Paul Wight

54, from Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Artwork for The WaterboyImage of Paul Wight

Biography

Paul Donald Wight II is an American 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.

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.

Timeline

2024Aged 52

  • Poster for No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie

    Ham Hand (voice)

2023Aged 51

  • Poster for AEW Double or Nothing 2023: The Buy In

    Himself

  • Poster for AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour

    Paul Wight

2022Aged 50

  • Poster for John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

    The Big Show

  • Poster for Marcus

    Gus Hoffman

2021Aged 49

  • Poster for AEW Double or Nothing 2021

    Paul Wight

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2021

    Paul Wight

2020Aged 48

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2

    Big Show (Dark Match)

  • Poster for WWE Clash of Champions 2020

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for Meeting the Undertaker

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2020

    Big Show (Appearance)

2019Aged 47

  • Poster for WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

    Big Show

  • Poster for Fighting with My Family

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story

    Big Show / Self

2018Aged 46

  • Poster for WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2018

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Hardys: Woken

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for NXT TakeOver: WarGames II

    (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2018

    Big Show (Ringside)

2017Aged 45

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2017

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania

    Big Show (voice)

  • Poster for WWE Fastlane 2017

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 33

    Big Show (Preshow)

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2017

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

    (Unknown)

2016Aged 44

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2016

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Fastlane 2016

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 32

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

    Big Show (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship

    (Unknown)

2015Aged 43

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2015

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Fastlane 2015

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 31

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2015

    Big Show

  • Poster for Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

    Big Show

  • Poster for Vendetta

    Victor Abbott

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2015

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Battleground 2015

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

    The Giant

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2015

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Live From MSG 2015

    Big Show

  • Poster for Sting: Into the Light

    The Giant

2014Aged 42

2013Aged 41

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2013

    The Big Show

  • Poster for The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

    The Giant

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2013

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 29

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2013

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2013

    Big Show (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE Battleground 2013

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

    Big Show

  • Poster for The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2013

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

    Big Show

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013

    Big Show

2012Aged 40

2011Aged 39

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2011

    Big Show

  • WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXVII

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Over The Limit 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for The John Cena Experience

    Big Show (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE Capitol Punishment 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

    The Giant

  • Poster for WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

    The Big Show / The Giant

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2011

    Big Show

  • Poster for Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

    Big Show

2010Aged 38

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

    Big Show (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for MacGruber

    Brick Hughes

  • Poster for WWE Over the Limit 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for Knucklehead

    Walter Krunk

  • Poster for WWE Bragging Rights 2010

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2010

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    The Big Show

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010

    Big Show

2009Aged 37

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2009

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXV

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2009

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Extreme Rules 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Breaking Point 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for Little Hercules

    Marduk

  • Poster for WWE Bragging Rights 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

    Big Show

  • Poster for The Rise & Fall of WCW

    The Giant

2008Aged 36

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2008

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for The Undertaker: 15-0

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXIV

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2008

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE One Night Stand 2008

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2008

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2008

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE No Mercy 2008

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2008

    Big Show

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

    Big Show

2007Aged 35

  • Poster for WWE: The New & Improved DX

    Big Show

2006Aged 34

  • Poster for WWE New Year's Revolution 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 22

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE The Great American Bash 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    The Giant

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2006

    Big Show

  • Poster for ECW December to Dismember

    Big Show

2005Aged 33

2004Aged 32

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2004

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XX

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Mercy 2004

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2004

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 2004

    Big Show

2003Aged 31

2002Aged 30

  • Poster for The Rock - Just Bring It!

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2002

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Insurrextion 2002

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2002

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 2002

    Big Show (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2002

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Mercy 2002

    The Big Show

  • WWE Super Tuesday

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2002

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 2002

    The Big Show

2001Aged 29

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2001

    The Big Show

  • OVW Christmas Chaos

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2001

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2001

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Insurrextion 2001

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2001

    The Big Show

  • Poster for Lita: It Just Feels Right

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE InVasion

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2001

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Mercy 2001

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Rebellion 2001

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2001

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2001

    Big Show

2000Aged 28

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2000

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2000

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 2000

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2000

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Insurrextion 2000

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2000

    Big Show

1999Aged 27

  • Poster for WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

    The Big Show

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XV

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Backlash: In Your House

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Over the Edge

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1999

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Fully Loaded 1999

    Big Show

  • Goldberg - Who's Next?

    The Giant

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1999

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 1999

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Rebellion 1999

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1999

    Big Show

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 1999

    Big Show

1998Aged 26

  • Poster for WCW Souled Out 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for McCinsey's Island

    Little Snowflake

  • Poster for WCW Uncensored 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Spring Stampede 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW The Great American Bash 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Road Wild 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for The Waterboy

    Captain Insano

  • Poster for WCW World War 3 1998

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1998

    The Giant

1997Aged 25

  • Poster for nWo Souled Out 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW SuperBrawl VII

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Uncensored 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Spring Stampede 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Road Wild 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW World War 3 1997

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1997

    The Giant

1996Aged 24

  • Poster for WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW SuperBrawl VI

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Uncensored 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for World Wrestling Peace Festival

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WCW The Great American Bash 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for Reggie's Prayer

    Mr. Portola

  • Poster for WCW Hog Wild 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for Jingle All the Way

    Huge Santa

  • Poster for WCW World War 3 1996

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW Starrcade 1996

    The Giant

1995Aged 23

  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1995

    The Giant (Appearance)

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

    The Giant

  • Poster for WCW World War 3 1995

    The Giant

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