5 things The Big Show should do before his WWE career ends

The Big Show recently revealed during an episode of The Steve Austin Show podcast that he has signed a new contract with WWE, meaning he will continue competing for the company until at least 2021.

Having been part of the wrestling business for over 20 years, there isn’t a lot left for the 46-year-old to accomplish inside the squared circle, which got us wondering what creative directions WWE could go down next with “The World’s Largest Athlete”.

In this article, we take a look at five things that Show should do before his in-ring career comes to an end.

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#5 Remain a babyface

The Big Show was a heel when he won the 2015 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

When all’s said and done and The Big Show’s WWE career finishes, fans will remember his marquee WrestleMania matches with Floyd Mayweather and Akebono, as well as his multiple ring-breaking moments, but they will also remember the number of times he turned face and heel.

Throughout his 22-year career, the former World Heavyweight champion has flip-flopped between being a good guy and a bad guy an astonishing 34 times – far more than anybody else in WWE history.

When the 7-footer eventually returns to television for what is likely to be his final three-year run with the company, it would be wrong for WWE to switch him back to being a heel.

The last time he was a bad guy, the crowd chanted “Please retire!” every week – something that, according to John Cena, genuinely hurt Show – so if only to prevent that from happening again, it’d be wise to keep him as a good guy!

#4 Face Lars Sullivan

Lars Sullivan is destined for huge things on WWE's main roster

If there’s one person in all of WWE right now who is destined to go one-on-one with The Big Show in the next couple of years, it’s Lars Sullivan.

Weighing in at over 300lbs, the monstrous “Leviathan” has been one of the breakout stars in NXT over the last year and will be rewarded for his meteoric rise to the top of the card when he challenges Aleister Black for the NXT Championship at the upcoming TakeOver: Chicago event on 16 June.

Granted, we’ve seen these types of match-ups before with “The World’s Largest Athlete” and other big men – most recently with Big Cass and Braun Strowman – but a torch-passing victory for a heel Sullivan against babyface Big Show would certainly be a milestone moment for the NXT Superstar.

#3 Hall of Fame induction

The Big Show inducted Mark Henry in 2018

Over the last few years, more and more mainstays from the Attitude Era have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, including Rikishi, The Godfather, The Big Boss Man, Kurt Angle and Mark Henry.

While it was previously an unwritten rule that a Hall of Fame induction signalled the end of a performer’s career, Angle and Henry both recently competed in WWE shortly after their inductions, while 2018 Hall of Fame headliner Goldberg still hasn’t officially retired.

In The Big Show’s case, it’s a matter of when, and not if, he becomes the latest long-serving WWE Superstar to get their name in lights on WrestleMania weekend.

There are countless people who could induct him, too, ranging from long-time mentor The Undertaker to one of his greatest rivals, John Cena.

#2 Change his attire

Show off the abs, Big Show!

The Big Show has undergone an incredible body transformation over the last couple of years, losing over 90lbs and gaining something we thought he’d never have: giant abs.

However, during his rare in-ring appearances in that time, he has continued to wear the same attire that he has worn for over a decade – a dark singlet – and nobody can see the “marketable abs”, in John Cena’s words, that he now has.

With only a few years left in his career, it wouldn’t be such a bad move if WWE refreshed Big Show’s character by having him wear similar kind of gear to what he wore when he first appeared for the company after leaving WCW (seen in the video below).

#1 Braun Strowman retirement match

Braun Strowman outlasted 49 other men to win the Greatest Royal Rumble

After receiving “Please retire!” chants during his last heel run, nobody would have blamed The Big Show for fulfilling fans’ wishes and calling time on his career at the next possible opportunity.

But, with a point to prove and doubters to silence, “The World’s Largest Athlete” has continued to wrestle into his mid-40s and he was recently involved in arguably one of his best rivalries when he fought Braun Strowman in the main event of Raw three times in 2017.

The younger, up-and-coming Strowman won the feud, of course, but nobody would complain if WWE booked the match one final time – say, when Show’s contract is up in three years – to let the 7-footer bow out with another epic encounter with his fellow big man.