• Big Show Calls His Countless Heel/Babyface Turns In WWF/WWE “Super Frustrating” (Full List Of Turns)
Old School WCW/WWF Legend ‘The Big Show’ Paul Wight (fka The Giant) was interviewed by Inside The Ropes, where he expressed his frustration about his countless Heel/Babyface turns during his 1999-2021 WWF/WWE run.
Here’s what the former multiple time WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion had to say:
“Oh, I think it’s super frustrating. One of the things that turning did is made it hard for me to develop a consistent identity, you know, to sell merch.
Merchandise is a huge part of our industry and you either have to have a solid run as a really dominant heel where people want to buy your stuff because you’re the antihero and they like it, or you need to have a solid run as a babyface where they love your stuff and everybody wants to buy it.
When you’re flip-flopping, a lot of times you’re pissing people off, you’re constantly dividing your audience.”
Here’s a list of Paul Wight’s world record of 35 turns during his entire Wrestling (WCW/WWF/WWE/AEW) career:
– Started as a Heel in his 1995 WCW debut
1. Babyface – WCW 1996: Becomes babyface by default because he is the WCW Champion going against the heel nWo invaders
2. Heel – WCW 1996: Joins the nWo
3. Babyface – WCW 1996: Wants a shot at Hollywood Hogan
4. Heel – WCW 1998: The Giant nWo Hollywood
5. Babyface – WCW 1999: After the Finger Poke Of Doom
6. Heel – WWF 1999: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre debut
7. Babyface – WWF 1999: Takes out Vince McMahon at WrestleMania XV
8. Heel – WWF 1999: Unholy Alliance with The Undertaker
9. Babyface – WWF 1999: Becomes WWF World Champion at Survivor Series
10. Heel – WWF 2000: Royal Rumble 2000
11. Babyface – WWF 2000: comedy act who does parodies
12. Heel – WWF 2000: Attacks The Undertaker
13. Babyface – WWF 2001: WCW Invasion
14. Heel – WWF 2002: Joins the nWo
15. Babyface – WWE 2002: After the roster split
16. Heel – WWE 2002: Survivor Series 2002 (WWE title win)
17. Babyface – WWE 2004: Feud with Heel General Manager Kurt Angle
18. Heel – WWE 2006: ECW title win
19. Babyface – WWE 2008: No Way Out 2008 Return
20. Heel – WWE 2008: Floyd Mayweather storyline
21. Babyface – WWE 2008: Floyd Mayweather storyline again
22. Heel – WWE 2008: Turns on The Undertaker
23. Babyface – WWE 2009: Joins Team Raw at Bragging Rights
24. Heel – WWE 2009: Turns on Team Raw at Bragging Rights
25. Babyface – WWE 2010: Turns on Miz
26. Heel – WWE 2012: Turns to get his job back
27. Babyface – WWE 2013: Helps others against The Shield
28. Heel – WWE 2013: Joins The Authority
29. Babyface – WWE 2013: Turns on The Authority
30. Heel – WWE 2014: Rejoins The Authority at Survivor Series 2014
31. Babyface – WWE 2015: Helps others against The Wyatt Family
32. Heel – WWE 2018: 1000th episode of SmackDown
33. Babyface – WWE 2018: Turns on The Bar
34. Heel – WWE 2020: WrestleMania 36
35. Babyface – WWE 2020: Helps others against The Ninjas
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (November 8, 2001) – WWF SmackDown!
On this day in 2001, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF SmackDown!’.
It was broadcasted from the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey and featured pre-taped matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Survivor Series 2001’ PPV.
Here’s the match-card:
1. Dudley Boyz vs. The Acolytes
2. Test vs. Matt Hardy
3. The Rock vs. Booker T
4. Big Show vs. William Regal
5. Jeff Hardy & Lita vs. Lance Storm & Ivory
6. The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin & Kurt Angle
