Big Show

At 52 years old, Big Show has this physical status:

Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to WWE, where he appears on the SmackDown brand under the title Big Show.

Wight began his wrestling career (WCW), where he was first identified as "The son of André the Giant." He has been a seven-time world champion, having appeared in 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 won all four of those specific titles).

Additionally, Wight has had success in the tag team division, winning the WWF/World, WWE, and WCW World Tag Team Championships with various tag team affiliates.

He has also won the Intercontinental, United States, and Hardcore championships, as well as the 12th Grand Slam champion in WWE history. André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31.

Since 1995, Wight has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE, including the 2000 version of WWE's most coveted annual event, WrestleMania.

In 2010, he appeared in the comedy film Knucklehead, which was produced by WWE Studios for his first lead role.

Wight played basketball for a variety of colleges, including Wichita State University, Northern Oklahoma Junior College, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Wight is married to Bess Katramados and the couple have two children together, as well as the fact that Wight has a daughter with his first wife.

Early life

In Aiken, South Carolina, Wight was born February 8, 1972. He was born with acromegaly, a gastrointestinal disease that leads to rapid growth. He was 6 foot (2.88 kilograms), weighed 220 lb (100 kg), and had chest hair by the time he was 12 years old. He was born 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) in 1991 as a member of the Wichita State University basketball team at age 19, and was rated at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m). In the early 1990s, he underwent successful surgery on his pituitary gland, which slowed the expansion. His shoe size is 22 5E, his ring size is 22, and his chest circumference is 6 inches (1,600 mm). Because of the logistical challenges his size creates in air travel and vehicle rental, he rented a bus and recruited a bus driver in 2005.

In high school at Wyman King Academy in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, he played basketball and American football. He was a standout center for the basketball team and a tight end for the football team. He left football after his freshman year due to differences with the coach. He continued to support the team by being a sophomore in the cheerleading squad, partially out of envy. It was later branded "the best ride of my life" by the driver; others were riding a bus with sweaty clothes, and I'm in a van with seven cheerleaders who are all learning about life. "A mother who was deaf in her right ear and chain-smoked" drove the van.

At Wichita State University, he played basketball. Before that, he attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where his basketball averages of 14 points and 6.5 rebounds earned him all-conference honors and helped the team win the Oklahoma Bi-State Conference's Western Division. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, served on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team, and is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. In limited action during his one year with SIUE, he scored 39 points for the Cougars.

Personal life

In 1997, Wight married Melissa Ann Piavis, his first wife. They divorced in 2000 and 2002 after being separated in 2000. They have a child together. Bess Katramados married him in 2002. They have two children together.

For many years, Wight has been a fan of Special Olympics, including the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in New Jersey, where he appeared in the Opening Ceremony. He was later named WWE Goodwill Ambassador for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Since 2018, he has served as a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics International.

In December 1998, the Memphis Police Department arrested Wight for reportedly exposing himself to a female motel employee who was the front desk clerk at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The charge was then dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

Wight was charged with assault by Robert Sawyer, who said that Wight had broken his jaw during the summer of 1998 in the course of an altercation at Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Uniondale, New York. Sawyer had verbally assaulted, assaulted, and shoved him, according to Wight, who had retaliated by punching Sawyer. Judge Thomas Feinman delivered a not guilty verdict three days after three days.

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Professional wrestling career

After school, Wight performed various occupations, including bouncing, bounty hunting, and answering phone calls. Danny Bonaduce was a featured contributor in a live microphone amateur competition on his morning radio show, and he did the latter for a karaoke business. Hulk Hogan, Bonaduce's companion, received Wight. They had an informal basketball game as part of a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion for a new show at the Rosemont Horizon. Hogan loved how Wight performed the crowd and recommended him to Eric Bischoff, the vice president of World Championship Wrestling. Weight attended the Horizon show and was welcomed into the locker room, where he met Ric Flair, Arn Anderson (his boyhood hero), and Paul Orndorff. He later met Bischoff and reached an agreement. In December 3, 1994, the wrestling Association in Clementon, New Jersey, defeated him by countout to WWA Heavyweight Champion Frank Finnegan.

During an autograph session, Wight had earlier tried to inquire about joining the WWF, although also at the Horizon. Since he admitted to having no expertise, promoter and scout Bob Collins turned him down. Sharpe's Monster Factory $5,000 was paid to Larry Sharpe's butchery Polo was only moderately trained (Johnny Polo taught him the collar-and-elbow lockup). While there, he made an audition tape and gave it to Mike Chioda, who had been in a Philadelphia bar. Chioda forwarded it to Pat Patterson, who did not bother watching it because he assumed Wight was another wrestler, Kurrgan. Patterson only knew he had made the wrong call when he watched the Giant debut in WCW, much to Vince McMahon's displeasure.

In 1995, Wight joined WCW for the first time. He debuted in May 1995 at Slamboree, where he was listed as the son of André the Giant (although this was later removed) and so he adopted the ring name "The Giant" as a member of Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom stable. At Halloween Havoc versus Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, Wight made his professional debut in the Ring. He won the match after Hogan's boss, Jimmy Hart, purposefully disqualified Hogan and then turned on him. The Giant was on TV on Monday Night to win the title; Hart, the Giant's manager, announced that if Hogan failed via disqualification, he would forfeit his championship. The WCW responded by notifying the title change due to the circumstances surrounding it, and the championship was vacated.

At World War 3 in November 1995, the Giant entered a sixty-man war royal vying for the vacant championship. He was one of the final six combatants, being stunned by Hogan simultaneously with Sting and Lex Luger. Although Randy Savage had to ban the One Man Gang from the game, the Giant did not leave the ring and pulled Hogan under the ropes. The referee saw not The Giant's actions, only that Hogan was on the floor, and Savage was awarded the match and the trophy. At Clash of the Champions XXVIII, the Giant defeated Hogan and Savage, but Hogan was defeated by Hogan in a cage match at SuperBrawl VI. The Giant regained the World Heavyweight Championship after a short feud with Loch Ness. Following Hogan's introduction of the New World Order (nWo), he defeated The Giant for the title at Hog Wild.

