Paul Wight is enjoying his time in AEW.
Paul Wight, formerly known as The Big Show, spent over 20 years with WWE, and he was one of the company's top stars at different points. Wight left WWE and signed with AEW in February 2021. He joined the company as a wrestler and a commentator.
Speaking with Jack Curry of YES Network at a New York Yankees spring training game, Wight was asked to describe how the transition to AEW has been for him.
"It’s been fantastic. I was blessed to work for a big company for a lot of years all over the world, and now, at my stage of the game, to find myself useful in a company that allows me to spread a lot of my knowledge to the younger talent, get a chance to get on the microphone every now and then and enhance them, help their characters and then get in the ring and mix it up, it’s probably the single greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m blessed, grateful, and thankful for the fans that still like to see me do my thing," Wight said.
Wight has not wrestled since the November 15, 2023, episode of AEW Dynamite, where he competed in the "Like a Dragon" Gaiden Street Fight. Chris Jericho noted that Wight hurt his knee during the match. It is not known when he will return to the ring.
Wight previously said he had a year and a half, or maybe two years, before he retired as a wrestler. Check out his comments here.
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