This Day in Wrestling History - April 22

[Chris]

Television Shows
1986: WWF @ New York City
1989: World Championship Wrestling
1990: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WCW Saturday Night
1995: WWF Superstars
1996: WCW Monday Nitro #32 (Rating; 2.70)
1996: WWF Monday Night RAW #155 (Rating: 3.30)
1999: WCW Thunder
2000: WCW Worldwide
2002: WWF RAW #465 (Rating: 4.80)
2004: WWE Smackdown #245 (Rating: 3.10)
2005: TNA iMPACT #47 (Rating: 0.20)
2008: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi #98 (Rating: 1.16)
2010: WWE Superstars #54 (Rating: 0.64)
2011: WWE Smackdown #610 (Rating: 1.89)
2012: WWE Vintage Collection #203
2013: WWE RAW #1039 (Rating: 3.14/Viewers: 4,400,000)

Title Changes
1995: The Giant wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship
2000: ECW Tag Team Championship vacated
2000: Rhino wins ECW Television Championship

Birthdays
1966: Miguel Perez Jr.
1978: Ezekiel Jackson
1985: Jay Lethal
1989: Brittany​

Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

Still maintain that Paul Wright was a better a more over talent (at his peak at least) during his WCW days. The problem was when he started piling on the pounds and got lost in the suffle of all the NWO overkill.

A bit random, but seeing that picture of the slopping reminds of that angle on Superstars when Sunny pretended to have the hots for Phinias. Now that was hot shit, that girl could perform!

 

[Deezy]

Even Big Show says he didn't know how to work in WCW, he was learning on the fly...Wonder why he was sent to OVW for months at a time when he went to New York? Being able to throw a dropkick doesn't make you better, he came into his own in 03.

 

[Chris]

To be honest, I think Show started having his best matches 2011ish.

 

[Deezy]

Nah, he was having great matches with Eddie, Benoit, Angle and Lesnar in 03, he was also doing great when he was ECW champion and when he came back in 07. Everyone seems to dog his work, but I think it's just big man bias, there are people who would lick Samaoa Joe and Morishima's balls, but don't give Big Show credit for being one of the greatest giants in history.

 

[Keith]

Even Big Show says he didn't know how to work in WCW, he was learning on the fly...Wonder why he was sent to OVW for months at a time when he went to New York? Being able to throw a dropkick doesn't make you better, he came into his own in 03.

But he still did the power moves as well, but then when you add something like a top rope drop kick it makes him stand out even more just like when Vader did top rope moves. Also, WCW did book him to strengths at least for a while. Problem with your argument is that Show got even more out of shape on the WWF's watch than he did WCW's. One area he did improve was on the mic.

 

[Deezy]

Being out of shape and being fat aren't mutually exclusive, ride around 200 days a year and live off fast food joints, because that's the only places open after shows........It also doesn't mean he was a better performer when he was skinny, he wasn't, even he says it. He got better after he signed with WWE and really came into his own in 03 and has been a good hand ever since.

 

[Keith]

But even Jim Ross made a Fat comment at the expense of Show, you know "Big Show needs a tag right now, about as much as he needs a cheeseburger"

Not saying being fat is the same as out of shape, but when it effects your performances then it is a problem.

Overall Show has had a decent career, and is in much better shape now, but I still think he could had been so much more.