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Paul Randall Wight, Jr. (born February 8, 1972), better known by his ring name Big Show, is an American professional wrestlerwho is signed to WWE. Wight is a seven-time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, theWWF/E Championship twice, the ECW World Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice, making him the first and only wrestler ever to hold all four championships.

In addition to these championships, he has also won the WWE Intercontinental Championship once, the WWE United States Championship once, and WWE Hardcore Championship three times.

Wight is an 11-time world tag team champion, having won the WWE's original World Tag Team Championship five times (twice withThe Undertaker, and once each with Kane, Chris Jericho, and The Miz), the WWE Tag Team Championship three times (once each with Jericho, Miz, and Kane), and the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times (once each with Lex Luger, Sting, and Scott Hall).

In addition to these accolades, Big Show is the 24th WWE Triple Crown Champion, the 12th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history, and the third wrestler (after Kurt Angle and Edge) to have held every currently active male championship in WWE.^[7] Between WWE and WCW, Wight has held 23 total championships.

He was also the winner of WCW's annual World War 3 60-man Battle Royal in 1996, and has headlined many pay-per-views for WCW and the WWF/E since the mid-1990s, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania.^[8]

Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has appeared in feature films and television series such as The Waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and USA Network's comedy-drama Royal Pains and the action-drama Burn Notice. In 2010, he had his first major role in the comedy film Knucklehead, which was produced by WWE Studios. Wight has said he would like to continue his acting career and expand beyond roles based on his size.^[9]

In wrestling

Big Show performing a chokeslam.

Big Show performing a K.O. Punch onRandy Orton.

Big Show performing an open-handed chop to Alberto Del Rio in the corner.

Finishing moves
- Chokeslam^[1]^[4]
- Knockout (KO) Punch / WMD – Weapon of Mass Destruction (Right-handed knockout hook)^[4]
- Colossal Clutch^[205] (Camel clutch)^[4]

Signature moves
- Abdominal stretch^[206]
- Alley Oop (Reverse powerbomb)
- Back kick, as a counter to an oncoming opponent^[207]
- Bearhug^[208]
- Big boot^[1]^[206]
- Cobra clutch backbreaker, sometimes followed by a spin-out cobra clutch slam^[209]
- Corner hip attack
- Corner slingshot splash^[210]
- Diving elbow drop^[211]
- Fallaway powerbomb^[1]
- Final Cut (Spinning headlock elbow drop)^[1]^[200]
- Headbutt^[212]
- Military press slam^[1]
- Open-handed chop to a cornered opponent's chest, with theatrics^[212]
- Running senton^[211]
- Showstopper (Inverted leg drop bulldog)
- Sidewalk slam^[200]
- Spear^[213]

Managers

Nicknames
- Paul "The Great" Wight^[79]
- "Big Nasty Bastard"
- "The Five Hundred Pound Giant"
- "The World's Largest Athlete"^[4]
- "The Giant"

Entrance themes
- "Big" by Jim Johnston^[216] (April 1999 – May 29, 2006)
- "Big (Remix)" by Mack 10, K Mac, Boo Kapone, and MC Eiht^[217] (May 2000)
- "Big and Slow Chemical" by Finger Eleven (Used while teaming with Kane in 2006)
- "Crank It Up and Man On Fire" by Jim Johnston (Used while teaming with Kane in 2011)
- "Crank It Up" by Brand New Sin^[216] (June 7, 2006–present)
- "Crank the Walls Down" by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster^[216] (July 31, 2009 – January 4, 2010; Used while teaming with Chris Jericho)
- "I Came to Crank it Up" by Downstait & Brand New Sin (Used while teaming with The Miz)