Ted DiBiase's money was his primary motivation, rivalry with Lex Luger and the Four Horsemen, when the Giant joined the nWo 23 days later, blaming his friendship with Lex Luger and the Four Horsemen. Giant asked Hogan for a World Heavyweight Championship crown match after winning the World War III battle royal. He was kicked out of the nWo on December 30 for this. He competed with the nWo, as well as Sting and Luger, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship twice.

The Giant began a rivalry with nWo member Nash, who largely avoided the Giant, which culminated in the Giant's absence from their scheduled match at Starrcade in 1997. The two teams finally met in the ring in 1998, at Souled Out, with Nash inadvertently injuring The Giant's neck as he botched his signature jackknife powerbomb finisher. According to rumors, Nash had intentionally dropped the Giant on his head in order to crack his neck. When Nash left the nWo and formed his own stable, the nWo Wolfpact, The Giant rejoined the original nWo to defy Nash and his allies. The Giant won two more Tag Team Championships, once with Sting as an unwilling friend (as the match was broadcast before the Giant returned to the nWo) and then with Scott Hall. He lost half of the championships to Sting in a singles match in which only the champion remains champion and the winner could choose a new partner in the interim between those two reigns.

Bill Goldberg defeated The Giant in a no-disqualification match on October 12, 1998. In a show of strength, Goldberg performed a waited vertical suplex before executing the Jackhammer on The Giant. Hogan said that there was only room for one "giant" in the company after the nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac stables merged in January 1999, causing Giant and Nash to fight for the top spot. Nash beat Giant after a run-in by Scott Hall and Eric Bischoff. The Giant was then slashed by the entire nWo. Wight said he was making a fraction of what the main eventers were earning and that his salary was not increasing after he ordered it to be increased after Eric Bischoff's request that it be ended; as a result, he allowed his WCW deal to finish on February 8, 1999, his 27th birthday.

On February 9, 1999, Wight signed a ten-year deal with the World Wrestling Federation, debuting under the name of Paul Wight as a member of Vince McMahon's stable, The Corporation. Wight ripped through the fabric from underneath the ring and attacked Austin, establishing himself as a heel during McMahon's cage match against Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin won the match after he threw Austin into the cage, causing Austin to crash outside the ground, resulting in Austin winning the tournament. Wight was formerly the McMahon's enforcer.

He made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XV, fighting Mankind for the right to referee the main event between Austin and The Corporation's WWF Champion The Rock. However, Big Show incapacitated Mankind and was disqualified in the process, ultimately losing the match. McMahon slapped him after the match, causing him to leave The Corporation and turn face. They formed The Union after being defeated by Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl, and Ken Shamrock, who laterfought against the Corporation and later The Corporate Ministry, who fought against the Corporation and later The Union. Big Show was battling The Undertaker for the WWF Championship on June 7th, which resulted in referee stoppage and Undertaker retained his title. The Big Show later proved heel again by partnering with Undertaker, wrestling against X-Pac and Kane at SummerSlam, and the WWF Tag Team Championship was won twice.

Since The Undertaker was hospitalized with injuries, Big Show turned face once more and reignited a rivalry with the Big Boss Man over the death of the show's father (in reality, Wight's father died years before). They taped a segment in which Big Boss Man invaded the funeral and used a chain to steal the coffin during his feud. In a 4-on-1 elimination match, the Big Show took on Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Mideon, and Viscera. His feud was poorly received, winning the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's "Worst Feud Award" and winning the competition after Big Boss Man was counted out. Big Show appeared in a Triple Threat Match against The Rock and the WWF Champion, Triple H, who took the title later that night. WWF wanted something new and fresh, so they gave the title to the Big Show. Despite Big Show retaining the title against Big Boss Man, the guy was disqualified from the match against Triple H on January 3, 2000. Big Show was on display in the Royal Rumble match where he was last disqualified by The Rock while trying to regain the crown. Big Show turned heel yet again by releasing a videotape that showed The Rock's feet striking the ground first, resulting in a match against The Rock at No Way Out, which culminated in a match between The Rock and The Rock at No Way Out. Shane McMahon interfered, knocking out the Rock with a chair shot at No Way Out. On the March 13 episode of Raw, the Rock was determined to reclaim his title and eventually agreed to a match with Big Show – if he wins, the WrestleMania championship match would become a Triple Threat match, and if he loses, he will withdraw from the WWF. Shane McMahon, who is now promoting Big Show's bid to become a champion, has volunteered to be the special guest referee. On the other hand, the Rock defeated Big Show when Vince McMahon assaulted Shane and wore the referee shirt, despite personally counting the three numbers. Triple H defended the title against The Rock and Big Show on the condition that the match will not take place at the WrestleMania 2000, a champion Big Show on March 20. Linda McMahon said this match would not take place in WrestleMania as Triple H would defend the title in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match, with Mick Foley as the fourth man. After the other three competitors banded together against him, Big Show was the first man disqualified from the match at WrestleMania.

