How tall is Big Show - Page 12

JT said on 7/Aug/16
Shaq’s and Big Show’s shoes gave a comparable boost Click Here

There weren’t any decent Big Show/Tenta staredowns. This is about as good as it’s going to get Click Here Same WCW event and same camera angle. Similar to this when they were probably in similar footwear Click Here

Andre in 1991 was around 5 inches taller than Big Boss Man Click Here and Tenta was around 2 inches taller than Big Boss Man so Andre was around 3 inches taller than Tenta at this point. Click Here

RP said on 6/Aug/16
Paul Wight aka Big Show just spent the day/evening at The Miami Dolphins practice & scrimmage. Chris Perkins a beat reporter for the Dolphins & local Miami Media met him & took pics with him with several Dolphins Players...he just said The Big Show was 6'11" & 430 lbs..after seeing the pics of Big Show with dozens of Miami Dolphins players who have documented barefoot heights & accurate weights listed...I've gotta honestly say...Paul Wight looks like a legit 6'11" & 425-440 lbs...I agree tho on Shaq...he has 1.75" on Big Show in equal footwear. Big Show was in sneakers @ Dolphins Camp today.

Johan said on 6/Aug/16
James B said on 5/Aug/16
A 2006 big show would have destroyed lesner

At what james? Fake wrestling? With all respect the guy is in entertainment (acting) he isn't a real fighter.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Aug/16
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Putting Big Show at a realistic 7ft flat in wrestlingboots shows his boots give easy 1.8".
Shaq comes out at 7´2.5" in 1.3"-1.4", even if Shaqs footwear gives him more, it doesn´t change anything for Big Show.

****If Shaq is really 7ft flat, he would be ~7´1.5" in this footwear,wich means Big Show would be 6´11" in 1.8" footwear/ 6´9.2" barefoot.*****



I think Shaq 7´0.75 and Big Show 6´10"-6´10.25" is there Barefoot height there.


That also fits with how tall Big Show looked next to Strowman and Kane who are both weak 6´7" barefoot.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Aug/16
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Rob, they were both in dress shoes at the red carpet, doesn´t sound Shaq 215cm and Big Show 208-209cm much better?



Who said "Never trust a wrestlers boots" again? :)

FrankR1 said on 5/Aug/16
I met Big Show in person and I high-fived him outside of his travel bus at a WWE event in Miami, FL. He is credibly between 6'11" and 7 feet. His college basketball profile listed him as 7'1", and it's possible that he lost 1 to 2 inches in height even before age 40, because of the stress that gravity exerts on a person who weighs over 400 pounds.

James B said on 5/Aug/16
A 2006 big show would have destroyed lesner

Canson said on 5/Aug/16
@mightyt: you all have had more interaction with him than me. I haven't had much to go on.

Boss said on 5/Aug/16
Here is Charles Barkley's mugshot so 6'5" is out of the question. All Mugshots are taken barefoot.
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Canson said on 5/Aug/16
@Boss: very well said. And a lot because of his build in pics makes him appear taller not to mention him against someone claiming a height. But that is one of the ones I'd disagree with him on. Barkley is by all accounts under 6'5.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Aug/16
miko said on 4/Aug/16
I've looked at all the evidence around with comparisons, photo's, video footage etc...
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He wasn´t 7ft without his big soled Boots facing Haystacks, He didn´t look 7ft facing 6´5" range John Tenta. fact.

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If Old Andre was 6´9", Tyler Mane was never over 6´7" Click Here wich puts Nash at max 6´8", wich puts WCW Big Show at 6´10.5" not regarding his footwear advantage.

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miko said on 4/Aug/16
Show had bigger footwear in the second staredown but no way do you go from looking near identical a few years back to looking like... He hasn't lost much if any height in that short space of time...
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Big Show was in big cowboyboots facing Shaq the first time and Shaq stood relaxed lokking down in Big Shows eyes and was still 3cm taller.
Why not talking about Shaqs posture... The red carpet vid is the only one he really stretched out and stood straight for a long time.
At WM32 there was a brief moment he stretched out and gained a visible amount of height, having easy 2" on Big Show in his big soled boots.

And Khali was never a full 7´1" in WWE and looked a tad or two shorter than Shaq in their pic.
Khalis eyeline is at Shaqs nosetip.
The pic is even favouring Khali, look at the shoulderheight, Shaq is clearly the taller man.

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I saw this guy in 2013 at the con I met Piper and can confirm he looks his 196cm claim - no mor though, do you see 20cm there? Click Here




Big Show at his peak was 7ft early morning and about 6´11" evening, with ~1.75" sole he fooled people in wcw for 7´+.
He was often announced in wwe at standing nearly 7 feet tall... They wouldn´t do that with a legit 7 Footer.

Why do Wrestler always look shorter if they meet or are compared to Basketballplayer...
Hogan never looked taller than Barkley next to mene gene, was towered by Shaq and even 6´6.5" Rodman had inches on him in wcw...

Andre edged Wilt in his cowboyboots, Wilt was taller than Shaq, Shaq was 3cm taller than cowboybooted Big Show....
That doesn´t fit with a 6´10.5" Andre....

Smarty said on 4/Aug/16
HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Aug/16

And wich evidence did you brought up on celebheights....?

No evidence just a few observations I've made.

The Man said on 4/Aug/16
A 6'9" height is ridiculous for Andre, let alone for his peak height. Even in his later life, he was still at least a good 6'10".

Did I say that Andre was 6'9" at his peak? No I didn't. Personally I have a peak Andre clocked at somewhere between 6"10".25 - "6'10.75".

JT said on 4/Aug/16
Big Show/Giant’s heels look really big but if they are giving a 2” boost, Andre’s either well under 5’0” tall or his cowboy boots gave him more than 3 inches Click Here A 2” boost from a wrestling boot is enormous. Big Show’s WCW boots probably gave him close to a 1.5” boost and Haystacks’ around 0.75”, or up to a 0.75” difference.

Dicksock, it’s been many years since I saw that information on a website about Andre being estimated at 6’9”. I don’t recall which site it was but believe it also mentioned that Andre had a photo taken with players from the NY Knicks back in the 1970s and really did not look that tall.

Andre looks tall in that video with Gene and Earthquake since he has his head titled back, making the gap between his chin and the top of Gene’s head look large. He's probably 6’9”ish if he lowered his head Click Here Big Show looks really tall here since his head is titled back. Click Here Click Here

dicksock said on 4/Aug/16
@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Aug/16
dicksock said on 3/Aug/16
Regarding what the sportswriters had to say about Andre's size, here is an article from 1976 from the NY Times sports section:
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The writer describes Andre as 6'10 300lbs. He claims he was 5" taller and about 70lbs heavier than the 6'5 230lb Wepner.


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Actually they wrote probably 5 inches....

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Well, if the reporter is stating Chuck is 6'5" and that Andre had about 5" on him, that is the equivalent of him saying Andre was about 6'10". It's the same as him saying Andre was about 70lbs heavier than the 230lb Wepner being the same as him saying he looked about 300lbs. Personally, I think Andre looked about 6'11"/6'11.5" and about 380-400lbs next to Wepner. As far as Chuck being over 6'5", that is unfounded. He has claimed 6'5" for himself and has always been listed as 6'5".

Here is a very good quality pic of Wepner and Andre: Click Here

Andre looks about 6-6.5" taller and may have a footwear advantage.

Mightyt said on 4/Aug/16
@ canson, no he is not, Jt is one of The most biased members on this site, constantly trying to make andre shorter than he was, while boosting big shows height up, he has a very clear agenda

James B said on 4/Aug/16
Andres posture and weight probably made him look shorter

miko said on 4/Aug/16
I've looked at all the evidence around with comparisons, photo's, video footage etc...

Big Show looked consistently 7 foot in the 90's, his posture is a lot worse these days but he can still look close to 7'0 in the ring in staredowns when he stands straight, he's likely a flat 6'11 today. I know its a few years ago now but there were times he looked barely shorter than 7'1 Khali in marginally bigger footwear...

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And with 7'0.5/7'1 Shaq:

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Show had bigger footwear in the second staredown but no way do you go from looking near identical a few years back to looking like... He hasn't lost much if any height in that short space of time...

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It's weird, I wouldn't mind them doing the same stare down they did in 2009 in the same footwear and maybe if the match at WM33 happens we could well see that happen.

As for Andre I think he was around 6'10.5 in his prime and likely 6'9 at his death.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Aug/16
dicksock said on 3/Aug/16
....Regarding Andre's alleged height loss, I have seen no evidence of him losing height until maybe the late 80s and I tend to doubt that. Realistically, he looked as tall next to Mean Gene in 1991 during that Earthquake segment as he ever did.



