WRESTLER HISTORY

Real name:Paul Wight
Date of birth:Feb. 8, 1972
Birthplace:Aiken, S.C.
Billed From:Tampa, Fla.
Billed Height and Weight:7', 485 lbs.
Training:Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory (Bellmawr, N.J.)
Signature move:Chokeslam
Entrance Theme:"Crank It Up" by Brand New Sin
TITLE HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS*
ACCOMPLISHMENT NOTES
WWE Championship Two-time champion
World Heavyweight Championship (WCW) Two-time champion
ECW Championship Defeated Rob Van Dam on ECW onSciFi in 2006
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (current)With Chris Jericho (awarded title when Jericho chose him as partner at Night of Champions 2009)
World Tag Team Championship Four-time champion with Chris Jericho-current-, Kane, and Undertaker (twice)

Standing at over seven feet tall and weighing around the 500 lb mark, professional wrestler Paul Wight can only be described in one way: Big. As a result, it is no surprise that upon his signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1999, the wrestler known as The Giant in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) changed his name to The Big Show.
Debuting with the WWF in February of 1999 after signing a ten-year contract, Big Show made an immediate impact at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre pay-per-view by tearing a hole from underneath the ring and attacking Stone Cold Steve Austin. This move aligned Show with Vince McMahon and his stable, The Corporation, who were determined to remove Stone Cold from the WWF forever.

However, this relationship failed to last past the end of 1999, as McMahon's high demands for his personal bodyguard grew increasingly worse. This prompted Show to form an unlikely alliance with The Undertaker, who had been feuding with his brother Kane. While the duo captured the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions, Big Show still had only one goal in mind: to win the WWF World Championship.

Following Austin's removal from a triple threat match scheduled for Survivor Series in November 1999, Show was booked in his place. This proved beneficial to Show and his quest for gold, as he defeated Triple H and The Rock to become the new WWF Champion. In less than one year, Show had gone from personal bodyguard to World Heavyweight Champion.

Big Show returned to the WWE in 2001, but spent the majority of the year in unsuccessful mid-card feuds. This caused his trade from the Raw brand to Smackdown, who had fierce competitor Brock Lesnar as their Champion. Realizing this could be his last opportunity for a second title reign, Show called out Lesnar and demanded a shot at the belt. Lesnar accepted, and the two faced off at Survivor Series in November 2002. The grueling match saw Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman align himself with Show, helping him capture his second WWE Championship.