5 Top WWE Superstars who once had enormous backstage heat

#4 The Big Show

And a lesson in never turning your back on a giant... #WWERaw https://t.co/W3WvVoNZwj

— “The Big Show” Paul Wight (@WWETheBigShow) June 30, 2020

The Big Show is one of WWE's longest-tenured active wrestlers on the roster. While he has been in and out of WWE programming in the last few years, the World's Largest Athlete has done enough during his WWE career to get himself a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.

But all was not well for him when he first signed with WWE. During his appearance on Stone Cold Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions, the Big Show revealed how he had backstage heat during his initial days.

"Well, I first started riding with Public Enemy. That's how bad it was, with all due respect. But the top shelf guys weren't talking to me. Rock was good to me. Rock was very nice to me. And Rock was doing his own thing and building himself was well. I was too lightning rod-hot in the locker room to be friends with. Do you know what I mean? And since I was a new guy, I was a big guy, I had gotten that big contract, all that stuff that pissed everybody off. It was difficult."

"I didn't have backers. One, I couldn't keep up with [top] guys in the ring psychology-wise; I wasn't living up to expectations work-wise because you know how quick people can… a couple of wrong words in the right ear and you're dusted. And I was in that position." (h/t Wrestling Inc)

Young. Old. Big. Small. It’s okay to be afraid of things. Especially mascots...#TheBigShowShow @netflix @NetflixIsAJoke pic.twitter.com/gubMYQTRue

— “The Big Show” Paul Wight (@WWETheBigShow) July 2, 2020

The Big Show is now one of the most loved WWE Superstars. He recently returned to WWE after WrestleMania 36 and has been involved in multiple storylines since his return. He even got his own Netflix show.