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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 8, 1972
Place of Birth
Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As
- Big Show
- The Big Show
- The Giant
- Paul 'The Giant' Wight
- Paul Randall Wight, Jr.
Paul Wight
1.0 Popularity
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
7.0
Big Show
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
7.1
Ham Hand (voice)
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
2024
6.5
Paul Wight
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023
6.0
Himself
AEW Double or Nothing 2023: The Buy In
2023
5.3
Gus Hoffman
Marcus
2022
10.0
The Big Show
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022
0.0
Paul Wight
Hey! (EW)
2022
7.9
Gorm
Ghosts
2021
8.0
Paul Wight
AEW All Out 2021
2021
6.9
Paul Wight
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
Credits
WWE's Greatest Moments
as Big Show
2025
7.0
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
as Ham Hand (voice)
2024
7.1
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
as Paul Wight
2023
6.5
AEW Double or Nothing 2023: The Buy In
as Himself
2023
6.0
Marcus
as Gus Hoffman
2022
5.3
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as The Big Show
2022
10.0
Hey! (EW)
as Paul Wight
2022
0.0
Ghosts
as Gorm
2021
7.9
AEW All Out 2021
as Paul Wight
2021
8.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Paul Wight
2021
6.9
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Big Show
2021
8.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Paul Wight
2021
6.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021
6.6
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
2020
7.4
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
2020
7.6
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Big Show
2020
6.9
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
as The Big Show
2020
6.4
Undertaker: The Last Ride
as Big Show
2020
7.4
The Big Show Show
as Big Show
2020
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
as Big Show (Dark Match)
2020
7.9
The Best of WWE
as Big show
2020
9.7
The Best of WWE
as The Big Show
2020
9.7
Ruthless Aggression
as Big Show
2020
7.5
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
as Palindrome (voice)
2019
7.0
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions
as Self / Big Show
2019
8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Paul Wight
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
7.9
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
as Big Show / Self
2019
9.0
Fighting with My Family
as Big Show
2019
6.8
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Big Show
2019
10.0
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Big Show (Ringside)
2018
7.6
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
as (archive footage)
2018
9.0
The Hardys: Woken
2018
7.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
as Big Show
2018
7.2
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
as Big Show
2018
10.0
HAPPY!
as Big Pink
2017
7.4
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
10.0
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Big Show
2017
7.1
WWE WrestleMania 33
as Big Show (Preshow)
2017
8.1
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Big Show
2017
5.4
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
as Big Show (voice)
2017
7.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Big Show
2017
7.4
WWE: Story Time
2016
3.5
Van Helsing
as Carnage
2016
7.0
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
2016
10.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
0.0
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Big Show (archive footage)
2016
9.2
WWE WrestleMania 32
as The Big Show
2016
7.1
WWE Fastlane 2016
as Big Show
2016
5.9
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Big Show
2016
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
as Big Show
2016
7.1
Sting: Into the Light
as The Giant
2015
7.3
WWE Live From MSG 2015
as Big Show
2015
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as The Big Show
2015
7.4
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
as The Giant
2015
0.0
WWE Battleground 2015
as Big Show (Appearance)
2015
6.2
Swerved
as Big Show
2015
7.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
as Big Show
2015
6.5
Vendetta
as Victor Abbott
2015
5.3
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Big Show
2015
7.7
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Big Show
2015
6.6
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Big Show
2015
8.0
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
as Big Show
2015
4.8
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Big Show
2015
6.4
WWE 24
as The Big Show
2015
6.6
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as The Big Show
2015
6.1
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
10.0
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as Big Show
2014
6.3
WWE: True Giants
2014
7.0
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Big Show
2014
6.8
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as Big Show
2014
9.0
WWE Rivalries
as Self
2014
7.0
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Big Show
2014
6.9
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
as Himself
2014
7.4
🎬
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as The Big Show
2014
5.8
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as The Big Show
2014
8.4
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Big Show
2014
7.8
🎬
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Big Show
2014
10.0
Wrestlemania Rewind
as Big Show
2014
0.0
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
as Big Show
2014
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Big Show
2014
5.8
🎬
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
as Big Show
2014
10.0
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
as Big Show
2013
0.0
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as Big Show
2013
7.5
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Big Show
2013
6.2
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as Big Show
2013
8.8
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as Big Show
2013
7.4
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013
7.4
WWE Battleground 2013
as Big Show (Appearance)
2013
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2013
as Big Show (Ringside)
2013
7.8
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Big Show
2013
9.2
Total Divas
as Big Show
2013
7.3
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
as Big Show
2013
7.7
WWE WrestleMania 29
as The Big Show
2013
7.6
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Big Show
2013
6.7
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
as The Giant
2013
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as The Big Show
2013
7.5
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
as Big Show
2012
10.0
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
as Big Show
2012
0.0
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Big Show
2012
8.0
🎬
The JBL and Cole Show
as The Big Show
2012
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Big Show
2012
7.4
nWo: The Revolution
as Big Show
2012
7.2
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Big Show
2012
6.6
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
as The Big Show
2012
0.0
WWE Main Event
as Big Show
2012
7.9
WWE Main Event
as The Big Show
2012
7.9
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Big Show
2012
7.7
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as The Big Show
2012
8.8
WWE RAW 1000
2012
0.0
