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** Also he is the third man after Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/KurtAngle to have held all of the currently active titles.
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* Performing an elbow drop ''off the top rope'' on Wrestling/MarkHenry at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2011''!!
* When he pulled down the [=TitanTron=].
** And when he pulled apart the ring on ''[[Wrestling/{{WCW}} Thunder]]'' by ripping out one of the ring posts. With one hand.
* March 4, 2000: Following a series of matches where The Big Show wore a variety of costumes, this particular night (''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'') he came out dressed as...Wrestling/HulkHogan. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTR42h-wdyU And the similarities don't end there.]]
** "He does Hulk Hogan better than Hulk Hogan!"
* When Wrestling/BrockLesnar Superplexed him from the top turnbuckle, and the ring ''[[TrashTheSet collapsed]]'' (it was rigged that way, but [[RuleOfCool STILL!...]].)
** Done again with Wrestling/MarkHenry in [[SevenYearRule 2011]], which was just as awesome, if not more awesome than the Brock Lesnar superplex.
** Wrestling/BraunStrowman doing it [[RuleOfThree in 2017]]. Bonus points for Strowman being the only one still standing shortly after.
** Given the amount of poundage that was hitting the canvas in all three cases, the gimmicked rings might well have been the only thing keeping them from getting trashed for real, as well as keeping everyone from getting seriously injured.
* ''Elimination Chamber'' '12: Breaking ''through'' one of the pods to get at [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. After spending a good portion of the match taunting Big Show from the safety of the pod you can see the moment Bryan goes from a SmugSnake to realizing [[OhCrap just how bad things got for him.]]
** This narrowly beat out what could have been ''another'' crowning moment a few moments earlier, when Big Show hit Khali with a flawlessly executed running spear that allowed for an instant pin. Seeing someone as big as Show flying through the air like that was ''damned'' impressive.
* Winning the Hardcore title by [[https://gfycat.com/QueasyRealArcherfish pinning Essa Rios to a wall and ordering the ref to "Count him!".]][[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Then dumping Essa into the nearby bin right after.]]
* On a 2004 ''[=SmackDown=]!'', a lumberjack match between Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero breaks down into a massive brawl involving just about everyone present. Returning from injury, Big Show marches down and ''single-handedly destroys EVERY SINGLE WRESTLER'' on the ''[=SmackDown=]!'' roster in roughly three minutes.
* How about being only the ''third'' man to hold the WWE, World Heavyweight and ECW Championships? (The first being Wrestling/{{Kane}} and the second being Wrestling/CMPunk).
** Even better he is the first and ''only'' man to hold those and the WCW title.
** While the WWE incarnation of ECW is generally considered to be better left forgotten, Show's run was actually a highlight, at least initially, where - to build up credibility of the ECW championship, he had a series of PPV quality matches with the likes of Ric Flair, Kane, The Undertaker, DX, and Batista, practically on a weekly basis.
* Winning the Intercontinental Championship from Cody Rhodes at Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 28, his ''first ever'' solo win at Wrestlemania, and becoming the 12th Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion. Wrestlemania moment indeed!
** Also he is the third man after Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/KurtAngle to have held all of the currently active titles.
** Given that, due to some of the belts being permanently retired, there are only four active wrestlers left that could possibly accomplish the feat (those being Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/WilliamRegal, Mark Henry, and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]... yes, really), all four of them are over 40 and the only one that works a full-time schedule is the least likely to do it (R-Truth, who needs a World and the IC title and has been largely a career midcarder), Show may well be the last one to accomplish the feat the original format.
** Big Show is also a Grand Slam Champion under the current format which replaces the European and Hardcore with the United States title and replaces the World Heavyweight with the Universal title.
* In 2002, he once threw Rey Mysterio about five rows into the audience, an impressive feat even though he was a heel.
* Responding to chants of [[XPacHeat "You can't wrestle!"]] by chanting "I don't have to!" in ''the exact same rhythm''.
* Any time he comes out to the ring and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown clears house]] [[FoeTossingCharge on multiple wrestlers]]. Even if he winds up losing afterward, it's ''still'' a treat to see.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwm05Q_Rms Delivering]] a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Wrestling/BrodusClay while the latter was still in his InvincibleHero run. Even a lot of Big Show's detractors who had tired of Clay's comedy gimmick and squash matches found the segment to be satisfying.
