I have a wrestling column every Monday and Friday for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Today’s looks at the match between Brock Lesnar vs Big Show at MSG on Saturday and an aspect some might not be realizing about its purpose. Here’s an excerpt:
Too many fans either aren’t appreciating or are missing the real reason for the Brock Lesnar vs Big Show match at a special event at Madison Square Garden for WWE Network subscribers.
You can never take away the significance of Big Show’s size, but the credibility in booking has been tampered with greatly when it comes to him. I always commend guys for doing business and putting talent over. However, Big Show’s shown too much weakness too many times after WWE flirts with making him a priority every so many months or years. Then, he loses and disappears into something mediocre, be it a rivalry or movie.
He’s been beaten a lot after many sudden pushes either as a top babyface or heel. The only thing more redundant than Big Show flip-flopping sides of the good guy, bad guy fence is former Diva Sunny tweeting about private Skype sessions.
So why put him up against Brock Lesnar, the most legitimate and believable star in WWE, for this “special” on WWE Network?
Last time these two had a match was two years ago at Royal Rumble in Pittsburgh, and Lesnar assaulted Big Show with a steel chair until the chair broke. I saw Big Show the next day at the hotel and you could tell he was feeling the effects of it. Their famous match over a decade ago saw the ring collapse, which while pre-determined to happen, was still an appropriate stunt of a spectacle everyone remembers considering the legit strength both men possess.
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