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Big Show Wrestler Profile

Big Show (real name Paul Donald Wight II) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, recognised as one of the greatest ’˜big men’ in the history of the business.

Born in Aiken, South Carolina on February 8, 1972, Big Show is now 50 years old and he stands at a height of 7ft tall (2.13m). He was born with acromegaly, a disease of the endocrine system which causes accelerated growth, and by the age of 12 he was six-foot-two.

Big Show Net Worth

The Big Show’s net worth is estimated to be around $15 million.

Who is Big Show’s wife?

Big Show has been married twice, to Melissa Ann Piavis between 1997 and 2002, and then Bess Katramados from 2002 onwards. He has three children, the eldest being his daughter Cierra Wright from his first marriage. Show has two children with his second wife Bess – a son and a daughter.

Wrestling Career

After going through various jobs, he eventually met Hulk Hogan through an acquaintance and from there he was introduced to WCW’s Eric Bischoff.

Due to his height and wight, Big Show was originally billed as The Giant. In fact, in his very early stages in the business, he was promoted as the son of Andre the Giant, though this gimmick did not last long.

In 1995 he signed a professional deal with WCW and was part of Kevin Sullivan’s Dungeon of Doom stable.

Big Show actually won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his debut match in the company against Hogan after Jimmy Hart turned on Hogan. However, the disqualification decision was later and The Giant was stripped of the title.

He would eventually win the championship again against Ric Flair, only to lose it to Hogan, who at this point had changed to his Hollywood Hogan gimmick. Big Show would later join the NWO, but was kicked out of the faction after asking Hogan for a title show. Thereafter, he teamed with the likes of Sting and Lex Luger versus the NWO.

Big Show would later leave WCW, citing his salary compared to the other main event superstars as the reason for his departure.

Big Show joins big show at WWF

He subsequently signed a deal with the WWF an debuted at St Valentine’s Day Massacre, interfering in a cage match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon. He initially debuted as a member of McMahon’s heel stable, the Corporation.

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would leave the stable shortly after and team with The Union against the Corporate Ministry.

Big Show would later team with The Undertaker to win the Tag Team Championships, and he has recalled this period as a major learning curve, due to working with the veteran Taker.

At the 1999 edition of Survivor Series, he won the WWF Championship in a triple threat match against The Rock and Triple H, acting as a substitute in the match for Steve Austin. He would later lose the title to Triple H on Raw.

Throughout 1999 into 2000 Big Show acted mostly as a heel and feuded with The Rock. The McMahon-Helmsley era period led to a Fatal Four Way Match at Wrestlemania 2000 between The Rock, Triple H, Mick Foley and Big Show.

Big Show was eliminated first with Shane McMahon in his corner, but this represented the only Wrestlemania main event in his career.

He spent a short period in a comedy role, impersonating other wrestlers before taking time off to improve his fitness.

He returned at the 2001 Royal Rumble and was eliminated by The Rock, while at Wrestlemania 17 he took part in a Hardcore title match against Kane and Raven.

Big Show was part of Team WWF which defeated The Alliance at Survivor Series during the Invasion Angle.

In 2002 he was eventually traded to Smackdown as part of the draft, and later defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series thanks to interference from Paul Heyman.

He lost the title to Kurt Angle at Armaggedon, and then faced the Undertaker, alongside A-Train, at Wrestlemania 19.

Into 2004 he was United States Champion, but lost the title to John Cena at Wrestlemania 20.

At WrestleMania 21, Big Show faced Sumo Grand Champion Akebono in a worked sumo match.

Over the next year or so, he would win the World Tag Team Championships with Kane.

Big Show spent a period as ECW Champion following the revamped ECW brand, before leaving the company in 2007.

At the 2008 edition of No Way Out, Big Show made his return, sporting a much leaner frame. After a confrontation with boxer Floyd Mayweather, he faced Mayweather at Wrestlemania 24, losing via knockout via brass knuckles.

Between 2008 an 2010, he teamed with Chris Jericho (JeriShow) and The Miz (ShowMiz).

He would form a relationship with Smackdown general manager Vickie Guerrero and took part in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena and Edge.

At the 2011 Money in the Bank PPV, he won the World Heavyweight Championship from Mark Henry, but it proved to be the shortest reign in history at 45 seconds as Daniel Bryan would cash in his MITB briefcase to win the title.

At Wrestlemania 28, he became a grand slam champion by defeating Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship.

He would later turn heel and face several times in a storyline involving the likes of The Authority, the Shield, John Cena, and Sting.

In his final few years with the company, Big Show took on a part-time role, making various sporadic appearances.

In February of 2021, he joined All Elite Wrestling.

Away from the ring, he has featured in movies like Jingle All The Way and The Waterboy, while he has his own Netflix series, The Big Big Show.