As announced by AEW, former WWE Superstar Paul Wight, aka The Big Show, will make his first live appearance for the company in the next episode of Dynamite.
The former WWE Superstar’s AEW signing was the most astonishing news story of the past few days, and several members of the wrestling community responded to the development.
Ric Flair has now weighed in with his thoughts on Big Show joining AEW during a recent interview with David LaGreca and Bubba Ray Dudley on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio.
The WWE Hall of Famer revealed that although he spent a lot of time with Big Show lately, he did not know that Wight was on his way to AEW.
“No, I did not do that. I’ve been working in Big Show a lot lately and we’ve been friends for a long time. I remember the night he walked into Chicago, Horizon. I wrestled with Hogan that night, and he did. came with a friend and was introduced to all of us. ‘
Ric Flair had a lot of admiration for Paul Wight, and he also revealed if he knew about the Superstar’s intention to leave WWE.
Flair is heavily involved with WWE these days, but he does not feel the need to look behind the scenes for information. The Nature Boy remembers meeting Big Show last time during WWE’s Legends Night episode of RAW.
“He was just a wonderful kid, and he’s still a wonderful guy, but I do not know what happened. I’m not trying to ask, you know we would get in there where we were all aware, we are. all the time there, and I’ve been there a lot already. But I now find that it’s a different world, and it’s better that I do not ask. is there, say hello, and all that.To answer your question, I was just with him and did not see it happen.He did not say a word to me, and I was with him, who two weeks ago, three weeks ago and when they had the Legends Runion, he was there. ‘