5 Tallest Wrestlers in WWE History

There's nothing quite like a giant in wrestling. The 'David vs Goliath' is probably one of the most frequent storylines used in wrestling. And these humongous men act as the perfect Goliaths to the heroic babyfaces who are tasked with overcoming them.

And while they are generally never the greatest in-ring performers, just their sheer size makes up for there lack of wrestling ability. Also, you might stumble upon someone like The Undertaker once in a while, who can go toe to toe with the best of them.

Now, it is important to remember that males start to shrink at the age of 30 and naturally lose a few inches in height. So we are going take into consideration the tallest these giants were in their prime instead of what they are now.

Also, pro wrestling is an entertainment business and it is not uncommon for the promoters to exaggerate the physical structures of the performers. We have also taken this into consideration and tried to rank these men in order to their real heights and not what they were billed to be.

So without further ado, let's get on with the list.

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#5. Big Show - 7'/7'1"

The Big Show has been with the WWE for almost two decades.

The Big Show is easily one of the greatest big men to ever step foot in a wrestling ring. Originally known as 'The Giant' in WCW, The Big Show has had an almost two-decade-long tenure in the WWE. His longevity is very impressive because of the fact that most men of his size are hardly able to handle the rigours of wrestling for more than a couple of years.

The Big Show was originally billed at 7'4" by WCW and then at 7'2" upon his arrival in the WWE. But it is fair to say that Show was about 7 feet or an inch taller in his prime. Just have a look at his old pictures with The Undertaker who is 6'10". There is no way he is half a feet taller than The Deadman.

Although most people would have expected him a lot higher on this list, there are four men in WWE history who were even taller than The Big Show.

#4. The Great Khali - 7'1"

Khali is a former World Heavyweight Champion.

Khali had two distinct phases in his wrestling career. In the first phase he was the foreign monster who would destroy anybody in his path. This led to clean wins over both The Undertaker, John Cena, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels. Only a handful of people in wrestling history might be able to say that they did the same.

Khali spent the second part of his career as a bona fide lower card comedy act. While his fall from grace was shocking, it was justified at the same time. Khali was always one of the worst wrestlers on the roster but at least he was at least convincing as a monster in his initial days in the WWE. But after a couple of years in the company, he could no longer even move properly in the ring.

A comedy act was properly the best the WWE could come up with for him before letting him go as his contract ran up. Shockingly, Khali had managed to win the World Heavyweight on one occasion while in the WWE. Pretty impressive for someone who was as bad in the ring as he was.

#3. Giant Silva - 7'2"

Giant Silva was truly a giant of a man.

Giant Silva is not a name that most WWE fans will remember. And they cannot be blamed for doing so as his run in the WWE was forgettable indeed. He was initially a basketball player but would then shift his focus to pro wrestling.

He spent a couple of years in the WWE as a part of The Oddities stable. But he was mostly their manager and would be in tag team matches whenever he got in the ring. This was clearly done to hide his shortcomings in the ring.

After leaving the WWE, he would go to New Japan Pro Wrestling before pursuing a career in MMA. He spent most of his MMA career in Pride Fighting Championship but it is safe to say that he was not the greatest fighter either judging by his 2-6 record.

#2. Andre The Giant - 7'4"

Andre The Giant is one of the biggest icons in wrestling history.

Often imitated but never duplicated, there will never be another Andre The Giant. Back in the day, Andre was clearly the biggest draw in all of professional wrestling. The sight of a man so large performing dropkicks would fill arenas at the click of a finger.

Andre The Giant is just not known among wrestling fans but is also a pop culture icon. It is hard to say where the WWE would be today if Hulk Hogan had not body slammed Andre at Wrestlemania 3. To this day it remains the most iconic moment in wrestling history.

Although many fans point out to an image of Andre with the 7'1" Wilt Chamberlain taken on the sets of 'Conan The Barbarian' in which they look the same height, it should be remembered that by this point Andre had already been wrestling for a couple of decades. On top of that he had long history of injuries. It is clearly possible that in his prime he was the 7'4" he was billed at for his entire career.

#1. Giant Gonzalez - 7'7"

Giant Gonzalez was so big, he towered over most giants.

Giant Gonzalez is the tallest wrestler in wrestling history. He was another athlete who made the transition from basketball to pro wrestling and had played for the Atlanta Hawks at one point of time. And even though at times he was billed to be 8 feet tall, in reality, he was about 7'7".

Gonzalez was hardly the greatest wrestler in the world. It might even be a stretch to call him 'competent' in the ring. But he will forever be remembered in wrestling for facing The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 9 and also because of his atrocious ring attire.

He was with the company for less than a year but to this day remains the tallest wrestler to compete in a WWE ring.