Paul Wight Reveals Exact Moment He Realized His WWE Career Was Over

Paul Wight recently revealed the moment he knew his WWE career was over. Wight, i.e., The Big Show, was an integral part of WWE for the entirety of the 2000s and 2010s. His stint came to an end in January 2021, following which the giant signed with All Elite Wrestling.

In a recent conversation with TMZ, Paul Wight revealed that Vince no longer seeing him as an in-ring talent convinced him that his WWE career was coming to an end. Wight detailed the instance that made him come to that conclusion.

Here’s what he said:

“I’ll tell you when I knew I was done with WWE. Vince called me Paul one day during the COVID era. In all the years I knew Vince McMahon, he never called me Paul. He called me Show or Big Show; he never called me Paul. We were doing something; I think it was during the Randy Orton angle, and Vince said, ‘Paul can do an interview here,’ and in my brain, I died a little bit in my soul, because I knew my opportunities to compete in the ring were pretty much done, because Vince didn’t see me as a talent anymore.

“Vince was going to start moving me into ambassador roles and all these other things that, at the time, I didn’t want to be a part of. So that was a lot of my decision, knowing and being around him long enough. There was nothing mean or malicious about it. I could have rolled into that nice role, but at the time, I wasn’t ready to give up competing. That’s when I went to Tony Khan, and yeah, sure I’ve had knee replacements and hip replacements; I’ve been through hell the last six years. I would have fired me three years ago if you want to be honest about it. But Tony Khan still sees value in me, sees value that I can give to younger talent, and sees things that I can help with within the company, doing different things.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Wight commented on his rookie years in movies. Check his comments HERE.