Big Show (Paul Wight) Has Done A Moonsault?! 🤯

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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    WWE and AEW legend The Big Show reveals that he has performed a moonsault, but bookers wouldn't let him use it on TV or in front of a crowd.
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  • @jeffreyb6165
    @jeffreyb6165 Рік тому +2664

    I'd pay money to see a Paul White do the kip-up.

    • @Thechocolate130
      @Thechocolate130 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/J0j3vrnq2EQ/v-deo.html

    • @Superthedarkskingod
      @Superthedarkskingod Рік тому

      There should definitely be a video of it on UA-cam, but he was heavily assisted by the ropes.

    • @ghosthabanero9229
      @ghosthabanero9229 Рік тому +164

      Go watch his wcw stuff when he was with the nwo then

    • @jeffreyb6165
      @jeffreyb6165 Рік тому +45

      @@ghosthabanero9229 I watched religiously and never missed a single show for over 3 years, but I don't recall ever seeing Paul do a kip-up.
      If you have a link to it I'd appreciate if you could post it. I'd love to see it.

    • @ghosthabanero9229
      @ghosthabanero9229 Рік тому

      @@jeffreyb6165 ua-cam.com/video/H3D-_QmwXf8/v-deo.html

  • @jerrygrenadier6067
    @jerrygrenadier6067 Рік тому +1370

    I remember his WCW days. He was super athletic. That missile dropkick to Lochness was perfect

    • @woody816
      @woody816 Рік тому +8

      Wtf is lochness. I actually live beside loch ness

    • @jeffreyb6165
      @jeffreyb6165 Рік тому +25

      @@woody816 He was formerly Giant Haystacks. Dude weighed a legit 600 lbs in his later career. The match with Big Show was actually his last match and he passed away a couple years later.

    • @Youbussy
      @Youbussy Рік тому +1

      @@woody816 have you ever seen Nessie? Or do you think that’s a myth

    • @copekillzz
      @copekillzz Рік тому +7

      The thing I remember the most from his wcw days is how he took that Goldberg jackhammer and was up there looking like gymnast or something...that was pretty incredible

    • @ryankelley802
      @ryankelley802 Рік тому +2

      ​@@copekillzz very underrated athlete.

  • @MrGatsu
    @MrGatsu Рік тому +799

    Prime Big Show was truly a rare type of giant.

    • @qlxudi
      @qlxudi Рік тому +20

      he still one of the goats cant deny that

    • @Jameslfgsmith
      @Jameslfgsmith 9 місяців тому +7

      Remember when Goldberg did his finish on show how he held him the air did a 360 and slammed him… Yeah I’ll never forget that watching it live

    • @sergmurkin6551
      @sergmurkin6551 7 місяців тому +3

      @@qlxudiI can’t believe they still have him performing in aew with the condition his knees are in

    • @HotShotLion
      @HotShotLion 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@sergmurkin6551look at the way he gets off the ground, he pushes himself up with his knee. Seeing that in the past would have given red flags that his knees were gonna be terrible

    • @yungugh1-689
      @yungugh1-689 6 місяців тому +1

      @@sergmurkin6551he’s not performing

  • @jarrodurbanosky
    @jarrodurbanosky Рік тому +166

    The Big show jumping off the top rope looks like a 5-year-old that just said Mommy watch this😂

    • @kvinche8120
      @kvinche8120 4 місяці тому +9

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @vern8206
    @vern8206 Рік тому +942

    After Sid snapped his leg, all that pretty much stopped

    • @jerrygrenadier6067
      @jerrygrenadier6067 Рік тому +102

      Stopped way before that. Side jumping off the turnbuckle was the first and last time he ever did that in his career

    • @ultraloyalservant2felineov41
      @ultraloyalservant2felineov41 Рік тому +102

      And Brock’s moonsault botch where he almost broke his neck against Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania

    • @david-468
      @david-468 Рік тому +22

      @@ultraloyalservant2felineov41even that moonsauly had to get the go ahead from the company, it was a special spot angle kinda wanted him to do and Brock said he could but wwe was kinda fighting them up until the botch and they were surprisingly correct

