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Paul Wight (born February 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), best known by his ring names of The Big Show or simply "The Giant," is a professional wrestler currently working for WWE on the SmackDown! brand.

He stands 7'2" tall (2.18 m) and weighs approximately 420 pounds (190 kg). However, unlike his famous predecessor, André the Giant, he does not have acromegaly or "gigantism." He is simply a very large man; however, he does suffer from the same condition that was to eventually claim Andre the Giant's life. He underwent successful surgery in the early 1990s on his pituitary gland, which halted the progress of this condition.

Wight made his professional wrestling debut in 1995 with WCW, and won his first WCW World Title in April 1996 at the age of 24, becoming the youngest man to become the top champion in either WWE or WCW. He also held the WCW World Tag Team titles with both Sting and Scott Hall in 1998 before joining the WWF in early 1999.

He won his first WWF World Title in NovemberNovember is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for " nine". It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, w 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, and has since held another World title (in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom) as well as the WWF World Tag Team titles (with The UndertakerMark Calaway (also spelled as either Callaway or Calloway born March 24, 1962 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name of The Undertaker is a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. He is a four time WWF/WWE Champion and six ti in 1999), the United States title, and the Hardcore title.

In recent storylines, he was responsible for disabling wrestler Kurt AngleKurt Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and now a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Angle had a distinguished career in amateur wrestling, by chokeslamming him off a ledge. Due to his then-enraged attitude, he was fired from SmackDown! but returned in mid-2004 by instruction of new General Manager Theodore R. LongTheodore R. Long is a sports entertainer, working on World Wrestling Entertainment's Smackdown! brand as the general manager. In the past, he worked as a manager to many wrestlers, in both the defunct WCW, and the WWE. He also worked as a referee in the l.

During No Mercy 2004, he fought Kurt AngleKurt Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and now a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Angle had a distinguished career in amateur wrestling. This came about after he "lost his dignity" when Kurt Angle tranquilized him in the middle of the ring, like an animal, and shaved his head.

Wight is well-known behind the scenes and in the media for his easygoing, affable nature and his sharp sense of humor. In October 2004, he made a well-publicized cameo as an alien slave trader in the episode " BorderlandBorderland is the name of the first episode in a three episode arc from the fourth season of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise''. Borderland" was the 80th episode of the series, first airing on 29 October 2004 on the US television network UPN.".


WWE Championship
Preceded by:
Triple H
First reign Followed by:
Triple H
Preceded by:
Brock Lesnar
Second reign Followed by:
Kurt Angle


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