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Not many Superstars have strong friendships with Brock Lesnar, who isn’t the type to become friends with everyone. When he makes a friend, he ensures that friendship lasts all through. Notably, he played a key role in the professional revival of one of his WWE friends.

In 2020, WWE veteran Big Show provided insight into how The Beast Incarnate became a significant part of his career revival while it was already in trouble.

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Big Show eventually made the switch to WWE in early 1999 after making a big impression in the mid-1990s with WCW. Despite starting off with a big impression, the 500-pound giant had to go on developmental due to his continuous mistakes. In his words, “I noticed I was lacking in a lot of areas of my career. It had a lot of holes in it. Whereas I was getting help before to fill in, I wasn’t getting any help when I moved to WWE because I was taking a spot that somebody else wanted.” 

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However, thanks to Lesnar, who Show first met there, from then it changed his whole career. He gave all the credit to The Beast Incarnate. He stated, “Brock is one of those guys, just like Kurt Angle, who really got our business, the nuts, and bolts of it, immediately, right off the bat. And I owe a resurgence of my career to Brock Lesnar.”

How did Brock Lesnar aid Big Show’s professional life?

In order to learn something, The Giant was sent to Louisville, where he engaged in wrestling matches with Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar. When Show and Lesnar were working, Vince McMahon witness them and got really impressed. The two of them hit it off right away, which laid the groundwork for what was to emerge and helped both superstars increase their stakes in the company.

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Additionally, the 500-pound monster recalled how Lesnar once left without a challenger for the night’s main event when somebody missed a flight. He, therefore, had the chance to battle Lesnar. They had a fantastic relationship and went outside to destroy the building and have fun after Jack Lanza set him against Lesnar.

Moreover, Show said, “Vince said to me ‘so you work pretty well with Brock?’ And I said ‘yeah.’ And then it went a long, and they asked Brock who he wanted to work with and he said me. He said ‘he’s a giant who can work.’ So that kind of endorsement, they were forced to take another look at me and I was able to make the best of that opportunity. [H/T: TalkSports]

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Well, Show, who was at the moment having trouble finding his position in the WWE, received a gesture from Lesnar, who had written in his book about how he bullied Paul Wright, aka Big Show. After that, Lesnar and Show engaged in numerous legendary contests during their feud. And they are both among the two most fearsome wrestlers of all time.

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