Talk:Big Show

There seems to be a problem separating the actual happenings of his life and his play acting in WWF/WWE. Could someone make this distinction a bit more clear?

Height and weight

In his interview with Slam Wrestling ^[1] Wight's statistics are given as 7 feet 0 inches in height and 470 pounds in weight. I've seen the 470 pounds claim backed up in a few places, and his muscle mass is visibly down a bit since 2000, so it follows that his weight would have declined from the 500 pounds claimed them. Please cite a credible, preferably first-person, source for changes in this area. McPhail 18:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Paul Wight's Height and Weight

On imdb.com, it says Paul Wight said in 2001 that he was 7'1". Now he claims 7'0" in the WWE. He has probably shrunk an inch, given all of that weight constantly compressing on his joints and spine. Expect further shrinking, as Andre suffered. Also, the WWE has updated his weight to 507 lbs, and that seems legit also.

WWE.com gives his height as seven foot and his weight as five hundred pounds ([2]). The seven foot claim has been substantiated, while all the reference cited give Wight's weight as being less than 500 pounds. He is clearly less muscular than he was five years ago so it's logical that his current weight will have declined. I haven't seen anyone give Wight's genuine weight as 500 or 507 pounds. Note that imdb is not an accurate source of information as they do not engage in fact checking. McPhail 02:30, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

If you listen to the announcer when introducing Paul Wight, she clearly states that he is 507 lbs. WWE.com has not updated his weight, however. It is pretty hard to tell if his muscle mass is down at all. After all, when one gains fat, it makes them look less toned and muscular! Also, in his interview with Slam Wrestling, they got his stats from WWE at the time of the interview. He never said he was 470 lbs, this is what WWE had him as at the time. In another article (in Slam Wrestling)on him, they list him as 7'2". Again, this is what he used to be billed as. He has stated before in 2001 that he was 7'1".

In the IGN interview he says that he is seven foot tall. The WWE also bill him as being seven foot tall. Listing his "peak height" is purely speculative and somewhat irrelevant. 88.104.30.189 00:58, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Listing "peak height" is NOT speculative as he SAID he was 7'1". It is also not irrelevant. Paul Wight's stats are relevant, as this page is about Paul Wight!

If you have a credible source then add it to the Personal Life section, i.e. "his height peaked at 7 feet (xx kilograms) in 2001". The statbox should really be about current statistics only. McPhail 21:37, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

possibly he is really 7' 1/2" and in the past rounded up but now rounds down. keith 07:59, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

He was listed as being over 7feet because Nash was around when he broke in the business, and Nash was still saying he was 7feet, The Giant had to add that extra for the difference. Nash seems to use his legit height now, as a lot of other wrestlers do. With so many big men around it's not as easy to exaggerate. Powerslam magazine say's he hasn't visited a gym for years, I wouldn't be surprised if his huge weight has squashed his vertebrae by 1/2 an inch.

He's 7 ft, if you look at his pictures compared to Andre the Giant, you can tell that Show is taller. Andre is 6'10 & for Show to be taller he has to be 7'0 or 7'1. There's no way in the world he's 6'10 or 6'11 when he himself has said that he's 7'0.

How can you tell that since they have never stood together?(Halbared 22:12, 24 July 2006 (UTC))

i saw a a picture in wwe magazine listing paul as 7 feet and andre as 7'4 they ven put a proportionate picture of them standing next to each other and andre looks a half inch taller maybe paul has a longer body but andre had a massive head that could give him the edge to look talle

He's probably 6'11 in bare stockings

Paul's University listed him at 6'11. And I'll bet With 2 inches of big boot heals, he probably is a legitimate 7'1. And since he's so big, he may have shrunk an inch between gaining and loosing weight etc. He did weigh in at 493 lbs (with shoes) on the scale at the match Vs. Akebono. (Note: It was Akebono who weighed 507, not Paul)

Indeed, Paul Wight weighed in at 493 lbs. However, this match was a while ago. His current weight according to the WWE announcer is 507 lbs. It doesn't seem that hard to conceive either!

--Tuscaloosa11 09:22, 14 February 2006 (UTC) Yes Paul does weigh 507 lbs as of most recently. And actually Akebono was 504 in the tournament not 507.

Paul's height

• Age 6 stood 5 ft and weighed 105 lbs
• Age 12 stood 6 ft 2, weighed 220 lbs.
• 1990 Had Successful pituitary surgery to stop Acromegalic growth at age 18.
• 1991 listed at 6'11 in Wichita University Basketball team at age 19.

