This article is about the professional wrestler. For uses of the name Big Show, see The Big Show.Paul Donald Wight Jr. (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Big Show. He is signed to WWE, where he has performed since 1999, and was previously in World Championship Wrestling where he was known as The Giant.Over the course of his career, Wight has been world champion seven times.