by security, Show would come back after the main event to confront one man; Triple H. The Shield jumped Show as he entered, but the ‘World’s Largest Athlete’ summoned all of his strength to force Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns out of the ring. And in a matter of moments, Triple H was lying unconscious on the mat, after a wicked knock-out punch from The Big Show.
And that’s that. The ending for Battleground was a risky one, as it meant that the main event didn’t have a definitive winner. The crowd was chanting “Bullshit” and “Refund” after it went off the air. While I think it was a bad move on behalf of WWE Creative, I feel that the ending did the job that it needed to do. The Big Show finally took a stand against his oppressors, and the WWE Championship rivalry is going to continue as a result. If you look at the bigger picture, it was great stuff. Like I said, it was a bit risky, and perhaps it would’ve come off better on Raw, or if it wasn’t Battleground’s last breath, but Big Show put on a great performance. The crowd seemed pretty happy when he knocked Orton out, so if it hadn’t been the very last thing, it would’ve been perfect. And I think everyone was over the moon when he dealt with Triple H. Whether you like Big Show or not, just about everyone was happy to see ‘The Game-ah’ get what was coming to him. I was a bit worried that Big Show was going to turn Heel at some stage, so I’m happy he didn’t. I don’t think (another) Heel turn would make any sense whatsoever for Big Show right now. This thing with Triple H is much better. He’s probably setting up a match, not sure when, not sure how, but we can all assume that Big Show will be squaring off against Triple H on a Pay-Per-View at some stage. We’ll probably see Daniel Bryan face Triple H too. And since ‘The Game-ah’ probably doesn’t want to give too much of himself away before Wrestlemania, I think they’ll kill five birds with one stone and put Triple H in a traditional tag-tag match at Survivor Series. That way he can face Show, Bryan, Miz, Ziggler and somebody else, and he’ll have Randy Orton and his personal lapdogs, The Shield to help him out.
A lot of people were confused when Show came back to the ring at the end of Raw. If the guy’s fired, then why do they have his music and trons playing? I noticed that myself, but I suspect it was done deliberately. Two or three weeks ago, Cody Rhodes and Goldust jumped The Shield, and they came through the crowd because they’d been fired. So I doubt WWE just made a mistake. The way I see it, there has to be a reason as to why Big Show simply didn’t give a shit about what Stephanie McMahon had to say. Before, he’d be bawling his eyes out just at the thought of getting fired, so what made him change his mind? Well, there is one man with more power than Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The Chairman of the Board, Vinnie Mac! Do you think it’s a coincidence that we haven’t see Vince McMahon on TV since the night after Summerslam? Nope. I reckon that Vince isn’t exactly thrilled with the way his daughter and son-in-law have been handling things as the leaders, so he’s going to make a comeback. Not this week, not the next, but he’ll be back. I’d say we’ll have a couple of episodes of Raw where Triple H complains about getting knocked out, and Big Show is nowhere to be found. But after Hell in a Cell, Vince makes a return to the surprise of Steph and Hunter, and introduces Big Show as his own personal recruit or something like that. It’s practically common knowledge now, that there’s going to be a feud between Triple H and Vince McMahon for Wrestlemania, so it’s about time that they start hyping something like that up. Triple H has been running rampant on the WWE for eight or nine weeks now, and the entire company has been driven into turmoil as a result. That’s reason enough for Vince to be pissed off. His megalomaniac son-in-law has turned the company on its head trying to find what’s “best for business”, and the WWE is suffering because of it. Which ties in perfectly with the potential ‘Winner Gains Control’ match next April in New Orleans. The thing I want to know, is why haven’t their precious “Board of Directors” showed up yet? It seems like they always get involved when somebody is abusing their power on Raw. It is a really annoying concept, and I’m happy they haven’t been mentioned yet, but we’re still in the early stages of this storyline, so I may be forced to eat my words.
It would make sense for The Big Show to join forces with Vince McMahon. Show was willing to do anything to keep his job, he even knocked out an old man, Dusty Rhodes just to humour Stephanie. So now that he’s likely formed an alliance with Vince McMahon, who is equally as powerful as Hunter and Stephanie, Big Show has absolutely nothing to worry about. That explains the sudden change of attitude, his carelessness when he got fired and his bravery to knock Triple H out. As easy as it was for Stephanie to fire Big Show, Vince could just as easily reinstate the man.