* 10/07/13 Monday Night RAW: After spending a month+ being little more than a pawn for Wrestling/TheAuthority, The Big Show is fired for having knocked out everyone in the previous night's championship match, ending it in a no-contest. The Big Show, however, refused to go quietly. After the last match, when Wrestling/TheShield was doing their usual post-match beat down on their opponents, The Big Show's music hit and he came out, with a purposeful stride that sent Triple H scurrying behind The Shield. As he entered the Ring, the Shield attacked, beating him down. Triple H got brave again, took his jacket off, and ordered the Shield to finish him off. However, as The Shield was lifting him up, The Big Show roared back to life, launched all three members of the Shield out of the ring and leaving him alone with Triple H. One KO Punch later, The Big Show is walking away, leaving Triple H prone in the ring. As Wrestling/MichaelCole said, "There is nothing more dangerous than a desperate man with nothing to lose."
** Not to mention Big Show's absolute GenreSavvy shit-eating grin the entire time. He knew the moment he KO'ed Armstrong and cost Orton the title that Stephanie would be all over him about it. He knew that calling her and Triple H out would not only piss her off, but that completely no-selling her BitchSlap and verbal spites would lead her to fire him out of frustration, freeing him up for a ''much'' overdue RoaringRampageOfRevenge. He was GenreSavvy to not try and get back into the building until ''after'' Triple H thought he'd be long gone, in all likelihood dispatched whatever [[{{Mooks}} "security"]] JBL was hoping for, then hit the stage, bulldozing through the Shield with relative ease and taking all of five seconds to decide whether or not to KO his boss who has all but stated that he owns Show. During all of this (except during the brief Shield beatdown) Show never once stopped smiling because...he knew.
* [[BigDamnHeroes Appearing out of the crowd]] during the Rhodes' match against The Shield for the tag team titles, taking all three of the weakened hounds out by himself, and hurling the legal man back in the ring so Cody can pin him. He then leads the crowd in a YES! chant, mirroring Daniel Bryan doing the same after the above incident. It might be safe to say they're even for him knocking out their dad weeks ago.
** And this is another instance of The Big Show's [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]]. The Authority had made this match no-DQ so that the Shield would have free reign to punish the Rhodes Brothers. This also means that there was nothing that could be done to stop the Big Show once he jumped the barricade. When it's all said and done, Triple H can only fume in the ring, stuck with the knowledge that the Big Show ensured that Trips was HoistByHisOwnPetard.
* How he got his job back. He ''sued'' the Authority for wrongful termination and for forcing him to be their minion. That's right, Big Show ''weaponized'' RealityEnsues.
* His manhandling of Wrestling/BrockLesnar in January 2014. After Brock broke Mark Henry's arm, Big Show decided he'd had enough of Brock's crap and stalked down to the ring in full TranquilFury mode. When Lesnar backed out of the ring only to try to ambush Show from behind, Show choked him into the corner, and then ''bodily pitched Brock Lesnar halfway across the ring.''
** Later, at the ''Royal Rumble'' 2014, Lesnar demolished him via [[CombatPragmatist Combat Pragmatism]]... yet the last shot of Show was him [[MadeOfIron still walking away under his own power]].
* Big Show pulled off a '''sunset flip''' on the 8/29/2014 Smackdown against Wrestling/TheWyattFamily. For the record, this is a move that is usually reserved for cruiserweights and some of the lighter heavyweights. This is a ''500 pound man in his forties'' pulling this off. And he made it look easy!
* [[AwesomenessIsAForce Every time it's his turn to join a Royal Rumble, the other wrestlers are terrified by his jingle]].
* How about his debut in the WWE? Sure, he ended up losing the match for Mr. [=McMahon=], but he did hurt Austin severely. Special mention to him hiding under the ring and ''bursting up through it''.
* [[http://www.india.com/sports/big-show-weight-loss-ahead-of-wrestlemania-2017-wwe-superstar-looks-amazing-in-transformed-shape-1877520/ His SEVENTY pound weight loss]] in 2016. Show is currently billed weight is 383 pounds, which is the lightest he's been since WCW, and he has a visible six-pack, something he didn't even have then.
* His trio of matches with Wrestling/BraunStrowman. Sure, the latter won all three, but Show visibly made him work for it each time -- with his second one featuring another Big Elbow drop from the top rope.
