Paul Wight didnt exactly love his WWE name when Vince McMahon surprised him with it. In fact, he straight-up hated it.
During his Going Ringside interview at River City Wrestling Con, the former Giant opened up about the moment WWE rebranded him as The Big Show after his WCW jump in 1999. Since The Giant was trademarked by WCW, WWE needed a fresh monikerand Vince McMahon didnt waste time springing it on him backstage.
One day, McMahon casually passed him in the hallway and dropped the new identity without warning. Wight didnt love it.
Despite his initial reaction, Wight said he eventually came to terms with it. He explained that McMahon never liked the name Paul Wight anyway and that the name itself wasnt as important as what he did with it.
He added that WWE let guys like John Cena and Randy Orton keep their names because it suited their charactersbut for him, Vince had other plans.
In the end, the name stuckand so did Wight. Whether he liked it or not, The Big Show became one of the most recognizable names in wrestling history.
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