Paul Wight

name=Paul Wight

Trivia

• Like his famous predecessor, André the Giant, Wight had acromegaly or "gigantism." However, he underwent successful surgery in the early 1990s on his pituitary gland, which halted the progress of this condition.
• By the age of twelve, Wight was 6'2" (188 cm), 220lbs (100 kg) and had chest hair.
• In 2005, Wight leased a bus and hired a bus driver because of the practical problems his size presents to air travel and car rental.
• Paul Wight won his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1995 at the age of twenty three, becoming the youngest man to become World Heavyweight Champion in either the WWF or WCW.
• He has never won at WrestleMania, losing each of his six matches.
• He had a fight scene against Hulk Hogan in a Thunder in Paradise episode where he was credited as "The Giant Paul Wight". Wight's character was initially seen to be winning the fight, surviving all of Hogan's attacks, but was eventually rendered unconcious by a stone which was thrown at his head.
• He won the WWE Championship at Survivor Series twice, defeating then-champion Triple H and The Rock in 1999 and Brock Lesnar in 2002.
• While appearing on the Howard Stern Show, Wight told the story of how he had been cleared of all charges after a professional wrestling fan initiated a lawsuit against him for assault. Wight had been in a hotel lobby when the fan approached him and began verbally abusing him, then shoving him. Wight defended himself by punching the fan, shattering his jaw.
• Wight appeared in a segment on Saturday Night Live with Vince McMahon, Mick Foley and Triple H. The Rock was hosting the show, and McMahon ordered the wrestlers not to interfere. McMahon then noticed that Wight was hiding something behind his back, which turned out to be a steel chair.