7 interesting facts about Big Show

On his visit to New Delhi two days ago, Big Show told a fact about himself, he “sold bathroom deodorisers for state manufacturers and even answered phone calls at karaoke companies.” Interesting, isn’t it? But that’s not the only interesting fact about the world’s largest athlete. In light of his visit to India let’s read some interesting ‘Big Show’ facts:

An excellent basketball player in his teens

Many pro wrestlers have excelled in sports during their school/college days and Big Show is no exception. He played basketball in high school (at Wyman King Academy, South Carolina), in junior college (at Northern Oklahoma Junior College, Tonkawa, OK), for Wichita State University and for Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He was an outstanding player and this can be seen in his high school stats which tell us that he averaged over 32 points, 20 rebounds and 11 blocks per game in his senior season of high school and put up 61 points in a state playoff game. With those stats anyone would like to have him in their team.

Has been arrested and charged

In 1998, Big Show was arrested for ‘show’ing himself to a female hotel clerk in Memphis, Tennessee, but was later released due to lack of evidence. In 1999, he was charged for assault on Robert Sawyer, who accused Show of breaking his jaw during a dispute at Marriott Hotel in New York. Show said that Sawyer abused and threatened him and so he responded by punching him. Show was found “not guilty” few days later.

Has been on nearly 30 television shows

We see Big Show on television every week as part of the WWE shows:  Raw and SmackDown, but those are not the only shows which Show has appeared in. He has appeared in several other shows such as MADtv, Are You Smarter than A Fifth Grader?, Saturday Nigh Live, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Psych. He has also appeared in many movies such as MacGruber and Knucklehead.

Appeared in the video of “Thong Song”

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Show made a cameo appearance in the alternate music video of the 1999 hit song “Thong Song” by Sisqo. As the title suggests, the song is about thongs, and seeing a giant in a music video about tiny innerwear is really funny. Well, this is a side of Big Show which many of you might not have seen.