Big Showbowski, Warwickshire's WrestleMania, resurfaced as Showkishi, lampooning Rikishi, and Val Venis as The Big Showbowski. Kurt Angle at Backlash disguised as Hulk Hogan as the Showster, complete with skullcap/wig and yellow tights. After Shane voiced his disapproval of the Big Show's antics, the show began feuding with Shane McMahon. Shane defeated Big Show in a Falls Count Anywhere match after interference from Big Boss Man, Bull Buchanan, and Albert on Judgment Day. Two months later, the Big Show appeared to be seeking revenge on Shane. Shane, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, and Edge and Christian went backward and confronted The Undertaker once more, beginning to work with Shane, Shane, Shane, and Shane once more, creating a short-lived stable known as "The Conspiracy." On the August 7, 2000, episode of Raw, the Undertaker threw a table off a table, effectively ending the show off the remainder of the year. The Big Show was sent by WWF-British Wrestling to shed weight and increase his cardiovascular endurance.

The Royal Rumble's big show was revived, but The Rock was defeated by The Rock. Angered by his prompt dismissal, the Big Show continued to choke The Rock through the television booth before leaving the arena. He then began competing for the WWF Hardcore Championship, and at No Way Out, Big Show defeated Raven to win the championship. On the 19th episode of Raw, he would lose the title to Raven. In a Triple Threat match for the Hardcore Championship that also included Raven at WrestleMania X-Seven, the Big Show lost to Kane. During the Invasion, the Big Show stayed loyal to the WWF. In a Last Man Standing match at Backlash, Shane McMahon, the on-screen owner of WCW, was disqualified following interference from Test. He returned to his face just after. Despite being the first man to be disqualified, Big Show was also part of the victive Team WWF at Survivor Series.

Big Show was drafted to the Raw brand shortly after WrestleMania X8's debut. Big Show turned heel once more during a tag team match against X-Pac and Scott Hall, joining the nWo in the process. In a Handicap match on Judgment Day, Big Show and Ric Flair were defeated by Austin. Since Kevin Nash was hurt, the stable was disbanded. The nWo disbanded, Big Show had no success on Raw, losing matches against Jeff Hardy, Booker T, and the Dudley Boyz.

The Big Show was moved to the SmackDown in October. Brock Lesnar is being criticized for the WWE Championship right away by the company. During this period, Big Show introduced a new style, black jeans, and a new hairstyle and facial hair. Big Show defeated Lesnar at Survivor Series, snaping Lesnar from his undefeated run and assisting Paul Heyman. Kurt Angle won the title a month later at Armageddon.

Then SmackDown!

On the December 26 episode of SmackDown, general manager Stephanie McMahon revealed that Big Show would face Chris Benoit. In a match that will determine who will face Angle at the Royal Rumble, it will be determined who will face Angle. Since Benoit pinned him, he lost to Benoit. Big Show and Angle brutally attacked Benoit after the match. Big Showdown: Brock Lesnar lost a Royal Rumble qualifying match to him at the Royal Rumble. He then began feuding with The Undertaker after the Big Show pulled him off the stage, injuring his neck, resulting in Big Show and his partner A-Train losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIX. He revisited his rivalry with Lesnar, wrestling him four times for the WWE Championship (including a Stretcher match at Judgment Day), but was unsuccessful in his efforts to regain the crown. Lesnar, the ropes and the ring imploded, two ring posts were moved, and three rows of ropes fell on the SmackDown episode on June 12th. The referee called for event physician Dr. Burke, EMTs, physicians, trainers, and even more referees. This left the title in Lesnar's hands, and we all went to the hospital. Big Show, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas defeated Mr. America (a disguised Hulk Hogan), Lesnar, and Angle in a six-man tag team competition when Big Show pinned Mr. America on June 26. This was Hogan's last appearance as Mr. America. For many months after, WWE blasted Big Show as the man who brought Hogan back to life.Eddie Guerrero was defeated by Big Show at No Mercy in the WWE United States Championship. Brock Lesnar, the then-WWE Champion, then allies. At the Royal Rumble, Chris Benoit had him defeated. Lesnar's quitting Lesnar was left unhurried right before WrestleMania XX. The United States Championship to John Cena was lost at WrestleMania XX. Big Show promised to resign if he didn't beat Eddie Guerrero on April 15, 2004 episode of SmackDown! Guerrero lost to Guerrero after Guerrero delivered a Flash Splash, and Torrie Wilson, who had screamed at him for missing, screamed at her car and yelled her off the ledge.

Then General Manager of SmackDown!

Kurt Angle ascended the ledge to investigate some reason into the Big Show, but he choked Angle off the ledge, causing the back of Angle's head to bleed, as well as injuring his legs. Big Show was neither seen nor heard on WWE television for months after the show ended on April 24.

On the September 9 episode of SmackDown, Big Show was revived by new General Manager Theodore Long, as he intervened during a Lumberjack match between Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle. At No Mercy, the big show had the option to face either Guerrero or Angle, but instead of facing Angle, turning face in the process. At No Mercy, the big show defeated Angle. On the fifth anniversary episode of SmackDown! He said he "lost his dignity" when Angle tranquilized him in the middle of the ring using a dart gun and shaving his head. In the first-ever Barbed Wire Cage match at No Way Out, he met John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) for the WWE Championship. He choked JBL and smashed the deadlock on the door, but JBL climbed under the canvas and claimed. The Big Show targeted JBL, but the Cabinet did not condemn it until Batista attacked the Cabinet and John Cena as he crept away.

The Big Show defeated Sumo Grand Champion Akebono in a working sumo match in Japan, where Akebono is regarded as a sporting legend. Big Show pushed for a change in the weeks leading up to the match, showing that he was able to move the marginally heavier Akebono. At WrestleMania 21, the Big Show defeated Akebono. After Morgan intervened, the Big Show feuded with Carlito and his bodyguard, Matt Morgan, ended up losing a match to Carlito on Judgment Day.