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
as Big Show
2012
7.7
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Big Show
2012
10.0
WWE No Way Out 2012
as Big Show
2012
7.3
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
as The Giant
2012
7.5
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as Big Show (Appearance)
2012
6.8
🎬
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
8.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as Big Show
2012
7.8
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
as Big Show
2012
7.8
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Big Show
2012
7.9
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
as Big Show
2012
7.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
as Big Show
2012
6.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as The Big Show
2012
7.1
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Big Show (archive footage)
2012
10.0
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as Big Show
2011
7.1
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Big Show
2011
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Big Show
2011
7.4
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Big Show
2011
6.7
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as The Big Show / The Giant
2011
6.7
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as The Giant
2011
7.9
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as Big Show
2011
7.9
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
as Big Show
2011
0.0
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
as Big Show
2011
6.8
The John Cena Experience
as Big Show (archive footage)
2011
7.8
WWE Over The Limit 2011
as Big Show
2011
6.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Big Show
2011
7.0
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Big Show
2011
7.4
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
as Big Show
2011
6.7
🎬
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
2011
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Big Show
2011
7.1
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
as Big Show
2010
0.0
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Big Show
2010
8.3
WWE Survivor Series 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.4
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as The Big Show
2010
8.4
Knucklehead
as Walter Krunk
2010
5.6
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.2
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
as Big Show
2010
10.0
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.7
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
as Big Show
2010
9.2
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as Big Show
2010
6.8
MacGruber
as Brick Hughes
2010
5.4
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.1
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Big Show
2010
7.7
WWE NXT
as Big Show
2010
6.7
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Big Show (Ringside)
2010
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Big Show
2010
7.8
The Rise & Fall of WCW
as The Giant
2009
7.2
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Big Show
2009
6.6
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Big Show
2009
8.2
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.9
Little Hercules
as Marduk
2009
3.2
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Big Show
2009
6.4
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.6
WWE Night of Champions 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.3
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.7
Royal Pains
as Donald Green / The Garbage Collector (as The Big Show)
2009
6.8
WWE Judgment Day 2009
as Big Show
2009
6.9
WWE Backlash 2009
as Big Show (Appearance)
2009
7.4
WWE Superstars
2009
7.3
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Big Show
2009
7.8
WWE No Way Out 2009
as Big Show
2009
7.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as The Big Show
2009
7.0
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
as Big Show
2008
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Big Show
2008
7.3
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
as Big Show
2008
10.0
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Big Show
2008
8.0
WWE No Mercy 2008
as Big Show
2008
7.4
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
2008
8.0
WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Big Show
2008
7.6
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Big Show
2008
8.2
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
as Big Show
2008
10.0
WWE Backlash 2008
as Big Show
2008
8.1
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Big Show
2008
8.1
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
0.0
WWE No Way Out 2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
2008
6.9
Burn Notice
as Griffin Black
2007
7.5
WWE: The New & Improved DX
as Big Show
2007
6.1
ECW December to Dismember
as Big Show
2006
9.3
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Big Show
2006
7.1
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
as Big Show
2006
6.5
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as The Giant
2006
7.9
WWE Unforgiven 2006
as Big Show
2006
8.3
WWE SummerSlam 2006
as Big Show
2006
7.0
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
as Big Show
2006
8.3
Psych
as Big Ed Dixon
2006
7.9
WWE ECW
as The Big Show
2006
6.6
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
as Big Show
2006
10.0
WWE Backlash 2006
as Big Show
2006
7.3
WWE WrestleMania 22
as Big Show
2006
8.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as Big Show
2006
7.8
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
as Big Show
2006
7.6
WWE Armageddon 2005
as Big Show
2005
7.0
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Big Show
2005
8.8
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as Big Show
2005
7.7
WWE Unforgiven 2005
as Big Show
2005
8.0
WWE Judgment Day 2005
as Big Show
2005
7.0
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Big Show
2005
8.3
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
as Big Show
2005
10.0
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Big Show
2005
5.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Big Show
2005
8.0
WWE Armageddon 2004
as Big Show
2004
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 2004
as Big Show
2004
8.6
WWE No Mercy 2004
as Big Show
2004
5.6
WWE WrestleMania XX
as The Big Show
2004
8.3
WWE No Way Out 2004
as Big Show
2004
6.8
🎬
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
as Self
2004
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as The Big Show
2004
7.0
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
as Big Show
2003
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Big Show
2003
8.1
WWE No Mercy 2003
as Big Show
2003
8.2
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
as Self
2003
7.8
WWE Vengeance 2003
as Big Show
2003
8.7
WWE Judgment Day 2003
as Big Show
2003
6.3
WWE Backlash 2003
as Big Show
2003
7.3
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
as The Big Show
2003
8.2
WWE No Way Out 2003
as Big Show
2003
8.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as The Big Show
2003
7.6
WWE Armageddon 2002
as The Big Show
2002
5.1
WWE Survivor Series 2002
as The Big Show
2002
8.8
🎬
WWE Super Tuesday
as The Big Show
2002
0.0
WWE No Mercy 2002
as The Big Show
2002
7.5
WWE Vengeance 2002
as The Big Show
2002
7.2
WWE King of the Ring 2002
as Big Show (Appearance)
2002
6.0
WWE Judgment Day 2002
as The Big Show
2002
7.9
WWE Insurrextion 2002
as The Big Show
2002
5.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as The Big Show
2002
6.7
🎬
The Rock - Just Bring It!
