Big Show's WWE title reign (2002)

[TGM]

Here's a list of his defences.

- lost to Edge via DQ
- no contest vs Fabulous Moolah
- loss title to Kurt Angle

Is this the worst (pre lame MITB cash ins) WWE title reign?

[A damn road sign]

The main thing I think of when I think of that period is Show’s awful slobby look which consisted of a Fu Manchu and jeans for some reason.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

The most pathetic part was that he had just come back from ovw because he was demoted for being fat.

[Citizen Snips]

Mar 12, 2019 17:27:38 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

The most pathetic part was that he had just come back from ovw because he was demoted for being fat.

That was in fall/winter of 2000.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

Mar 12, 2019 17:27:38 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

The most pathetic part was that he had just come back from ovw because he was demoted for being fat.

wouldn't call 20 or so months just coming back

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This was the most shocking WWE title win to me until Jinder Mahal 15 years later.

Big Show was a pure filler challenger in my mind for Brock to look good against by throwing him around. I gave him zero shot of winning that match.

[MrElijah]

Mar 12, 2019 17:07:12 GMT -5 TGM said:

Here's a list of his defences.

- lost to Edge via DQ
- no contest vs Fabulous Moolah
- loss title to Kurt Angle

Is this the worst (pre lame MITB cash ins) WWE title reign?

Wait, MOOLAH got a shot?!

[Main Eventer]

Did they ever explain how the title went from heel Big Show with Paul Heyman as manager to heel Kurt Angle with Paul Heyman as manager without turning Show face or wanting revenge?

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Mar 12, 2019 17:29:46 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Mar 12, 2019 17:27:38 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

The most pathetic part was that he had just come back from ovw because he was demoted for being fat.

That was in fall/winter of 2000.

Oh thanks, I thought Show missed all of 2001 on fat camp but I guess it was a year before.

[agent817]

It was still better than his US title reign, when it was forgotten that he was even champion for the majority of the time.

[Citizen Snips]

Aside from his ECW title reign, have any of Big Show's title reigns been any good?

[chronocross]

I thought they did a decent job in trying to rebuild him on Smackdown in 2002 as on Raw he was mostly on the losing end of feuds or wrestling on Heat.

[chazraps]

Mar 12, 2019 17:51:19 GMT -5 Main Eventer said:

Did they ever explain how the title went from heel Big Show with Paul Heyman as manager to heel Kurt Angle with Paul Heyman as manager without turning Show face or wanting revenge?

If I remember correctly, they explained it with Heyman being such a successful manipulator that he convinced Show it was the right thing to do.

[Bub (BLM)]

His run in late 1999/early 2000 was a joke too. The dude just really never has had good booking on his side.

[nickcave]

Mar 16, 2019 16:21:52 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Aside from his ECW title reign, have any of Big Show's title reigns been any good?

Aside from the ECW title, his tag title reigns with Jericho and Miz are probably his best work.

[SirLucas]

Show's title reign was the biproduct of the Lesnar face turn. I guess you can say Show''s role at Survivor Series 2002 was that of a double transitional champion. There needed to be a reason to take the belt off Brock and put it on Kurt without either of them touching till WM 19.

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Mar 12, 2019 17:48:58 GMT -5 MrElijah said:

Mar 12, 2019 17:07:12 GMT -5 TGM said:

Here's a list of his defences.

- lost to Edge via DQ
- no contest vs Fabulous Moolah
- loss title to Kurt Angle

Is this the worst (pre lame MITB cash ins) WWE title reign?

Wait, MOOLAH got a shot?!

It was rather convoluted Stephanie as a babyface GM suspends Brock and the fans boo which pissed her off but she quickly got over it and she waited for Scott Steiner to have sex with her in her office but instead of Steiner Moolah came in her office which annoyed Steph and Moolah said this was her hometown and she wanted to promote her book.Steph said okay why don’t you have a match and we’ll announce your opponent later.Moolah comes out for the match and her opponent is Big Show and Cole & Tazz say Steph is drunk with power and is doing this because these fans in moolah’s hometown booed her.

[JTG Fan]

Mar 16, 2019 16:23:19 GMT -5 chronocross said:

I thought they did a decent job in trying to rebuild him on Smackdown in 2002 as on Raw he was mostly on the losing end of feuds or wrestling on Heat.

Yeah they got a lot wrong during this time but it's a bit impressive how they got what had started to seem like a real lost cause in Big Show back on track considering he'd basically been adrift since WrestleMania 2000 with only a few start and stop pushes.

[arrogantmodel]

Mar 16, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

His run in late 1999/early 2000 was a joke too. The dude just really never has had good booking on his side.

Ugh, I just remember Show winning against, who was it...Rock, Triple H, and Bulldog? And then him crying and slobbering all over himself. 😝

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Mar 16, 2019 18:55:14 GMT -5 arrogantmodel said:

Mar 16, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

His run in late 1999/early 2000 was a joke too. The dude just really never has had good booking on his side.

Ugh, I just remember Show winning against, who was it...Rock, Triple H, and Bulldog? And then him crying and slobbering all over himself. 😝

When he won it? It was against Rock and HHH. By the time Show won, Bulldog was depushed and was wearing jeans teaming with the MSP. Not much to remember, he has one PPV defense against Bossman is that feud. Than HHH won it on a Raw, and that was it.