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. 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
MacGruber
(2010)
Brick Hughes
Jingle All the Way
(1996)
Huge Santa
Fighting with My Family
(2019)
Big Show
The Waterboy
(1998)
Captain Insano
Vendetta
(2015)
Victor Abbott
WWE WrestleMania 31
(2015)
Big Show
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
(2017)
Big Show (voice)
WWE WrestleMania XXX
(2014)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 32
(2016)
The Big Show
Little Hercules
(2009)
Marduk
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
(2008)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 22
(2006)
Big Show
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
Big Show
Knucklehead
(2010)
Walter Krunk
Full Filmography
Acting
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
(1995)
The Giant
WCW World War 3 1995
(1995)
The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VI
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Hog Wild 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW World War 3 1996
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1996
(1996)
The Giant
Jingle All the Way
(1996)
Huge Santa
Reggie's Prayer
(1996)
Mr. Portola
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
(1996)
The Giant
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
(1996)
The Giant
World Wrestling Peace Festival
(1996)
nWo Souled Out 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VII
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW World War 3 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1997
(1997)
The Giant
WCW Souled Out 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Bash at The Beach 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW World War 3 1998
(1998)
The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1998
(1998)
The Giant
The Waterboy
(1998)
Captain Insano
McCinsey's Island
(1998)
Little Snowflake
Goldberg - Who's Next?
(1999)
The Giant
WWE WrestleMania XV
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Over the Edge
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Backlash: In Your House
(1999)
Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Rebellion 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE Armageddon 1999
(1999)
Big Show
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
(1999)
The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
(2000)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 2000
(2000)
The Big Show
WWE Backlash 2000
(2000)
The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2000
(2000)
Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2000
(2000)
The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2000
(2000)
The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2001
(2001)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2001
(2001)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2001
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE Backlash 2001
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2001
(2001)
Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2001
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE InVasion
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2001
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE Rebellion 2001
(2001)
Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2001
(2001)
Big Show
OVW Christmas Chaos
(2001)
The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2002
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Super Tuesday
(2002)
The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
(2003)
The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
(2003)
The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE Backlash 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
(2003)
Self
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
(2003)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
(2004)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2004
(2004)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XX
(2004)
Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2004
(2004)
Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2004
(2004)
Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2004
(2004)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 21
(2005)
Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
(2005)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 22
(2006)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE Backlash 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2006
(2006)
Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
(2006)
Big Show
ECW December to Dismember
(2006)
Big Show
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
(2006)
The Giant
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
(2006)
Big Show
ECW One Night Stand 2006
(2006)
Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: The New & Improved DX
(2007)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
(2008)
Big Show
WWE Backlash 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE One Night Stand 2008
(2008)
The Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
(2008)
Big Show
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
(2008)
Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
(2008)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2009
(2009)
Big Show
Little Hercules
(2009)
Marduk
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXV
(2009)
Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Breaking Point 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
(2009)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2009
(2009)
Big Show
The Rise & Fall of WCW
(2009)
The Giant
WWE Backlash 2009
(2009)
Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Night of Champions 2010
(2010)
Big Show
Knucklehead
(2010)
Walter Krunk
WWE Survivor Series 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
(2010)
The Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
(2010)
Big Show (Ringside)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Over the Limit 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
(2010)
The Big Show
MacGruber
(2010)
Brick Hughes
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
(2010)
Big Show
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
(2010)
Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
(2010)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
(2011)
Big Show
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(2011)
Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2011
(2011)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
Big Show
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
(2011)
The Giant
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
(2011)
Big Show
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
(2011)
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
(2011)
The Big Show / The Giant
The John Cena Experience
(2011)
Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
(2012)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
(2012)
Big Show (archive footage)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
(2012)
The Giant
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
(2012)
Big Show
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
(2012)
Big Show
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
(2012)
The Big Show
nWo: The Revolution
(2012)
Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2012
(2012)
Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
(2012)
Big Show
WWE RAW 1000
(2012)
WWE WrestleMania 29
(2013)
The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
(2013)
Big Show
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
(2013)
The Giant
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
(2013)
Big Show
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
(2013)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2013
(2013)
Big Show (Ringside)
WWE Battleground 2013
(2013)
Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
(2013)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
(2014)
Big Show
WWE: Presents True Giants
(2014)
WWE WrestleMania XXX
(2014)
Big Show
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
(2014)
The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2014
(2014)
Big Show
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
(2014)
The Big Show
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
(2014)
Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
(2014)
Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
(2014)
Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
(2014)
Big Show
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
(2014)
Himself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
(2014)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
(2014)
Big Show
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
(2014)
Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2015
(2015)
Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
(2015)
Big Show
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
(2015)
Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
(2015)
Big Show
Vendetta
(2015)
Victor Abbott
WWE Battleground 2015
(2015)
Big Show (Appearance)
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
(2015)
The Giant
WWE Live from Madison Square Garden
(2015)
Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2015
(2015)
The Big Show
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
(2015)
Big Show
Sting: Into the Light
(2015)
The Giant
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
(2015)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 31
(2015)
Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
(2016)
Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2016
(2016)
Big Show
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
(2016)
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
(2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
(2016)
Big Show (archive footage)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
(2016)
Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 32
(2016)
The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
(2017)
Big Show
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
(2017)
Big Show (voice)
WWE SummerSlam 2017
(2017)
Big Show
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
(2017)
WWE Fastlane 2017
(2017)
Big Show
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
(2018)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2018
(2018)
Big Show
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
(2018)
(archive footage)
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
(2018)
Big Show
The Hardys: Woken
(2018)
Fighting with My Family
(2019)
Big Show
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
(2019)
Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2020
(2020)
Big Show
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
(2020)
Big Show
AEW Double or Nothing
(2021)
Paul Wight
AEW All Out
(2021)
Paul Wight
Marcus
(2022)
Gus Hoffman
AEW Double or Nothing: The Buy-In
(2023)
Himself
AEW All In: London - Zero Hour
(2023)
Paul Wight