Show me Andre at WM5, even in bigger footwear than in this pic, having this much height on Studd Click Here

The Man said on 4/Aug/16
A 6'9" height is ridiculous for Andre, let alone for his peak height. Even in his later life, he was still at least a good 6'10".

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Aug/16
Smarty said on 3/Aug/16

Andre looked about 6'9" - 6'9".5 by the late 80's/early 90's to me.



And wich evidence did you brought up on celebheights....?

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 4/Aug/16
dicksock said on 3/Aug/16
Regarding what the sportswriters had to say about Andre's size, here is an article from 1976 from the NY Times sports section:
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The writer describes Andre as 6'10 300lbs. He claims he was 5" taller and about 70lbs heavier than the 6'5 230lb Wepner.


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Actually they wrote probably 5 inches.... and 6´5" flat may be a little to low for Chuck, so not real measurements.
It sounds like they had problems with Andres 7´4" billed height and tried to make him as low as possible... reminds me of someone.
But with claiming Andre was only 70lbs heavier than Chuck they lose all credibility (6´5"ers Hogan and Tiny Lister were around 300lbs at their heavyest), Andre was easy around 400lbs back then, give or take a bit.

James B said on 3/Aug/16
6'11 1/2 peak is just as arguable as 7ft

Smarty said on 3/Aug/16
Andre started to shrink in height between 35 and 40, still looked 6´10" during the early nineties, so how can the 6´9" peak storys be true?!!

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Andre looked about 6'9" - 6'9".5 by the late 80's/early 90's to me.

dicksock said on 3/Aug/16
Regarding what the sportswriters had to say about Andre's size, here is an article from 1976 from the NY Times sports section:
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The writer describes Andre as 6'10 300lbs. He claims he was 5" taller and about 70lbs heavier than the 6'5 230lb Wepner. JT, where are these quotes from athletes who met Andre? Regarding Andre's alleged height loss, I have seen no evidence of him losing height until maybe the late 80s and I tend to doubt that. Realistically, he looked as tall next to Mean Gene in 1991 during that Earthquake segment as he ever did.
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Pause at 2:08 when Andre stands to his full height. Show me a time when he ever looked taller than that next to Gene. Someone do a ruler comparison with that shot from 2:08.

Boss said on 3/Aug/16
Charles Barkley is an exception because he looks at least 6'6" most if the time.

Canson said on 2/Aug/16
@Boss: JT really hasn't downgraded everyone here on this site. He put Charles Barkley taller than Rob has him when in reality Barkley's teammates say he's closer to 6'4 than 6'5". overall JT has been pretty balanced I must say relative to others I've seen post

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 2/Aug/16
JT said on 2/Aug/16
So Red, now he's getting a 2+ inch boost from his boots??? Sure. Plus the height under the pivot point of the foot, not the back of the heel, is what determines the amount of boost. You already knew that though so why did you draw the line at the back of the heel - and draw the line too high and use screen caps when the shadow under the boot makes the heel look thicker…..

A 6'11" peak big show puts Andre at 6'9" tops. Could be, and maybe the sportswriters and b-ball players who met Andre back in the 1970s were correct when they pegged Andre at 6'9"…..


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Usually a guilty men does judge others by his own standards.

Lol I´m not a Big Show, not a JT hater. But if it comes to Andre, things get difficult with your agenda.

So now Andre was 2" shorter than Big Show, because someone said someone said so....

Shaq is under 7´1" and more than 7ft and was easy an inch taller than Big Show in Cowboyboots during their very first face to face.

Andre and Paul were pretty close at their peak, between 6´11"-6´11.5" evening.

Big Show is now 44 and seems about an inch shorter than his peak, no more so.

Andre started to shrink in height between 35 and 40, still looked 6´10" during the early nineties, so how can the 6´9" peak storys be true?!!

JT said on 2/Aug/16
So Red, now he's getting a 2+ inch boost from his boots??? Sure. Plus the height under the pivot point of the foot, not the back of the heel, is what determines the amount of boost. You already knew that though so why did you draw the line at the back of the heel - and draw the line too high and use screen caps when the shadow under the boot makes the heel look thicker…..

This is a better shot of haystacks' and show's boots, not the blurred images you posted. Click Here That’s the flattest boot out there??

A 6'11" peak big show puts Andre at 6'9" tops. Could be, and maybe the sportswriters and b-ball players who met Andre back in the 1970s were correct when they pegged Andre at 6'9"…..

Figure out #32's height Click Here and get back to us, hater:)

Boss said on 1/Aug/16
Jt has downgraded every person on this site. All just to fit his Andre story which Noone here is buying. Red's or Captain's comparisons are much more accurate as JT alters all his comparisons to fit his argument. He met Big Show years ago and definitely wants to believe he was bigger than Andre. Big Show himself says he was an inch or 2 shorter than Andre.

Adolfus said on 1/Aug/16
I think Big Show is still fully seven feet tall and Shaq is 7'1.5".

JT said on 29/Jul/16
me said on 27/Jul/16
How did Gene gain an inch on this page from when he is on the Andre page?

5'9" in shoes....He's not barefoot in the ring, right?

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 29/Jul/16
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Big Show had way more than 0.5-0.75" footwear advantage. At least 1.25", 1.5" might be closer.
Haystacks was in pretty low soled footwear wich gave 0.5" -max 0.65" height.

Big Show was 5.5" - max 6" taller than Haytacks, Old Haystacks was 6´6.75"-6´7"max in his thin soled boots. He looked just a tad or two taller than John Tenta.

So peak Big Show was 7´0.25- 7´1" in nearly Kane 1997 heeled boots. His boots gave around 1.75"-2" so he was a 6´11"guy peak.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 28/Jul/16
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Studd would be equal in height to old Haystacks since he has a tadmore footwar.

peak Andre and Big Show would be both solid 6´11" evening, WM 5 Andre was shrunken to ~6´10.25"-6´10.5"

Big Shows head may be up to Andres in length but not in overall headsize

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 28/Jul/16
JT said on 25/Jul/16
Big Show had maybe a 0.5” or 0.75” at most footwear advantage over Haystacks, whose wore boots with a decent sized heel for their match. Click Here





Decent sized heel???? LMAO thats one of the flatest boots out there.
You say it´s only 0.5-0.75" less than this Click Here

You´re a Big Show fan and Andre hater, got it.

Mightyt said on 28/Jul/16
Cause he's 5'9 when with big show, 5'8 with andre, Cause That's how it works for JT

dicksock said on 27/Jul/16
Here is the video of Shaq and Show from a different angle.
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If that's an inch difference, I am 3' tall.

me said on 27/Jul/16
How did Gene gain an inch on this page from when he is on the Andre page?

JT said on 25/Jul/16
Big Show had maybe a 0.5” or 0.75” at most footwear advantage over Haystacks, whose wore boots with a decent sized heel for their match. Click Here
Assuming Gene is 5’9”, Haystacks comes out roughly 6.7.5” in those boots. Click Here

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 24/Jul/16
If it were Andre, JT would´ve been the very very first to point to this Click Here

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 23/Jul/16
RP said on 20/Jul/16
Akebono supposedly measured 6'8-3/8" barefoot? That makes a 6'11-1/2" barefoot Paul Wight .


If Akebono was still that height after years of 500+lbs, not impossible he was 6´7.5"-6´8" even without heightloss if his measurement was a morning measurement.
In JT´s pic Akebono looks 1.75" taller than Haystacks but has a footwear advantage ~0.5" . Haystacks imo was 6´6" or a tad over back then, so Akebono comes out a weak 6´8"-6´7.5".

6´11" or a tad more is Big Shows peakheight, today he looks 6´10.5"max and solid 2"-2.5" shorter than 7´0.5"-7´0.75" Shaq.
If Big Show wears his Big Boots he can give the Illusion of being only 1.5" shorter than Shaq.

dicksock said on 23/Jul/16
I just want to say for the record that I think Show was around 7' barefoot and is around 6'10" now. He has maybe lost 1.5". I wouldn't rule out a 7'1" peak Shaq.

Strong 5ft9 said on 22/Jul/16
@CaptainBeastxxx As far as i can tell, Mountain may not be as tall as The Big Show. But he is 400 lbs of muscle, and Big Show is 450 lbs of fat with probably a bit of muscle in him. Which makes him faster than an average guy who is his weight, believe it or not. But he's not so athletic now as he used to be. Mountain could probably win against Big Show today, but beating The Big Show's past incarnation is currently unknown (when he was 7 feet tall and 500 lbs)

JT said on 21/Jul/16
Click Here Threw Rob in there as well for comparison.

