The “Big Show” has announced that this year will be his last with the WWE. During a recent appearance on 790 The Ticket in Miami, the 44-year-old wrestler confirmed that he plans on winding down his extremely long career with the wrestling organization soon.
As he will be wrestling in a limited schedule with the WWE, the “Big Show” mentioned that he wants to be in the best shape of his life for his match with Shaquille O’Neal at WrestleMania 33 in Orlando. He also said that he feels better at age 44 than he did ten years ago, would like to be in the best shape in his life in order to go out with a bang in his last season.
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He stated to 790, “I’m looking forward to… You know, I got that big match coming up with Shaq. So I’m looking forward to making my last year – trying to go out, athletically again, with a bang. I feel better now…I’m 44 now – I’ll be 45 in February – but I’m telling you, I feel better now at 44, than I did at 34.”
“Big Show” is at the end of an extremely long career, especially for a man of his size. Speaking of his size, Show revealed that he is currently around 429 pounds and hopes to be around 400 by the time of the match with Shaq. Not too long ago, he was weighing around 465.
His wrestling career began back in 1995 with WCW, and by the time he calls it quits next year he will have wrestled for 23 years.
While talking to the media recently in Shanghai, the “Big Show” stated that he is looking forward to spending time with his family in retirement.
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