Big Show

Paul Donald Wight (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name. He is best known by his ring name, The Big Show.

Big Show
Big Show at the SmackDown tapings on April 8, 2014
Born	(1972-02-08) February 8, 1972 (age 52)[1] Aiken, South Carolina[2]
Spouse(s)	Bess Katramados
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big Show[1] The Giant[1] The Big Nasty Bastard[1] Paul Wight
Billed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[3]
Billed weight	383 lb (174 kg)[3]
Trained by	Larry Sharpe[1]
Debut	December 3, 1994

He is also best known for his career in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled as The Giant from June 1995 to December 1998. He is the first man in the history of wrestling to win the WWE Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW World Championship, even though his ECW Title win was after the company became a WWE property. Kane is the second wrestler.

Championships

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Rookie of the Year (1996)
  • Wrestler of the Year (1996)
  • He was ranked #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1996.^[4]
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[5][6]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Lex Luger (1), Sting (1), and Scott Hall (1))^[7]
  • King of Cable (1996)
  • World War 3 (1996)^[8]
• World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • ECW World Championship (1 time)^[9]
  • World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[10][11]
  • World Tag Team Championship (5 times) (with The Undertaker (2),^[12][13] Kane (1),^[14] Chris Jericho (1)^[15] and The Miz (1)^[16])
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[17]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Chris Jericho (1),^[18] The Miz (1)^[19] and Kane (1)^[20])
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[21]
  • WWF/E Championship (2 times)^[22][23]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)^[24][25][26]
  • 24th Triple Crown Champion
  • 12th Grand Slam Champion
  • Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) (as a member of Team SmackDown (with Rey Mysterio, Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Edge, Tyler Reks, and Kofi Kingston))^[27]
  • Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year (2009) (with Chris Jericho)^[28]
  • Slammy Award for Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2011) (with Mark Henry)^[29]
  • Slammy Award for Betrayal of the Year (2012) (Knocking out John Cena at Over the Limit)^[30]
  • Slammy Award for "This is Awesome" Moment of the Year (2013) (Knocking out Triple H on Raw)^[31]
  • Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2014) (Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series)^[32]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Rookie of the Year (1996)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1999) (vs. The Big Boss Man)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2013) (vs. The Authority)
  • Worst Wrestler (2001, 2002)
  • Most Embarrassing Wrestler (2002)

Entrance themes

World Championship Wrestling

• "Chokeslam" by Unknown (1995–1999)
• "Dungeon of Doom" by Jimmy Hart & Howard Helm (1995–1996, used while a part of The Dungeon of Doom)
• "Rockhouse" by Frank Shelley (1997; used while a part of the New World Order)
• "Slammer" (1997; used while teaming with Lex Luger)

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

• "Massacre" by Jim Johnston (February 1999 – April 1999)
• "Big" by Jim Johnston (April 1999 – May 29, 2006)
• "The Unholy Alliance" by Jim Johnston (August, 1999 – September, 1999)
• "Big (Remix)" by Mack 10, K Mac and Boo Kapone featuring MC Eiht (WWF; May 2000)
• "Crank It Up" by Brand New Sin (June 7, 2006 – December 6, 2006; February 17, 2008 – present)
• "Crank the Walls Down" by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (July 31, 2009 – January 4, 2010; used while teaming with Chris Jericho)
• "I Came to Crank It Up" by Downstait and Brand New Sin (January 18, 2010 – April 26, 2010; used while teaming with The Miz)

References

1. "Big Show Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
2. "Big Show's IMDB profile". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
3. "The Big Show's bio on WWE.com". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
4. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1996". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
5. "WCW World Championship - The Giant (October 29, 1995 - November 06, 1995)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
6. "WCW World Championship - The Giant (April 22, 1996 - August 10, 1996)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
7. "WCW World Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
8. "WCW World War 3 '96 results". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
9. "ECW Championship - Big Show (July 04, 2006 - December 03, 2006)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
10. "World Heavyweight Championship - Big Show (December 18, 2011 - December 18, 2011)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
11. "World Heavyweight Championship - Big Show (October 28, 2012 - January 08, 2013)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
12. "World Tag Team Championships - Undertaker & Big Show (August 22, 1999 - August 30, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
13. "World Tag Team Championships - Undertaker & Big Show (September 09, 1999 - September 20, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
14. "World Tag Team Championships - Big Show & Kane (November 01, 2005 - April 03, 2006)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
15. "World Tag Team Championships - Chris Jericho & Big Show (July 26, 2009 - December 13, 2009)". WWE. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
16. "World Tag Team Championships - The Miz & Big Show (February 08, 2010 - April 26, 2010)". WWE. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
17. "Intercontinental Championship - Big Show (April 01, 2012 - April 29, 2012)". WWE. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
18. "WWE Tag Team Championships - Chris Jericho & Big Show (July 26, 2009 - December 13, 2009)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
19. "WWE Tag Team Championships - The Miz & Big Show (February 08, 2010 - April 26, 2010)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
20. "WWE Tag Team Championships - Big Show & Kane (April 22, 2011 - May 23, 2011)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
21. "United States Championship - Big Show (October 19, 2003 - March 14, 2004)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
22. "WWE Championship - Big Show (November 14, 1999 - January 03, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
23. "WWE Championship - Big Show (November 17, 2002 - December 15, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
24. "Hardcore Championship - Big Show (February 25, 2001 - March 19, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
25. "Hardcore Championship - Big Show (May 21, 2001 - May 28, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
26. "Hardcore Championship - Big Show (July 12, 2002 - July 12, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
27. "Team SmackDown def. Team Raw (WWE Bragging Rights Tag Team Elimination Match)". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
28. "Raw: 2009 Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award presentation". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
29. "2011 Slammy Award Winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
30. "2012 WWE Slammy Awards and WWE.com Slammy Awards winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
31. "2013 Slammy Award winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
32. "2014 Slammy Award winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-03-03.

Other websites

• Big Show on WWE.com