CaptainBeastxxx said on 21/Jul/16
Rob, who do you think is stronger Big Show or Mountain?? in you opinion
For all I know Big Show has thicker and overall larger hands

RP said on 20/Jul/16
Akebono supposedly measured 6'8-3/8" barefoot? That makes a 6'11-1/2" barefoot Paul Wight ...check out the sumo match video & pics. But, I admit...it looks as if Paul Wight has lost 0.5" to 0.75" since that match. Maybe even. Full 1" inch. But, he was every bit of 6'11.5" barefoot in the early to mid 2000's

dicksock said on 20/Jul/16
JT said on 19/Jul/16
There’s no point posting a screen shot where the high camera angle favors Shaq. Click Here So Tatanka is really 6’9” and Kane 7’3”? Make Big Show a little farther from the camera and now they're about the same height. Click Here This was about as good as it got from that match. Click Here

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Tatanka and Kane look taller because they're in the background. Shaq and Show are actually lined up with each other so it makes the comparison much more valid. Just like how the difference between Kane and Tatanka is accurate because they're lined up with each other. Also, the low camera angle at the ESPYs showed the same difference between Shaq and Show. Again, there is no way you can honestly say that Shaq doesn't have at least 2" on Show. If Shaq is a legit 7'1", then it is POSSIBLE that Show could be 6'11", but if Shaq is really only 7', then come on. Is anyone going to look at them from Wrestlemania or the ESPYs and say there is only 1" between them? Come on now. That is like some kind of joke.

Strong 5ft9 said on 20/Jul/16
Rob, i think it's safe to say that The Big Show has shrunk to 6'10" nowadays (possibly underneath that mark, but not so sure). I cannot possibly see an inch difference between him and Shaq, if Shaq is really 7 feet tall. Here's another video showing the difference between the two men. Click Here
He maybe slouching, but there is no way he could be an inch shorter than him if he's standing up straight.

JT said on 19/Jul/16
There’s no point posting a screen shot where the high camera angle favors Shaq. Click Here So Tatanka is really 6’9” and Kane 7’3”? Make Big Show a little farther from the camera and now they're about the same height. Click Here This was about as good as it got from that match. Click Here

I don’t see much difference in the footwear either. Click Here Big Show wrestled in that match so he was not moving around in 3 inch heels. In the ESPYs videos with Shaq, you could make the case that he looked as low as 6’8” so we know it’s poor evidence to gauge his height.

Akebono measured 6’8 1/3” for sumo. Even if he’d lost a little height by then, his posture is better than Big Show’s Click Here Click Here

heightchecker34 said on 19/Jul/16
Maybe its because Im a Big Show mark... but I think he was a peak 7 ft guy (213 cm) and now is hovering at the 6'10'5-6'11 mark. Unbelievable athlete for his size and weight, and a lot of fans take him for granted. With all due respect to Andre, (even in his younger days), Big Show does a lot of things a man that size should never be able to do! A future Hall of Famer and arguably the greatest giant to ever step foot in a ring.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 19/Jul/16
JT said on 18/Jul/16
Big Show was more than 5’5” taller than Haystacks Click Here and was about 4 inches taller than Akebono Click Here it’s about 5’5” from his eyes up.

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Noway, what does your high camera angle bad quality pic with Haystacks prove?
Big Show has his eyeline raised bigtime, it´s no more than 3" between him and Akebono, who has to be a legit 6´8" to make Big Show even 6´11"
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JT said on 18/Jul/16
You don’t go from this Click Here to this Click Here in a few months w/o uneven ground...



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They stand side by side at a red carpet... no uneven ground, it only proves Shaq´s shoes in ring are not as big as Big Shows.
Shaqs son can look a weak 6´8" too,so he´s not proved 6´9"


During there WM face of there´s a brief moment when Shaq stretches out his back and the gap is close to the red carpet vid,
put both barefoot so Big Show loses his 0.5"-0.75" footwearadvantage and it´s about 3inches between them. Click Here

dicksock said on 18/Jul/16
JT said on 18/Jul/16
Big Show was more than 5’5” taller than Haystacks Click Here and was about 4 inches taller than Akebono Click Here it’s about 5’5” from his eyes up.

You don’t go from this Click Here to this Click Here in a few months w/o uneven ground, strange camera angle, and/or big discrepancy in footwear (or having several vertebrae removed from your spine or becoming severely bowlegged).
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Here is probably the best quality shot of them together at WM.
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Shaq has just about as much height on him there as he did at the ESPYs. There is no footwear advantage and really Shaq could be standing straighter. If Shaq is not even 7'1" legit, how can Show possibly 6'11"? If we were talking about Andre, you would be the first one to claim that Andre looks 6'9" next to Shaq. But, because it's Big Show, you are making all kinds of excuses. Even in their first encounter in 2009, Shaq had several inches on Show when Show wasn't in his super thick boots that he wore with his suit. Those were the equivalent of Andre's cowboy boots with Wilt. When the two had equal footwear later during Big Show's match, Shaq looked at least 2" taller. Show may have been close to 7' in his prime, but it has been made abundantly clear that he is in the 6'10" range now.

JT said on 18/Jul/16
Big Show was more than 5’5” taller than Haystacks Click Here and was about 4 inches taller than Akebono Click Here it’s about 5’5” from his eyes up.

You don’t go from this Click Here to this Click Here in a few months w/o uneven ground, strange camera angle, and/or big discrepancy in footwear (or having several vertebrae removed from your spine or becoming severely bowlegged). Shaq’s son at the ESPYs looked at least 6’9” with Lebron and Karl Anthony Towns yet Shaq had a good 5 inches on him that same day. Click Here You need full body shots where you can see the ground, the footwear, and the postures before you can give a good estimate of a person’s height.

CDK said on 18/Jul/16
IM LEANING TOWARDS

BIG SHOW;
6'11" PEAK
6.9.75" TODAY

SHAQ;
7'0.75" PEAK
6'11.75" TODAY

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 17/Jul/16
Sean said on 15/Jul/16
Does anyone know Ron Reis (Yeti in WCW) height?

He was billed 7´2", managed by Big John Studd who was around 6´6" back then he looked 6-6.5" taller, so he´s a strong 7 Footer.
To me he looked taller than Big Show in his big boots.

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 17/Jul/16
Click Here max 6´11" with 6´7"-6´7.5" Undertaker
Click Here about 3" taller than max 6´8" Akebono, both barefoot and the gap is less Click Here Click Here


Click Here Peak Show next to John Tenta, old Andre next to John Tenta, no doubt who the real overall giant is.

Click Here Old Haystacks was 6´6"-6´6.5" at this age, Big Show has him by 5.5" but has 1-1.5" more footwear. Click Here
Haystacks was already diagnosed with cancer there and was passing a giant torch to Paul, they did everything to make Big Show as tall as he could look.

The myth of 7´0" legit WCW Big Show is proven WRONG, when he came to WWE they had him at 7ft , later at near 7ft very often

- not a billing of a true 7 footer, a true 7footer wouldn´t be billed under 7´2"-3" as a main eventer




Rob, 6´11" peak and max 6´10" today, regarding the big in ring footwear for Show?

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 17/Jul/16
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After the red carpet gate for Big Show, it´s clear that Show has more footwear in ring Click Here

Today barefoot
Shaq 7´0.5"
Big Show 6´10"

dicksock said on 17/Jul/16
Canson said on 16/Jul/16
I don't see where people are getting that Big Show is 3" taller than Shaq.

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Who has said that Big Show is 3" taller than Shaq? It's the other way around. If you watch the new video of them where Show challenges Shaq to a match, Shaq looks 3" or so taller throughout most of the video.

Lars said on 16/Jul/16
Big Show has his massive weight, consistent bad posture, and the angle working horrible for him in the Shaq video on the red carpet.

I honestly feel like Shaq was over 7'1'' that night. I assume his dress shoes have to be customized for his massive feat. Here is a picture of him with his 6'9'' son, who's hair was tied up that night as well, adding to his height. Shaq's posture is great and his heels look kinda big.

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Canson said on 16/Jul/16
I don't see where people are getting that Big Show is 3" taller than Shaq. In 2009 when they faced it was roughly 1.5" then the other pic Big Show had horrendous posture while Shaq stood straight. My guess is if Big Show stood straight he's still around 210 cm (6'10.25-.5) Shaq is prob still 6'11.5-7' more like 6'11.75-.85.

Canson said on 16/Jul/16
I don't see where people are getting that Big Show is 3" taller than Shaq. In 2009 when they faced it was roughly 1.5" then the other pic Big Show had horrendous posture while Shaq stood straight. My guess is if Big Show stood straight he's still between mainly around 210 cm (6'10.25-.5) is prob 6'11.5-7' range.

