The Big Daddy character debuted in 1972, and quickly became the star of the entire World of Sport show, and in effect, wrestling in Britain because the territories were taking heavy losses during that period. A 45 minute time-slot was reserved for a show called "Wrestling", which featured men such as Giant Haystacks, Mick McManus, and of course, Big Daddy, among many others. During this time, the BBC's biggest competition ITV developed its counter called World of Sport in 1965 and this lasted until 1985 when World of Sport was cancelled. Whilst he's held in high regard as one of the greatest British wrestlers, it's much more open to debate than El Santo's position as a national hero.īBC Grandstand was a big sports show that was started in the 50's that lasted until 2007. I'm British, and I can tell you right now that Big Daddy is not the El Santo of Britain. No Undertaker wasn't a top draw in America, but a second level draw in America is going to draw more people than a top draw in England, especially with the time period Undertaker performed in. One reason: there aren't as many people in England. If we're talking about drawing power, this goes to Taker and it's not even close. If he can tombstone Vader (which he could), he can tombstone Big Daddy.īig Daddy is without a doubt a bigger deal in his country than Undertaker is in America, but this plays right into Undertaker's strengths. Undertaker made a career out of beating up big fat guys with either a tombstone or knocking them off their feet and making them look like a turtle on its back. He even uses the signature moves of big fat wrestlers in the splash.
That being said, let's look at this from another perspective. Now that being said, it's a ridiculous way to go about picking a winner, as if you go by this, it turns into a matter of finding numbers to back up your argument and little more, which is very dull.
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There's no real denying that Big Daddy was the larger draw, and achieved more with less to work with than what WWE could provide for the Undertaker, and for just as long.īig Daddy probably won't win, but his legacy and contributions to pro wrestling as a whole are still worth noting.Ĭlick to expand.If we're talking about drawing power, this goes to Taker and it's not even close. When he won the Rumble in 2007 WWE couldn't even be bothered to give him a program with the biggest star in the company who was champion at the time. And it's only been in the past 5 years that the streak has been at it's peak of relevance. Even his streak was not largely given credibility until he was already 9-0. Undertaker has never been that big of a draw because he was never the biggest star within the WWE. He was so popular that even Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher have named him among their favorite performers. Such as his record setting television rating which drew 18 million viewers. Heights that have never been seen since the man's retirement and death. So much so that the popularity of the sport in the UK reached new heights during his prime. Regardless of that the man was extremely popular and was an enormous draw.
Big Daddy seems to be underrated on this forum, and I don't know if it's because he really didn't have the career defining moments as other big names or that Britain wasn't really considered a hotbed for pro wrestling like the US, Canada, Japan, and Mexico were.
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