10 Wrestlers Who Had Heat With The Undertaker
Not everyone has pleased The Deadman
4. The Big Show
Paul Wight was snapped up by WWE in early 1999, moving from WCW for a big, fat contract and the promise of main-event superstardom and matches with the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The Big Show was brought in in a big way but, sadly, quickly demonstrated that he was perhaps not quite ready for the spot he was being primed for.
According to Calaway, the giant also treated other people like they were less than him, which rubbed ‘Taker the wrong way. Wight has spoken about how he would get the ‘crooked finger’, with The Phenom calling him over for a verbal beatdown, whether it was about how he spoke to a technician or something he did in the ring that wasn’t up to standard.
‘Taker was doing this because he understood the giant’s potential and wanted him to be great, but admitted it took a while – and a lot of stern talks – before the advice sunk in and Wight started to put it together (in and out of the ring).
Wight has since credited The Undertaker’s tutelage for helping him become the performer he then turned into, but things were tense between them for a bit there.