* Any time anybody tries to attack the Big Show with a chair and he punches it, slamming his opponent in the face with their own weapon.
* When he pulled down the [=TitanTron=].
** And when he pulled apart the ring on ''[[Wrestling/{{WCW}} Thunder]]'' by ripping out one of the ring posts. With one hand.
* March 4, 2000: Following a series of matches where The Big Show wore a variety of costumes, this particular night (''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}'') he came out dressed as...Wrestling/HulkHogan. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTR42h-wdyU And the similarities don't end there.]]
** "He does Hulk Hogan better than Hulk Hogan!"
* When Wrestling/BrockLesnar Superplexed him from the top turnbuckle, and the ring ''[[TrashTheSet collapsed]]'' (it was rigged that way, but [[RuleOfCool STILL!...]].)
** Done again with Wrestling/MarkHenry in [[SevenYearRule 2011]], which was just as awesome, if not more awesome than the Brock Lesnar superplex.
** Wrestling/BraunStrowman doing it [[RuleOfThree in 2017]]. Bonus points for Strowman being the only one still standing shortly after.
** Given the amount of poundage that was hitting the canvas in all three cases, the gimmicked rings might well have been the only thing keeping them from getting trashed for real, as well as keeping everyone from getting seriously injured.
* ''Elimination Chamber'' '12: Breaking ''through'' one of the pods to get at [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. After spending a good portion of the match taunting Big Show from the safety of the pod you can see the moment Bryan goes from a SmugSnake to realizing [[OhCrap just how bad things got for him.]]
** This narrowly beat out what could have been ''another'' crowning moment a few moments earlier, when Big Show hit Khali with a flawlessly executed running spear that allowed for an instant pin. Seeing someone as big as Show flying through the air like that was ''damned'' impressive.
* Winning the Hardcore title by [[https://gfycat.com/QueasyRealArcherfish pinning Essa Rios to a wall and ordering the ref to "Count him!".]][[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Then dumping Essa into the nearby bin right after.]]
* On a 2004 ''[=SmackDown=]!'', a lumberjack match between Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero breaks down into a massive brawl involving just about everyone present. Returning from injury, Big Show marches down and ''single-handedly destroys EVERY SINGLE WRESTLER'' on the ''[=SmackDown=]!'' roster in roughly three minutes.
* How about being only the ''third'' man to hold the WWE, World Heavyweight and ECW Championships? (The first being Wrestling/{{Kane}} and the second being Wrestling/CMPunk).
** Even better he is the first and ''only'' man to hold those and the WCW title.
** While the WWE incarnation of ECW is generally considered to be better left forgotten, Show's run was actually a highlight, at least initially, where - to build up credibility of the ECW championship, he had a series of PPV quality matches with the likes of Ric Flair, Kane, The Undertaker, DX, and Batista, practically on a weekly basis.
* Winning the Intercontinental Championship from Cody Rhodes at Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 28, his ''first ever'' solo win at Wrestlemania, and becoming the 12th Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion. Wrestlemania moment indeed!
** Also he is the third man after Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/KurtAngle to have held all of the currently active titles.
** Given that, due to some of the belts being permanently retired, there are only four active wrestlers left that could possibly accomplish the feat (those being Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/WilliamRegal, Mark Henry, and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]... yes, really), all four of them are over 40 and the only one that works a full-time schedule is the least likely to do it (R-Truth, who needs a World and the IC title and has been largely a career midcarder), Show may well be the last one to accomplish the feat the original format.
** Big Show is also a Grand Slam Champion under the current format which replaces the European and Hardcore with the United States title and replaces the World Heavyweight with the Universal title.
* In 2002, he once threw Rey Mysterio about five rows into the audience, an impressive feat even though he was a heel.
* Responding to chants of [[XPacHeat "You can't wrestle!"]] by chanting "I don't have to!" in ''the exact same rhythm''.
* Any time he comes out to the ring and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown clears house]] [[FoeTossingCharge on multiple wrestlers]]. Even if he winds up losing afterward, it's ''still'' a treat to see.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwm05Q_Rms Delivering]] a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Wrestling/BrodusClay while the latter was still in his InvincibleHero run. Even a lot of Big Show's detractors who had tired of Clay's comedy gimmick and squash matches found the segment to be satisfying.
