Celebrity Biographies
Big show height weight body stats measurements
Born name
Jr. Paul Donald Wight
Nickname / Ringname
Big Nasty Bastard, The Giant, Big Show, Showkishi, The Showster, The Big Showbowski, The World’s Greatest Athlete, Paul Wight, Big Pee Wee
Sun sign
Aquarius
Place of birth
Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Residence
Tampa, Florida, USA
nationality
training
Paul Wight trained from Wyman King Academy , Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. He then attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College, formerly Tonkawa, OK. He went on to Wichita State University , where he played basketball. Wight also attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993. Overall, Paul Wight has a good educational background.
occupation
Professional wrestler
family
- Father – Paul Wight Sr. (died of cancer)
- Mother – unknown
- Siblings – Unknowns
Manager
The Big Show’s managers during wrestling were:
- Jimmy Hart
- Shane McMahon
- Paul Bearer
- Paul Heyman
- Joy John
To build
Big
Height
7 feet or 213 cm
Although, he’s considered 6ft 11in or 211cm without his boots.
weight
200 kg or 441 pounds
spouse
Paul Wight married
- Melissa Ann Piavis (1997-2002) – Paul married Melissa, his first wife, on Valentine’s Day i.e. February 14, 1997. They separated in 2000. However, their divorce was finalized on February 6, 2002. He has a daughter named Cierra.
- Bess Katramados (2002-Present) – Bess and Paul married on February 11, 2002 (after 5 days of his official divorce with the first wife). Together they have 2 children.
race/ethnicity
White
hair colour
blonde (natural)
He later went bald.
eye color
Green eyes with a touch of blue
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Biggest Athlete in Sports Entertainment
- Towering Height
measurements
These measurements are not verified. Therefore, these may or may not be correct.
- Chest – 162.5 cm (64 in)
- Waist – 101 cm or 40 inches
- Weapons – 56 cm or 22 inches
- Calves – 56 cm or 22 inches
- Thigh – 31 inches or 79 cm
shoe size
8,5 E
brand promotion
Besides WWE commercials, he was featured in a commercial for Chef Boyardee Ravioli (2000), Stacker 2 (2003), etc.
Religion
Christianity
Known for
His professional wrestling matches.
first movie
1996 film Reggie’s Prayer for his role as Mr. Portola.
He had his first major role in Knucklehead (2010) as Walter Krunk, produced by WWE Studios.
First TV show
1994 action-adventure TV series Thunder in Paradise. But Paul Wight wasn’t the lead.
Personal trainer
Larry Sharpe (retired professional wrestler and Jim Duggan (better known as Hacksaw) and Glenn Ruth (better known as Thrasher) are his trainers.
Big Show favorite food
Chicken Curry
During wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Chokeslam
- Cobra Clutch Backbreaker, sometimes followed by a spin-out Cobra Clutch Slam
- Colossal clutch
- Final Cut (Spinning Headlock Elbow Drop)
- WMD – Weapon of Mass Destruction (right KO hook)
- Signature moved
- abdominal stretch
- bear hug
- Big Boot
- Diving elbows drop
- Fallaway Powerbomb
- Headbutt
- military press bang
- Chop an opponent’s chest in a corner with open hands
- Run Senton
- Sidewalk Slam
- Speer
Big show facts
- Big Show is so big because of a disease called Acromegaly. This is an endocrine system disorder in which the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH). In the early 1990s, he underwent surgery that stopped his growth.
- Big Show was arrested in December 1998 for allegedly exposing himself to a hotel worker in Memphis, Tennessee.
- His ring size (the size of the jewelry ring worn on his finger) is 22.
- He has lost the most records at WrestleMania.
- He always enters or goes to the ring on the top rope.
- Paul Wight once said, “I’m the biggest, baddest bastard that ever set foot in the WWF (now WWE) and I’m damn proud of it.”
- He is the 12th Grand Slam Champion.
- Paul Wight is known as the world’s greatest athlete. Therefore, he is referred to as The Giant.
- He is a three-time member of nWo (New World Order).
- At the age of 12 he was 188 cm tall and weighed about 100 kg.
- Connect with Big Show on Twitter.