At 44 years old and with roughly 21 years in the business, it's probably safe to say that Show won't be changing much of anything he does in the ring, much less his finisher. However, that doesn't mean it's still not needed.
For quite some time, The Big Show relied on the choke slam as his primary choice of finishing maneuvers, mainly during his WCW run. In recent years, Big Show has opted for the knockout punch, also known as "WMD." I realize that with Show being the size and stature he is, he's limited on exactly what he can do when it comes to going with a new finisher.
But, the punch is just such a boring type of finisher. Again, I'm not sure what he could replace the big punch with, but at this point, anything would be a step up. Maybe he could go with some sort of submission maneuver to display his strength. Even something as simple as a bear hug would be more interesting than the KO punch.
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