On the June 27 episode of Raw, Big Show was introduced to the Raw brand in the 2005 WWE draft lottery, excluding him from participating in a mandatory Six-Man Elimination match for the SmackDown. The championship. When both men's teams brawlled backstage, he successfully pinned Gene Snitsky in a tag team match that turned into a singles match. With Snitsky, he reacted angrily to his former foes for several weeks. He foiled Snitsky's bullying of backstage interviewer Maria on Snitsky's episode of Raw on August 22. Snitsky and Big Show began the show with the ring bell immediately after Big Show had won a match. As a result, Big Show and Snitsky were put together in a match in Unforgiven in which Big Show defeated Snitsky. Big Show defeated Snitsky once more in a Street Fight on September 26th episode of Raw.

On the October 17 episode of Raw, Big Show defeated Edge and was thus placed in an online opinion poll, with the poll winner facing John Cena and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship at Taboo on Tuesday. Shawn Michaels took the poll, meaning that the other two wrestlers qualified for the World Tag Team Championship. Big Show defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship at Taboo on Tuesday.

Big Show got involved in the rivalry between the Raw and SmackDown in the weeks leading up to the Survivor Series. Brands are also known. The November 11 episode of SmackDown featured Big Show and Kane. Batista was assaulted by Edge in the process (inadvertently injuring him). On the November 14 episode of Raw, Big Show and Kane defeated SmackDown! MNM's MNM is an inter-brand, non-title match between wrestlers and reigning WWE Tag Team Champions. Kane "injured" Batista on November 21 by delivering a double chokeslam onto a car's windshield. Kane, Carlito, Chris Masters, and team captain Shawn Michaels all represented Raw in a match against Team SmackDown in a Survivor Series, Big Show. (JBL, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, and Batista) Mysterio and Team SmackDown took down a major show! Orton was the only survivor of the match, with Orton being the sole survivor.

On the November 29 SmackDown!

Rey Mysterio was a special guest on a brand ambassador competition, but Kane interfered, resulting in the match being declared a no-contest. Big Show and Kane attacked Mysterio before the Undertaker fought them from the ring.

Big Show and Kane returned to SmackDown!

After JBL called the game off, the referee poked him in the eye, defying Mysterio and JBL on December 2, the referee claimed the referee poked him in the eye. Big Show and Kane's attempt to assault Mysterio was foiled once more this weekend, this time when Batista came out to see them off. As a result, Big Show and Kane were booked to face Batista and Mysterio, the WWE Tag Team Champions, at Armageddon on December 16th episode of SmackDown! At Armageddon, Big Show and Kane defeated Batista and Mysterio.

Big Show took part in a qualifying match for a shot at the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution on December 12th. Shawn Michaels, his rival, was disqualified after Triple H struck Michaels with a chair, knowingly injuring Big Show the match and the championship shot. Triple H's qualifying match with Kane later that evening was costly in retribution. Triple H struck Big Show in the hand that Big Show favored when using the chokeslam with his sledgehammer on the December 26 episode of Raw during the contract-signing for the match between Big Show and Triple H at New Year's Revolution. The following week, Triple H assaulted Triple H while wearing a cast on his hand, smashing a monitor from the broadcast table and chasing Triple H away from the ring. Triple H beat Big Show after smacking him in the head with his sledgehammer and a Pedigree at New Year's Revolution.

Big Show was one of eight participants in the 2006 Road to WrestleMania Tournament, the winner of which will qualify for a shot at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22. Big Show faced Triple H in the tournament semi-finals on February 16, a double count-out. As a result, Big Show and Triple H met Rob Van Dam (the winner of the opposing semi-finals) in a Triple Threat match to determine the tournament's champion on the February 20 episode of Raw. Triple H won the tournament after he pinned Van Dam.

Big Show and Kane feuded with Chris Masters and Carlito in the weeks leading to a World Tag Team Championship match being televised for WrestleMania 22. Big Show and Kane defeated Carlito and Masters at WrestleMania, securing the Big Show's first victory at WrestleMania. Following heavy interference by the other members of the Spirit Squad, Kenny and Mikey lost the World Tag Team Championship to Spirit Squad members Kenny and Mikey on the following night. They met Spirit Squad members Johnny and Nicky in a rematch one week later, but lost by disqualification after Kane "snapped" and left the club to assault the other members of the Spirit Squad. The ensuing feud between Kane and Big Show culminated in a clash at Backlash that culminated in a no-contest ruling.

During a twenty-man battle royal, including members of the Raw and SmackDown, at WWE Head-to-Head on June 7, Big Show debuted his Raw shirt to reveal an ECW shirt. Members of the ECW roster have been on the roster against players of the ECW. By excluding Randy Orton, Big Show won the match for ECW. After their tag team match, a big show appeared at ECW One Night Stand, exposing Tajiri, Super Crazy, and The Full Blooded Italians.

Big Show defeated Rob Van Dam to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia on July 4 with the help of ECW's Representative Paul Heyman, who declined to make the three-count for Van Dam after Van Dam's appearance on Big Show. Big Show was first ordered to chokeslam Van Dam onto a chair before turning the three-count, indicating that the show won the title. When Big Show claimed the title, the fans almost rioted, throwing alcoholic beverages and empty cups into the ring as Heyman and Big Show honored, turning heel in the process. With his win, he became the first professional wrestler to win the WWE Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and ECW World Heavyweight Championship. He is also the first non-ECW Original to hold the title. Wight defeated many other wrestlers from other brands, including Ric Flair and Kane, to keep the recently renamed ECW World Championship, but Batista and The Undertaker were disqualified by disqualification. In the first ever Punjabi Prison match, Big Show lost to The Undertaker, who was disarmed by SmackDown! Theodore Long, the game's boss, was suspended with Big Show as punishment for an assault on The Undertaker that occurred shortly before the match. He also had a brief rivalry with Sabu, whom he defeated at SummerSlam to keep the ECW World Championship. Vince and Shane McMahon also used Big Shows in their match against D-Generation X (D-X). In a Cell match at Unfort, which was won by D-X, he became more involved in the McMahons' feud with D-X. D-X yelled Vince's head up the Big Show's buttocks during the match, a parody of Vince's Kiss My Ass Club.

