The Spirit Squad’s Kenny and Mikey defeated The Big Show and Kane on the April 3, 2006 episode of RAW. Later that week, the five-man group mocked the seven-foot star by encouraging him to pick up a sandwich during a match at a live event.
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Although the prank was not his idea, Jeter said on Rene Dupree’s Cafe de Rene podcast that he apologized to The Big Show post-match. He also recalled how the towering superstar tried to teach The Spirit Squad a lesson by deliberately hurting him in their next encounter:
Nick Dinsmore, formerly known as Eugene in WWE, informed The Big Show that Johnny Jeter did not come up with the sandwich idea. Jeter added that the WWE veteran took him and Umaga out to a steak dinner shortly after the incident, presumably because he felt bad.
Why did The Big Show react so angrily to the WWE live event incident?
The Big Show, who now goes by his real name Paul Wight in AEW, weighed in at over 400 pounds for the majority of his WWE career. Before joining the wrestling business in 1994, he had to deal with bullying in high school due to his size.
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Johnny Jeter explained that, because of his experiences in school, the two-time WWE Champion did not find The Spirit Squad’s joke funny:
The Big Show’s treatment of Jeter occurred on the April 10, 2006 episode of RAW. The experienced superstar took out his frustration on the Spirit Squad member by being overly physical with him during a tag team match.
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