184guy said on 16/Jul/16
Rob,there is enough proof that Show isnt 6'11 today
Is looking 6'10 tops
Maybe bring down his actual height a bit would be fine
What you think ?

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 16/Jul/16
Peak Big Show wasn´t 7ft evening - no chance.

Only for morningheight.
He clearly looked 6´11" next to John Tenta and old Giant Haystacks. He never looked more than 4" taller than 6´7" Undertaker.
Today I give him no more than 209-210cm.

Sean said on 15/Jul/16
Does anyone know Ron Reis (Yeti in WCW) height? I always thought Reis and Big Show looked same height 7'0.25"-7'0.5" back in the day

dicksock said on 15/Jul/16
Miiiiiiighty_- said on 14/Jul/16
There's no way Big Show was under 7' back then in the WCW when he was around 400lbs ( or maybe 380ish ) ..
He looked absolutely huge and I remember him looking 3 inches taller than Nash..
Also remember him being billed 7'3 back then so there you have it if you substract the mandatory 2 inches exaggeration for big men in wrestling.

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He was billed as 7'4" in WCW bro... Even in WCW, he was shorter than 7'1" Ron Reis (The Yeti). His basketball listing was probably him in big sneakers. He may have been close to 7' in his prime, but he always wore thick heels to make him look taller. Right now, he is probably no more than 6'10". Shaq probably isn't even a legit 7'1", and he has at least 3" on Show. He may be closer to 6'11" out of bed.

James B said on 14/Jul/16
Big show was probably measured with shoes on at 7ft1 in basketball.

No way was he 7'1 barefoot cause even shaq isn't that big

184guy said on 14/Jul/16
Defo more than 1 inch shorter than Shaq this week

dicksock said on 14/Jul/16
Rob, you MUST WATCH this video:
Click Here

I am shocked. Big Show looks very short next to 7'1" MAX Shaq. Shaq may even be a little under 7'1", and he towers Show. It is officially time to downgrade Show to 6'10". I never thought I'd say that, but Rob you must admit that this video pretty much proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Show is under 6'11". Pause at the 19 second mark for probably the best comparison.

Frantz 189-187 cm said on 14/Jul/16
New video Between Shaq and Big Show for WrestleMania 33 ?
search on Youtube : "Big Show challenges Shaq to a match at WrestleMania" or Link : Click Here
I know the camera angle is not really good but Shaq is cleary taller than big show, also i don't think shaq wear basketball shoes with his suit,
Shaq is at least 214cm so a strong 7 footer barefoot and big Show probably a solid 209/210 cm barefoot, i think is fair to update his height to 214, 213 is a bit low for this basketball legend ;-)

Miiiiiiighty_- said on 14/Jul/16
There's no way Big Show was under 7' back then in the WCW when he was around 400lbs ( or maybe 380ish ) ..
He looked absolutely huge and I remember him looking 3 inches taller than Nash..
Also remember him being billed 7'3 back then so there you have it if you substract the mandatory 2 inches exaggeration for big men in wrestling.
I think he was 7'1 back then, and that's what he was billed in his basketball days.
Back then ---> Nash billed 7' --> 6'10'', Show billed up to 7'3 --> 7'1
I'm pretty sure he would still measure very close to 7' in the morning and standing tall ( which he never does ).
Also many seems to really under estimate the fact that the height of a 7' 500lbs man will be proportionally more impacted than a 6' 200lbs guy throughout the day...

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 14/Jul/16
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Rob, there´s way more than one inch between them even in street clothes, is Big Show under 6´11" or Shaq taller than 7ft flat ?

Nick Cantan said on 14/Jul/16
He didn't look that tall next to Shaq, more like 6'10.5"

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Patrick said on 13/Jul/16
The big show was listed at 7 foot 1 inch in his basketball team and that's what we know for sure so now if he has shrunk some ok but how much?

Lars said on 12/Jul/16
Big Show is scheduled to be at the Espy's this Wednesday to support John Cena (hosting) and be a part of the show in some manner, according to an interview he did yesterday. So look out for some pics of him with other very tall athlete's this week...

James B said on 10/Jul/16
He didn't always look a legit 7ft next to Kevin Nash

Remember Nash himself at his peak might have been in the 6'9-6'9.5 range so not really a legit 6'9.5.

Sean said on 8/Jul/16
It's hard to believe that Big Show was 6'11.75" peak. I always thought he was max 7'0.5" peak, or possibly 7'0.25". Nowadays he is 6'10.5" - 6'11".

James B said on 4/Jul/16
Show does not even look 6'11 compared to shaq

Mixalis said on 2/Jul/16
Rob, to be honest can you agree Kevin Garnett's thin frame and smaller head would look taller in comparison to Big Show who has big head and wide frame??

Sean said on 1/Jul/16
I would give Shaq peak 7'0.75", and now 7'0.25".

James B said on 1/Jul/16
6'11.75 I think is probably his true peak height. He only had 2 inches on Kevin Nash

Leo said on 30/Jun/16
Rob, How tall is Big Show now?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Jun/16
That guy is leaning in slightly. I think back to back he may have the edge over Big Show. Still not sure if that makes him a legit 7fter himself though

184guy said on 25/Jun/16
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Jun/16
I don't remember the name of the guy but he is a dutch bodybuilder that claimed 7ft 2 and also was listed as 2,17.He is taller than Show for sure and probably has a footwear disadvantage as Show is probably in a ring suit with his big boots.

Lars said on 25/Jun/16
Big Show peak was 7'1'' back in the day.

Here is a rare pic with him and Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince (6'4'') in the 90s...

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6'2 said on 24/Jun/16
big show was a legit 7'1 in wcw ten years later 2006 7ft ten years later 2016 6'11

@HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 22/Jun/16
6´11" peak and solid 6´10"-6´10.5" today, anything more seems to be big soled boots.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Jun/16
Rob, this dude here claims 7ft.


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Slon said on 15/Jun/16
Rob, do you think Michael Kingma gives Giant impression like Big Show??

Lars said on 14/Jun/16
Posted a while ago but maybe some want to revisit. Big Show with basketball legend Mychal Thompson. NBA listed his height at 6'10'', but he has been saying he's 6'9'' the last couple years.

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Ice said on 10/Jun/16
Crazy for a man in his 40s to have lost 2 cm already. He might have dropped down to 6'7" when hes in his 70 s .

Nick cantan said on 5/Jun/16
The way strowman has his chest out and leaning forward seems a good sign that he's on tip toes, and the grin kinda looks like he's trying to be as tall as big show!

Slim said on 4/Jun/16
Strowman wouldn't stand on his tip toes.... Lol geez. He really is a huge guy. A prime Kane and prime strowman, think Kane would be taller!

dewie said on 4/Jun/16
Big show 6ft11.5 strowmen 6ft7.6 barefoot the fan 6ft3

Nick Cantan said on 3/Jun/16
Strowman is standing on his tip toes he isn't that tall!

Lars said on 2/Jun/16
Not the best angle, but a picture of a fan with Big Show & Braun Strowman (both wearing in suits)

Lars said on 2/Jun/16
Not the best angle, but a picture of a fan with Big Show & Braun Strowman (both wearing in suits)

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Grizzly Beast said on 31/May/16
@EditorRob do you believe Big Show would measure 7'1'' out of bed??

John K. said on 30/May/16
I've seen Big Show at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR. I believe he is 7' tall. I also met Dutch Savage several times, and having seen him in pictures with Andre The Giant, I know Andre was at least 7' 4" before his acromegaly(or however it's spelled) changed him.

dewie said on 30/May/16
James b big show 7ft0 taker 6ft8.25 kane 6ft8

James B said on 22/May/16
Rob would you classify a peak big show as a 'mega giant' since he was roughly 4 inches over 6'8?

dewie said on 21/May/16
Big show 7ft0.5 undertaker is 4inches shorter 6ft8.5

Sean said on 19/May/16
When Big Show came to WWE in 1999, he was huge. There is a video out there somewhere with Big Show and the The Rock from 1999, and Vince McMahon is also in the segment. Rock back in 1999 was at least 6'3". Big Show had to be at least 7'0.5" and he had perfect posture. They both were out of gear and big show towered over the rock. Big Show has lost height over the years because of age, injuries and all the weight he has carried. I would have loved to see Shaq vs Big Show circa 1999, as opposed to 2016, back then they would have been near equal height.

James B said on 19/May/16
Big show has an exceptionally large frame for a man. Something to do with his giantism maybe?

Guys like lesner or Mark Henry might not look as wide as big show cause there a lot shorter.

dewie said on 19/May/16
Big show 6ft11.5 nash 6ft9.5 hogen 6ft7 taker 6ft8.25

andre said on 18/May/16
Rob do you think big show is one of the strongest man in the world ?

