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Paul Donald Wight II Wiki Biography

Paul Randal Big Show Wight Jr. is an American professional wrestler He was born on February 8, 1972 in Aiken, South Carolina, USA . Wight‘s acromegaly caused him to be 6 ft tall and weigh 220 lb at just 12 years old. Currently, he weighs 441 lb and is 7 feet tall. This helped him be exceptional at wrestling, just like André the Giant. He went to Wyman King Academy in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, where he was part of the basketball team until a disagreement with the coach. After that, he went to Wichita State University and got back into basketball again. He was a big asset to the team and helped them win some serious competitions. Paul also went to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville for a year where he joined the Cougars basketball team‘s second division and Tau Kappa Epsilon‘s Beta Chapter.

So how rich is Paul‚ Big Show‘ Wight? Sources estimated that Big Show‘s net worth is $20 million dollars, mostly earned by his efforts in the ring, but also from his acting career.

Paul‘s wrestling debut was in 1995, when he appeared at WWE as professional wrestler Big Show. Later, in 1999 he signed a 10-year contract with WWE. Big Show ended up being among the most successful professional wrestlers in WWE and the world. His net worth has risen substantially already, and the contract hasn‘t even expired yet.

Big Show‘s career is full of amazing achievements. He has taken the highest prize three times in the WWE Hardcore Championship, won the WWE United States Championship and WWE Intercontinetal Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, World Heavyweight Championship and WWF/E Championships twice each, one ECW World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Hardcore Championship three times.

In addition to his solo career, Paul has also won a total of eleven world tag team competitions. Five of them he won with The Undertaker, The Miz, Chris Jericho and Kane. Three of them were WWE Tag Team Championships where Big Show once again teamed up with The Miz, Kane and Chris Jericho. Lastly, he has three WCW World Tag Team Championship victories with the help of Lex Luger, Scott Hall and Sting.

In total, Big Show has achieved 23 champion titles throughout his career. He‘s among the three professional wrestlers who have managed to win every single WWE Championship, others being Kurt Angle and The Edge. All this definitely added considerably to his large net worth.

Besides appearances in professional wrestling events, Big Show has also appeared in movies. His first big screen appearance was in 1996 with Reggie‘s Prayers. Later that same year he starred in Jingle All The Way. In 1998 he was in The Waterboy, Little Hercules in 2006, and Knucklehead in 2010. On TV, Big Show has appeared in such shows such as Star Trek: Enterprise that started airing in 2001 and Burn Notice that started in 2007. He even appeared in one of 2010‘s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes. These definitely also contributed to Big Show‘s ever growing net worth.

As for his personal life, Paul married Melissa Ann Pavis in 1997. The couple have a daughter that they named Cierra. They divorced in 2002, being separated since 2000. A few days after the divorce, Wight married Bess Katramados and they now have two children.

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Paul Donald Wight II Quick Info

Paul Donald Wight II Trademarks

1. Towering height
2. Trademark (or sometimes finishing) Move: Colossal Clutch (Camel clutch)
3. Trademark Move: Headbutt
4. Trademark Move: Bearhug
5. Finishing move: WMD – Weapon of Mass Destruction (Right-handed knockout hook)
6. Finishing move: Chokeslam
7. Finishing move: Showstopper (Inverted Leg Drop Bulldog)
8. Trademark move: Alley-Oop (Reverse Powerbomb)
9. Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam
10. Trademark move: Open-Handed Slap
11. Double Team Finishing Move (with Kane): Double Chokeslam
12. Trademark move: Big Boot
13. Finishing move: Final Cut (Inverted headlock spinning elbow drop)

Paul Donald Wight II Quotes

• I am the biggest, nastiest bastard to ever set foot in the WWF, and I am damn proud of it.