Big Show met John Cena and King Booker in a Champion of Champions match on Sunday at Cyberzone. The fans cheered for King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship to be on the line. However, Big Show failed to win the game, which was subsequently won by King Booker after he pinning Cena after Kevin Federline interfered, beginning a feud with Cena himself at the time. Big Show was part of the Survivor Series tag team competition, but he lost after being pinned by Cena, the last survivor of the match alongside Bobby Lashley. The Big Show began with a feud with Lashley, who left SmackDown! To Dismember for the ECW World Championship, the ECW brand will compete in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match. Lashley defeated Big Show open by smashing one of the plexiglass pods with his face at December, defeating Big Show open. Following a frustrating rematch on ECW's December 5 episode, Big Show took time off from the ring to heal injuries. After two months of inactivity, Wight's deal came to an end on February 8, 2007.

Wight recalled Jerry Lawler after a two-month absence from WWE, when the WWE pulled him from a match with former nWo partner Hulk Hogan at the PMG Clash of Legends on April 27, 2007. Wight was introduced as Paul "The Greatest" Wight. He said that "Big Show" was his slave name and that he did not want to be owned anymore. Following the leg drop, Hogan won the match after he bodyslammed Wight and pinned him down.

Big Show began at No Way Out, on February 17, 2008, and it became a physical match with boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. after Mayweather emerged from the crowd to challenge Big Show. Mayweather's nose was shattered by a sarcastic combination during the showdown. At WrestleMania XXIV, Mayweather was defeated by a shot to the chest with brass knuckles. He changed appearances shortly after.

Big Show defeated CM Punk, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Tommy Dreamer in a Singapore Cane match at One Night Standout. He suffered a black eye and deep gash along the eyebrow, requiring stitches after Morrison swung a Singapore cane to his knee, which caused the Big Show to fall with the steps. The steps had mistakenly stepped to the right as he stumbled, revealing the Big Show in the eye. Henry received a spot in the ECW Championship, beating Kane and Mark Henry at Night of Champions.

The Big Show was then branded to the SmackDown brand. Vickie Guerrero was sacked in her ongoing feud with The Undertaker by attacking Unforgiven and later interfering in several of Undertaker's matches on SmackDown. He defeated Undertaker by knocking out No Mercy at No Mercy. However, Big Show lost to Undertaker in a fan-voted Last Man Standing match on Cyber Sunday and a Casket Match at Survivor Series. On the December 5 episode of SmackDown, the Big Show lost a Steel Cage match against The Undertaker, bringing an end to the feud. John Cena's revelation in March that the Big Show was secretly linked to Vickie Guerrero. Big Show was in action in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship featuring champion Edge and eventual winner Cena.

Big Show was drafted to the Raw brand on April 13, as a part of the 2009 WWE draft. Big Show interfered in a Last Man Standing match for Cena and Edge when he thrust Cena into the spotlight, resulting in Edge winning the title and Cena being seriously injured, with Cena being seriously injured. He continued to feud with John Cena after losing by pinfall and at Extreme Rules in a submission match before defeating Cena on June 22 to bring the feud to an end.

Several people were criticized by Big Show in the weeks leading up to Night of Champions, including United States Champion Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne. He later feuded with Kingston over the United States Championship, earning himself a spot in the six-pack competition at Night of Champions. Big Show was introduced as Chris Jericho's new tag team partner after Edge needed time off to tend to a wrist injury, effectively ending the Big Show from the six-pack competition for the United States Championship. Jeri-Show was able to successfully defend The Legacy together. Jeri-Show at Breaking Point and Rey Mysterio and Batista at Hell in a Cell defended the titles against Cryme Tyme at SummerSlam, MVP, and Mark Henry. Big Show represented Team Raw at Bragging Rights, but he betrayed and injured his teammates, which resulted in Team SmackDown winning so he might qualify for the World Heavyweight Championship. In a triple threat match against The Undertaker and Jericho, Big Show received his title shot at Survivor Series, but the Undertaker retained his position.

In a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, Jeri-Show defeated the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs to D-Generation X (D-X). Jericho, as a member of the SmackDown roster, could only appear on Raw as a champion, and as a result of this rematch, D-X deliberately disqualified Jericho from the tournament to disqualify Jericho. Eventually, the teams had a match with a definitive conclusion on January 4's Raw, but D-X retained, signaling the end of Jeri-Show.

Big Show regained the D-X titles with his new tag team partner The Miz in a Triple Threat Tag Team Elimination match that also included the Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows) on February 8 episodes of Raw. On the final episode of the show, he and Miz successfully defended the titles against Yoshi Tatsu and Goldust. In a rematch match between Raw, Big Show and Miz, they defeated DX on March 1. At WrestleMania XXVI, Big Show and Miz defeated John Morrison and R-Truth to keep the titles. ShoMiz was in a tag team gauntlet match where the team that beat them would face them in a championship match on Raw next night. In the gauntlet match, ShoMiz defeated the first two teams, John Morrison and R-Truth, then MVP and Mark Henry. They then lost to The Hart Dynasty, who earned the championship shot. The Unified WWE Tag Team Championship to The Hart Dynasty was lost on the 2010 episode of Raw, Big Show and Miz.