James B said on 17/May/16
He looked more 6'11.5 if Kevin Nash was 6'9.5

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/May/16
Hogan was 6ft6 peak (w/h an out of bed height of 6ft7 which is what he always claimed)

Damian said on 17/May/16
Well, eventually we all knew Big Show wouldn't be 7ft tall for the rest of his life.:/
@Rob
You did the right thing.

James B said on 16/May/16
Junior 31- hogan I think was 6'5 peak

With Chris big show is closer to camera making difference look bigger.

:D said on 15/May/16
6'4 for hogan lol nice one batman...

Johno said on 15/May/16
Chris, is looking 7'0 with you but it might just be the angle.

Halb said on 14/May/16
Looking at the photo evidence over the years, I feel that Big Show was mildly taller as well.

Junior31 said on 14/May/16
BruceWayne on Big Show
Big Show was listed at 7'1" during his playing days at Wichita State University so probably during his prime, I believe he was at least 7 feet.

WCW billed him at 7'4". When he moved to the WWF (now WWE) they initially billed him at 7'2" and later on at 7 feet flat.

Today however, because of his posture and back issues plus the fact that he has ballooned to almost 500 pounds, he is probably a little over 6'10" (maybe 6'11 max on a good day).

I don't think he is shorter than Andre the Giant. Andre was billed at 7'4". However from available photos, it appears Andre was about 1-2 inches shorter than Wilt Chamberlain. that would put him around 6'11" and 7 feet in his prime. During the WrestleMania stare down with Hulk Hogan (6'4"), Andre appears to be only 4-5 inches taller than Hulkster (in their wrestling boots). This would put him around 6'9" and not anymore in his peak height (Similar to Big Show, Andre had bad posture, back and weight issues in his later years). At best Big Show and Andre are of the same height in their prime or Big show is slightly taller.


Disagree with the hogan 6'4. Hogan was between 6'5.5 and 6'6 at that point I. His career with by your logic would put Andre at 6'10 which I believe what he was fully standing at that time in his career. 6'4 for hogan is insane for his peak

Today however hogan whose body has been decimated is 6'3 at his very very best and more then often 6'2.

James B said on 13/May/16
Hogan was nothing less than 6'5 when he had a staredown with Andre at wrestlemania.

Big show looked a weak 7ft compared to Kevin Nash he didn't even look 6'9 in his past matches with Sid.

Johan said on 13/May/16
I wouldn't really go under 6'11" if Chris is 6'1".

Out of interest Chris do you know your height to the closest cm? Are you 186-187cm or? Just to narrow down how tall he is.

BruceWayne said on 13/May/16
Big Show was listed at 7'1" during his playing days at Wichita State University so probably during his prime, I believe he was at least 7 feet.

WCW billed him at 7'4". When he moved to the WWF (now WWE) they initially billed him at 7'2" and later on at 7 feet flat.

Today however, because of his posture and back issues plus the fact that he has ballooned to almost 500 pounds, he is probably a little over 6'10" (maybe 6'11 max on a good day).

I don't think he is shorter than Andre the Giant. Andre was billed at 7'4". However from available photos, it appears Andre was about 1-2 inches shorter than Wilt Chamberlain. that would put him around 6'11" and 7 feet in his prime. During the WrestleMania stare down with Hulk Hogan (6'4"), Andre appears to be only 4-5 inches taller than Hulkster (in their wrestling boots). This would put him around 6'9" and not anymore in his peak height (Similar to Big Show, Andre had bad posture, back and weight issues in his later years). At best Big Show and Andre are of the same height in their prime or Big show is slightly taller.

JT said on 12/May/16
Thanks for sharing, Chris. His hand looks about the size of your head and his hand was behind you too Click Here

dewie said on 11/May/16
Big show 6ft11 kane 6ft7.5 strowmen 6ft7.75 taker is 6ft8.25 barefoot height

James B said on 11/May/16
Chris I'd say big show is a solid 6'10.5 today. Your a tall guy at 6'1 but he does make you look short lol.

Was he nice in person? Judging by watching him in interviews I don't really like the guy personally he comes across as intelligent but at the same time quite arrogant like "look at me I am a giant I can do whatever the hell I want".

Hathor Julias Thor would knock his ego down 'quite litteraly'.

Dave260 said on 11/May/16
In 2016: 6'9.5 barefoot , good 6'10.5 in boots

James B said on 10/May/16
Big show 6ft10.5 kane 6ft6.75, Roman 6ft6.5

Miko said on 10/May/16
Jericho just had a staredown with Big Cass, who looked shorter than Big Show did.

RP said on 9/May/16
I know Adam Scherr aka Braun Strowman personally...I've trained with him & The Silverback Crew from Charlotte-Mooresville, NC many times over the past 10 years. Adam has been measured barefoot @ 6'7.5" & 6'7.75" "barefoot"!... on multiple occasion & documented. And he's a legit 370 lbs!! He fluctuates anywhere from 345-385 over the past few years. But, you've got to take a good look at those wrestling boots too! Kane & Big Show's boot heels are 0.5" to 0.75" thicker than Adam's (Braun).

James B said on 8/May/16
Rob is 6'11.75 at peak not ruled out? It's mentioned that there was only 2 inches between big show and Kevin Nash in there past matches.

dewie said on 8/May/16
Big show 6ft11 kane 6ft8 strowmen 6ft8 rowan 6ft6.75

strongman said on 7/May/16
@Lars That guy isn't even close to 6'5", that would make Show about 7'3" in that picture. That door frame is probably 6'9".

Nobody said on 6/May/16
Here is Braun Strowman having a stare down with both Kane and The Big Show at a live event. Strowman also had a similar stare down with both of them on a tag team match on WWE Main Event where he and Kane looked the same. Go to 1:19 of the video

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Also here is The Big Show having a stare down with Kevin Nash a few years ago, go to 6:07 of the video

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Slon said on 6/May/16
Big Show including Andre too have very exceedingly HUGE heads up close and hands. It's proportional to an 8 footer.

Lars said on 6/May/16
Big Show with a guy who says he's 6'5", 240lbs

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Sean said on 4/May/16
Agreed Big Cass is no more than 6'8". I think Matt Morgan would edge out Cass but no more than .5 inch.

dewie said on 4/May/16
Big show 7ft0.5 kane 6ft8.75 taker 6ft8 sid 6ft7

James B said on 3/May/16
Yeah 6'8 makes sense for cass. He never looked as big as a 90s Kevin nash

Slim said on 1/May/16
Why is everyone downgrading Kane so much? I've said it time and time again, Kane was always closer to big shows height than ANYONE on the roster ever.

Chris said on 1/May/16
Check out Steve Austin's podcast with Big Cass. He asked him what his shoot height is and he replied 6'9"

James B said on 1/May/16
Cass is no taller than 6'8. 6'10 is a joke as is 7ft.

ReturnofG said on 1/May/16
Big Show - 7'0.5"
Undertaker - 6'8"
Kane - 6'8"
Sid Vicious - 6'7"
Matt Morgan - 6'8"
Kevin Nash - 6'10"
Nathan Jones - 6'10"
Abyss - 6'5.5"
Great Khali - 7'1"
Colin Cassidy - 6'9"
Luke Gallows - 6'6.5"
Hulk Hogan - 6'6"
Scott Hall - 6'5"
Brian Adams - 6'5.5"
Bryan Clarke - 6'5"
Dan Spivey - 6'6.5"
John Tenta (Earthquake) - 6'5.75"
A-Train (Matt Bloom) - 6'6.5"
Test - 6'5.5"
Baron Corbin - 6'6.5"
Braun Strowman - 6'7.25"
Erick Rowan - 6'7.25"
Luke Harper - 6'5"
Jack Swagger - 6'5"
Wade Barrett - 6'5"
Heidenreich - 6'5.75"
Snitsky - 6'6"
Big John Studd - 6'7"
Kurrgan - 6'11"
Tyler Mane - 6'8"
Andre the Giant - 7'1.5"
Viscera - 6'7"
One Man Gang - 6'7"
Giant Haystacks - 6'8"
Uncle Elmer - 6'10"
Giant Silva - 7'2"
Yeti - 7'1"
Earnie Ladd - 6'9"
Giant Baba - 6'9"
Road Block - 6'9"
Blackjack Mulligan - 6'6.5"
Eli Cottonwood - 7.0"
Giant Gonzales - 7'7"
Silo Sam - 7'4"

alexbigguy said on 30/Apr/16
how tall guys do you think is big cass?he was listed 6ft 10 in(2.08m) and now on the main roster he is listed 7 foot(2.13m).... looking at him with stone cold he looks 2.08m

