WWE Rumor Roundup - Twist in Andrade's release story, Jason Jordan accused of cheating on his wife, Superstar told that he would never main event a PPV again - 14th March 2021 

#3. WWE told Paul Wight that he would never main event a pay-per-view again

Former WWE Superstar Paul Wight, aka The Big Show, became one of AEW's latest acquisitions recently. The veteran superstar appeared on the Oral Sessions podcast with Renee Paquette to talk about his WWE career and decision to leave the company.

During the interview, Paul Wight revealed that WWE officials told him around five years ago that he would never again main event WrestleMania or any pay-per-view in the company.

The veteran was told that he would just be used to put over NXT talent.

"I got the speech five years ago, which was a pretty bad speech. I got called into a Talent Relations office and got told that I will never main event a WrestleMania again, I will never main event a pay-per-view again, and I'll only be used to get over NXT talent. That was said to my face. There's your fun*ing inspiration; now go work hurt."

Wight added that while it wasn't Vince McMahon who directly shut down his main event aspirations, he understood that every big decision came from the top. Wight admitted that he was hurt after being informed bluntly about WWE's decision not to push him in a main event spot.

Wight joked that despite being in the best shape of his career, he found it tough to get top opportunities in WWE. Paul Wight said that he became a world champion in WWE when he was an out-of-shape chain smoker heavily reliant on alcohol.

"Vince didn't say that to me; it wasn't him. But nothing gets said to you without... you know, you know where it comes from. So it hurt a little bit; I was like, 'Really? That's where we're at". Because they had to think about the future. And then I got into shape and had the abs. I made the joke to Vince, 'When I used to chain smoke two packs of cigarettes a day and drank Jack Daniel's like water and weighed 500 pounds, I was a fuc*ing world champion. I got abs, and I can't get a fuc*ing match (laughs)."

Paul Wight is now in AEW, and he is motivated to embark on another fruitful run at the age of 49. Wight will take up several different roles in AEW; however, he will also be wrestling for the company.