    • @obsidianreaper9507
      @obsidianreaper9507 Рік тому +54

      @@david-468 it’s because in his OVW days he was regularly doing a shooting star press. Of course he told them he could do it. The botch obviously wasn’t how Lesnar wanted it to go

    • @mootymootmoot1679
      @mootymootmoot1679 Рік тому +2

      ​@Ultra loyal servant 2 feline overloads, Catman. I remember that, shooting star press just landed short mans lucky he didnt end up crippling himself and lucky he had someone like kurt in there who realised he's ko himself and to help him through the rest of that match

  • @IHATETHETRANSCOM
    @IHATETHETRANSCOM Рік тому +307

    Probably saved him some years for stopping that.

    • @L_Train
      @L_Train 8 місяців тому +1

      Someone should stop his lying. No way he ever did a moonsault. If he could do one and any knew they'd have him use it on a big pay per view or a big time angle. I don't believe it. Look at those missile dropkicks off the top rope. He barely pulls them off. It doesn't seem like he could get the air necessary to do a moonsault.
      Wrestlers exaggerate, to put it mildy. Marks believe them. And who said kayfabe was gone?

    • @rude87dude48
      @rude87dude48 4 місяці тому +22

      And some being landed on if there was a mistake a 500lb potential mistake lol

  • @noctua1321
    @noctua1321 Рік тому +97

    While it would've been very fun to see Paul throwing himself off the top rope, I'm kinda glad he didn't because his style definitely contributed to prolonging his career and keeping his body protected

  • @kai6xx
    @kai6xx 6 місяців тому +30

    The Shaq of WWE.

  • @ChalkInTheLand
    @ChalkInTheLand Рік тому +51

    Bruh....Show doing a missile dropkick from the top rope is INSANE. You couldn't even have Big Show do that in the WWE2K games. Its to far fetched for video games

  • @user-vv3uy1qz7h
    @user-vv3uy1qz7h 5 днів тому +1

    The big show he was the truth with the showstopper

  • @zorro_35
    @zorro_35 3 місяці тому +12

    Whoever stopped him was just trying to ensure he didn’t end up with an early career ending injury

  • @camoveteran2219
    @camoveteran2219 Рік тому +6

    Truly a man before his time.

  • @superdavelane4
    @superdavelane4 9 місяців тому +6

    Andre was indeed mobile at his height. But i think Show is the most skilled giant we've ever seen.

  • @17thN.O
    @17thN.O Рік тому +24

    This man was a great athlete.

  • @canadian__ninja
    @canadian__ninja Рік тому +11

    I'm glad wwe knew they had to be firm with him on this. "Don't kill yourself doing this or we'll fire you before you can"

    • @ian0143
      @ian0143 Рік тому +3

      Not WWE, Hogan told him to work like a giant when he was in WCW.

    • @Rumble225-qe7fy
      @Rumble225-qe7fy 4 місяці тому

      WWE ruined him he was 450 in shape they wanted him to be bigger and be 500 and that caused his weight to go out of control and him to become unhealthy.

  • @matthewIhorn
    @matthewIhorn Рік тому +24

    I remember a match shown Saturday morning from WcW reactor 96-97. Of the giant doing a missile drop kick. It was absolutely insane. I lost it just seeing him gracefully climb the ropes. dude looked like a cruzer weight doing it.

  • @joshwebber98
    @joshwebber98 Рік тому +121

    Can you imagine how short his career could have been if he wasn't stopped

    • @kingstonboone2481
      @kingstonboone2481 Рік тому +32

      Vince: hey Show go fall off the cell for Mania 💀

    • @vixthunderboy6481
      @vixthunderboy6481 Рік тому

      Not necessarily, look at RVD

    • @thefiendish186
      @thefiendish186 Рік тому +13

      ​@@vixthunderboy6481rvd is a feather compared to him. His body would break way faster

    • @mneri84
      @mneri84 Рік тому +7

      The man fell off the roof of the joe Lewis arena only to later on in the same night wrestle in the main event and win the title.

