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#2 WWE: It's the Big Show
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Whether he was known as The Giant, The Big Show or simply Paul Wight, the Big Show was always a spectacle. WWE truly knows only one other wrestler with a more imposing presence.
Listed as 7ft and close to 500 lbs at the height of his career, The Big Show regularly found his way near the top of any WWE card. He was truly a giant among men.
Few superstars could possibly imagine the start of their career going like the Big Show’s career. He was hired by WCW and in his first match, was booked to take on the WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan.
He would go on to have a successful run as part of the NWO before joining the McMahon faction in WWE. He fluctuated between baby face and heel throughout his career but was always near or at the main event level.
His massive hands soon became a weapon either as a means to chokeslam his opponent or knock them out with one giant punch.
Big Show would have memorable feuds with the Rock, John Cena and even a boxer/wrestler match with Floyd Mayweather at Wrestlemania. Big Show was always a draw and always ready to entertain the WWE Universe whether he was a heel or a babyface.
#1. WWE’s 8th wonder of the world: Andre the Giant
There can only be one name atop any list of the greatest big men in WWE history and that name is Andre the Giant.
Billed as the 8th Wonder of the World, the 7’4” 500+ lb Andre was one of the most popular and beloved figures in WWE history. He was, at one time, unquestionably the most well known professional wrestler in the world. His legendary "undefeated streak" would not end until he faced Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania III in one of the biggest bouts in WWE history.
Until his eventual heel turn vs. Hogan in 1987, Andre the Giant was one of the most popular WWE Superstars of all-time. He would take on all comers and sometimes two or three at once.
Andre had legendary feuds with Hogan, Big John Studd, Kamala and Black Jack Mulligan to name a few. He was known for his freakish strength, enormous head and hands and his temper when provoked. Andre never needed a world title because he was an attraction all his own. He was always the feature attraction wherever he traveled.
By the time of his heel turn and match with Hogan, Andre was nearing the end. His large body was worn down and he struggled to get through his matches. Andre had gone from an amazingly agile giant to a lumbering one, unable to move about the ring without the help of the ring ropes themselves. Yet even that version of Andre the Giant was one that drew 93,000 people into the Pontiac Silverdome to watch him square off with Hogan.
WWE made Andre the Giant the original inductee into its Hall of Fame. Truthfully, they could name an entire wing of the Hall after him and it would probably not do him justice.
He was the last of his kind; an attraction, a legend and a true experience. If you were lucky to see him in person, get close to him, you would understand the mystic of the 8th Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant.
Who do you think is the greatest big man in WWE history? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