Current accurate size estimates:

• Ht. Without shoes, about 7'. With shoes, 7'2.
• Wt. 493 lbs (as of Feb 2005)
• Wears a size 18 shoe (36cm insole).
• size 22 1/2 ring (1 inch in diameter).

Yeah but his University listing of 6'11 likely included training shoes, so that would have made him 6'9.5" ish barefoot minimum, at age 19. He may have grown a half inch to an inch at most, since then. So I'll give Show the benefit of the doubt and say he's 6'10 to 6'11 barefoot, and 7' to 7'1 with shoes.

He certainly weighs 490 lbs, and then some. And has size 17 or 18 shoes.

Paul Wight said on Conan O'Brien that he wears size 18 6E shoes. He has a 64 inch chest and wears size 50x36 jeans as of a couple years ago, though he has put on some weight since then!!!

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Hard to choose, where to place my comment, but I'll put it here because of the Conan comment. Once on Conan's show he said he was "about 7'1" [2.16 m]", and that he weighed 430 lbs (195 kg). Later he said he weighed 450 lbs (204 kg), and later yet 501 lbs (227 kg) resulting in one of his colleagues calling him "Levi's". At least once when Conan said he weighs 500 lbs, he corrected that he's not that much. Yet when Conan once said him to be 7 ft (2.13 m) tall, he didn't correct this.

Notice that when wrestlers are questioned about being visibly smaller than what they're billed, they answer something like "I've not been that tall since my back surgery", or "I've lost weight since then".

He has said he was 6'8" (2.03 m) and 240 lbs (109 kg) at age 14, also I remember him saying he weighed 200 lbs (91 kg) – not 220 lbs (100 kg) – at 12.

Difficult to say if the scales were fixed or not at the weigh-in with Akebono. In any case, Akebono peaked at 236 kg (520 lbs) during his sumo career, making the figures plausable. I've heard a claim that he intentionally gained weight for this occasion.

If the information concerning the time of his pituitary surgery and his university height listing are correct, he's probably never been taller than that. Indeed, sometimes when standing next to certain people, I find it difficult to believe that he's any more than 6'10" (2.08 m) nowadays.

Why?

Why does this page get so much attention, somehow it ended up on my watchlist and I swear everyday its right there on top.

I find that too. I don't know. I suppose it's not a problem, but still. Quite an anamoly. -Bordello 04:10, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but Big Show is a popular wredtler though. --Mikedk9109 19:40, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

well look at hulk hogan, he's the most popular wrestler though

--User:ssjbooger 21:57, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Since ever I noticed, this phenomenon still vexes me. -Bordello 10:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Hes Popular. --Mikedk9109 14:35, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

He's gotta be 6'10 or 6'11 max

Paul actually is closer to 6'10" 6'11 max. This is exactly the same height as Andre the Giant was.

He's listed as 7 feet on WWE and this includes his shoes. I remember that before the Akebono match, he weighed 493 lbs on the scale (with his boots on).

Right at this moment, I'm watching a match between Paul and Tommy Dreamer on ECW on the Sci-Fi Channel and they've had a kind of staredown. Dreamer's head came up to about Paul's chin or bottom lip. I'd have to say Paul's a legitimate seven footer.

Oddly enough, this is one of the rare times that the wrestlers announced high is shorter than his actual height. Big Show is a legitimate 7'2". SilentRage 05:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

How can that be if he was measured after his operation? And admit's himself to be only 7 ft(Halbared 10:39, 11 July 2006 (UTC))

So, Paul's taller than Andre? I mean, they state that Andre is 6'10 on his discussion page but when he was younger he looks like he was at least 7'1-7'3. I mean, look at him afterwards, he seemed to have developed a hunch in his back & seems to also have shrunk. Basically, I'm saying that in his prime Show wasn't taller than Andre but if someone can prove me wrong then do it.

{Son of Kong 11:49, 19 July 2006 {UTC))

When the big show was standing next to the great khali. he was around the same size. his boots might have given him a 1-1.5 inch lift, which could put him from being 7'1 1/2 tall to 7'2 tall.

