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Why the Big Show Needs to Be in WWE NXT

By Travis Hopson

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The crowd hates him, the roster doesn’t respect him. Is it time for the Big Show to take his knockout punch to NXT?

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You probably read that headline and are ready to chokeslam  me straight through the ring, but hear me out.  Over the last few months the Big Show has been met with jeers of “Please retire” at practically every show. The sad fact is he’s been treading water in the WWE for more than a decade, flip-flopping worse than a coked-up dolphin between heel and babyface.

This week’s pathetic build to his match with Brock Lesnar at the Madison Square Garden event just goes to show how meaningless his presence is. Does anyone think he has a chance of winning? Of course not. He’ll be roadkill on the streets of Suplex City in a matter of minutes. But there’s a place where Big Show can have some value again, and it’s not in a WWE ring. It’s among the youngsters and rising stars of NXT.

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Like I said, just hear me out. Much has been written previously about the Big Show’s need to hang up his boots but the truth is that he’s still got a lot left to offer. A recent WWE.com article mentioned Big Show as a superstar “we want to see” in NXT, and it got me thinking. Isn’t the point of NXT to train the next generation of WWE superstars? That includes putting them in the ring with superstars of greater experience, and who couldn’t use some experience battling the “World’s Largest Athlete”?

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    • We’ve seen veterans the likes of Rhyno, Brian Kendrick, and more brought to NXT and placed in prominent programs, and Big Show probably has more left in the tank than both of them. He certainly has more credibility in the ring and would be a sizable draw as NXT continues to go on tour. Think about some of the potential matchups that we could get to see. How about a “Battle of the Big Men” with Big Show taking on Big Cass? What if Big Show went toe-to-toe with “Bullfit” Bull Dempsey? Think Samoa Joe could get someone the size of the Big Show to tap out? And finally, can even NXT Champion Finn Balor withstand Big Show’s mighty knockout punch?

    Back in March when Big Show showed up at an NXT live event, the crowd was especially hostile. The NXT audience has never been kind to superstars they don’t think can hack it (Looking at you, Eva Marie!), but Big Show is smart enough to use this as an advantage. Think about what Tyson Kidd was able to do during his NXT run, using the disrespect he felt as a means of turning his character around. Big Show is on a similar path, and could look to change minds by knocking out his way through the NXT roster. If he wants to show he’s still got what it takes in the ring, destroying NXT’s best and brightest is a way to do it while quieting his critics.

    Once all is said and done, Big Show could return to the WWE rejuvenated and ready to rock. Or, he could quietly hang it up and become NXT’s new general manager. His current trajectory seems to be heading towards a major decision. The WWE main roster hates him, the crowd loathes the ground he walks on, and nobody buys him as a main event star. But if he somehow finds a way to NXT it’ll be an all new world for the Big Show to conquer.

    Next: Is It Time for Big Show to Retire?

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