BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
“Worst Case Scenario” is a new take on the concept of “fantasy booking”. For years professional wrestling fans would spend endless hours of thinking up the coolest things that could happen. Why waste the energy? This only leads to high expectations. “Worst Case Scenario” flips that. Instead of looking through rose colored glasses, let’s take a bi-weekly look at the worst possible scenarios in professional wrestling. I’m not going to be malicious or anything too mean, but I will not refrain from letting my brain come up with the worst possible shit I can. Sadly, it seems the writers and producers of mainstream TV wrestling and the mainstream iPPV level indies are doing the same thing but charging us for it. And now…
“Handicap Match: Big Show vs. Two Bears!”
The Big Show is one of the most unique figures in the history of the WWE. He’s been a main eventer and has been in the ring with some of the best wrestlers and most successful performers of all time. He has carried his own in the ring for well-paced, intriguing, and action packed matches. I’m not saying he’s a 5-star wrestler, but he does what he needs to do. He’s been champion up and down the card and is always a legit contender to plug in whenever they want to.
At the same time, he’s an attraction. He’s a HUGE man so he’s someone the company can spotlight based on the presence alone. This is why he’s the guy who comes out and fights the famous boxer, the famous sumo wrestler, and the famous basketball player. When the media covers the fact that someone from another faucet of pop culture they get to see a big spectacle of a foe.
Let’s take this one step farther. Big Show vs. a bear? Nope. Big Show vs. TWO BEARS!
You see, people have heard folklore of old school bad asses and carny folk fighting a bear. It’s a crazy story, but people seem to stomach it enough to let it fly and let the stories continue on. To REALLY make history, Big Show would have to face not one, but TWO bears.
Show would have to be feuding with a non-wrestler like a Paul Heyman, Zeb, or even a Vince McMahon. They could go on a story where Big Show becomes animalistic and people are off-put by him. No one wants to work with him. This leads to him being forced to face two bears. The promos would be great.
Tell me how AMAZING it would be to see The Big Show clinch his fist and knock not one, but TWO bears out with a punch to the dome? You can’t.
Book it! Big Show vs. TWO BEARS! Wrestlemania 30!
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