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WWE News: Complete recap of Big Show on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" talk show

Jun 17, 2010 - 12:26:47 AM
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By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

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WWE wrestler Big Show showed off his dry humor and great comedic timing during an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late night NBC talk show on Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

Show was given a five-minute slot at the end of "Late Night" following the featured guest, Lisa Kudrow of "Friends" fame.

Jimmy Fallon has regularly featured WWE wrestlers on his show with the same intro of the guest coming through the studio audience with a WWE-style "smoke and fog" wrestling ring entrance.

Fallon initially plugged the Fatal Four-Way PPV on Sunday and Show's appearance on "Royal Pains" Thursday night, where Show has a cameo in the episode.

Big Show, sporting an ill-fitting suit, spent the first portion of the segment talking about his size and travel issues.

Fallon said WWE wrestlers have "280 days of travel" before asking Show how he does it, especially with his size. "The car leans to one side sometimes," Show said. "In wrestling - sports entertainment - you travel on a plane a lot. You more or less wear the airplane."

Fallon brought up some news that Show has apparently taken over country music singer Toby Keith's tour bus. Show said the bar is fully stocked, but he doesn't drink. He said he only drinks water and diet soda. Fallon quipped he would be the "Bigger Show" if he drank regular soda.

Show commented on why he doesn't drink: "I have a liver the size of a Buick. I don't get drunk, I get tired of drinking."

Naturally, this led to a round of Andre the Giant stories on his reputation for being able to consume copious amounts of alcohol. Show recalled one story of Andre drinking a case of wine before going to the ring to wrestle. Another story was Andre eating 200 oysters, 100 beers, then walking onto a plane.

Fallon transitioned into asking Show about his "big championship match" at the PPV on Sunday. Show listed Rey Mysterio, C.M. Punk, and World Hvt. champion Jack Swagger as his opponents and gave a shout-out to the PPV being held in Long Island. It drew a mild pop, with Fallon's show taped at NBC Studios in New York City.

Show then talked about his acting gigs, including a cameo with Will Forte in "MacGruber." Show talked about the "Royal Pains" appearance and working with Henry Winkler again. He referenced working with Winkler on "Waterboy" in the 1990s.

Fallon rolled a clip from "Royal Pains" with Show's character trying to take a field sobriety test, which was rather ironic considering the earlier conversation on Show not drinking. The clip included Show being Tasered by the cop administering the sobriety test in the scene.

After rolling the clip, Fallon gave a final plug for the Fatal Four-Way event on pay-per-view and "Royal Pains" airing Thursday night on USA Network.

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