Bigshow Facts
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Finishing and signature moves: Chokeslam / Showstopper (Chokeslam) Wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. The most common variety of chokeslam is performed with a single-handed choke. The wrestler places their free hand behind the victim's back to help turn them horizontally for the throw. This is often used by big wrestlers because it emphasizes their strength. A two-handed choke variation on two victims or one is also popular. Other Notable users include: Undertaker, Kane, Abyss and Akira Taue. Final Cut (Inverted facelock elbow drop) This is any elbow drop which is performed after applying a headlock, the most widely known variation is an inverted facelock elbow drop in which a wrestler puts his opponent into a inverted facelock, and then turns 180°, droping the elbow across the opponent's chest, driving him down to the mat. Big Show and The Hurricane have both used slight variations of the inverted facelock elbow drop; these moves have been dubbed the Final Cut and the Eye of the Hurricane, respectively. Hog Log (Inverted leg drop bulldog) A move which involves the attacker placing the back of the head of his opponent (who is leaning forward) under his leg, then dropping his leg and the opponent's head down to the mat. Usually the back of the head is placed under the attacker's leg, though the term Hog Lock (most recently used by the Big Show) is referred to when the head is the other way around when the leg is dropped. Alley Oop Also known as reverse powerbomb. The wrestler lifts the opponent so that they are seated on the wrestlers shoulders, facing away from him, as in a powerbomb. The wrestler then falls backwards while throwing the opponent the same way, dropping them down to the mat on their chest. It was made famous by Tori and then The Big Show. Big boot This is usually done with the opponent charging towards the wrestler, using the opponent's momentum to deliver the wrestler's boot to the upper-body or head. When this move is performed with the wrestler charging towards an opponent it is referred to as a Kenka Kick or a Yakuza Kick, named by Masahiro Chono. Yakuza Kick is the older name, which is no longer used in Japan, allegedly because of a request or demand from Yakuza members. It is also sometimes referred to as a Mafia Kick in the United States. Kenka means "fight" in Japanese. Other Wrestlers who have used the big boot include Kane, The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, The Barbarian, Kevin Nash, Toshiaki Kawada, Bradshaw. Open handed slap (forhand chop) The act of slapping the chest of the opponent using the forehand. This is commonly used by The Big Show and is used often by Brother Ray. Sidewalk slam The wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the victim, facing in the same direction, and reaches around the victim's torso with one arm across the victim's chest and under both arms and places the other arm under the victim's legs. The wrestler then lifts him/her up, bringing his/her legs off the ground and falls down to the mat in a sitting position, slamming the victim into the mat back-first. Double chokeslam (with Kane or The Undertaker) Two wrestlers both execute a chokeslam on a single opponent at the same time is refered to as a double chokeslam. This is also a finishing move of other big man teams including Brothers of Destruction, and KroniK. This move is also referred to as a double spinebuster / double front slam as the action of lifting an opponent up and throwing them down are much the same, though the spinebuster, and front slam are more common on a charging opponent. Among many users of this version was the team of Rene Dupree & Sylvain Greiner who called it the Bonsoir. A double chokeslam can also refer to two chokeslams being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time, and occasionally in a tag team match where each member of one team will chokeslam a member of the opposing team (ie- two simultaneous chokeslams). Managers Jim Strauser The Taskmaster Jimmy Hart Shane McMahon Paul Heyman Joy Giovanni Championships and accomplishments Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 137 of the best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003. PWI Rookie of the Year Award (1996) PWI Wrestler of the Year Award (1996) - The first rookie to be named Wrestler of the Year. World Championship Wrestling 2-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1) 2-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (1-time with Scott Hall, 1-time with Sting) World Wrestling Entertainment / Federation 2-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion / WWE Champion 1-time WWE United States Champion 3-time WWF Hardcore Champion 3-time WWF/WWE World Tag Team Champion (2-time with The Undertaker, 1-time with Kane) Wrestling Observer Newsletter 1996 Rookie of the Year (1) - Wight won his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1995 at the age of twenty three, becoming the youngest man to become world heavyweight champion in either the WWF or WCW. |
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