The Big Show is someone who has defied odds his entire life. Living with the rare disease known as Acromegaly, which is the same disorder Andre The Giant had, Show was not expected to live beyond his twenties. Now at 44 years young, The Big Show is healthier than ever and appears to be living a long, full life, despite early prognosis.
The Big Show met Hulk Hogan in the mid-1990's, who then referred him to Eric Bischoff, which is ultimately how he got his start. Early on in his career, with WCW, he was simply known as The Giant. During his early years, the storyline booked The Giant as the son of the late Andre The Giant, an idea that was eventually scrapped.
The Giant had a tremendous career with WCW, despite having minimal training.
After making his way to the WWE in 1999, he was renamed The Big Show. Now a proven veteran and someone the younger Superstars look up to, Big Show has accomplished all he's ever desired, and then some.
Throughout his career, he's won the WCW World Title two times, the WCW tag team titles three times, WWE tag team titles eight times, the United States title once, the Hardcore title three times, the ECW World Title once, and the WWE Championship 2 times, as well as the 2015 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
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J. Carpenter
Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.
Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.
Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.
When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.
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