Carlos said on 30/Apr/16
It's certainly difficult to see being the big show being anywhere under 530 in that period as he was floating around 500 but then piled on weight and was absolutely huge towards the end of 2006

Sean said on 29/Apr/16
Forgot:
Tyler Mane - 6'8"
Andre the Giant - 7'0.5"

Sean said on 29/Apr/16
Peak heights for the following "big men" in wrestling past/present (over 6'5"):
Big Show - 7'0.5"
Undertaker - 6'7.5"
Kane - 6'7.5"
Sid Vicious - 6'7"
Matt Morgan - 6'8.5"
Kevin Nash - 6'9.25"
Nathan Jones - 6'9"
Abyss - 6'5.25"
Great Khali - 7'1"
Colin Cassidy - 6'8"
Luke Gallows - 6'5.25"
Hulk Hogan - 6'5.5"
Scott Hall - 6'5"
Brian Adams - 6'5.25"
Bryan Clarke - 6'5"
Dan Spivey - 6'6.5"
John Tenta (Earthquake) - 6'5.75"
A-Train (Matt Bloom) - 6'6"
Test - 6'5.5"
Baron Corbin - 6'6.5"
Braun Strowman - 6'7.25"
Erick Rowan - 6'6.25"
Luke Harper - 6'5"
Jack Swagger - 6'5"
Wade Barrett - 6'5.25"
Heidenreich - 6'5.75"
Snitsky - 6'5.25"
Big John Studd - 6'7"
Kurrgan - 6'9"

Carlos said on 29/Apr/16
MelvinJones, I don't think he got that heavy but probably was around 550 lbs at his biggest in late 2006, possibly more so not that far of that

Vic said on 29/Apr/16
I believe his heaviest was when he started to lose hair. Probably 550lb.
When he became bald he has once passed 530lb I think.

dewie said on 28/Apr/16
Big show 7ft0 nash 6ft10 taker 6ft8.5 kane monster boots 6ft7.75 sid 6ft7 morning height

James B said on 28/Apr/16
I think in 2007 that's when big show dipped down to 6'11.5 prior to that (2000-2006) he was 6'11.75

MelvinJones said on 27/Apr/16
What do you think Big Show's heaviest weight was? Wasn't he close to 580 lbs ?

Alex R said on 26/Apr/16
I've never met him, but he looks around 7' from the closest i've gotten to him

Rifle said on 22/Apr/16
Jordan87,
Big Show is a strong 6'10", also in the NBA locker room Shaq was over an inch taller than 6'11.25" Garnett and both were barefoot.
Anything less than 7' for Shaq is BS.

dewie said on 20/Apr/16
Big show standing 6ft11 barefoot morning height

Johno said on 19/Apr/16
Shaq judging by the size of his feet and the type of footwear he normally wears, nearly always has footwear advantage over others.

With the same footwear as Show, the most we can argue is 1.25 inches difference. In the exact same footwear, the difference would be an inch.

The Big Show is still a strong 6'10 as compared to Shaq. Shaq has been downgraded to 7'0 in some NBA listings; probably 6'11.5, he ain't got much on Show.

Jordan87 said on 18/Apr/16
Rifle,

Shaq is 6'11.5 Making Big SHow 6'9.75. Agree on the 1.75 Difference, Disagree on Shaq's actual Height.

James B said on 15/Apr/16
Back in 2003 I think big show looked 6'11.

Rifle said on 15/Apr/16
Based on recent Wrestlemania, Shaq is 7'0.5" and B.Show is 6'10.75".
Period.

unseld said on 13/Apr/16
Shaq isnt taller than 7'0

Johno said on 13/Apr/16
I believe Show measures within an inch of Shaq in the latest picture, the difference only looks greater when they are on different planes. They had roughly the same differenc3 when in formals a few years back. Makes you wonder how well a young show and streamline Show would have stood next to Big Shaq.

I believe Khali edges the both of them.

Show 6'10.5-6'11
Shaq 6'11.5-7'0
Khali 7'0-7'0.5

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 13/Apr/16
Big Show was in cowboyboots during their first staredown next to Jericho, that´s the reason he looked only 1" shorter.
Big Show in wrestlingboots always looked around 2" under Shaq in BBshoes. I doubt Shaqs sneakers give him more height than Shows big heeled wrestlingboots.

Sean said on 12/Apr/16
Big Show was really tall back in the WCW days - I'd say 7'.05" barefoot. If there was a stare down between him and Shaq back in WCW (1996-1998), they would have probably been close to the same height. Nowadays, Shaq probably has 1.5 and 2 inches on Show. So current - Big Show: 6'10.5 - 6'11 range, Shaq: 7'0" - 7'.05" range.

James B said on 11/Apr/16
7'0 range for shaq Is not impossible.

By the way I think as far back as 2000 big show was 6'11.5-6'11.75 range and today 6'10.5 solid.

Alex 6'0 said on 10/Apr/16
I think 7'1 and 6'11 is good for them. Def no less than 2 inches apart but if you go back to their first meeting in 2009 or 2010 It was it looked 1-1.5 inches. Big Show has lost height since then it shows

Alex 6'0 said on 9/Apr/16
At first glance Shaq can look 3 inches taller than Big Show. Not saying he is though. Most likely its a 2 inch difference. It looked more like 3 at first because of the camera and Big Show's posture. 7'1 and 6'11 Id give them each though 6'10.5 for Big Show isn't impossible

Junior31 said on 9/Apr/16
JT said on 6/Apr/16
Click Here surprised it looks this close

Chunky boots for big show. Show without em these days 6'10.5-6'11. Shaquille these days a little over 7ft

JT said on 8/Apr/16
Here's their footwear Click Here Both probably give around a 1.5" boost.

James B said on 8/Apr/16
Rob was shaq at 7'1 measurement in the afternnon? For all we know he could have been measured at that mark at lunchtime or in the morning?

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 7/Apr/16
Imo Shaq loses height in the second staredown and the high camera angle makes the real gap look even less.

during the first staredown Shaq is visible straightening his back and gains clear height doing that, no less than 2inches taller than Big Show.

Show had pretty chunky soles on his boots, but I doubt there was much footwear difference.




Rob, what do you think about their footwear?

Boss said on 7/Apr/16
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James B said on 7/Apr/16
In JTs pic shaq doesn't look over 7ft but maybe his posture is not good?

miko said on 7/Apr/16
Given Shaq had footwear advantage the difference between them was closer to an inch. I only managed to have a brief look previously

Show looked tall, if you say Shaq is still close to 7'1, then Show isn't under 6'11 and likely a tad over when standing tall.

JT said on 6/Apr/16
Click Here surprised it looks this close

A man said on 5/Apr/16
Show stacked up well to Shaq again at WM 32. If Shaq is 7,1" Show looked every bit of 6,11"

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Apr/16
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Shaq was measured 7´0.63" and 7´0.88" barefoot.

So 6´11" is pretty fair for Big Show today, 6´10.5" is my choice.

Big Show definitely lost height compared to his WCW time, at least an inch.



Rob, do you think their footwear gives the same height and is Shaq still peak in your book?

NCL said on 5/Apr/16
Here are some really good examples of how Big Show's posture can make him look so much shorter. Here is with bad posture with Strowman: Click Here and here is standing up straight: Click Here BIG difference

Here is Big Show at Wrestlemania with 7'1" Shaq at Wrestlemania Click Here and a shot of their footwear Click Here

Shaq is really hard to tell cuz of the design of his sneakers, but they appear to be basketball shoes. Probably equal to Show's footwear I'm guessing.

What do you think guys. 2" difference? 2.5" at most?

My best guess - Show 7' peak, 610.5" or 6'11" currently. Not sure which one. Show 7'0.5"-7'1" in boots and Shaq 7'3" in basketball sneakers.

Strowman - best guess is 6'7.5" barefoot and 6'10" in boots. He wears pretty big clunkers Click Here which would explain his close height to Kane Click Here Strowman wore flatter shoes when he first debuted Click Here

Ice said on 5/Apr/16
You can tell by his head size that his height isnt natrual . He has giantism . All the NBA players that are 6'11-7'6" have got porportionateley small heads , they have that normal - persons - head - screwed - onto - a - huge - body look

Alex 6'0 said on 4/Apr/16
At wm 32 with 7'1 Shaq, big show was minimum 2 inches shorter. 6'11 tops today

RoelC said on 4/Apr/16
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From last night's Wrestlemania. The first pic shows about a 2 inch difference. The second maybe 1 inch.
Big Show is holding his own pretty well against the Shaq. Between 2009 and 2016 he definately lost no height.

