Acting
Paul Wight
EN cinema · 278 credits
Born
8 February 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Also known as Big Show · The Big Show · The Giant · Paul 'The Giant' Wight · Paul Randall Wight, Jr.
Paul Donald Wight II is a European American professional basketball player, 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. He is 7’4” and weighs 550 lbs. He wears size 24 10E shoes 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. Between WWE and WCW, he is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the only wrestler who has won all four titles. He is also an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various partners. Having also won the Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore championships, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. He also won the 60-man battle royal at World War 3 and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. He 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. Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has appeared in feature films and television series such as Jingle All the Way, The Waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and two USA Network's comedy-dramas Royal Pains, Psych and the action-drama Burn Notice. He had lead roles in the WWE Studios comedy film Knucklehead and the Netflix sitcom The Big Show Show.
Known for
Filmography
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
as Paul Wight
AEW WrestleDream 2026
as Paul Wight
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
as Ham Hand (voice)
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
as Paul Wight
Marcus
as Gus Hoffman
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as The Big Show
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Paul Wight
AEW All Out 2021
as Paul Wight
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
as Big Show (Dark Match)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
Fighting with My Family
as Big Show
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
as Big Show / Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Big Show (Ringside)
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
as (archive footage)
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 33
as Big Show (Preshow)
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Big Show
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
as Big Show (voice)
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 32
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
as Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2016
as Big Show
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Big Show (archive footage)
Countdown
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
as Big Show
WWE Battleground 2015
as Big Show (Appearance)
Vendetta
as Victor Abbott
WWE Live From MSG 2015
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as The Big Show
Sting: Into the Light
as The Giant
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Big Show
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as The Big Show
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
as Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2013
as Big Show (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 29
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as The Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Big Show
WWE Battleground 2013
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as Big Show, Actor
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as The Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Big Show
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
as Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2012
as Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as The Big Show
nWo: The Revolution
as Big Show
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2011
as Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
as Big Show
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
as Big Show
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Big Show
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as The Big Show / The Giant
The John Cena Experience
as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Big Show
Knucklehead
as Walter Krunk
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2010
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Big Show
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Big Show (Ringside)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
as Big Show
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as Big Show
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Big Show
MacGruber
as Brick Hughes
WWE SummerSlam 2009
as Big Show
Little Hercules
as Marduk
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as The Big Show
WWE Backlash 2009
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2009
as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2009
as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2009
as Big Show
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as Big Show
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Big Show
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Big Show
The Rise & Fall of WCW
as The Giant
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2008
as Big Show
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2008
as Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: The New & Improved DX
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 22
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as Big Show
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2006
as Big Show
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Big Show
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2006
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2006
as Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
as Big Show
ECW December to Dismember
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2005
as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2005
as Big Show
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2005
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2004
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XX
as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2004
as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2004
as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2004
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2003
as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2003
as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2003
as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2003
as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2003
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2002
as The Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 2002
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE No Mercy 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Super Tuesday
2002
WWE Super Tuesday
as The Big Show
The Rock - Just Bring It!
as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2001
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2001
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2001
as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2001
as The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2001
as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2001
as The Big Show
WWE InVasion
as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2001
as Big Show
WWE Rebellion 2001
as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2001
as Big Show
OVW Christmas Chaos
2001
OVW Christmas Chaos
as The Big Show
Lita: It Just Feels Right
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 2000
as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2000
as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2000
as Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2000
as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2000
as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XV
as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 1999
as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 1999
as Big Show
WWE Over the Edge
as Big Show
WWE Backlash: In Your House
as Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 1999
as Big Show
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Big Show
WWE Rebellion 1999
as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 1999
as Big Show
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
as The Big Show
WCW Souled Out 1998
as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1998
as The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
as The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1998
as The Giant
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
as The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
as The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1998
as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1998
as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1998
as The Giant
The Waterboy
as Captain Insano
McCinsey's Island
as Little Snowflake
nWo Souled Out 1997
as The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VII
as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1997
as The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
as The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
as The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1997
as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1997
as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1997
as The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VI
as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1996
as The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1996
as The Giant
WCW Hog Wild 1996
as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1996
as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1996
as The Giant
Jingle All the Way
as Huge Santa
Reggie's Prayer
as Mr. Portola
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1995
as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as The Giant (Appearance)