List of tallest professional wrestlers
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This is a list of tallest known professional wrestlers in history. Generally, athletes up to a height of 1.99 metre are more common. Hence professional wrestlers who are known to have a barefoot height at least slightly exceeding this limit are listed here. Active wrestlers are listed in bold.
Tallest professional wrestlers
| Nationality | Height | Weight | Name | Ring Name | Billed Height | Note | Lifespan | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
7 foot | 190 kg (418.9 lb; 29.9 st) | Jorge Gonzalez | Giant Gonzalez, El Gigante | Around 2.44 metre | Tallest wrestler in the history of WWE and WCW. Certified tallest athlete in professional wrestling by Guinness Records. | 1966–2010 | |
 United States |
7 inch | 195 kg (429.9 lb; 30.7 st) | Max Palmer Max Palmer Max Edmund Palmer was an American actor and professional wrestler.-Career:After high school Max left Mississippi to play with the professional basketball team Rochester Royals. After basketball Max went back to Mississippi only to work odd jobs working his way to Hollywood to get into acting... |
Paul Bunyan | 2.49 metre | Perhaps the tallest known professional wrestler, rivalled only by Gonzalez. He was also an actor and is widely claimed to be 8 feet (2.4 m). | 1927–1984 | |
| United States |
7 inch | 175 kg (385.8 lb; 27.6 st) | John Elmo Harris | Silo Sam, Big John Harris, Trapper John | 2.31 metre | One of the tallest ever professional wrestlers. Since he is known to have legitimately stood at around 7'3" (2.21 m), regarded as third tallest. | 1952–2005 | |
 Early Modern France |
Around 7 inch(Peak) Around 2.08 metre (Death) | 230 kg (507.1 lb; 36.2 st) | André René Roussimoff | Andre The Giant | 2.25 metre | Billed as the 8th Wonder of the World. First WWE Hall of Fame inductee. He was said to be around 2.1 metre after undergoing back surgery. | 1946–1993 | |
 Germany |
7 inch | 181 kg (399 lb; 28.5 st) | Kurt Zehe | Gargantua | 2.54 metre | Billed at 8ft 4in and 50 stone during his time in England | 1913-1969 | |
| United States |
7 inch | 166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st) | Ron Reis Ron Reis Ronald Allen "Ron" Reis is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s as The Yeti and Reese.-World Championship Wrestling :... |
Reese, The Yeti, Big Ron Studd | until 2.34 metre | Best known as 'The Yeti' in WCW. | 1970– | |
 Brazil |
7 foot | 210 kg (463 lb; 33.1 st) | Paulo César da Silva Giant Silva Paulo César da Silva , better known by his ring name Giant Silva, is a former Brazilian basketball player and mixed martial artist and current professional wrestler... |
Giant Silva | until 2.34 metre | Also the tallest Brazilian Kickboxer. | 1963– | |
 India |
7 inch | 210 kg (463 lb; 33.1 st) | Dalip Singh Rana | The Great Khali, Giant Singh | 2.21 metre | Tallest current WWE wrestler. | 1972– | |
| United States |
7 inch | 220 kg (485 lb; 34.6 st) | Paul Wight Paul Wight Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand.... |
The Big Show, The Giant | until 2.18 metre | First wrestler to win the WWE WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... , WCW WCW World Heavyweight Championship The World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation . It existed within WCW between 1991 and 2001. Following the acquisition of WCW by World Wrestling... & ECW title belts ECW World Heavyweight Championship The Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment... . |
1972– | |
 Canada |
6 inch | 145 kg (319.7 lb; 22.8 st) | Robert Maillet Robert Maillet Robert Maillet is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, as a member of the Truth Commission and the Oddities, wrestling under the name Kurrgan.... |
Kurrgan, Acadian Giant | 2.13 metre | A member of the Truth Commission & Oddities factions. He is also an actor. | 1969– | |
| United States |
7 inch | 138 kg (304.2 lb; 21.7 st) | Kipp Christianson | Eli Cottonwood | 2.18 metre | introduced as a participant in NXT Season 2. | 1974– | |
 Pakistan |
7 inch | 130 kg (286.6 lb; 20.5 st) | Muhammad Malik Khan | Raja Lion | 2.36 metre | wrestled in AJPW, appeared in the film 'Bloodfight'. | ?? | |
| United States |
6 inch | 145 kg (319.7 lb; 22.8 st) | Steven Slocum Steven Slocum Steven Andrew Slocum is an American professional wrestler, better known by his time in WWE under the ring name Jackson Andrews, and wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling, a WWE developmental promotion... |
Jackson Andrews | 2.16 metre | Debuted as bodyguard of Tyson Kidd. | 1979- | |
| United States |
6 inch | 148 kg (326.3 lb; 23.3 st) | Michael Jarvi | Giant Titan | 2.13 metre | Known for his time in FCW. | ?? | |
 Australia |
6 inch | 170 kg (374.8 lb; 26.8 st) | Nathan Jones Nathan Jones (wrestler) Nathan Boyce Jones is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman, and retired professional wrestler... |
Nathan Jones | until 2.11 metre | Was also a powerlifter Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... and strongman Strongman (strength athlete) In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of... . |
1970- | |
| United States |
6 inch | 144 kg (317.5 lb; 22.7 st) | Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster... |
