Giant Silva
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.
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Silva in 2008. | |
| Birth name | Paulo César da Silva |
| Born | July 21, 1963 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) |
| Billed weight | 385 lb (175 kg) |
| Trained by | Dory Funk Jr. Tom Prichard |
| Debut | 1997 |
| Retired | 2010 |
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