🔥 “Hulk Hogan’s Secret Project Revealed: How The Big Show’s Entire WCW Career Started As Hogan’s Masterplan!” 🔥
When Paul Wight — better known to fans as The Giant in WCW and later The Big Show in WWE — made his explosive debut in 1995, fans were stunned. Here was a massive newcomer instantly thrown into a main event feud with Hulk Hogan himself. Many wondered: Was it too much, too soon?
But according to Eric Bischoff, it was all part of a calculated plan — and it wasn’t just his plan. It was Hulk Hogan’s personal project from day one.
During a recent episode of 83 Weeks, Bischoff revealed fascinating behind-the-scenes details about how Hogan personally took Wight under his wing and molded his early WCW run.
“There was a lot of confidence in Paul because of his unbelievable athletic ability and agility for someone so big,” Bischoff explained.
While most rookies would spend months or even years working their way up, The Giant’s rise was carefully managed by one of wrestling’s biggest icons.
“This was a Hulk Hogan project — 100%,” Bischoff said. “Hulk knew exactly how a giant should work. He had a specific vision for Paul — what he should do, and more importantly, what he shouldn’t do.”
Hogan, who had decades of experience working with legendary big men like André the Giant, knew how to protect Wight’s mystique and limit his risks. The plan was simple: keep The Giant’s move set small, powerful, and effective — a handful of impactful moves that made fans believe he was truly unstoppable.
Bischoff added that while the move seemed risky, Hogan’s strategy actually made it low-risk creatively.
“From an in-ring execution point of view, it was a smart play,” Bischoff noted. “The Giant was limited, but in a good way — and Hogan knew exactly how to make that work.”
In hindsight, it’s clear that Hogan’s hands-on guidance helped set the foundation for one of wrestling’s most enduring big men. Paul Wight would go on to become The Big Show in WWE — a multi-decade career that started because Hulk Hogan saw potential in a young, unproven Giant.
💥 TL;DR: Eric Bischoff reveals that The Giant’s WCW rise wasn’t luck — it was Hulk Hogan’s personal creation. From day one, Hogan controlled his direction, limited his risks, and crafted the monster fans would never forget.
