The Big Show recently sat down to talk with Stone Cold Steve Austin about a number of topics and admitted that he tried to talk Kofi Kingston out of forming The New Day. While the group struggled to find its footing at first, they've since become one of WWE's hottest acts and have shifted a ridiculous amount of merchandise, something which has surely generated them a lot of income over the years.
So, why did The Big Show think that The New Day was such a bad idea? Well, it appears as if he didn't have a very high opinion of former NXT Superstars Xavier Woods and Big E. That's gotta hurt!
"When Kofi told me he was doing that New Day gimmick, I pulled Kofi to the side about four feet from Xavier Woods and Big E and asked him, 'what the hell are you doing?'" Big Show recalled, "because [Austin] know[s] how [he] would talk to me about business and Taker would talk to me about business. I've learned and I've passed that along to guys that I help. And I'm not polite about it. I'm blunt, direct, and to-the-point. When it comes to business, it's serious. Do you know what I mean?
"So I pull Kofi about four feet to the side and [ask], 'so what are you doing with these two numb nuts' and he goes, 'yeah, it's a thing' and I said, 'damn, Kofi, you were Intercontinental Champion [and] you're on your way to having a run with the big strap. You don't need to drag yourself down with a couple of NXT idiots right now. You're really probably going to hurt yourself. You're pulling yourself out of that world title run. The Intercontinental Championship is a pretty big deal. You keep yourself in that loop and you'll get a shot at the big one.' He goes, 'naw, I appreciate it, Show, but we've got a good thing going here.' I said, 'alright, man. I'm just telling you that running around with these two idiots isn't going to help you get over.'"
The World's Largest Athlete went on to say that he soon realised he made a mistake about the group after seeing them in action. "I said, 'forget every damn thing I said. What you guy's've got is absolute friggin magic. I love it. Forget every damn thing I said.' "Woods loves that story. I call Woods my son now. I've adopted him as one of my wrestling sons, so he's one of my sons now."
What do you think about The Big Show's comments? Would Kofi really have been better off doing his own thing? Let us know your thoughts on that in the comments section down below.