The Associated Press felt the need to report on a death hoax involving The Big Show, originally started by an unknown wrestling blog back on December 10th. A WWE spokesperson responded to The AP and confirmed that Show is alive and well. Below is The AP’s story:
AP FACT CHECK: WWE wrestler Big Show not dead
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A story reported by a blog called “WWE” that claimed professional wrestling star “Big Show” had died in a car accident is false.
Chris Bellitti, a spokesman for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., (WWE) said Tuesday that the “Big Show,” whose real name is Paul Donald Wight II, is alive and well. He also said the blog site is not affiliated with the legitimate WWE site.
On Dec. 10, the short, poorly written blurb claimed the star had been admitted to a hospital and died.
On Monday, the 44-year-old tweeted a photograph of himself training in the gym. The tweet was reposted by WWE’s official Twitter account.
Here’s the photo of Show from Monday:
Holiday rest? Ha! It's almost @WrestleMania season. You ready @Shaq? #GiantInTheGym pic.twitter.com/UXwVhh3Kvz
— Big Show (@WWETheBigShow) December 26, 2016
