Big Show

Paul Donald Wight, Jr. ( born February 8, 1972 in Aiken, South Carolina), better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently under contract with WWE and appears regularly in their wrestling shows. Wight has a Hypersomie.

  • 2.1 Title
  • 2.2 Awards
  • 4.1 TV series

Wrestling career

World Championship Wrestling

The former college basketball player Wight began his career as a supposed son of Andre the Giants under the ring name The Giant in the promotion World Championship Wrestling, where he was immediately written into a feud program with wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan and received from him the WCW World Heavyweight Championship allowed. A year later he was awarded the title against Ric Flair for the second time. After a brief retreat from the WCW in 1997, he was active again from 1998 and of the group New World Order ( nWo ) was added. In 1999, Wight for the WWF (now WWE).

WWF / WWE

First of Wight feuded alongside Vince McMahon against Stone Cold Steve Austin. Then he made, among others, with Hardcore Holly and The Undertaker Tag Teams. At the end of the year, at Survivor Series 1999, Wight was allowed in a match against Champion Triple H and The Rock WWE Championship win, which he had to Triple H at the beginning of 2000.

After Wight 2002 first took on RAW, he moved at the end of the year to SmackDown. Here he feuded against Brock Lesnar, of which he won a second time at the Survivor Series WWE Championship. At Armageddon 2002, he had to relinquish the title to Kurt Angle.

After Draft 2005, when he moved back to Raw, Wight won on 1 November 2005 with Kane at Taboo Tuesday, the World Tag Team Championship Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. On April 3, 2006, she had to give up on RAW the title to Kenny and Mikey of Spirit Squad.

Wight was changed in June 2006 on the ECW. On 4 July 2006, he won the ECW Championship from Rob Van Dam. When PPV December to Dismember December 3, 2006, he had to give the ECW Championship in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match to Bobby Lashley. He then took a break to concentrate on a career as a boxer; However, this plan was unsuccessful.

On 17 February 2008, at the PPV No Way Out, was a nearly 40 kg lighter Wight his comeback and came first on RAW and Smackdown. After a lost WrestleMania feud against boxer Floyd Mayweather feud followed programs in SmackDown vs The Great Khali, The Undertaker, Edge and John Cena.

With the WWE Draft 13 April 2009 Wight changed again to RAW. When PPV Night of Champions 2009, he was allowed to win champion title along with Chris Jericho WWE Tag Team Unifited after because he replaced Edge of the violation. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2009 she had the title to the D- Generation X give, and the tag team was disbanded. Wight was allowed the title on February 8, 2010, his new partner The Miz in a match against D- Generation X and win the Stable The Straight Edge Society ( CM Punk & Luke Gallows ). On 26 April 2010 on RAW they had to hand the title to the Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd ).

With the WWE Draft on the same evening he was changed to SmackDown. This was followed by minor feud programs, including against then- World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger. As part of a feud with the group The Corre Wight won on April 19, 2011 in Smackdown reunited with Kane WWE Tag Team Championship.

25 April 2011 Wight has been changed by the WWE Draft back to the RAW roster. On 23 May 2011 on RAW Wight lost the tag team titles to The New Nexus (David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty ). After a pause, which took place from July, he returned in the records of SmackDown on October 4, 2011 to continue the feud with Mark Henry. Since then, he was again part of Smackdown. In the big event WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 on 18 December 2011, he won the World Heavyweight Championship of Henry was, however, attacked after the match by this. Then Daniel Bryan broke his Money in the Bank briefcase and pinning Wight, which he lost the title.

On April 1, 2012, he won at WrestleMania XXVIII WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, of which he lost again on 29 April 2012 at the WWE Extreme Rules at this major event. 14 May 2012 Wight was fired on RAW John Laurinaitis of, but reinstated due to an alliance with Laurinaitis for his match against John Cena at Over the Limit. Thus, he moved back to RAW.

On October 28, 2012 Wight won at the big event Hell in a Cell for the second time the World Heavyweight Championship from Sheamus, which he lost at the SmackDown tapings on January 8, 2013 Alberto Del Rio.

Achievements

Title

  • World Championship Wrestling
  • 2 × WCW World Heavyweight Champion
  • 3 × WCW Tag Team Champion ( 1 × with Lex Luger, Sting and Scott Hall )
  • WWE
  • 2 × WWE Champion
  • 2 × World Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x WWE Intercontinental Champion
  • 1 × WWE United States Champion
  • 5 x World Tag Team Champion ( 2x with The Undertaker, 1 × with Kane, Chris Jericho and The Miz )
  • 3 × WWE Tag Team Champion ( 1 × with Chris Jericho, The Miz, and Kane )
  • 3 × WWE Hardcore Champion
  • 1 × ECW World Heavyweight Champion

Awards

  • WWE

Private life

From Wight's first marriage to Melissa Ann Piavis that lasted from 1997 to 2000, a daughter emerged. With Bess Katramados, whom he married in 2002, he has two children. The marriage ended in divorce in 2007.

Filmography

TV series

  • 2004: Star Trek: Enterprise ( as orionischer slave traders )
  • 2011: Royal Pains (Season: 2 Episode: 3 as Donald Green ( The Garbage Collector) )
  • 2011: Supah Ninjas
  • 2011: Burn Notice
  • 2013: Psych (Season: 7 Episode: 3 as Big Ed Dixon )
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