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• The Big Show is a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. He debuted in rival organization World Championship Wrestling in 1995 under the name "The Giant," and immediately feuded with Hulk Hogan upon his entrance.

  SoBe Entertainment filed suit against Big Show in June of 2009 claiming that he backed out of a deal to become a boxer. SoBe was said to have paid the wrestler $84,000 a month along with $1 million for a house.TMZ: Big Show Accused of Big Conspiracy with WWE (June 16, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Real name: Paul Wight
  2. Born: February 8, 1972
  3. Location: Aiken, South Carolina
  4. AKA: The Giant
  5. Height: 7' 0"Official Site: Big Show Bio
  6. Weight: 441 lbsOfficial Site: Big Show Bio
  7. Shoe size: 22 5 EOfficial Site: Big Show Bio
  8. Ring size: 22 1/2 ring sizeOfficial Site: Big Show Bio
  9. Chest size: 64-inch chestOfficial Site: Big Show Bio
  10. Played football and basketball in high school

• Career

  Big Show went to the WWE in February 1999, interfering in the steel cage match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre pay-per-view. By the end of the year, he became the WWE Champion.

• Floyd Mayweather Jr.

  On March 30, 2008, Big Show wrestled boxer Floyd Mayweather in a match at WrestleMania XXIV. Billed as a "David versus Goliath encounter," Big Show dominated most of the contest, throwing and slapping Mayweather around the ring. But after numerous outside interferences by Mayweather's entourage, Big Show was brought to his knees after a few steel chair shots to the head by the boxer, and was knocked out by a punch to the jaw laced with brass knuckles.

• Career Highlights

  • 1995: Debut with WCW as "The Giant"
  • 1995: Wins 1st WCW World Heavyweight Championship over Hulk Hogan
  • 1996: Wins 2nd WCW World Heavyweight Championship defeating Ric Flair
  • 1999: Renamed "The Big Show"
  • 1999: Wins 1st WWE World Heavyweight Championship defeating The Rock and Triple H
  • 2002: Wins 2nd WWE World Heavyweight Championship defeating Brock Lesnar
  • 2003: Wins his 1st WWE United States Championship defeating Eddie Guerrero
  • 2005: The Big Show and Kane win WWE World Tag Team Championship
  • 2006: Defeats Rob Van Dam to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
  • 2008: Signs new contract with WWE; loses to Mayweather at WrestleMania XXIV

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