Ring name(s) (The) Big Show
The Giant
Paul "The Great" Wight
Height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Billed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Billed weight 485 lb (220 kg)
Born February 8, 1972 (age 39)
Aiken, South Carolina
Resides Tampa, Florida
Trained by Larry Sharped
Jim Duggan
Glen Ruth
In professional wrestling, Big Show is a five-time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWF/E Championship twice, and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the first person ever to hold all three championships. In addition to these championships, he has also won the WWE United States Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship five times (twice with The Undertaker, once with Kane, once with Chris Jericho, and once with The Miz), the WWE Tag Team Championship three times (once each with Chris Jericho, The Miz, and Kane) and the WWF Hardcore Championship three times.
Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has starred in feature films and television series such as The Waterboy and USA Network's comedy-drama Royal Pains. In 2010, he had his first major role in the comedy film Knucklehead, which was produced by WWE Studios. Wight has made it known that he would like continue his acting career and expand beyond roles based on his size.
Billed as "The World's Largest Athlete", The Big Show initially came to prominence through his career in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 until 1999, then known simply as The Giant. In addition to being a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and the youngest man to ever hold the title, he is a three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 1996 World War 3. Between WWE and WCW, Wight has held 20 total championships.
Big Show was drafted to Raw as a part of the 2011 WWE Draft. He and Kane then started feuding with the New Nexus. After defending the titles against CM Punk and Mason Ryan at Over the Limit, Kane and Big Show lost their titles to Michael McGilligutty and David Otunga on the following day on Raw. After the match, Show was run over by Alberto Del Rio's car, driven by his ring announcer, and was sidelined with an injury for almost a month. He returned during a match between Kane and Del Rio, attacking Del Rio, who was saved by Rodriguez, but Big Show brutally attacked Rodriguez. It was determined that Show would face Del Rio at Capitol Punishment.
Show then began feuding with Mark Henry after he attacked and injured him on Smackdown June 17 as Big Show's frustrations and anger towards Del Rio was redirected unintentionally to Mark Henry. Henry retaliated attacking The Big Show during his match on Capitol Punishment and did the World Strongest Slam on him through the announce table, thus costing Show his match against Del Rio. Henry did same thing on Kane through the announce table the next day on Raw after their arm wrestling match, and again on the 27th June edition of Raw. Henry then broke the cage door during the steel cage between Big Show and Alberto del Rio, gaining Del Rio to escape. He then attacked Show with the cage door, breaking the cage viciously. On July 17, 2011 at the second annual WWE Money in the Bank, Henry defeated Big Show.
On WWE.com, it is noted that Big Show suffered a substantial injury (a fractured fibula) when Mark Henry used the steel chair on his leg and came down from the turnbuckle, landing on his leg with it during the pay-per-view and is kept out of action.Mark Henry did the same thing to Kane and almost did it to Bobby Howard until Teddy Long interrupted and Sheamus made the save.
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