Twitter Reacts to Paul Wight AKA Big Show’s Commentary Debut at AEW Dark: Elevation

Published 03/16/2021, 8:15 AM EDT

AEW Dark: Elevation premiered on AEW’s official YouTube account, featuring some exciting matches. One of the most exciting features about the new show was the new role Paul Wight assumed. The former World’s Largest Athlete now becomes the World’s Largest commentator.

Fans praise Paul Wight on his commentary debut

Big Show left the WWE for AEW at the beginning of this month and has adopted a new role. He is now a commentator alongside Tony Schiavone for AEW Dark: Elevation. Those who want to check out Paul’s commentary and some great wrestling can head to AEW’s official page and watch the full show.

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Hey thank you. I promise to work hard and get better. Thanks for watching/listening. Thank you to the AEW talent for busting their butts. https://t.co/whVB24TD6L
— Paul Wight (@PaulWight) March 16, 2021

Paul Wight took to Twitter to respond to a fan who praised his commentary skills. He promised to get better in the coming days and thanked the AEW roster for putting on a great show. Fans also reacted positively to the big man’s commentary.

I thought Paul Wight did a pretty decent job for his first time on commentary on AEW Dark Elevation. The key isn't to be on your tippy toes about making a mistake, but rather to show the fans that you're having fun. That is more important than any slip up. #AEWDarkElevation
— Realistic Irish Whip in Bar Fights (@BlacSquad) March 16, 2021

Paul Wight had a solid commentary debut tonight on #AEWDarkElevation, I think he & Schiavone are my preferred AEW pairing. Tony doesn’t give off the disinterest vibe that JR tends to do at times & Paul isn’t getting overexcited about simple things like leapfrogs like Excalibur.
— Dick Van Klondike (@DickVanKlondike) March 16, 2021

@PaulWight great job on commentary and great show, can't wait to see more Elevation
— Adrian Cuthbert (@adycuthbert) March 16, 2021

It helped that Wight was seated next to one of AEW’s veteran commentators, Tony Schiavone. He and Tony combined well and delivered some excellent commentary for a solid two hours of wrestling. We even saw Wight and Tony jamming to Maki Itoh’s pre-match performance.

Thoughts on the 1st #AEWElevation
Enjoyed it more than I do #AEWDark, having a lot more ⭐️ power helped a lot keeping my focus as did the 5 women's matches & I really enjoyed hearing @PaulWight on commentary as a fresh voice working with @tonyschiavone24 #AEWDarkElevation #AEW pic.twitter.com/u7qnMD42Ky
— Daniel (@DannyDiaz60) March 16, 2021

Everyone enjoying this wrestling so far? Good episode 1 this has been indeed. I think @PaulWight and @tonyschiavone24 have been moving the show forward good too with their commentary. #AEWElevation
— “Just a fan” Noah Foster 👓🤓 (@nfoster1916) March 16, 2021

@PaulWight did a great job of @AEW #Elevation tonight. For his 1st time on commentary & working for a new company for the 1st time, he & @tonyschiavone24 made a great pair. Also, the show’s action was great! All competitive matches with rising ⭐️s. Looking forward to more. pic.twitter.com/XIRwNFu6vy
— Tox (@critshappen) March 16, 2021

Wight has claimed he’s waiting to step into the ring with AEW’s best and brightest talent. He’s got his eye on the current TNT Champion Darby Allin and the AEW Champion Kenny Omega. While Omega vs Wight would kill, Wight vs Darby Allin would be a complete mismatch, leading up to a quite wonderful pairing.

AEW Elevation has a successful debut

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The first night of Elevation featured some exciting match-ups, but none was more exciting than the main event. Maki Itoh took on the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion Riho in the main event. After an exciting back-and-forth battle, Riho put away Itoh with a running knee to the face.

Along with the main event, the card featured Marko Stunt vs QT Marshall, Jungle Boy vs Danny Limelight, Dante Martin vs Max Caster and the newly formed Matt Hardy faction put away some jobbers. The biggest surprise of the night was Kenny Omega’s impromptu match against Matt Sydal.

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After Omega put away Sydal with ease, as the high-flyer competed in two matches last night, Tony Khan came out and booked a rematch for Dynamite. If Sydal wins, he will get an AEW World Championship shot.

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Nathan Fulgado is a WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. Having published close to 1000 professional wrestling articles, Nathan is currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier's College. He has previously worked at Free Press Journal as a local journalist.

Twitter Reacts to Paul Wight AKA Big Show’s Commentary Debut at AEW Dark: Elevation

Fans praise Paul Wight on his commentary debut

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