Biography for
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Date of Birth

8 February 1972, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Birth Name

Jr. Paul Donald Wight

Nickname

Big Nasty Bastard
The Giant
Big Show
Showkishi
The Showster
The Big Showbowski
The World's Largest Athlete

Height

7' (2.13 m)

Spouse

Bess Katramados	(11 February 2002 - 2007) (divorced) 2 children
Melissa Ann Piavis	(14 February 1997 - 2000) (divorced) 1 child

Trade Mark

Finishing move: Final Cut (Inverted headlock spinning elbow drop)

Trademark move: Big Boot

Double Team Finishing Move (with Kane): Double Chokeslam

Trademark move: Open-Handed Slap

Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam

Trademark move: Alley-Oop (Reverse Powerbomb)

Finishing move: Showstopper (Inverted Leg Drop Bulldog)

Finishing move: Chokeslam

Finishing move: WMD - Weapon of Mass Destruction (Right-handed knockout hook)

Trademark Move: Bearhug

Trademark Move: Headbutt

Trademark (or sometimes finishing) Move: Colossal Clutch (Camel clutch)

Trivia

Like André the Giant, suffered from Acromegaly (Giantism) until he underwent an operation in the early 90s to remove the tumor that caused it. A side effect, though, was that his metabolism slowed down considerably causing him to gain a hundred pounds in a year.

Played basketball for one season with Wichita State University.

WCW originally promoted him as being the 'long lost son' of André the Giant.

Captured the WCW World Title at the end of April 1996 from Ric Flair. After losing it to Hollywood Hogan in August, became a member of the feared New World Order. He was kicked out at the end of December for asking Hogan to give him a Title shot.

Is the Youngest Person to ever win a World Title in either WCW or WWE, when he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at age 23, defeating his real life friend Hulk Hogan for the Title during his Rookie year in 1995.

One of 9 wrestlers to ever win both the WWF/WWE and the WCW World Heavyweight Titles.

Is a member of TKE International Fraternity

According to himself he's 7' 1" tall and weighs 450 lbs (as of early 2001). As of late 2006, his weight has swelled to over 500 lbs.

Was 6' 2" and 200 lbs at 12, and 6' 8" and 240 lbs at 14.

Shares birthday's with professional wrestler Jim Neidhart and wrestling managers "Sensational" Sherri Martel and "Classie" Freddie Blassie.

Shoe size 18, width 6EEE

Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State University.

Trained by Larry Sharpe.

Notable Title Wins Include: WCW World Heavyweight title (2); WCW World Tag Team titles (3); WWF/E title (2); WWE Tag Team titles (3); WWF Hardcore title (3); WWE World Heavyweight title; WWE United States title; WWF/E World Tag Team titles (5); ECW World Heavyweight title; WWE Intercontinental title.

Has a poor WrestleMania Win-Loss Record of 4-8. His first win came at WrestleMania 22 in 2006, when he and Kane retained their World Tag Titles against Chris Masters and Carlito.

In his early days with the WWF, was known as 'Big Nasty' Paul Wight. His nickname was soon after changed to 'Big Show'.

In 2000, part of his gimmick was to impersonate other wrestlers. Among his most memorable personas were: The Showster, Showkishi, Shonan The Barbarian, & The Big Showbowski.

Three-time member of the nWo.

Arrived in World Championship Wrestling as The Giant and quickly joined The Dungeon of Doom with Jimmy Hart.

Previous Managers: Jim Strauser, The Taskmaster, Jimmy Hart, Shane McMahon, Paul Heyman, Joy Giovanni.

The only person to win the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Heavyweight Championship and the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Heavyweight Championship. In the case of the ECW Championship, it was while it was a brand of the WWE.

1996 WCW World War 3 Winner.

Three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Lex Luger, Sting and Scott Hall.

Has won both pairs of the WWE Tag Team Championships a total 8 times. His partners include The Undertaker (2), Kane (2), Chris Jericho (2) and The Miz (2).

Has a daughter named Cierra with first wife Melissa.

12th WWE Grand Slam Champion and 24th Triple Crown Champion.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated awarded him Wrestler of the Year and Rookie of the Year in 1996.

Personal Quotes

I am the biggest, nastiest bastard to ever set foot in the WWF, and I am damn proud of it.

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) The Big Show is just fresh off his feud with former WWE Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar and looks to be on a path to nowhere.

(February 2004) Current WWE United States Champion

(March 2004) Lost the WWE United States Championship to John Cena at Wrestlemania XX. Has now left Smackdown and the WWE after chokeslamming (then) General Manager Kurt Angle off a 25foot ledge.

(August 2004) Has been resigned to Smackdown by new General Manager Theodore Long

(September 2004) Will face Kurt Angle at No Mercy in October.

(December 2004) Is set to take on Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak at WWE armageddon 2004 in a handicap match!

(January 2005) Set to face Kurt Angle and WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield this Sunday at the Royal Rumble.

(March 2005) Set to fight Akebono of Japan in Wrestlemania 21.

(June 2005) Has been drafted to "Raw" from "Smackdown" in this year's Draft Lottery.

(September 2005) Pinned Gene Snitsky at Unforgiven.

(November 2005) Along with partner Kane, defeated Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade for the World Tag Team Titles.

(February 2006) Along with partner Kane, he will take part in the Road to Wrestlemania tournament to decide the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship.

(March 2006) With tag team partner, Kane, will face Carlito and Chris Masters to defend the World Tag Team Championships at Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago on April 2.

(June 2006) Shocked fans at WWE vs. ECW Head to Head by turning on Raw and joining the upcoming ECW brand.

(July 2006) Won the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Heavyweight Championship from Rob Van Dam, with the help of Paul Heyman, making Big Show the first and only person to hold each Heavyweight title from all three wrestling companies (WWE, WCW and ECW).

(December 2006) Retired from ECW after the December to dismember PPV.

(April 2007) Will face Hulk Hogan at the Fed Ex Forum on 4/27 in what Hogan is calling "the match that should have happened at Wrestlemania."

(February 2008) Made his return to WWE after losing over 100 pounds.