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Big Show in April 2016
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| Birth name | Paul Donald Wight II |
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| Born |
February 8, 1972 Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wichita State University |
| Spouse(s) |
Melissa Piavis (m. 1997; div. 2002) Bess Katramados (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Big Show The Giant Paul Wight |
| Billed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Billed weight | 383 lb (174 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by |
Larry Sharpe Glenn Ruth |
| Debut | 1995 |
Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972), better known by the ring name Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand. Wight began his career in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was known by the ring name The Giant. He is currently inactive due to a hip injury.
Wight is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWF/WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once (he is the only man to have held the WCW, WWE, World Heavyweight and ECW World 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 tag team partners. Having also been Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore Champion, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. 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 multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE since 1995, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania.
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