With a knockout punch and hugged Theodore Long, turning face in the process. Big Show was drafted back to the SmackDown brand later in the night as part of the 2010 WWE draft. He returned to SmackDown on April 30 and was subsequently named the country's top heavyweight champion for the World Heavyweight Championship, but he was interrupted by World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger while giving his "State of Championship Address" and knocked him out with a WMD later in the night. During the Swagger/Kane main event on May 7th episode of SmackDown, the Big Show sat ringside. Big Show chokeslammed him across the announce table after Swagger was disqualified. He also missed Swagger's birthday and cost him his match against Kofi Kingston next week. At Over the Limitation, the Big Show defeated Swagger by disqualification, but not win the title. GM Theodore Long's General Manager on SmackDown's May 28 episode, and the World Heavyweight Championship match at Fatal 4-Way had already qualified by defeating Jack Swagger by disqualification at Over the Limitation. Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, and Swagger competed for the World Heavyweight Championship at Fatal 4-Way, but Mysterio won the title. Swagger unveiled his latest finishing move, The Ankle Lock, on the following episode of SmackDown, injuring his ankle and prolonging their feud. Rey Mysterio, who suffered from Swagger's ankle, was recovered from the SmackDown two weeks later. Big Show defeated Swagger to a double count-out later that night. Soon, he and his Straight Edge Society, CM Punk, started a feud, threatening him the night before the Money in the Bank event and exposing his bald head. He fought the elusive masked member of the SES after losing the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank, as well as unmasking him as Joey Mercury. After defeating them in a 3 on 1 Handicap match at Night of Champions, the show's feud with the Straight Edge Society continued. On the October 8 episode of SmackDown, Big Show was named as Team SmackDown's captain for Bragging Rights. Big Show was counted out with Sheamus during the match, but his team ultimately won with Edge and Rey Mysterio, who were not on the team. He was on Rey Mysterio's team for Survivor Series, where he and Mysterio were a survivor along with Mysterio. He was unsuccessful in qualifying for the King of the Ring tournament after being defeated by Alberto Del Rio by a count-out thanks to interference by his personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez.

Big Show took part in a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the top contender for the World Heavyweight Championship on January 7, 2011, losing due to interference by former Nexus chief Wade Barrett. When former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel attacked him this week, the show defeated Barrett and claimed disqualification. Ezekiel Jackson appeared to assist him a few minutes later, but the Big Show took center stage. Barrett, Slater, Gabriel, and Jackson were among the Corcorrespondents announced the next week that they had formed the Correspondence. Due to Ezekiel Jackson's size and strength in the ensuing weeks, the Correspondents kept the assault show on the radio in the weeks to come. Show participated in the elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, knocking out Wade Barrett before being disqualified by Kane. In the ensuing weeks, the two shows feuded with The Correspondent.

Big Show met Kane in a clash until the Correspondent intervened on Kane's behalf on a March 4 episode of SmackDown. However, Kane's Correction was due to a miscommunication. The Core is now reunited with Big Show and Kane. Big Show and Kane defeated The Correti, with Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston battling The Corral at WrestleMania XXVII. The pair defeated Corbett and Heath Slater to win the WWE Tag Team Championship on April 22, their second championship victory as a team. As part of the 2011 WWE draft, the Big Show was resurgent to the Raw brand. He and Kane began feuding with the New Nexus. Kane and Big Show lost their titles to Michael McGilligutty and David Otunga on Raw after defending Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson at Extreme Rules and Mason Ryan at Over the Limits. Alberto Del Rio's car, owing to his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez's involvement in the losing of the titles, was run over by his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez, and was hospitalized with an injury for almost a month. He returned during a match between Kane and Del Rio, aiming both Del Rio and Rodriguez.

As the Big Show's frustrations and rage against Del Rio were redirected unintentionally to Mark Henry, he began feuding with him after he assaulted and injured him on the June 17 episode of SmackDown. Henry retaliated by criticizing Big Show during his Senate Punishment match and presenting him with the World's Best Slam through an announcer, causing Big Show to lose by a knockout. Henry did the same thing on Kane during Raw's arm wrestling match the next night, and again on Raw's June 27 episode when Henry then broke the cage door, allowing Del Rio to flee. He then assaulted the Big Show with the cage door, breaking the cage violently. Henry defeated Big Show on July 17, 2011, at Money in the Bank. Henry fractured Big Show's fibula after the match, keeping him out of action for almost three months.

Big Show returned and became the top contender for the World Heavyweight Championship on October 7 after he slammed Mark Henry and choked him over the television screen. Following Henry's death, the show was reduced to a no-contest at Vengeance, similar to his match against Brock Lesnar in 2003. This time, less harm was done, and most of the harm occurred around the lower right-hand ring post. With a flatbed, Big Show ended up being taken out on a motorized cart. Henry received disqualification for his Survivor Series victory via disqualification, but Henry's leg was draped with a chair on Henry's leg, similar to what Henry did to the Big Show months before.

In a Chairs Match, Big Show finally defeated Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs on December 18 at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. Henry was knocked out of a chair with a DDT, and Daniel Bryan immediately cashed his Money in the Bank contract on the Big Show to win the title. Big Show was the shortest-ever World Heavyweight Championship reign at 45 seconds. On the January 6, 2012 episode of SmackDown, Bryan Doudock wrestled Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship, but Bryan retained his title by disqualification when he threatened Mark Henry. The next week on SmackDown, the Big Show got a rematch for the title contested under no disqualification or no count-out laws. Bryan recovered his status after a big show mistakenly crashed into AJ (Bryan's storyline girlfriend) at ringside, injuring her. Big Show met Bryan and Henry in a triple threat steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship, but Bryan pulled out the steel cage to keep his title. After being disqualified second by Cody Rhodes, Big Show failed again to win the World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match.

