Paul Wight

Paul Wight

Born 1972-02-08 (age 54) Aiken, South Carolina, USA
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Biography

Paul Donald Wight II is a European American professional basketball player, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an in-ring performer, and as a commentator for its web television show, AEW Dark: Elevation, under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 to 1999 as The Giant and with WWE from 1999 to 2021 under the ring name Big Show. He is 7’4” and weighs 550 lbs. He wears size 24 10E shoes

Wight began his career in 1994. In 1995 he signed with WCW, where, due to his very large frame, he was known by the ring name The Giant (and was initially introduced as "the son of André the Giant"). In early 1999, he left WCW to join WWE. Between WWE and WCW, he is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the only wrestler who has won all four titles. He is also an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various partners. Having also won the Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore championships, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. He also won the 60-man battle royal at World War 3 and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. He has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE since 1995, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania.

Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has appeared in feature films and television series such as Jingle All the Way, The Waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and two USA Network's comedy-dramas Royal Pains, Psych and the action-drama Burn Notice. He had lead roles in the WWE Studios comedy film Knucklehead and the Netflix sitcom The Big Show Show.

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Known For

Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way

1996

as Huge Santa

The Waterboy
The Waterboy

1998

as Captain Insano

Fighting with My Family
Fighting with My Family

2019

as Big Show

No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie

2024

as Ham Hand (voice)

Vendetta
Vendetta

2015

as Victor Abbott

MacGruber
MacGruber

2010

as Brick Hughes

Knucklehead
Knucklehead

2010

as Walter Krunk

WWE WrestleMania XX
WWE WrestleMania XX

2004

as The Big Show

WCW SuperBrawl VI
WCW SuperBrawl VI

1996

as The Giant

WWE WrestleMania XXX
WWE WrestleMania XXX

2014

as Big Show

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

2010

as Big Show

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

2012

as Big Show

WWE Extreme Rules 2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2012

2012

as Big Show

WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE WrestleMania 31

2015

as Big Show

WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE WrestleMania 21

2005

as Big Show

The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004

2004

as The Big Show

WWE Money In The Bank 2012
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW Road Wild 1998

1998

as The Giant