{"id":14296,"date":"2025-05-24T01:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14296"},"modified":"2025-05-24T01:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:44:37","slug":"did-floyd-mayweather-really-break-big-shows-nose-in-wwe-money-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14296","title":{"rendered":"Did Floyd Mayweather Really Break Big Show\u2019s Nose in WWE? \u201cMoney\u201d Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Floyd Mayweather Jr continued the storied crossover between boxing and wrestling in 2008 when he mixed it up with WWE\u2019s Paul \u201cThe Big Show\u201d Wight in a captivating feud that once again proved the undefeated boxer\u2019s pay-per-view pull, but while stories have circulated about Mayweather genuinely breaking Wight\u2019s nose, the 50-0 fighter who won 15 boxing titles has seldom spoke about the incident. So, when M&amp;F sat down with \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather recently, in order get his tips for aspiring athletes, we couldn\u2019t resist revisiting that iconic moment to get some clarification more than fifteen years on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, what\u2019s crazy is; when I used to watch wrestling with my grandmother as a kid, my dad used to always say \u2018Cut that off, wrestling is fake,\u2019\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WFMzwfW4hxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayweather in one of his only interviews on the subject<\/a>, with Larry King almost twelve years ago. \u201cSo, when I got involved with the WWE, it was like \u2018You and Big Show gonna have a match.\u2019 I said, \u2018What do you mean?\u2019 They said, \u2018Y\u2019all can fight.\u2019 I said, \u2018What do you mean fight, isn\u2019t it for fake?\u2019 They\u2019re saying no. \u2018You swing, y\u2019all fight for real. I\u2019m like, \u2018I thought wrestling was fake,\u2019\u201d responded a confused Mayweather at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The specific fight that the undefeated boxer is talking about happened on February 17, 2008, in order to set up an actual match between the two athletes just a few weeks later at WrestleMania 24. The storyline called for Mayweather to rush to the ring in order to save the popular grappler Rey Mysterio, who was being attacked by the seven-foot-tall Wight. As Mayweather and the giant finally came face to face, some trash talking ensued before Wight got to one knee in order to mock the boxer\u2019s height. Mayweather used that opportunity to put his money where his mouth was, however, and rained a combination of blows straight into The Big Show\u2019s face. \u201cSo, when I punched him in the face, you know, I broke his nose,\u201d Mayweather told Larry King. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Ah, man.\u2019\u201d It was certainly an iconic moment that served to set up a highly anticipated boxer versus wrestler match, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/10-most-legit-tough-guys-wwe-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following in the footsteps of the historical bout between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki<\/a> . And, the WrestleMania match itself was highly entertaining. Mayweather continued his undefeated streak after nailing Wight with a set of brass knuckles before a red hot crowd of almost 75,000 in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Floyd Mayweather Jr breaks WWE superstar Big Show&#039;s nose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfea5XxiqXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Did Floyd Mayweather Genuinely Break Paul \u201cThe Big Show\u201d Wight\u2019s Nose?<\/h2>\n<p>With Mayweather returning to his boxing career, he seldom spoken of his shocking debut in WWE, and fans have long debated whether or not the broken nose incident was merely special effects in the name of sports entertainment. This notion has been quashed several times by Wight himself, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wrestling\/1510847\/wwe-floyd-mayweather-wrestlemania-big-show-nose-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a more recent interview with talkSPORT<\/a>, The Big Show confirmed that he was on board with the idea of making their original scuffle appear as real as possible by having Mayweather punch him legitimately. But there was a warning. \u201cI told [Floyd], \u2018Hey when you do this, run, because I\u2019m half-nuts so if I get my hands on you\u2026\u2019\u201d With Mayweather being told by WWE officials land Paul Wight himself to make it look good, Mayweather delivered big time on the night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew we had something special then!\u201d said Wight, who was clearly busted open during the incident. Still, those who still doubt the authenticity of Mayweather\u2019s punches point to the fact that it has mostly been the pro wrestling side that has added fuel to the story. To that end, M&amp;F were excited to get some clarification from the boxer himself. \u201cThat really happened,\u201d he told us. No doubt, the swift combination of shots employed by one of the greatest boxers of all time only served to make the moment more scintillating. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t planned,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut once I stepped in the ring, I brought the same intensity I always do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather\u2019s time in WWE is looked at fondly by pro wrestling fans, and we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/sports\/boxing\/news\/story?id=3264690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was reportedly paid a cool 20 million dollars for his handy work.<\/a> \u201cWWE was a different kind of challenge, but it was a great time,\u201d he told M&amp;F. \u201cThe fans, the showmanship\u2014it was electric. I respect the athletes in that world, and I was happy to give the crowd a moment they\u2019d never forget.\u201d WWE is now streaming on Netflix while Mayweather continues to mentor the next generation of boxers and has <a href=\"https:\/\/youare101.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently launched a new line of supplements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/floydmayweather\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To follow Floyd Mayweather on Instagram, click here.<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulwight\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To follow Paul Wight on Instagram, click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/did-floyd-mayweather-really-break-big-shows-nose-in-wwe-money-speaks-out\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floyd Mayweather Jr continued the storied crossover between boxing and wrestling in 2008 when he mixed it up with WWE\u2019s Paul \u201cThe Big Show\u201d Wight in a captivating feud that once again proved the undefeated boxer\u2019s pay-per-view pull, but while stories have circulated about Mayweather genuinely breaking Wight\u2019s nose, the 50-0 fighter who won 15 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}