Kevin Nash, Diesel, Vinnie Vegas | 2.12 metre | Best known as a founding member of the New World Order New World Order (professional wrestling) The New World Order was a professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled for World Championship Wrestling . The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation after the purchase of WCW by the WWF... faction. |
1959– | |
| United States |
6 inch | 132 kg (291 lb; 20.8 st) | Lindsay Kay Hayward | Isis the Amazon, Aloisia, Giant Isis | 2.06 metre | Best known as the giant female wrestler, Isis the Amazon. | 1987- | |
| United States |
6 inch | 135 kg (297.6 lb; 21.3 st) | Robert A. Leo | Killer Kowalski Jr. | 2.18 metre | Performed under the ring name Killer Kowalski Jr. | ? | |
| United States |
6 inch | 145 kg (319.7 lb; 22.8 st) | Matt Morgan | Matt Morgan | 2.13 metre | Tallest current TNA wrestler. | 1976- | |
| Canada |
6 inch | 136 kg (299.8 lb; 21.4 st) | Tyler Mane | Big Sky, Skywalker, Nitron | 2.13 metre | He was Nash's tag partner in WCW and is also an actor best known for his role as 'Sabretooth' in 'X-Men'. | 1966- | |
| United States |
6 inch | 190 kg (418.9 lb; 29.9 st) | Stan Frazier Stan Frazier Stanley C. Fraizer was a professional wrestler from Pascagoula, Mississippi, better known as Uncle Elmer and Plowboy Frazier .... |
Uncle Elmer, Kamala II | 2.08 metre | Best known as Uncle Elmer. | 1937-1992 | |
| 6 inch | 310 kg (683.4 lb; 48.8 st) | Martin Ruane Martin Ruane Martin Austin Ruane was an English professional wrestler of Irish descent. Best known by his ring name, Giant Haystacks, he wrestled in such places as Great Britain, the United States, Canada, India, and Zimbabwe... |
Giant Haystacks | 2.11 metre | Best known for the series of matches with Shirley Crabtree Shirley Crabtree Shirley Crabtree, Jr, better known as Big Daddy was a British professional wrestler famous for his record-breaking 64 inch chest... . |
1946–1998 | ||
| United States |
6 inch | 233 kg (513.7 lb; 36.7 st) | Akebono Tarō Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990... |
Akebono | 2.03 metre | Also a retired sumo wrestler, first foreign yokozuna in sumo wrestling. | 1969- | |
| United States |
6 inch | 147 kg (324.1 lb; 23.1 st) | Glenn Jacobs | Kane | 2.13 metre | Best known as Kane, one half of the Brothers of Destruction Brothers of Destruction The Brothers of Destruction was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of The Undertaker and Kane, both currently wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown roster.-History:... in WWE. |
1967– | |
| United States |
6 inch | 148 kg (326.3 lb; 23.3 st) | Mark Callaway | The Undertaker | 2.08 metre | Best known as The Undertaker, one half of the Brothers of Destruction Brothers of Destruction The Brothers of Destruction was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of The Undertaker and Kane, both currently wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown roster.-History:... in WWE. He holds a WrestleMania WrestleMania WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually in late March or early April by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut... Streak of 19-0 |
1965- | |
| United States |
2.01 metre | 140 kg (308.6 lb; 22 st) | Sid Eudy Sid Eudy Sidney Raymond "Sid" Eudy is an American professional wrestler, best known as Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling, and as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in the World Wrestling Federation... |
Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid, Sid Justice | 2.06 metre | Met with a near career ending injury in WCW. | 1960– | |
| United States |
2.01 metre | 155 kg (341.7 lb; 24.4 st) | John William Menton Big John Studd John William Minton was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd.-Career:... |
Big John Studd | 2.08 metre | Best known for his feud with Andre. | 1948–1995 | |
 Japan |
2.05 metre | 128 kg (282.2 lb; 20.2 st) | Shohei Baba | Giant Baba | 2.08 metre | Best known for his career in AJPW. | 1938–1999 | |
| United States |
1.98 metre | 142 kg (313.1 lb; 22.4 st) | Robert Jack Windham Blackjack Mulligan Robert Jack Windham , better known by his ring name Blackjack Mulligan is a former professional wrestler and a former American football player... |
Blackjack Mulligan | 2.06 metre | Best known for being one half of the Blackjacks. | 1941– | |
| United States |
6 inch | 170 kg (374.8 lb; 26.8 st) | George Gray George Gray George Gray may refer to:* George Gray, founder of the Hawkhurst Gang* George Gray , member of the Australian House of Representatives... |
One Man Gang, Akeem | 2.05 metre | Best known as One Man Gang. | 1960– | |
| United States |
6 inch | 220 kg (485 lb; 34.6 st) | Nelson Frazier | King Mabel, Viscera, Big V, King V | 2.05 metre | One of the largest known athletes in professional wrestling (considering height and weight). | 1972– | |
| United States |
6 inch | 132 kg (291 lb; 20.8 st) | Lance Hoyt Lance Hoyt Lance Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling as Lance Archer. He is best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner... |
Lance Hoyt, Vance Archer, Shadow, Lance Rock | 2.05 metre in TNA, 2.03 metre in WWE | Known as Vance Archer in WWE and by his real name in TNA. | 1977– | |
| United States |
6 foot | 152 kg (335.1 lb; 23.9 st) | Chris J. Parks | Abyss, Abismo, Prince Justice | 2.03 metre | Best known as Abyss in TNA. | 1973– |