Big Show began a feud with Rhodes in the weeks after Rhodes outlined Big Show's embarrassing moments in previous WrestleManias, often causing the Big Show to lose matches. Big Show beat Rhodes to win the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII. Big Show became the twenty-fourth wrestler to win the Triple Crown Championship and the twelfth Grand Slam Champion in the WWE, as well as the youngest wrestler to complete the original Grand Slam format with this. Several embarrassing times in Rhodes' career were then emphasized in the Big Show. Big Show lost the Intercontinental Championships to Rhodes at Extreme Rules in a Tables match after a four-week reign. On the May 7 episode of Raw, where he defeated Rhodes by countout after Rhodes walked out on the match, Big Show received his match. Big Show was suspended by Laurinaitis after a string of confrontations with Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis for ridiculing his name on the May 14 episode of Raw.

Big Showdown returned to Over the Limit six days later, seemingly to assist John Cena in his match against John Laurinaitis; instead, he knocked Cena out of a WMD and allowed Laurina to win by pinfall, turning heel in the process. Big Show's Big Show later said that his activities were of utmost to keep his work in the WWE, resulting in Laurinaitis' resignation to a "ironclad deal with a large fat bonus" when he was fired. He slammed Cena, Brodus Clay, Alex Riley, R-Truth, Zack Ryder, and Kofi Kingston over the next few weeks because of their terms. After McMahon ruled that Laurinatis would be dismissed if Big Show lost to Cena at No Way Out in a steel cage match, he mistakenly knocked out Vince McMahon on the June 11 episode of Raw. Laurinaitis was dismissed from the match at No Way Out after the big show went on to lose it at No Way Out, and as per stipulation, Laurinaitis was banned. In the WWE Championship Money fight in the Bank ladder match, Big Show met Cena, Kane, Chris Jericho, and The Miz, but the match was unable because the match was won by Cena. Big Show vs. Cena was disqualified in the WWE Championship match against CM Punk on July 23, resulting in a suspension. The Rock continued the assault on Cena until The Rock made the save. Due to Punk's meddling, the following week on Raw, a WWE Championship number one contenders match between Big Show and Cena, ended in a no contest. Raw General Manager AJ Lee entered Big Show and Cena in the championship match at SummerSlam as a result of this. During SummerSlam, however, Punk's Big Show was dissatisfied, although Punk retained the title.

On the September 24 episode of Raw, the Big Show returned, versus Brodus Clay and Tensai during their match. Big Show defeated Randy Orton in the World Heavyweight Championship four days later on SmackDown, becoming the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. On October 28, Big Show had his title shot at Hell in a Cell, where he defeated Sheamus to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time. Big Show lost a title rematch to Sheamus through disqualification and retaining the World Heavyweight Championship as a result. Sheamus struck Big Show repeatedly after the match and repeatedly hit him with a chair. On December 16, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs were the subject of a Chairs competition at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, where Big Show defeated Sheamus to keep the World Heavyweight Championship intact. Sheamus was defeated by Sheamus in a non-title lumberjack competition on December 24 in a Raw showdown. On the December 28 episode of SmackDown, Big Show defended his title against Alberto Del Rio, but the match came to a no-contest after Sheamus interfered and attacked Big Show. After Del Rio attacked Big Show from behind three days later on December 31 episode of Raw, Big Show defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Del Rio's ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez and defeated him by disqualification. Big Show lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Del Rio in a Last Man Standing match on January 11 of SmackDown, snapping his reign at 72 days. On January 27, the Big Show received his rematch for the title in another Last Man Standing match, but Del Rio defeated it by duct tape to discourage Big Show from rising. Del Rio defeated Big Show via submission on February 17 at Elimination Chamber after repeatedly attacking Del Rio and Rodriguez.

After Reigns was shoved into him during an assault on Randy Orton and Sheamus, Big Show defeated Roman Reigns of The Shield with the KO Punch on March 1 episode of SmackDown. Sheamus was seated. The Shield struck the Big Show after the Raw episode on March 4 went off-air. Big Show again assisted Sheamus and Orton in warding off The Shield, but Orton returned with a KO Punch and was struck with an RKO. After the majority of the Shield interfered, Big Show defeated Shield member Seth Rollins via disqualification on March 11 episode of Raw. Orton and Sheamus were then allowed to select a new partner to face the Shield in a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 29 and originally selected Ryback. However, Ryback was in another match at the time on the March 18 episode of Raw, leaving the venue open. The two children were saved from an attack by The Shield later that night, and they were immediately hired as their mentor. The Shield defeated Orton and Sheamus at WrestleMania, Big Show, Orton, and Sheamus, and Big Showdown followed them. Raw, Orton, and Sheamus competed for a match with Big Show the next night, but the match ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered. Orton and Sheamus were then defeated in two handicap matches, first on the April 12 episode of SmackDown by count-out and second on the April 15 edition of Raw via pinfall. Big Show partnered with old rival Mark Henry to defeat Orton and Sheamus in a tag team match on April 19 on SmackDown, with Big Show pinning Orton for the victory. At Extreme Rules, the rivalry between Big Show and Orton culminated in an Extreme Rules match on May 19, which the Big Show lost. Following Extreme Rules, the Big Show took a break from WWE television.

On the August 12 episode of Raw, Big Show made his televised return to WWE, assassinating Mark Henry and Rob Van Dam from a Shield attack, transforming face in the process. Henry SmackDown, Big Show, Henry, and Van Dam defeated the Shield in a six-man tag team competition on August 16 in a SmackDown, Big Show match. Following speaking out against COO Triple H on the following Raw, Big Show was thrown into a three-on-one handicap tornado tag team match against The Shield, which he lost. Following this, the Authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) declared the Big Show was broken and, in order to save his career, he was compelled to fire his colleagues, including Daniel Bryan, Dusty Rhodes, and The Miz. He intervened in the WWE Championship match between Bryan and Randy Orton (the latter of whom was closely associated with the Authority) and knocked out both of them, resulting in the match ending in a no-contest at Battleground. At Survivor Series, he then faced Orton but didn't win.