    • @L_Train
      @L_Train 8 місяців тому +1

      Someone should stop his lying. No way he ever did a moonsault. If he could do one and any knew they'd have him use it on a big pay per view or a big time angle. I don't believe it. Look at those missile dropkicks off the top rope. He barely pulls them off. It doesn't seem like he could get the air necessary to do a moonsault.
      Wrestlers exaggerate, to put it mildy. Marks believe them. And who said kayfabe was gone?

  • @MikeB-kq9hv
    @MikeB-kq9hv Рік тому +7

    I always cite those Big Show and Braun matches as awesome glimpses of those guys wrestling in the style of 2 average size guys as opposed to giants. It really allowed them to disply their athleticism

  • @BryanTarinLozaMusic
    @BryanTarinLozaMusic 2 місяці тому

    Prime Big Show was the ideal body. Fast, athletic, strong and with the long hair he looked like a God

  • @zanethind
    @zanethind Рік тому +4

    I didn't know he did a top rope dropkick holy cow did he have some amazing agility back in the day

  • @raysullya.k.amassholehead817
    @raysullya.k.amassholehead817 Рік тому +5

    He hit the mat like a ton of shyte...lol..😅😂🎉😮

  • @Farmerb1985
    @Farmerb1985 9 місяців тому +2

    Paul wight is totally the world largest athlete and a talented giant

  • @Rumble225-qe7fy
    @Rumble225-qe7fy 4 місяці тому

    Never see a more talented giant than him. He was the man when he was in shape. Could do 10 reps with 500 on the bench and could high fly.

  • @dylanmmc
    @dylanmmc Рік тому +3

    He was specifically told by Hulk Hogan if I recall correctly from other interviews he’s discussed this in.

  • @PittsburghRonin
    @PittsburghRonin Місяць тому

    During Ruthless Aggression, I remember a match between him and Kane, and I was very, very impressed. They actually did some catch-us-catch-can, and that debunked the "big men don't wrestle" trope. Paul Wight is an absolute legend.

  • @triggerwarning9725
    @triggerwarning9725 Рік тому +6

    Should have seen him in war games WCW back in the day he was pretty damn athletic for a guy his size.

  • @AntonBalfe
    @AntonBalfe Рік тому

    Big show hitting anything from the top would be something i would love to see

  • @gabedom_
    @gabedom_ Місяць тому +1

    HO-LY SHIIIT! Flying Big Show would've been terrifying!

  • @Ashmart37
    @Ashmart37 Рік тому +1

    Everyone out the pool

  • @stevefisher5433
    @stevefisher5433 10 місяців тому

    Watching a man that size doing kick ups from his back, and moonsaults from the top turnbuckle was a very amazing site. It was short lived, and extremely rare, and i feel lucky for being around when he was doing it in real time. Highlight reels are great for preserving memories, but seeing it live is forever burned into my brain!

  • @NoPe-304
    @NoPe-304 Рік тому +7

    My first ever WCW show in Charleston WV the giant was there he done the missile dropkick and kip up was a sight to see he was an animal then

  • @TeranIcer
    @TeranIcer Рік тому +7

    Khali had an athletic period too, before his condition really started to kick in.

  • @bullock4211
    @bullock4211 Місяць тому

    That first dropkick gave me flashbacks of Sid

  • @WhiskeyToro
    @WhiskeyToro 7 місяців тому

    When I was a kid we had front row.There were no barricades, just a normal fence that could be easily moved is all that stood between our legs and all 450+lbs of Big Show... he was thrown against it and the fence literally crushed our little legs with his full weight. He didn't break kayfabe, acting injured while still leaning his full weight against it and my 11 year old self shouted, "you're crushing my fucking leg, get off!". I saw Big open his eyes and looked at us, evaluated the situation and rolled off the fence promptly. Solid guy. Our legs were bruised for over a week.

  • @DOefelein
    @DOefelein 9 місяців тому +1

    Viscera was quick for his size

  • @ckingch
    @ckingch 2 місяці тому

    He had mad height on those drop kicks when he was The Giant in WCW. From the ground he'd kick em right in the chest.

