Paul Wight
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.
Known For
Acting

2013
asBig Show

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asBig Show

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2008
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asWalter Krunk

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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2015
asThe Big Show

2011
asBig Show

2023
asHimself

2010
asBig Show

2009
asMarduk

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asBig Show

1996
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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

1999
asThe Giant

2001
asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

2016
asThe Big Show

2012
asBig Show

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asBig Show (Ringside)

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show (Ringside)

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asThe Big Show

2013
asThe Big Show

2018
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2010
asBig Show

2011
asThe Giant

2013
asBig Show

2009
asBig Show (Appearance)

2006
asBig Show

2013
asBig Show

1996
asThe Giant

2006
asBig Show

2023
asPaul Wight

2001
asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

1995
asThe Giant

2015
asBig Show

1996
asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

1996
asThe Giant

2012
asBig Show (Appearance)

1996
asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

2013
asBig Show

1996
asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show (Appearance)

2014
asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asThe Big Show

2015
asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Giant

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asThe Big Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show (Appearance)

2014
asBig Show

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asVictor Abbott

2015
asThe Giant

2011
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2015
asBig Show

1996
asHuge Santa

2011
asThe Big Show / The Giant

2016
asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show (Appearance)

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asBig Show (Appearance)

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2024
asHam Hand (voice)

2017
asBig Show (Preshow)

2010
asBrick Hughes

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asBig Show

2020
asBig Show (Dark Match)

2017
asBig Show

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asBig Show (voice)

2014
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2005
asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asSelf

1996
asMr. Portola

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asBig Show (Ringside)

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asBig Show

2015
asThe Big Show

2014
asThe Big Show

1998
asCaptain Insano

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asBig Show

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asThe Giant

2012
asBig Show (archive footage)

2012
asBig Show

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asThe Giant

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asThe Giant

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asBig Show

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asThe Giant

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asBig Show

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2012
asThe Big Show

2022
asGus Hoffman

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asBig Show (archive footage)

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as(archive footage)

2014
asBig Show

1995
asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asThe Giant

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asBig Show

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asThe Big Show

2020
asBig Show (Appearance)

2020
asBig Show (Appearance)

1998
asLittle Snowflake

2014
asHimself

2011
asBig Show (archive footage)

2021
asPaul Wight

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

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asBig Show

2021
asPaul Wight

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1995
asThe Giant (Appearance)

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asThe Big Show

2022
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Crew
Directing