Paul Wight

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-02-08 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Paul Wight

Biography

Paul Donald Wight II is an American 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. 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. Bet...

Acting

2011

2011

2010

Knucklehead

as Walter Krunk

2001

2010

2010

2009

2010

2015

WWE Royal Rumble 2015

as The Big Show

2011

2010

2009

2003

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

as The Big Show

2002

2003

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

as The Big Show

2004

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

as The Big Show

2005

2011

2006

2000

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

as The Big Show

2012

WWE Royal Rumble 2012

as The Big Show

2000

2004

WWE WrestleMania XX

as The Big Show

2005

2006

2012

2009

WWE Royal Rumble 2009

as The Big Show

2010

1999

2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

as The Big Show

2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

as The Big Show

2012

2016

WWE WrestleMania 32

as The Big Show

2012

2010

WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

as Big Show (Ringside)

2013

WWE SummerSlam 2013

as Big Show (Ringside)

2013

WWE WrestleMania 29

as The Big Show

2013

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

as The Big Show

2009

WWE Backlash 2009

as Big Show (Appearance)

2013

2006

2001

2004

1999

2001

2009

1999

2000

2008

1999

1999

1999

1999

1999

2000

2000

WWE Insurrextion 2000

as The Big Show

2000

2001

WWE Backlash 2001

as The Big Show

2001

WWE Judgment Day 2001

as The Big Show

2001

2001

WWE InVasion

as Big Show

2001

2001

2004

2001

2004

2005

2005

2005

2002

WWE Insurrextion 2002

as The Big Show

2002

WWE Vengeance 2002

as The Big Show

2002

WWE Judgment Day 2002

as The Big Show

2005

2005

2017

2002

WWE Armageddon 2002

as The Big Show

2006

2003

2003

2003

2006

2003

2003

2006

2008

2013

WWE Battleground 2013

as Big Show (Appearance)

2008

2008

2009

2009

2009

2010

1995

2015

1996

WCW SuperBrawl VI

as The Giant

1996

1996

WCW Slamboree 1996

as The Giant

2012

WWE Over The Limit 2012

as Big Show (Appearance)

2006

ECW One Night Stand 2006

as Big Show (Appearance)

1996

WCW Hog Wild 1996

as The Giant

1996

1996

1996

WCW Starrcade 1996

as The Giant

1996

1997

1997

WCW SuperBrawl VII

as The Giant

1997

1997

1997

1997

WCW Road Wild 1997

as The Giant

1997

1998

1998

1998

WCW Slamboree 1998

as The Giant

1998

1998

WCW Road Wild 1998

as The Giant

1998

1998

1998

WCW Starrcade 1998

as The Giant

2014

2014

2014

2002

WWE King of the Ring 2002

as Big Show (Appearance)

2002

WWE No Mercy 2002

as The Big Show

2002

WWE Super Tuesday

as The Big Show

2015

2001

OVW Christmas Chaos

as The Big Show

2015

2015

WWE Battleground 2015

as Big Show (Appearance)

2015

Vendetta

as Victor Abbott

1996

Jingle All the Way

as Huge Santa

2011

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

as The Big Show / The Giant

2016

2016

2008

WWE No Way Out 2008

as Big Show (Appearance)

2008

WWE Unforgiven 2008

as Big Show (Appearance)

2024

2017

WWE WrestleMania 33

as Big Show (Preshow)

2010

MacGruber

as Brick Hughes

2020

WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2

as Big Show (Dark Match)

2017

2017

2018

1996

Reggie's Prayer

as Mr. Portola

2018

WWE Survivor Series 2018

as Big Show (Ringside)

2015

WWE SummerSlam 2015

as The Big Show

1998

The Waterboy

as Captain Insano

2009

2015

2022

Marcus

as Gus Hoffman

2016

2018

NXT TakeOver: WarGames II

as (archive footage)

1995

1997

WCW Starrcade 1997

as The Giant

2012

2020

WWE Clash of Champions 2020

as Big Show (Appearance)

2020

WWE Survivor Series 2020

as Big Show (Appearance)

1998

McCinsey's Island

as Little Snowflake

2011

The John Cena Experience

as Big Show (archive footage)

2021

2021

AEW All Out

as Paul Wight

2021

Biography: Booker T

as (archive footage)

1995

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

as The Giant (Appearance)

2002

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