Big Show teamed with Rey Mysterio to unsuccessfully challenge Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a four-way match, also involving RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel), and The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger). He sparked a feud with Brock Lesnar that was settled at the Royal Rumble, where he was defeated. At WrestleMania XXX, Big Show later competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, being the last person to be disqualified by winner Cesaro. Big Show began a feud with Rusev after he disqualified him by disqualification, but Rusev was eventually victor in a rematch in Hell in a Cell on September 26.

When joining the Authority at Survivor Series, Big Show turned heel when he came to an end with John Cena, who was banned from the Survivor Series elimination match against the Authority. Big Show defeated Erick Rowan in a first-ever Steel Stairs match at Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in his first pay-per-view match as part of the group. During his match against Seth Rollins, Big Show assaulted Cena, but Roman Reigns intervened later, resulting in Cena winning the match. Reigns went on to defeat Big Show multiple times by counting out and disqualification. Big Show at #29 on January 25, 2015, eliminating five stars from the Royal Rumble match, with Reigns, the eventual champion, removing five superstars. Rollins and Kane defeated Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, and Ryback at Fastlane, Big Show. At WrestleMania 31, Big Show went on to win the 2nd Annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. In a Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules, Big Show defeated Reigns.

Big Show returned to Raw on June 1st, after a brief hiatus, where he knocked out The Miz and confronted Intercontinental Champion Ryback. The Miz attacked Big Show, challenging Ryback for his title at Money in the Bank, winning the match by disqualification. At SummerSlam, where Ryback retained the trophy, a triple threat match for the title took place. Big Show defeated Ryback in another title match on August 31, which he lost after being distracted from The Miz, effectively ending the match.

In a bout on the September 14 episode of Raw, the show later became involved in the Authority's feud with Sting. After Seth Rollins' interference, the game resulted in a disqualification. This culminated in John Cena storming the arena, the game being a tag team match with Cena and Sting's team versus Big Show and Rollins. In the main event of Live from Madison Square Garden, Brock Lesnar defeated him. On the November 9 episode of Raw, Big Show hosted a 16-man competition to crown the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion while losing to Roman Reigns in the first round. At the Royal Rumble, Big Showdown entered the Royal Rumble match at #15 and defeated Ryback and Titus O'Neil before being disqualified by Braun Strowman.

Big Show turned face on January 28, 2016, when Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Chris Jericho were able to save The Wyatt Family, who were defeated at Fastlane after several singles matches against Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman, largely in qualifying matches leading up to the tournament. However, the Wyatt family would face the trio in a rematch on Raw next night. Big Show and Kane competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where the Big Showdown with Shaquille O'Neal took place, but the other contestants gathered around the two powerhouses and they were all eliminated simultaneously. Kane and Big Show defeated Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan on the 19th episode of Main Event, putting an end to their feud with the Wyatt family in the process.

As part of the 2016 WWE draft, Big Show was drafted to Raw. As he transitioned to a part-time role, Big Show began appearing more on the live event circuit rather than televised events during this period. On January 29, 2017, Big Show were in the Royal Rumble match at number 9, but Braun Strowman was disqualified. He participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33, after defeating Rusev at Fastlane, and was later disqualified by Strowman. The ring collapsed after Strowman superplexed him, resulting in the match becoming a no contest, similar to his matches with Brock Lesnar in 2003 and Mark Henry in 2011. Big Show feuded with Big Cass arose during the summer of 2017, culminating in a match in SummerSlam, where he was defeated. On the 9th episode of Raw, Big Show lost to Strowman in a steel cage match and was kicked out of the cage after the match. The plot was written to bring the Big Show off television as he required hip surgery. His next appearance for WWE was on April 6, 2018, when he inducted his long-time friend and rival Mark Henry into the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class.

On the October 9 episode of SmackDown, where he met Randy Orton in a humiliating effort, the Big Show returned. Big Show forged a short-lived relationship with The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) by assisting them in defeating The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, thus turning heel in the process. Following Big Show's KO Punch on Cesaro backstage, this partnership came to an end. Big Show was postponed on television due to him suffering a hamstring injury.

The Big Show of Raw, Big Show returned from injury over a year ago, pitting Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe to defeat Seth Rollins and AOP by disqualification on January 6, 2020. In a match that ended after WrestleMania 36 ended and aired on Raw's April 6 episode, Big Show reverted to a heel after insulting and chastising newly crowned WWE Champion Drew McIntyre for his honor. He was eventually defeated. On the June 15 episode of Raw, his heel turn was short-lived as Big Show turned face again by assisting The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders in defeating a group of ninjas led by Akira Tozawa. On the July 20 episode of Raw, he last wrestled in an unsanctioned match against Orton.

On November 22, 2020, he appeared at Survivor Series at The Undertaker's retirement celebration. On the 2021 edition of Raw for Legends Night, he made his final WWE appearance. The following month, Wight and WWE split up after it was revealed that the two sides were unable to agree to financial terms on a new contract. Wight also cited "creative indignation" and a lack of information as the reasons for his departure.

On the 2022 episode of Raw, Big Show, John Cena received a letter by email from him.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced on February 24, 2021, that Big Show, now known as Paul Wight in AEW, had signed with the corporation and would be commenting alongside Tony Schiavone for their latest YouTube film AEW Dark: Elevation, which premiered on March 15. It was also announced that although Elevation will be his first appearance, he would also compete as an in-ring performer. On March 3 episode of AEW Dynamite titled The Crossroads, he announced that he had a "true scoop" that AEW would sign "a Hall of Fame worthy talent" at Revolution, which was revealed to be Christian Cage. He also appeared in AEW, most notably defeating Q. T. Marshall at All Out.

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