as The Big Show
2002
5.2
WWE Vengeance 2001
as Big Show
2001
4.0
WWE Survivor Series 2001
as The Big Show
2001
6.9
WWE Rebellion 2001
as Big Show
2001
6.5
WWE No Mercy 2001
as Big Show
2001
7.0
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Orion Slaver
2001
7.5
WWE Unforgiven 2001
as Big Show
2001
5.0
One on One
as Miles
2001
8.0
WWE InVasion
as Big Show
2001
7.9
Lita: It Just Feels Right
as Big Show
2001
0.0
WWE Tough Enough
as The Big Show
2001
7.4
WWE Judgment Day 2001
as The Big Show
2001
6.5
WWE Insurrextion 2001
as Big Show
2001
8.2
WWE Backlash 2001
as The Big Show
2001
8.0
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Big Show
2001
8.8
WWE No Way Out 2001
as Big Show
2001
8.4
🎬
OVW Christmas Chaos
as The Big Show
2001
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Big Show
2001
7.4
WWE Judgment Day 2000
as Big Show
2000
7.8
WWE Insurrextion 2000
as The Big Show
2000
4.0
WWE Backlash 2000
as Big Show
2000
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 2000
as Big Show
2000
7.2
WWE No Way Out 2000
as Big Show
2000
7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as The Big Show
2000
6.3
WWE Armageddon 1999
as Big Show
1999
5.2
WWE Survivor Series 1999
as Big Show
1999
8.5
WWE Rebellion 1999
as Big Show
1999
6.0
WWE Unforgiven 1999
as Big Show
1999
8.0
WWF Jakked/Metal
1999
8.0
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Big Show
1999
7.2
🎬
Goldberg - Who's Next?
as The Giant
1999
0.0
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
as Big Show
1999
8.0
WWE King of the Ring 1999
as Big Show
1999
8.3
WWE Over the Edge
as Big Show
1999
7.0
WWE SmackDown
as The Big Show
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
1999
7.5
WWE Backlash: In Your House
as Big Show
1999
10.0
WWE WrestleMania XV
as Big Show
1999
7.6
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
as The Big Show
1999
7.4
WCW Starrcade 1998
as The Giant
1998
0.0
WCW World War 3 1998
as The Giant
1998
0.0
The Waterboy
as Captain Insano
1998
6.1
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
as The Giant
1998
10.0
WCW Road Wild 1998
as The Giant
1998
8.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
as The Giant
1998
9.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
as The Giant
1998
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1998
as The Giant
1998
8.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
as The Giant
1998
10.0
WCW Uncensored 1998
as The Giant
1998
10.0
McCinsey's Island
as Little Snowflake
1998
4.4
WCW Souled Out 1998
as The Giant
1998
10.0
WCW Thunder
as The Giant
1998
7.6
WCW Starrcade 1997
as The Giant
1997
6.0
WCW World War 3 1997
as The Giant
1997
7.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
as The Giant
1997
0.0
WCW Road Wild 1997
as The Giant
1997
6.0
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
as The Giant
1997
9.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
as The Giant
1997
0.0
WCW Uncensored 1997
as The Giant
1997
6.0
WCW SuperBrawl VII
as The Giant
1997
8.8
nWo Souled Out 1997
as The Giant
1997
10.0
WCW Starrcade 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
WCW World War 3 1996
as The Giant
1996
6.0
Jingle All the Way
as Huge Santa
1996
6.1
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as The Giant
1996
9.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
as The Giant
1996
0.0
WCW Hog Wild 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
Reggie's Prayer
as Mr. Portola
1996
3.7
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as The Giant
1996
8.5
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
0.0
WCW Slamboree 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
WCW Uncensored 1996
as The Giant
1996
0.0
WCW SuperBrawl VI
as The Giant
1996
8.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
as The Giant
1996
9.0
WCW World War 3 1995
as The Giant
1995
0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as The Giant
1995
7.0
MADtv
as Self
1995
7.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as The Giant (Appearance)
1995
7.0
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
8.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Raw
as Big Show
1993
6.8
Raw
as Paul Wight
1993
6.8
Raw
as The Big Show
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8
Clash of the Champions
as The Giant
1988
0.0
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0