IT'S NO SECRET WHY PAUL WIGHT IS known as "the Big Show." At 7'1" and 410 pounds, Wight is one of the biggest performers to ever enter the squared circle. But how he got that big was more a result of a medical oddity than the genetic traits passed down to Wight by his parents...

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Although he didn't win the Royal Rumble match, the event was still an important one for the Big Show. It marked the one-year anniversary of his full-time return to the World Wrestling Federation, after spending five months at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) on a rehab assignment. The day after participating in the Rumble match, the Big Show reflected on what he has accomplished since returning to the Federation at the 2001 Royal Rumble...

 

World Wrestling Federation officials sent the Big Show to Louisville, Ky., to improve his conditioning. When he responded by dropping 72 pounds in just three months, he was rewarded with a berth in the Royal Rumble...

 

As a part-time WWE ring announcer, Justin Roberts generally works at shows when Tony “SmackDown!” Chimel takes time off, which is rare.
So it was a real treat when Roberts got the opportunity to ring announce in front of his hometown crowd last week at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, following the recent overseas tour...

 

The battle of the bulge has long caused people to seek relief in many forms - crash diets, radical exercise plans and other extreme measures. For Big Show, the key to shedding over 70 pounds from his oversized frame boiled down to two simple words: common sense...

 

Paul Wight didn't want to be late for his plane. The wrestler known as the Big Show carefully packed his bags, then double-checked his hotel room to make sure he didn't forget anything. Instinctively, he reached for his World Wrestling Federation heavyweight championship belt, then pulled his hand back realizing that he'd lost the title to Triple H the night before...

 

Ever since the Big Show arrived on the scene almost two years ago, the question on everyone's mind has been: Just how much damage could a 7- foot, 500-pound giant wreak in the World Wrestling Federation?

 

He’s a one-man wrecking crew. A 7-foot-2, 500-pound behemoth that strikes fear into the hearts of his opponents and inspires awe in the hearts of fans...

 

The Big Show has always dreamed of a career in Tinseltown. He admires the macho toughness of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, but as those people close to him realize, he has a sensitive side, too...

 

Everyone is talking about the Big Show's "show stealing" performance last weekend on "Saturday Night Live." Whether or not you like the Show and his antics in the World Wrestling Federation, you've got to admit that he was naturally funny and proved that he can entertain with the best of 'em in the few minutes he appeared on "SNL." Some have even said that, even though he was only on briefly, the Show's "SNL" scenes were the most memorable of the entire 90 minutes...