  • @cruz25617
    @cruz25617 5 місяців тому

    I remember Paul doing a moonsault. It used to be on UA-cam ages ago, i think. But then i tried looking for it and couldn't find it. I swear i thought i was having a Mandela effect with how empty the searches came up. But i KNOW i remember that. And finally this confirms it. After all these year's. I felt like the only one who remembered that. Although i don't remember exactly what company he pulled that off in. He says it wasn't in a match. But i clearly remember him doing it. Idk.
    The other impossible to find video is of Kevin Nash literally dead lifting a guy from the mat straight up for a clean chokeslam in one match. That too was around on UA-cam, until it was lost or taken out. The guy taking the move sand bagged it. So Kevin had to use pure raw strength. It was actually impressive. No momentum at all. Pure power.

  • @joewilliams5109
    @joewilliams5109 Місяць тому +1

    Andre did too when he was younger

  • @Ammy_Bajwa
    @Ammy_Bajwa Рік тому +2

    Go watch khali in his younger years in japan.
    He was so good as well.

  • @JamesStreet-tp1vb
    @JamesStreet-tp1vb 5 місяців тому

    I would LOVED to have seen Show with a strength coach train for and do the Atlas Stones at the WSM competition. I bet he could have set records that stand to this day. He is the strongest man to ever enter the ring, by FAR.

  • @Kwaighzo
    @Kwaighzo 10 місяців тому

    Bam Bam will always be the best high flying big man.

  • @ThePhantom018
    @ThePhantom018 2 місяці тому

    captain insano shows no mercy

  • @randybarboza5596
    @randybarboza5596 Рік тому +1

    You are a legend and you are one of the greatest.

  • @josephrivas5339
    @josephrivas5339 Рік тому

    You know how many years that top rope drop kick took off show’s wrestling years.
    Jeezzeeeee my guy was with it.

  • @ajtian
    @ajtian 6 місяців тому

    him doing any of that like lesner vader kane ect are in a class of there own FREAKS

  • @stevensandahl4223
    @stevensandahl4223 Рік тому

    Big show you're was one of my favorite wwe stars

  • @SaintRomulus-bi9kb
    @SaintRomulus-bi9kb 2 місяці тому

    Prime Giant..was crazy

  • @Silver_007_DM
    @Silver_007_DM 18 днів тому

    Now imagine him doing a shooting star press

  • @toothcweam
    @toothcweam 12 днів тому

    "If you want to stay here, BE LESS ENTERTAINING!!!"

  • @user-vv3uy1qz7h
    @user-vv3uy1qz7h 5 днів тому +1

    I remember he use to tak out everybody with the chokeslam

  • @gpostallive5818
    @gpostallive5818 5 місяців тому

    They Told Him Right ✅️

  • @Doshanko
    @Doshanko Рік тому +1

    I still remember seeing him do his elbow drop on Mark Henry and Braun Strowman. Homie could move

  • @wilkinstokarev5705
    @wilkinstokarev5705 8 місяців тому

    Big show is like a cruiserweight version of a giant 😮

  • @carmody90
    @carmody90 10 місяців тому +1

    Nah I wouldn't be taking that big show moonsault. He'd crush you 😂

  • @ProjectA.L.I.
    @ProjectA.L.I. 4 місяці тому +1

    Just because he could doesn’t mean he should of. Nowadays he looks like just standing is painful :(

  • @demarriohollowell5065
    @demarriohollowell5065 Рік тому

    No wonder big show nor the giant never got over.

  • @peterp2153
    @peterp2153 7 місяців тому

    And they were right to tell him to knock it off. He’s a giant. That’s the attraction and that’s good enough. Work like a giant. It also devalues what made the cruiserweights what they were on the WCW cards by doing their moves.

  • @shoot_the_glass5654
    @shoot_the_glass5654 4 місяці тому

    I remember in the late 90s attitude era, he could flip back onto his feet while laying down.

  • @zlinedavid
    @zlinedavid 9 місяців тому

    People forget that this dude played D1 college basketball. He’s a legit athlete.