Lars said on 4/Apr/16
The picture with Big Show & Shaq when Shaq first entered the ring, it looked obvious that Shaq was taller but clearly Show's posture (as usual) was pretty bad. I really feel like if we had Big Show circa WCW in that ring facing off with Shaq, it would have been dead even.

In the later stand off when it was just the 2 of them in the ring, they looked a lot more even. I really think the shoes Shaq, like basketball shoes normally do, were giving him an advantage plus he had really nice posture. I personally know 2 guys, one is 6'6'' and the other 6'7'', who ran into Big Show and both said they felt he was a legit 7-foot dude.

Rustic said on 4/Apr/16
Big show and Shaq from last night Click Here

JT said on 4/Apr/16
Click Here Shaq could be losing a little height by now though, especially since he's mid-40s and probably 350 lbs. or more.

RP said on 4/Apr/16
Big Show looked 2" inches shorter than Shaq last night @ Wrestlemania 32....1.5" at the very least. Closer to 2" tho.

Height ain't nothin' said on 4/Apr/16
I saw Paul Wight in New York......I am 6'9" morning, Afternoon and night. My brother is a legit 6'10" guy. we both were shorter then Paul he is a 7'0" no doubt. Had flat black shoes on. My brother and I sneakers. We also have met Shaq he is a legit 7'0" guy too. BUT paul is the only man who makes my brother and I feel normal body wise. I am 330 and my brother about the same. We work out heavily.

miko said on 4/Apr/16
Show wasn't standing great with Shaq but looked a solid 2 inches.

JT said on 4/Apr/16
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zaq said on 2/Apr/16
yeah im looking at this pic with strowman and big show they look dead eye level and shoulder maybe big show with 1 inch advantage
either wwe underbilled strowman cause if he is 6'8 big show is 6'9 tops

NTRAJ said on 1/Apr/16
@Ryan Hancock Braun Strowman has exceptionally good posture whereas Big Show tends to slouch quite a bit, shrinking his height down to the 6'8"-6'10" range; when Big Show straightens his back--usually when he needs to accentuate his height over another wrestler--he reaches his 6'11" height.

Boss said on 1/Apr/16
Well Wilt in his 40's was taller than a peak Shaq and Shaq was taller than Big Show. Wilt would have been taller than Big Show in WCW barefoot.

Ryan Hancock said on 30/Mar/16
Big show looks same height as braun strowman who is 6'8

James B said on 17/Mar/16
Would be awesome if you could get a pic with this guy rob.......

James B said on 15/Mar/16
Olivier is not standing as good as big show

EzioAuditore711 said on 12/Mar/16
Actually Shaq was nearly 2 inches taller. If Shaq is 6'11.5" Big Show could be a solid 6'10". If Shaq is actually 7 feet tall Big Show is 6'10.5". I'd go with a flat 6'10" for Big Show.

James B said on 10/Mar/16
Big show 6'10.5, Kane 6'7, undertaker 6'6.25

nathaiel said on 8/Mar/16
6'10'' at least

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 8/Mar/16
Vin said on 6/Mar/16
Show is 7'1". Kane is 7'0". Undertaker is 6'10.5"

It´s called kayfabe...

Show 6´11", Kane 6´7", Taker 6´6.5" in reality

kentot said on 8/Mar/16
Big Show's height is really 6'10 and 6'11 with lifts. Dwight Howard, DeMarcus(both 6'11-11 1/2) is a lil' bit taller than him. Andre the giant is as tall as Larry Bird (6'10-10 1/2) i've met him in 1989 before he died.

Slim said on 6/Mar/16
That's funny... Any other time kane looks very close in height to show. Something is off on the camera angle... And show is in ring gear. He wears big lifts.

Vin said on 6/Mar/16
Show is 7'1". Kane is 7'0". Undertaker is 6'10.5"

James B said on 5/Mar/16
Big show is clearly standing at his tallest whereas as Kane is slouching forward making him look more 6'6.

I'd guess no more than 2.5 barefoot between big show and Kane today.

James B said on 1/Mar/16
Brett hart is 5'11.5 these days

Aza said on 28/Feb/16
Whatever he is today he was clearly over 7 ft at his peak easy. Still a giant .

Alex 6'0 said on 28/Feb/16
Big Show can sometimes appear in the 6'9-6'10 range because his build and posture but he'd really measure 6'11 or so I believe. Def a little shorter than his peak

The Exorcist said on 27/Feb/16
A recent picture with (6'0" listed) Bret Hart.
Click Here

There is no way an 11" difference between them.

James B said on 22/Feb/16
Shaq is taller than 6'11

Zak said on 20/Feb/16
He is an awesome wrestler I was testing my new guy I just created ang I faced him in 2k16 and I got crushed

EzioAuditore711 said on 18/Feb/16
He looks 6'10". He was an inch shorter than Shaq who I believe is 6'11".

62B said on 18/Feb/16
James B said on 1/Feb/16
Rob I remember danimal posted a video of lex Luger and big show from 1997 and there looked 8.5 inches max between the 2.

Could you make an argument for 6'3.5 for Luger maybe? I think most agree that's it's unlikely big show was under 7ft peak.
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Late 80's Lugar was coming down the aisle, and stiff armed my friend when he tried to pat him on the shoulder. Sent my friend flying over the folding chairs. My friend was around 6'6", and I was 6'3" maybe a tick more at the time. Lugar was a lot shorter than my friend, and I felt he was also slightly shorter than me ,but he was moving fast. I don't see a peak Lugar more than 6'3". Although he appears a little taller than Hacksaw Jim Duggan in video's, who I stood right behind in line at an airport and thought was about my height, Duggan probably had on boots to my shoes though.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Feb/16
Rob, who do you think was taller at peak Show or Andre?

A man said on 12/Feb/16
I doubt that he ever hit the 7 foot mark barefoot. 6,11" and a bit.

Reason being is that he IS looking under 6.11" these days and I simply can't believe he has lost more than an inch.

And I did say barefoot. Obviously he hit 7" in shoes.

Frank said on 10/Feb/16
2,13 (7) peak
2,10 (6-10,75) now

James B said on 7/Feb/16
But your still confident rob he was 7ft peak?

James B said on 4/Feb/16
I wonder rob at his peak could have big show dropped to 6'11.5 range at night?

A man said on 2/Feb/16
The difference in height between Show and Strowman at the Rumble looked the same as it did a few weeks ago...

James B said on 1/Feb/16
Rob I remember danimal posted a video of lex Luger and big show from 1997 and there looked 8.5 inches max between the 2.

Could you make an argument for 6'3.5 for Luger maybe? I think most agree that's it's unlikely big show was under 7ft peak.

LoganNoll1996 said on 31/Jan/16
Show was 3" taller than Strowman.

Show - 6'11"
Strowman - 6'7"(6'8" with lifts)

miko said on 30/Jan/16
I'd go with Undertaker hitting a flat 6'7, Kane maybe a hair over 6'7.

Strowman is 6'7.5/6'8 and Show is 6'11.

LoganNoll1996 said on 30/Jan/16
@John

Kane is the tallest of those three. Strowman with lifts was the same height as Kane even but Strowman had posture advantage too.

Kane - 6'7.5"
Undertaker - 6'7"
Strowman - 6'7"

miko said on 29/Jan/16
Remember that Big Show only reaches his full height in military posture, chest out, back straight (Khali/Shaq staredowns). Anything less than that and he'll look shorter.

John said on 28/Jan/16
@James B

Either Kane, Strowman or Undertaker. Hard to guess who would be the tallest out of those 3.

James B said on 27/Jan/16
I think either Kane or strowman are the second tallest wrestler in the WWE roster at the moment?

John said on 26/Jan/16
Can't see Big Show over 6'11" nowdays. Still the tallest superstar in the current WWE roster though. With Kalisto being the shortest. (not counting Hornswoggle)

Aza said on 24/Jan/16
Well, in one of the pics with Nowitski even accounting for the fact that he is closer to the camera then Big Show, Nowitski's lean to accomodate Big Show I believe is telling that he is clearly taller.

James B said on 23/Jan/16
Big show is 6'10 range today

Still a giant

Alex 6'0 said on 21/Jan/16
Big Show looking 6'11ish with both Dirk and Brandon Bass

Vegas said on 20/Jan/16
Aza said on 20/Jan/16
Looking at the pics Dirks stance is casual and Big Show is standing erect. So Dirk is taller
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dirk is closer to the camera so it probably evens out

here is a shot of dirk in a similar stance with 6'9.25 barefoot measured kevin durant Click Here

JT said on 19/Jan/16
Brandon Bass measured 6'6.25" w/o shoes Click Here so that supposed 6'6" guy is not close to that height - probably no more than 6'3" if that is a recent pic of Big Show unless Bass is in cowboy boots and Big Show barefoot....