* 10/07/13 Monday Night RAW: After spending a month+ being little more than a pawn for Wrestling/TheAuthority, The Big Show is fired for having knocked out everyone in the previous night's championship match, ending it in a no-contest. The Big Show, however, refused to go quietly. After the last match, when Wrestling/TheShield was doing their usual post-match beat down on their opponents, The Big Show's music hit and he came out, with a purposeful stride that sent Triple H scurrying behind The Shield. As he entered the Ring, the Shield attacked, beating him down. Triple H got brave again, took his jacket off, and ordered the Shield to finish him off. However, as The Shield was lifting him up, The Big Show roared back to life, launched all three members of the Shield out of the ring and leaving him alone with Triple H. One KO Punch later, The Big Show is walking away, leaving Triple H prone in the ring. As Wrestling/MichaelCole said, "There is nothing more dangerous than a desperate man with nothing to lose."
** Not to mention Big Show's absolute GenreSavvy shit-eating grin the entire time. He knew the moment he KO'ed Armstrong and cost Orton the title that Stephanie would be all over him about it. He knew that calling her and Triple H out would not only piss her off, but that completely no-selling her BitchSlap and verbal spites would lead her to fire him out of frustration, freeing him up for a ''much'' overdue RoaringRampageOfRevenge. He was GenreSavvy to not try and get back into the building until ''after'' Triple H thought he'd be long gone, in all likelihood dispatched whatever [[{{Mooks}} "security"]] JBL was hoping for, then hit the stage, bulldozing through the Shield with relative ease and taking all of five seconds to decide whether or not to KO his boss who has all but stated that he owns Show. During all of this (except during the brief Shield beatdown) Show never once stopped smiling because...he knew.
* [[BigDamnHeroes Appearing out of the crowd]] during the Rhodes' match against The Shield for the tag team titles, taking all three of the weakened hounds out by himself, and hurling the legal man back in the ring so Cody can pin him. He then leads the crowd in a YES! chant, mirroring Daniel Bryan doing the same after the above incident. It might be safe to say they're even for him knocking out their dad weeks ago.
** And this is another instance of The Big Show's [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]]. The Authority had made this match no-DQ so that the Shield would have free reign to punish the Rhodes Brothers. This also means that there was nothing that could be done to stop the Big Show once he jumped the barricade. When it's all said and done, Triple H can only fume in the ring, stuck with the knowledge that the Big Show ensured that Trips was HoistByHisOwnPetard.
* How he got his job back. He ''sued'' the Authority for wrongful termination and for forcing him to be their minion. That's right, Big Show ''weaponized'' RealityEnsues.
* His manhandling of Wrestling/BrockLesnar in January 2014. After Brock broke Mark Henry's arm, Big Show decided he'd had enough of Brock's crap and stalked down to the ring in full TranquilFury mode. When Lesnar backed out of the ring only to try to ambush Show from behind, Show choked him into the corner, and then ''bodily pitched Brock Lesnar halfway across the ring.''
** Later, at the ''Royal Rumble'' 2014, Lesnar demolished him via [[CombatPragmatist Combat Pragmatism]]... yet the last shot of Show was him [[MadeOfIron still walking away under his own power]].
* Big Show pulled off a '''sunset flip''' on the 8/29/2014 Smackdown against Wrestling/TheWyattFamily. For the record, this is a move that is usually reserved for cruiserweights and some of the lighter heavyweights. This is a ''500 pound man in his forties'' pulling this off. And he made it look easy!
* [[AwesomenessIsAForce Every time it's his turn to join a Royal Rumble, the other wrestlers are terrified by his jingle]].
* How about his debut in the WWE? Sure, he ended up losing the match for Mr. [=McMahon=], but he did hurt Austin severely. Special mention to him hiding under the ring and ''bursting up through it''.
* [[http://www.india.com/sports/big-show-weight-loss-ahead-of-wrestlemania-2017-wwe-superstar-looks-amazing-in-transformed-shape-1877520/ His SEVENTY pound weight loss]] in 2016. Show is currently billed weight is 383 pounds, which is the lightest he's been since WCW, and he has a visible six-pack, something he didn't even have then.
* His trio of matches with Wrestling/BraunStrowman. Sure, the latter won all three, but Show visibly made him work for it each time -- with his second one featuring another Big Elbow drop from the top rope.
* Any time anybody tries to attack the Big Show with a chair and he punches it, slamming his opponent in the face with their own weapon.
