Big Show
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Big Show in 2011
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| Birth name | Paul Donald Wight II |
| Born |
February 8, 1972 Aiken, South Carolina, United States |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Alma mater | Wichita State University |
| Spouse(s) |
Melissa Piavis (m. 1997; div. 2002) Bess Katramados (m. 2002) |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Big Show The Giant Paul Wight |
| Billed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Billed weight | 396 lb (180 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by |
Larry Sharpe Glenn Ruth Triple H |
| Debut | 1995 |
Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Big Show. He is signed to WWE, where he has performed since 1999. He currently wrestles on the Raw brand. He began his career in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was known by the ring name The Giant.
Wight is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWF/E Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice, and the ECW World Championship once (he is the only man to have held the WCW, WWE, World Heavyweight, and ECW titles). Wight has also found success in the tag team division, having been an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the WWF/World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various partners. Having also been Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore Champion, Big Show is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. Between WWE and WCW, Wight has held 23 total championships. He has also won WCW's 1996 World War 3 60-man battle royal and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. Wight has headlined many pay-per-view shows for WCW and the WWF/E since 1995, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania.
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