Alex 6'0 said on 19/Jan/16
Guy looks more 6'4 range maybe 6'5. A real 6'6 guy would come up more on Big Show.

James B said on 18/Jan/16
Yeah Vegas exactly I think a 6'6 would definitely look taller next to Show like Eric rowen for example

Aza said on 18/Jan/16
Just search on Google Images Big Show and Dirk Nowitski. Big Show is 6'10.

James B said on 16/Jan/16
Big show looks to have slightly more trainer (basketball shoes maybe?) is standing at his tallest next to the 6'6 man. If he matched big shows posture, wore thicker shoes and matched big shows posture he would look under 7ft.

James B said on 16/Jan/16
yeah does look 7ft with those guys

Alex 6'0 said on 16/Jan/16
James B, yea we don't know for sure if he's 6'6 or not. Def looks pretty tall. At least 6'4-6'5 range prob

A Man said on 15/Jan/16
Here are the facts that we actually have:

In the photo with 6,8" billed Brian Shaw, Strowman (Adam Scherr) looked maybe 1/4 to 1/2 an inch shorter than Brian. Hard to say exactly, but Brian definitely looks to shade him.

Brian Shaw is photographed numerous times with Hafthor Bjornsson, in all photos looking 1/4 to 1/2 an inch shorter than him.

Rob has Bjornsson on this site and a picture of himself with Thor, and his deduction was 6,7.75" which looks about right.

So realistically Strowman is going to be hovering around 6,6.5" to 6,7"

Strowman looked well within 2 inches of Big Show in their staredown.

In Big Show's staredown with Shaq, he looked every bit of 6,11" assuming Shaq is 7,1" (of which there is plenty of photographic evidence, most prominently the photo of him next to the Robert Wadlow statue which has him bang on 7,1")

Strowman looked identical in height to Kane, and shades Undertaker slightly.

My personal opinion, Strowman is 6,7" on the dot the same as Kane. Taker is just a shade under both. Strowman is wearing lifts in his staredown with Big Show in WWE's attempt to make him appear a giant. How tall Show is today is impossible to say. I seriously doubt he has lost any height since he went toe to toe with Shaq.

That's my conclusion, draw your own. Tracing it back to the pic of Hafthor Bjornsson with Rob is the best evidence there is though.

James B said on 15/Jan/16
alex- strowman had posture and footware advantage over big show in there staredown I think.

There is a pic of strowman with now 6'6-6'6.5 undertaker where he does not look over 6'7 and that's with his big wrestling boots and brilliant posture

Alex 6'0 said on 15/Jan/16
That guy with Big Show is a legit 6'6 guy? Big Show is slightly closer to camera and looks 6 inches taller. Would prob be really more like 5 inches difference if both level from camera.

Alex 6'0 said on 14/Jan/16
James B, from his debut in 95 til around 2000-2002 he looked a solid 7'0 guy. Slowly looked to shrink as time went on. He surely doesn't look over 6'11 today and could argue that he's more in the 6'10-6'10.5 range

Alex 6'0 said on 14/Jan/16
So you guys have Big Show at 6'11 and Strowman at 6'7? Possibly as much as 4 inches difference between the 2 men? Def not in their faceoffs. Looks no more than 2

James B said on 13/Jan/16
Alex I think Strowman is 6'7.5

Alex 6'0 said on 12/Jan/16
Big Show is looking only 2 inches or taller than Strowman but the difference could be a bit more than it looks. Strowman could be 6'8 very possible

James B said on 12/Jan/16
7ft on the nose in the 90s for sure but I think by 2000 was probably starting too creep under it like 6'11.75.

A man said on 11/Jan/16
Those photos of Show with Matt Morgan are interesting. In the side-on photos where he is slouched he looks barely 6,10", but in the shots where they are facing the camera with Jones and Lesnar and Show is standing straight, you could believe 7 foot.

While bearing in mind those pics are from 2003, you could see Show getting maybe another 1.5" on Strowman if he stood up properly.

Perhaps WWE is on a mission to make Strowman seem more impressive. Who knows...

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 11/Jan/16
Big Show has no big footwear disadvantage there, his sole looks even bigger than Strowmans sole.
Strowman may have an inside lift but in total I doubt he has more than 0.5-0.75" footwearadvantage.

Strowman should be 6´8.5" in his footwear and Show 6´11". No doubt Big Show would gain an inch standing straight so 7´0" in footwear is possible, 6´10.5"-6´11" without.

A man said on 9/Jan/16
Show does not come out of the Strowman staredown well at all.

James B said on 8/Jan/16
I give strowman 6'6.5 since he only had 1.5-2 inches on 6'4.5-6'5 Luke harper when he was not in his big wrestling boots.

Before you call me out on 6'6 1/2 for strowman lets not understimate guys how tall a 6'6.5 man with a monstrous build can look on TV.

People don't realise how tall a 6'6 range guy is.

Equin0x said on 8/Jan/16
I don't know really, after looking at the staredown with Strowman there doesn't seem to be more than 2 inches between the two... Angle was perfectly fine it was just that Show wasn't that much taller, yes at first I thought Steowman looked the same height or taller but then from the side view I paused it and top of Show's head is still 1.5 - 2inches higher, which begs the question again, it doesn't add up its either Show isn't even 6'11 anymore and more close to the 6'9 range or Strowman's close to 6'10???
Maybe today Show is 6'9.5 and Strowman 6'7.5 with Kane shrinking slightly and down to 6'7 flat with taker at 6'6.5
Always wondered why show looked so short compared to Shaq.

Just a Question said on 7/Jan/16
This guy cold've been perfed kingpin on marvel based on his size.

Nick cantan said on 7/Jan/16
That's 6'7.5" with the lifts of course!

Nick cantan said on 6/Jan/16
Lars H.
Agreed, a slouched big show maybe 6'10.5" but still looking carefully had about 3" on strowman who looked around 6'7.5"

James B said on 6/Jan/16
big show 10 years ago would have destroyed Strowman with one arm tied behind his back

I'd give Strowman 6'6.5. VERY big guy but not a giant like big show

Nick cantan said on 6/Jan/16
Lars H.
Agreed, a slouched big show maybe 6'10.5" but still looking carefully had about 3" on strowman who looked around 6'7.5".

Strongman said on 6/Jan/16
@Lars H. To be fair, Big Show's posture wasn't as bad as you're making it out to be. He probably has 2.5 inches, MAYBE 3 at best on Strowman.

Since Strowman doesn't look much over 6'7", it's generous to consider Big Show 6'10"+ at 43 years of age and 20 years in the wrestling business.

Duhon said on 6/Jan/16
It's finny despite being billed as the "world's largest athlete" you can see in this pic the only thing he really has on Shaq is head and belly size Click Here

HeightcrazyRed6ft said on 5/Jan/16
Show looked sub 6´11" facing strowman at raw, can´t see Strowman under 6´7".
Maybe Shows posture wasn´t the best but he ony looked about 2.5" taller.

josey wales said on 5/Jan/16
The only way daniel can hold his own against mark henry is in a scripted figjt much like rey mysterio fid agsinst big show ten years ago... These big guys are monsters. On the point of height i doubt henry is 6'3". More like 6'1" bare foot. He akso wrars monster boots.

Gary H. said on 5/Jan/16
I found a zoomed in video of the stand off between Big Show and Strowman. At first when I watched it live, I thought Strowman was actually taller than Show and Show showed obvious terrible posture. But in this zoomed in screen shot, despite Show's really bad posture, he seems to still have 2-3 inches on Strowman.

Click Here

Lars H. said on 5/Jan/16
Wow. So we finally get a stare down between Big Show and Strowman...and Big Show had some of the worst posture I've seen yet! I watched the video a couple of times, and Strowman is standing as straight as a pole the whole time and Big Show is hunched over so much that Strowman looked taller TBH.

James B said on 2/Jan/16
The only disadvantage mark Henry had against big show was the fact he a lot shorter at 6'3.

Mark Henry manhandled Daniel Bryan who himself is a bulky robust fella. I reckon if Bryan was taller like CM punks height he could have held his own better against Henry.

A man said on 2/Jan/16
Show was extremely fat at that time. So what if he was 550 lbs? I'd bank that he was stronger when he looked about 400-450 in 1999.

And Lesnar confirmed himself that the only guy in the locker room who he couldn't beat in an arm wrestle was Kane. In the interview he even mentions Show by name, and how he still managed to beat him despite Show having fingers like bananas.

Mark Henry is also certainly stronger than Show, as he formerly competed in strongman events at an elite level.