    • @TimiO47
      @TimiO47 5 місяців тому

      yeah wen he was slim and in shape!! not wen he got fat

  • @badassuchiha4875
    @badassuchiha4875 5 місяців тому

    If this guy kept his Knockout Punch Weapons of Mass Destruction he would've single Handedly take out the Entire WWE Roster in one Swipe Plus his Old theme song is much better then Recent Versions

  • @susanmcavoy9213
    @susanmcavoy9213 Рік тому

    Love you Paul (Big Show)!

  • @keltzin3227
    @keltzin3227 9 місяців тому

    Big Show looks like Kratos from God of War Ragnarok

  • @spangdeez498
    @spangdeez498 2 місяці тому

    Andre used to do this too… back in his early days

  • @marcofrias429
    @marcofrias429 Рік тому +1

    Imagine big show do red arrow finisher (neville's finisher or pac in aew)?

  • @_Risto
    @_Risto Рік тому +7

    Vince was like " dont ever do that ever again if you want to continue working here" or youuuuur firrreed!😂😂😂

    • @shroomgod1990
      @shroomgod1990 Рік тому +1

      Probably the best advice he ever got tho.

    • @mikehawk2235
      @mikehawk2235 Рік тому

      ​@@shroomgod1990 I liked the drop kicks , Vince is just a fucking retarded ass old man

  • @therealSouljaMan
    @therealSouljaMan 8 місяців тому

    That’s highly impressive I would pay to see him do a damn moonsault and have a poster of that 😂🔥

  • @BrokeVid3o
    @BrokeVid3o Рік тому +1

    I’ll pay that same money to see Paul White do that moonsault

    • @agrimshaw92
      @agrimshaw92 Рік тому

      RIGHT?! Like I'm glad he didn't make a career of it or he'd probably be in a wheelchair by now but man, to see that just once would be incredible!

  • @doctordeath2551
    @doctordeath2551 7 місяців тому +1

    I don’t blame them for stopping him
    Man was pushing 430-500+ pounds imagine all that weight landing on a guy weighing like 200 pounds.
    And all that impact on his body career would’ve probably only lasted 5 years maybe 10

    • @TimiO47
      @TimiO47 5 місяців тому

      he would be stupid to want to continue the move after he got fat n out of shape

  • @Sensei.shonuff
    @Sensei.shonuff 4 місяці тому

    Can't blame em for telling him not to do stuff like that we saw what happened to Sid with the leg thing

  • @Demotae
    @Demotae Рік тому

    I've seen him do kip ups, but the jaw dropper was watching him hop over the top rope to get into the ring

  • @Foenem_bory
    @Foenem_bory Рік тому

    Big show a legend

  • @jman8449
    @jman8449 6 місяців тому

    Dude destroyed one of his knees wrestling like a statue the majority of his career. I can’t imagine the condition his body would be in if he continued wresting like that.

    • @nobleone89
      @nobleone89 3 місяці тому

      He would have retired in 2004

  • @alienlife7754
    @alienlife7754 Рік тому

    In WCW Curt Henning put the “Giant” in a perfect plex. That was impressive for both men.

  • @teyvang3953
    @teyvang3953 Місяць тому

    Yea... his athleticism was crazy. I remember seeing him do that stuff and just being amazed... I giant heavy weight, doing those cruiser weight moves... damn. The company should've let him continued to do those moves, just limit him.

  • @Mike--Oxmall
    @Mike--Oxmall 11 місяців тому

    He could jump over the top rope as well. He didnt seem to have any bone/joing problems in his body even though he was very tall. Other big men couldnt go like that. WCW got him to stop doing the moonsault because of houw dangerous it was, not for him but the guy he lands on. I think they just phased out his other high flying stuff as well and got him to work like a monster..

  • @Dasmoose15
    @Dasmoose15 5 місяців тому

    This is what Smackdown Vs Raw was made for

  • @lordofallusion5862
    @lordofallusion5862 10 місяців тому

    Probably the best damn advice, it would have become his trademark and eventually time would catch up, gravity would take hold, and home would be dead.