Because we know TBS legit height, 7 ft 0 in, it makes Khali smallr not TBS bigger.(Halbared 17:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC))

Paul has to be a legit 7'1 because if you look at him compared to the Great Khali he is only about one or two inches shorter although his lifts could be making him 7'1 or 7'2. Son of Kong

Your going off estimating him of a wrestler that we don't know ther true height of. Whenwe do know that when TBS was last recorded, he was 6 ft 11 in.(Halbared 14:56, 13 August 2006 (UTC))

ECW Championship

There should be a picture of him winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championshio because it marked a first in his career and a first in wrestling. Being the first wrestler to ever be wwe champion, wcw champion, and ecw champion. If this isnt needed then what is the use of the picture with him becoming the tag team champions with kane? It is needed.

Mike kelly09

It's not a question of relevance, it's a question of whether three high quality WWE images and a screenshot of WWE programming can be construed as "fair use". McPhail 21:44, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Then get rid of the tag team photo because he has been tag team champion more than once

Mike kelly09

Yep. That photo probably doesn't matter either. Bottom line is, it's just him... with a belt. There's no critical commentary here for fair use. Also, remember that WWE.com's copyright policy forbids using images in this fashion for both commercial and noncommercial use. --Jtalledo (talk) 00:02, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Whats the use to continue deleting the picture when it needs to be on there. This article looks boring without it.

Mikedk9109 21:18, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

It's not as simple as that. In general, we need to start phasing WWE photographs out of articles for copyright reasons. McPhail 23:31, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the ECW title be listed along with the other WWE championships he has won? Cause ECW is part of the WWE now. Night Bringer 13:45, 18 July (GMT +10)

Championship Recognition

For record keeping purposes, The ECW World Title should be listed seperately from WWE accomplishments.

Just as during the Invasion Era, when a WWF wrestler won a WCW title, it was recognised and recorded as a WCW title reign and listed as such.

Same theory applies here.

No, It shouldnt. ECW is part of WWE now. Back in the Invasion era WCW and ECW were still seperate companies from WWE. So, his ECW Title Reign should remain where it is. Under WWE. --Mikedk9109 19:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Um, no. Vince owned WCW and everything associated with it all through the Invasion. It's true that the sale of all ECW property wasn't finalized until two years later (which is the main reason ECW titles weren't used in the Invasion), but the idea that WCW and ECW were still independent of the WWF during the Invasion is patently false. But for the record, the ECW title reign should definitely go under WWE. Tromboneguy0186 01:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Breaking Kayfabe @ ECW

Is it worth mentioning that Batista and Big Show broke kayfabe after the ECW show by hugging each other? The video used to be on Youtube but it was quickly removed after WWE found it. Slapslapslap 18:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Chokeslam finisher

Isn't it called the "Show Stopper" ? Tromboneguy0186 01:54, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

No, just the Chokeslam

--Mikedk9109 01:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I think Showstopper was just a name used in some of the N64 games that caught on among 'net fans. McPhail 17:50, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

It was called the Showstopper in No Mercy for N64, and in Wrestlemania 2000 for N64. Dont think I've ever heard that said on TV before though. --Mikedk9109 17:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

The move that is listed as "Final Cut" here was called the "Show Stopper" several times on TV. I NEVER hear them call that move "Final Cut". TJ Spyke 21:25, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

That move listed as "Final Cut" IS called the Final Cut, and has been called that many times on TV. he started using it as a (small) variant on The Hurricane's "Eye Of The Hurricane"/"Nightmare On Helms Street" manouver. The chokeslam was called the Showstopper a few times early in his WWF career, but it is now simply referred to as a chokeslam.

He is a heel?

I have typed down many time that Big show has turned heel in ECW but somebody keeps taking it off,why? he has been fighting faces and has been doing heelish tactics so wouldnt it be worth saying hes a heel?

Yes he is heel but thats not relivent SKRIBUL 19:45, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

HUGE WEIGHT GAIN

His weight has always confused me, he has always been billed in the WWE as around about 500lbs. However he has gradually put on more and more weight as his career has progressed. Up until around late 2000, he was lean. When he returned at the Royal Rumble 2001 he had supposedly lost weight but had his belly hanging out and looked like he had gained some weight. Since he started wearing his black attire his weight went well over what it was. When he quit WWE in 2004 temporarily he had his straps down whilst chasing Torrie Wilson and it was clear he was very out of shape and he had put so much weight on. His belly was hanging over his shorts. He then came back a few months after and had lost weight which he has since put on, I think now he is heavier than he has ever been.

Hog Lock or Hog Log

I have heard this move refered to as both.Does anyone know if it's Log or Lock.