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All through the episode of RAW after WrestleMania, WWE teased the fact that 'shocking footage' of Drew McIntyre would be shown from what transpired after his WWE Championship match. We impatiently waited with bated breath, and then found out the following!
Drew McIntyre was in the middle of the ring after his match with Brock Lesnar, when suddenly, out of nowhere, The Big Show would make his big return. He would challenge Drew McIntyre to a Championship match shortly after WrestleMania, inciting The Scotsman with a slap.
Even though the match would not last long, it proved that our brand new WWE Champion is not someone you take lightly and mess with, generally. So, why was Drew McIntyre's first opponent 'The Big Show', you ask?
I hope these 5 points satiate your curiosity.
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#5 His sitcom is now on Netflix
There are a lot of Superstars who have left the glitz and glamor of the ring behind and traded it for the jazz and pizzazz of the screen. The Big Show is the latest entrant on that bandwagon, joining the Netflix brigade with his own sitcom. Hopefully, he can bring new eyes to the product in the same manner that The Rock and John Cena have, over the years through their acting projects.
This was definitely a promotional appearance to remind the world that The Big Show has a brand new 'big show' coming up. I will not apologize for the pun, good reader. But because the world is in lockdown mode, maybe we could all take a break and check out a show that seems hilarious, from the trailers at least.
#4 Sizes up nicely against Drew McIntyre
Most normal human beings across the world do not look like Drew McIntyre. In fact, if you saw the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania, you probably saw that Drew McIntyre even towers over Brock Lesnar and he is not really a small man by any means at all.
So, if someone like Angel Garza or even Austin Theory would have shown up to challenge Drew McIntyre, the outcome of the match would have been obvious even before it took place. And yes, we all knew that Drew McIntyre would not lose the WWE Championship so soon after winning it at WrestleMania 36, but because The Big Show is a giant, there's always that element of doubt in the minds of fans.
The Big Show is one of the last few giants remaining in the world and unless someone new comes along to claim his spot on RAW (with Braun Strowman on SmackDown), he will always have a special place in the roster. It makes sense why he challenged Drew McIntyre shortly after WrestleMania 36 was done.
#3 Can go from babyface to heel with utmost ease
It's become a joke now, but it also tells us just how special The Big Show is. Always a company man, he is never reluctant to do what WWE asks him to.
The Big Show goes from babyface to heel to babyface to heel in a matter of days, and this time, we saw him assume a heel role because it fits the situation in the best possible manner. Let's just say that Paul Heyman hasn't spent as much time on his character as he has done with others like Becky Lynch and/or Seth Rollins.
While his immense size has been mentioned before, it also played a part when it came to him portraying a heel role in this particular match, because for once, Drew McIntyre was the smaller man, and he had to overcome the odds to pick up the big victory. And while you could say that The Big Show was himself, and not really a heel, in this case, only a bad guy would slap the WWE Champion to get a title match.
#2 Giving the rub to a future 'big man'
In the business of professional wrestling, you only rise to the top on the backs of other performers. We all know that The Big Show was instrumental in mentoring Braun Strowman and even putting him on the map during their iconic rivalry with one another, on RAW, some time back. The fact that he is the Universal Champion right now hinges on the fact that The Big Show proved to us why Braun Strowman is a really big deal.
And much like the Universal Champion, the WWE Champion now has reason to thank The Big Show for putting him over as well. While the outcome was obvious to all and sundry, the fact of the matter is that The Big Show is a big deal to fans across the world, and for Drew McIntyre to defeat him shortly after defeating The Beast Incarnate is a very big deal.
It will indicate to the world that the brand new champion isn't a pushover to be trifled with but is an individual to be revered.
#1 Can easily take a loss and bow out
One of the most talked-about matches, twenty-four hours after WrestleMania, is the Firefly Fun House match. It was an exploration of John Cena's insecurities and a story that was conceptualized and told through the twisted storytelling of one Bray Wyatt.
The reason why John Cena put over Bray Wyatt in such a big way at WrestleMania is that he's Cena, a superstar that the world will remember years after he has hung up his boots. If John Cena returns a year later to take on a brand new superstar, he will still be as over as he was before he suffered his loss.
The Big Show is in a similar situation where he is only a part-time performer and may just be hailed as the greatest 'big man' in the history of the sport, even surpassing the likes of Andre The Giant by the time is career is done and dusted. And such a person can afford to take a loss because he is a living legend.
