Giant Silva
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| Paulo Cesar Silva | |
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| Ring name(s) | Giant King Giant Silva The New Giant Paulo Silva Tricky the Beast |
| Billed height | 219 cm (7 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 159 kg (365 lb) |
| Born | July 21, 1963 (age 43) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Trained by | Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard |
| Debut | 1998 |
Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Giant Silva.
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[edit] Career
Very much like El Gigante/Giant Gonzales years earlier, Silva was originally an amateur basketball player.
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
He came to WWE on the May 25, 1998 episode of Raw is War. He may be best remembered for his stint as "Giant Silva", a member of the "Oddities" stable, although he also competed for CMLL in Mexico as Gigante Silva. Silva has since been paired with Dalip Singh as a tag team in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In WWF, although often featured at ringside during Oddities matches, he never really wrestled that often.
[edit] PRIDE Fighting Championship
Silva also competes in PRIDE Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan.Silva at one time did train with members of the Gracie family, most notably Ricardo Gracie. On December 31, 2006 Giant Silva defeated former Yokozuna Akebono by kimura in the first round at K-1 Dynamite 2006 for his second win of his career giving him a professional record of 2 wins and 6 losses overall spanning both PRIDE FC and K-1.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Splash from the first rope
- Giant Press (gorilla press slam)
- Superplex
- Chokeslam
- Powerbomb
- Backbreaker
- Clawhold
- Clawhold STO
[edit] Mixed Martial Arts Record
| December 31, 2006 | Win | Chad Rowan | K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!! | Submission (Kimura) | Round 1, 1:02 |
| April 2, 2006 | Loss | Ikuhisa Minowa | PRIDE-Bushido 10 | TKO (Knees) | Round 1, 2:23 |
| December 31, 2005 | Loss | James Thompson | PRIDE-Shockwave 2005 | TKO (Strikes) | Round 1, 1:28 |
| December 31, 2004 | Loss | Mu Bae Choi | PRIDE-Shockwave 2004 | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | Round 1, 5:47 |
| July 19, 2004 | Loss | Takashi Sugiura | PRIDE-Bushido 4 | TKO (Punches) | Round 1, 2:35 |
| June 20, 2004 | Loss | Naoya Ogawa | PRIDE-Critical Countdown 2004 | TKO (Punches) | Round 1, 3:29 |
| April 25, 2004 | Win | Henry Miller | PRIDE-Total Elimination 2004 | Submission (Kimura) | Round 1, 4:04 |
| December 31, 2003 | loss | Heath Herring | PRIDE-Shockwave 2003 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 3, 0:35 |
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