  • @jameshurtado5389
    @jameshurtado5389 9 місяців тому

    I think that bump he took last week was more dangerous than a moonsault

  • @kylesmith6277
    @kylesmith6277 10 місяців тому

    he could do very very poor missile drop kicks off the turnbuckle yes but he was extremally athletic for someone his size, he was all over the place as the giant he def was one of the most entertaining elements of pre monday night war.

  • @TheBlackKakashi
    @TheBlackKakashi 11 місяців тому

    I’ve seen him do all of that except for the moonsault

  • @tylerrollins5295
    @tylerrollins5295 Рік тому

    Understanding because you never want a person at that stature to go for a high risk move on tv and blow their knee out giants are ver important in wrestling

  • @dahub6929
    @dahub6929 4 місяці тому

    A very athletic Big Show was cool asf

  • @alfiehickson8440
    @alfiehickson8440 5 місяців тому

    Andre could do a somersault from the top rope and land on his feet in his early days. Would love to have seen it!

  • @muscleT92
    @muscleT92 2 місяці тому

    Big cass can be the next dominant giant

  • @basedjj93
    @basedjj93 6 місяців тому

    The big slow!! 😂 Legend

  • @sandiyudapangestu9439
    @sandiyudapangestu9439 4 місяці тому

    Imagine taking a freaking moonsault from the Big Show

  • @caesar3909
    @caesar3909 11 місяців тому

    Paul would have been a ruthless Barbarian back in when Barbarians were still around & handling their business

  • @CurlyFromTheSwirly
    @CurlyFromTheSwirly 10 місяців тому

    Sadly WCW had their commentatorz saying how Kevin Trash was the best big man instead of talking about Paul the Giant who actually wrestled.

  • @jolemays3218
    @jolemays3218 9 місяців тому

    Watch wcw in the 90s bruh athleticism was insane

  • @williamcarroll5402
    @williamcarroll5402 Рік тому

    Yup we remember

  • @nicholashurst780
    @nicholashurst780 Рік тому

    This reminds me of Kevin Nash telling the story when he first came into WWE is diesel and he hadn't actually had a match on TV yet he'd only been a bodyguard but he was working house shows, he did a sunset flip and got told by the undertaker if he ever did something like that again he would never get booked again by the WWE because big guys weren't supposed to do that stuff

    • @kevinbaker2620
      @kevinbaker2620 Рік тому

      Kevin Nash was working as Vinnie Vegas and Oz in WCW on tv before going to WWE

  • @AhmedAli-im3ho
    @AhmedAli-im3ho Місяць тому

    He would have been crazy in todays time where he would’ve been allowed to showcase this

    • @Michael-fb6ve
      @Michael-fb6ve Місяць тому

      He got too fat though he was only that athletic for like 4 years

  • @user-xb9lg9ow4o
    @user-xb9lg9ow4o Рік тому

    Very impressive

  • @johngotti3487
    @johngotti3487 7 місяців тому

    I remember the Kip up and a couple of his missile drop kicks but in all my years the only big men I’ve seen do a legit moonsault was Vader & Bam Bam Bigelo

  • @LittleRosston
    @LittleRosston 10 місяців тому

    Man. WWE is so evil for not letting Show break his neck on live tv. Fed is so bad.

  • @williamweber9390
    @williamweber9390 2 місяці тому

    The moonsault would’ve been incredible to see. I guess hogan was willing to take it but they thought someone might get killed so he never did it

  • @tormmac
    @tormmac 4 місяці тому

    he'll always be the giant jr to me

  • @user-jw5jb2vi2m
    @user-jw5jb2vi2m 10 місяців тому +1

    Originally he said Hogan told him Not to do it as if he was giving him advice for a Big Man and Now adds his Job was on the line if he didn't 🤔
    So was Hogan/Bishoff threatening to Fire him for potentially showing up Hogan in a Future Match?

  • @beastiebear7231
    @beastiebear7231 Рік тому +1

    I was hoping to see a moonsault

  • @Xerxez_Official
    @Xerxez_Official Рік тому

    Now i wanna see him do the 619 and the eddie frog splash