Big Show

Big Show is the professional wrestling ring name most closely associated with American wrestler and actor Paul Donald Wight II.

Big Show is the professional wrestling ring name of American wrestler and actor Paul Donald Wight II. He is best known for his runs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Giant and in WWE as Big Show, and has also performed under his real name in All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Background

Paul Donald Wight II is an American professional wrestler and actor best known as Big Show. He has also performed under the ring name The Giant in WCW and has worked for AEW under his real name.

Professional wrestling career

Wight first became prominent in WCW in the mid-1990s and later spent more than two decades with WWE. He was known in WWE as Big Show and is recognized as one of the promotion's most prominent giant-size performers.

Physical billed stats

WWE and ESPN profiles list his billed height as 7-foot and his billed weight as 450 pounds. Some secondary sources and fan references give different figures, but 7 ft 0 in and 450 lb are the most commonly cited official billing numbers.

Other work

In addition to wrestling, Wight has appeared in acting roles and media projects. Sources also describe him as a commentator and podcast host.