Paul Donald Wight II Important Facts

• Will face Hulk Hogan at the Fed Ex Forum on 4/27 in what Hogan is calling “the match that should have happened at Wrestlemania.” [April 2007]
• Along with partner Kane, he will take part in the Road to Wrestlemania tournament to decide the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship. [February 2006]
• Pinned Gene Snitsky at Unforgiven. [September 2005]
• The Big Show is just fresh off his feud with former WWE Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar and looks to be on a path to nowhere. [August 2003]
• With tag team partner, Kane, will face Carlito and Chris Masters to defend the World Tag Team Championships at Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago on April 2. [March 2006]
• Lost the WWE United States Championship to John Cena at Wrestlemania XX. Has now left Smackdown and the WWE after chokeslamming (then) General Manager Kurt Angle off a 25foot ledge. [March 2004]
• Current WWE United States Champion [February 2004]
• Retired from ECW after the December to dismember PPV. [December 2006]
• Made his return to WWE after losing over 100 pounds. [February 2008]
• Won the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Heavyweight Championship from Rob Van Dam, with the help of Paul Heyman, making Big Show the first and only person to hold each Heavyweight title from all three wrestling companies (WWE, WCW and ECW). [July 2006]
• Will face Kurt Angle at No Mercy in October. [September 2004]
• Set to face Kurt Angle and WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield this Sunday at the Royal Rumble. [January 2005]
• Along with partner Kane, defeated Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade for the World Tag Team Titles. [November 2005]
• Has been drafted to “Raw” from “Smackdown” in this year’s Draft Lottery. [June 2005]
• Has been resigned to Smackdown by new General Manager Theodore Long [August 2004]
• Set to fight Akebono of Japan in Wrestlemania 21. [March 2005]
• Shocked fans at WWE vs. ECW Head to Head by turning on Raw and joining the upcoming ECW brand. [June 2006]
• Is set to take on Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak at WWE armageddon 2004 in a handicap match! [December 2004]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated awarded him Wrestler of the Year and Rookie of the Year in 1996.
• 12th WWE Grand Slam Champion and 24th Triple Crown Champion.
• Has a daughter named Cierra with first wife Melissa.
• Has won both pairs of the WWE Tag Team Championships a total 8 times. His partners include The Undertaker (2), Kane (2), Chris Jericho (2) and The Miz (2).
• Three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Lex Luger, Sting and Scott Hall.
• 1996 WCW World War 3 Winner.
• The only person to win the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Heavyweight Championship and the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Heavyweight Championship. In the case of the ECW Championship, it was while it was a brand of the WWE.
• Previous managers: Jim Strauser, The Taskmaster, Jimmy Hart, Shane McMahon, Paul Heyman, Joy Giovanni.
• Arrived in World Championship Wrestling as The Giant and quickly joined The Dungeon of Doom with Jimmy Hart.
• Three-time member of the nWo.
• In 2000, part of his gimmick was to impersonate other wrestlers. Among his most memorable personas were: The Showster, Showkishi, Shonan The Barbarian, & The Big Showbowski.
• In his early days with the WWF, was known as ‘Big Nasty’ Paul Wight. His nickname was soon after changed to ‘Big Show’.
• Has a poor WrestleMania win-loss record of 4-8. His first win came at WrestleMania 22 in 2006, when he and Kane retained their World Tag Titles against Chris Masters and Carlito.
• Notable title wins include: WCW World Heavyweight title (2); WCW World Tag Team titles (3); WWF/E title (2); WWE Tag Team titles (3); WWF Hardcore title (3); WWE World Heavyweight title; WWE United States title; WWF/E World Tag Team titles (5); ECW World Heavyweight title; WWE Intercontinental title.
• Trained by Larry Sharpe.
• Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State University.
• Shoe size 18, width 6EEE
• Shares birthdays with professional wrestler Jim Neidhart and wrestling managers “Sensational” Sherri Martel and “Classie” Freddie Blassie.
• Was 6′ 2″ and 200 lbs at 12, and 6′ 8″ and 240 lbs at 14.
• According to himself he’s 7′ 1″ tall and weighs 450 lbs (as of early 2001). As of late 2006, his weight has swelled to over 500 lbs.
• Is a member of TKE international fraternity.
• One of 9 wrestlers to win both the WWF/WWE and the WCW world heavyweight titles.
• Is the youngest person to ever win a world title in either WCW or WWE, when he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at age 23, defeating his real life friend Hulk Hogan for the Title during his Rookie year in 1995.
• Captured the WCW world title at the end of April 1996 from Ric Flair. After losing it to Hollywood Hogan in August, became a member of the feared New World Order. He was kicked out at the end of December for asking Hogan to give him a Title shot.
• WCW originally promoted him as being the ‘long lost son’ of André the Giant.
• Played basketball for one season with Wichita State University.
• Like André the Giant, suffered from acromegaly (giantism) until he underwent an operation in the early 90s to remove the tumor that caused it. A side effect, though, was that his metabolism slowed down considerably causing him to gain a hundred pounds in a year.

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