''He didn't want to job for Hogan''- Jim Ross says WWE Legend refused to face Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania and put him over

One of WWE's most iconic moments took place at WrestleMania 3 when Hulk Hogan bodyslammed Andre The Giant. The company wanted to replicate the moment with Hogan and The Big Show (also known as Paul Wight) at WrestleMania 23, but Big Show wasn't willing to do the job.

At WrestleMania 3, Hulk Hogan did the unthinkable when he became one of the few men to have slammed Andre The Giant in a high-profile match. There were plans to have a nostalgic segment or match where Hogan would do the same to Big Show, who was the biggest guy on the roster at the time.

Speaking on Grilling JR, Jim Ross stated that the company did consider having that angle since it was the 20th anniversary of WrestleMania 3. However, Big Show was not at all interested in it, according to Ross. He had a bad back and wasn't willing to sign a new deal with the company at the time. The giant wasn't willing to put Hogan over, either:

''Other than his back being problematic, he didn't want to job for Hogan. I'm sure Big Show thought 'it's my time for Hogan to put me over.' And that was never in consideration quite frankly,'' said Jim Ross. [33:00-33:40]

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Should Hulk Hogan have agreed to put Big Show over?

While it is arguable as to who should have come out on top, fans definitely would have popped if the iconic moment of history had been recreated. The Big Show later paid homage to the moment with former WWE Superstar Cesaro in the Andre Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 30:

In hindsight, Jim Ross also mentioned that the company did not put much pressure on it and would have gone ahead if Big Show agreed to the plan. He said that he understood why the powerhouse was reluctant given the situation with his bad back.

It's something that multiple "big men" have to go through as they put a lot of strain on their bodies. Now, years later, Paul Wight, with all of his hard work, is currently in the best shape of his career.