Netflix Instant Queue Diaries: ‘Big Show: A Giant’s World’

WWE fans have been waiting for years for the company’s massive DVD library to hit Netflix’s Instant Queue and we’re not talking about films the likes of “The Marine” or “Knucklehead” either.

The company’s documentaries, which chronicle the lives of their elite superstars, are always entertaining and are often crammed with bonus footage and goodies- often enough to make the average wrestling fan drool. The newest one, which features Paul “Big Show” Wight is probably one of the longest-awaited ones, simply because Wight is one of the most charismatic in-ring stars of the past 20 years.

Over seven feet tall, totally false rumors circulated the early web that he was indeed the son of WWE legend Andre the Giant. While he was indeed larger than life and would eventually surpass Andre as the best big man in wrestling, the squared circle was the last place where Wight expected to spend most of his life.

The fact is, he’s a lot more like you are me than you might think.

Seeing him grow up and face many of the same challenges average people do humanizes him in a way that has never been seen before. At the same time, seeing him struggle and endure through a debilitating illness and live a life most of us can only dream of makes him even more human.

With interviews from his family, friends and co-workers the likes of Ar Anderson, Triple H, Edge and William Regal helping to guide the tale, there’s a great balance between Wight and the people that known him better than anyone.

However, while the documentary does a great job of bringing his personal life to light, some of his problems getting acclimated to the WWE and his stint in OVW could have been brought out more. As well, very little time was spent on his bad times in WWE, with more being allotted on his drive on becoming a better athlete, even during the last years of his career.

Again, it won’t affect the casual fan, but the real Wight fans will want more. At the same time, at least on the instant queue, only the documentary is available and not the dozen or so matches that are included on the three-DVD set. As a result, this offering on the queue is great for anyone looking for an interesting documentary and an hour to kill, but more of a tease for someone that wants to truly enjoy the WWE experience.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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