The Giant formerly known as The Big Show in WWE, Paul Wight, has been talking about getting back in the ring for a few months. The 54-year-old has also been showing off the hard work he put into his goal of getting physical on a pro wrestling show for the first time since early 2024, when he did so on Chris Jericho’s cruise.
Before the Beach Break edition of Dynamite last night (July 8) in Fort Lauderdale, Wight was doing promotional work for the live show in Florida and said he might “slap some people
around” for the folks in attendance. We also thought we spied him in ring attire on the pre-show Twitch stream.
It wasn’t just a tease, and that was his ring gear. We saw it when he made his way down to the ring to save Steve Borden, Jr. and Sting’s son’s tag partner Kiran Grey when they were being attacked by The Swirl.
The legs don’t look super-stable, but moving carefully Wight seems confident on his new knees and hips. The chop still sounds great, unfortunately for Blake Christian. And he can still get elevation on his choke slam, at least when working with an old pro like Jay Lethal.
And, hey, it doesn’t hurt to get “Baby Sting” some more experience, and remind the sickos and the wrestle web that Tony Khan says Steve Borden, Jr. is a big part of AEW’s future.
It also provides a nice full circle moment for fka Big Show’s career. When he was The Giant in his WCW days, Wight often worked opposite Sting. They even won the WCW Tag titles from The Outsiders at Slamboree 1998, but they couldn’t co-exist for long during their ongoing program with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
Now he’s made up to The Icon by keeping an eye on his boy.
