# @wrestlingnewsco on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-07T17:51:19.000+00:00
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AEW's Paul Wight (Big Show) revealed that he was 537 pounds at his heaviest and is now sitting at 386 pounds, with a goal of getting down to 350 before returning to in-ring competition, on Insight With chrisvanvliet. 
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Wight reflected on the surgery cycle that has set him back since 2018-2019: "It's been a struggle. This hip's bad, we need to fix it. Okay, well guess what, the other hip went bad. Now this knee goes bad. It's almost been like a surgery every year, and it put me so far behind the eight ball, because every one of those surgeries is intensive rehab, therapy, recovery, and not getting any younger."
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On his approach: "I'm almost 7,000 calorie deficit a week, so that puts me right at a pound and a half, two pounds a week. It's slow. It sucks. You look worse before you look better."
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On his goal weight: "I don't need to be 500 pounds. I need to be about 350. I have about another 35, 40 pounds. What's the one thing that I can really control? That's conditioning and weight."
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Wight said the goal isn't to compete for championships in AEW, but to get healthy enough to have fun in the ring and help younger talent. He's training with Rob McIntyre, who also trains John Cena.
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On his trainer: "He goes, you'll never bench 500 again. I'm like, well, just, you don't need to bench 500. You're 54 and you can still bench over 400. Why do you want to bench 500 for your ego? We're working on being healthier and living longer."
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#PaulWight #BigShow #AEW #ChrisVanVliet

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chrisvanvliet, paulwight, bigshow, aew

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