Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Giant Silva
Silva in 2008.
Birth name
Paulo César da Silva
Born
(1963-07-21) July 21, 1963 (age 60) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Giant King Giant Silva Gigante Silva The Great Charlie The New Giant Paulão
Billed height
7 ft 2 in (218 cm)[1]
Billed weight
385 lb (175 kg)[1]
Trained by
Dory Funk Jr. Tom Prichard
Debut
1997
Retired
2010
Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1963) is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. He stands 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and weighs 175 kg (385 lb). A super-heavyweight wrestler, he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. Known for his great height, in 2014 he was described as the sixth tallest professional wrestler in history.[2]
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^Binks, Elliot (May 2, 2014). "WWE: 10 Tallest Wrestlers Ever (And How Giant They Actually Were)". WhatCulture.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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