After what happened this week, it’s going to need to look like Big Show really is gone, and knocking Triple H out was his last stand. With Hell in a Cell just two weeks away, I don’t see them starting anything with Vince or Show just yet. Unless they decide to schedule Triple H vs. The Big Show at Hell in a Cell, we won’t see Show appearing on Raw until after the event. The only way to justify that would be if Triple H invites him back for one last chance at redemption, against him in Miami, Florida. I just don’t see that happening at such a small event. Which means, to set up something big for Survivor Series, Vince McMahon needs to return alongside Big Show the night after, and announce that he rehired him, and then we can proceed with Vinnie and Hunter feuding. I don’t see Big Show playing a huge role in this entire storyline. He has done so for the last two months, but like Daniel Bryan, I think he’s just going to transition into a different rivalry or spot on the card. They can’t uphold the same storyline from here until April, so there will need to be changes made. That’s why so many people think it could be Stone Cold Steve Austin against Triple H at Wrestlemania. Vince McMahon is going to need a better name than The Big Show to help him. Although it would be a bloody shambles for them to throw away Austin’s return like that, it’s a definite possibility. It would be better than Triple H vs. Hulk Hogan after all…I would be willing to see Big Show face Triple H sometime soon. After everything he’s been through, one knock-out punch wouldn’t cut it with me, I’d want a match where The Shield couldn’t get involved. Conveniently, Hell in a Cell is just around the corner, but don’t expect these two to lock up inside the structure. I just can’t see it happening. But if/when they do square off, I’ll be excited to see it. A match between Big Show and Triple H would tell a great story of emotion, and no matter how it ended, we’d be happy to see Show get his hands on the COO of the WWE. Whether it happens as a tag-team match at Survivor Series, or they go toe-to-toe in singles competition, I’d be looking forward to it, and I hope it happens. All I know for sure is that Big Show’s new attitude is great. He was pretty good at being the reluctant, oppressed, sad giant, but I like this new-found fire inside him, where he just wants to kick Triple H’s ass. I look forward to seeing where they go from here.
Side note: I debated with myself a little bit before I sat down to write this thing. I was going to write about the announcement that John Cena would be returning at Hell in a Cell to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship, but I figured I’d better leave it ’til later. Right now I’m just angry about it. For the obvious reasons; it doesn’t make sense, he should’ve taken more time off, he’s being handed yet another random title match without doing anything for it, etc., but right now I can’t think about it in terms of an outlook for the future. There are no words to describe the sheer ridiculousness of it. When the time comes to discuss this, I want that article to mean something, so I think I’ll write it after Hell in a Cell. Just to see where we’re at, and see if he wins the title, if this thing is just a trick to set up a different feud for Cena or whatever happens next. I just want to make the most out of our last two weeks without John Cena. But we all know that the next two weeks are going to be filled with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler screaming in our ears about how “John Cena is a saint, coming back so early from injury, blah, blah, blah”. You know, during the summer, when George and I did an episode of SLTD Radio together, he hinted that maybe Cena was one of those guys that use steroids, performance enhancers or whatever you want to call them, to keep themselves in shape and “good health” for wrestling life. With Cena coming back after only two months of rehabilitation, for an injury that should’ve taken him out for half a year, I think George may be onto something.
And that’s the end of that chapter. It was just a nice, short outlook on Big Show’s current role in the WWE. Short and sweet, as they say. I know this article was a bit late uploading, but I’m still trying to get a firm writing schedule in place. I like being organised, and my current weekly schedule is a bit of a tough one to deal with. So much to do, so little time. But I promise that I’ll do my best to keep your Sunday afternoons fresh with new articles every week. And if I can’t, I’ll say it on Twitter or something so you won’t be confused when Sunday comes around. Speaking of Social Media, I am now an admin on the official SLTD Wrestling Facebook Page! I will be posting pictures, questions, insights, discussion and plugs regularly, so don’t be a stranger. Like the page and join the conversation!
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