Why did Big Show leave WWE?
BIG SHOW – aka Paul Wight – is a professional wrestler who intimidated opponents with his size and stare alone.
Between WWF/WWE and WCW, the giant athlete has held 23 total championships and is a seven-time world champion.
Why did Big Show leave WWE?
Big Show left WWE as he felt was being given easier roles due to his age.
He said he wasn’t ready to be “put in the retirement home,” just yet.
And he explained that in his last appearance for WWE involved being berated by Randy Orton.
He said: “It was frustrating,” and continued: “That was one of the big battles that I had with Vince [McMahon] — he’s an innovator, he’s brilliant, he’s one of the smartest people I’ve ever met in my life, he understands the human dynamic — I didn’t want to be in that legends role.
I kept saying, ‘Hey, quit trying to put me in Shady Pines. I’m not ready to be in the retirement home.’ And that’s something that WWE has always done, too.”
This lead to the star packing away his WWE gear as he wasn’t ready to be overlooked.
How tall is Big Show?
Big Show is a man mountain and towers above mere mortals standing at a whopping 7ft tall.
He is the worlds largest athlete and weighing 174kg he’s famous for his impressive size.
By the age of 12 the star had already grown to be a whopping 6ft 2 inches tall.
Who is Big Show’s wife Bess Katramados?
Bess Katramados married Big Show in 2002 and is the wrestler’s second wife.
Big Show wed his first wife, social media personality Melissa Piavis, on Valentine’s Day in 1997 and fathered his first child with her.
Bess is a former model and TV presenter, She’s from Illinois and was born in 1973.
Bess and Big Show have two children together.
Cierra Wight was born in 1998 and is Big Shows first child, she is a half sister to Jett Wight, born in 2007, and Cash Wight, born in 2010.
Where is Big Show now?
Big Show is now making waves in the world of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
This was no easy world for the star to break into as he had to transform his body and slim down to achieve a leaner physique.
His transformation started in 2018 after he recovered from hip surgery – something that was necessary after being slammed through a steel cage by Braun Strowman.
He now appears to be in the best shape of his life and has continued to follow a gruelling fitness regime.
He joined AEW in 2021 as a commentator and an in-ring performer.