- Born
- Birth namePaul Randall Wight Jr.
- Nicknames
- Big Nasty Bastard
- The Giant
- Big Show
- Showkishi
- The Showster
- The Big Showbowski
- The World's Largest Athlete
- Height7′ 1″ (2.16 m)
- Paul also played college basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team. Paul is a member of the Xi Beta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He scored a total of thirty-nine points for the Cougars in limited action during the 1992-93 season. At age 12, he was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed 230 lbs. By age 14, he reached 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and weighed 250 lbs. In 1991, as a member of the Wichita State University basketball team at 19, he was listed at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) and weighed 330 lbs. When he got into the wrestling business, he grew 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) and weighed 550 lbs. He wears size 24 8E shoes.
- IMDb mini biography by: Sean Derrick SIUE graduate 1994
- SpousesBess Katramados(February 11, 2002 - present) (2 children)Melissa Ann Piavis(February 14, 1997 - February 6, 2002) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenCierra
- Finishing move: Final Cut (Inverted headlock spinning elbow drop)
- Trademark move: Big Boot
- Double Team Finishing Move (with Kane): Double Chokeslam
- Trademark move: Open-Handed Slap
- Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam
- Like André René Roussimoff, 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.
- Made his return to WWE after losing over 100 pounds.
- Was 6' 2" and 200 lbs at 12, and 6' 8" and 240 lbs at 14.
- In his early days with the WWF, was known as 'Big Nasty' Paul Wight. His nickname was soon after changed to 'Big Show'.
- Played basketball for one season with Wichita State University.
- I am the biggest, nastiest bastard to ever set foot in the WWF, and I am damn proud of it.
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