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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 18, 2011 9:38:34 GMT -5
His size overshadows the fact that he's a better athlete than any of the 400+ pounders that came before him. wouldnt agree with that.Bam Bam and Vader were both more athletic than Big Show at any point in his career. Both of those guys were exceptional but Show's natural agility in his 20s was unheard of. I don't know what his vertical leap was but his basketball background showed through. Whenever he decided to leave his feet, it seemed like he covered 3/4s of the ring. I also remember him taking monster bumps in an age when most giants rarely left their feet. When it comes to true giants (I don't consider guys like Taker and Diesel giants) Big Show is in a class all his own. |
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Post by machomadness on Apr 18, 2011 10:42:34 GMT -5
wouldnt agree with that.Bam Bam and Vader were both more athletic than Big Show at any point in his career. Both of those guys were exceptional but Show's natural agility in his 20s was unheard of. I don't know what his vertical leap was but his basketball background showed through. Whenever he decided to leave his feet, it seemed like he covered 3/4s of the ring. I also remember him taking monster bumps in an age when most giants rarely left their feet. When it comes to true giants (I don't consider guys like Taker and Diesel giants) Big Show is in a class all his own. Dont forget to take in account that The Giant was nearly a foot and a half larger then guys like BamBam and Vader. Being short and round is one thing but being tall and bulky is really a bitch sometimes. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 21:52:38 GMT -5
heard he was very athletic in his younger days, so it is certainly possible
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Post by Kenny Powers on Apr 27, 2011 17:44:35 GMT -5
I remember hearing he did. Kane also did a hurracanranna on Albert one time on smackdown.
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Post by rossfan on Apr 27, 2011 19:21:21 GMT -5
His size overshadows the fact that he's a better athlete than any of the 400+ pounders that came before him. wouldnt agree with that.Bam Bam and Vader were both more athletic than Big Show at any point in his career. vader and bam bam were not legit 400lb though, billed that in america, vader was about 350 and bam bam probably less, both men were much shorter than wight, vader was billed 340 in japan a few months before coming to wcw having said that wight got stupid billings in wcw, at one stage they tried to pass him off as 550 when i doubt he went above 400 there |
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 27, 2011 22:33:01 GMT -5
wouldnt agree with that.Bam Bam and Vader were both more athletic than Big Show at any point in his career. and bam bam probably less, both men were much shorter than wight, vader was billed 340 in japan a few months before coming to wcw having said that wight got stupid billings in wcw, at one stage they tried to pass him off as 550 when i doubt he went above 400 there Vader might have been 350 in his "Baby Bull" days but he was a legit 400+ by the time he got to WCW. He was also a legit 450+ by the time he got to the WWF. I couldn't believe how big he had gotten, even by his standards. He lost some weight by '98 because it began to affect his mobility. I've read conflicting reports about Show's original, actual weight in WCW. It was somewhere between 390 and 415. You're right, he never approached 500 in WCW. |
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Post by bountyhunterblood5 on Apr 28, 2011 7:32:13 GMT -5
Big Show aint no Vader or Bam Bam
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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 28, 2011 13:31:59 GMT -5
vader and bam bam were not legit 400lb though, billed that in america, vader was about 350 and bam bam probably less, both men were much shorter than wight, vader was billed 340 in japan a few months before coming to wcw having said that wight got stupid billings in wcw, at one stage they tried to pass him off as 550 when i doubt he went above 400 there Vader might have been 350 in his "Baby Bull" days but he was a legit 400+ by the time he got to WCW. He was also a legit 450+ by the time he got to the WWF. I couldn't believe how big he had gotten, even by his standards. He lost some weight by '98 because it began to affect his mobility. I've read conflicting reports about Show's original, actual weight in WCW. It was somewhere between 390 and 415. You're right, he never approached 500 in WCW. well,they definitely played up his weight in WCW,especially at the beginning where they tried to pass him off as the illegitimate son of Andre.... |
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Post by greenjack1992 on Apr 28, 2011 18:10:01 GMT -5
He did it in a dark match in WCW when he very first came up but Hogan was like "NO WAY BROTHER!" and pulled him out of training early so he couldn't embarrass him in their upcoming feud.
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Post by LtD73 on Apr 28, 2011 18:12:05 GMT -5
I'm sure i've seen him do one.
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Post by newguy92 on May 1, 2011 21:09:49 GMT -5
no. lol
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Post by chrisbenoit99 on May 7, 2011 9:10:09 GMT -5
He did one while he was in the WCW Plant, but they told him to slow down a bit so he doesnt get hurt.
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Post by jbarqu88 on May 7, 2011 9:39:20 GMT -5
I bet he could easily do a Moonsault now. Maybe even a 450 Splash.
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