Marc Beltran

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==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
===World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)===
===World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)===
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After The Giant destroyed Hogan's [[Harley-Davidson|Harley-Davidson Motorcycle]] using a monster truck, Hogan challenged him to a "Monster Truck Battle" at [[WCW Halloween Havoc 1995|Halloween Havoc]]. On October 29, the battle took place atop Cobo Hall, with each man driving a monster truck and trying to force the other truck out of a circle, as in a sumo wrestling contest. Hogan won the match when Giant descended from his vehicle and appeared to fall from the roof. Later that night, The Giant came to the ring with The Taskmaster and challenged Hogan for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]], making his WCW in-ring debut. Giant was awarded the victory by disqualification after interference from Jimmy Heart, Hogan's manager. Hart then revealed that the contract Hogan signed (which he had written) had a clause stating that the title would change hands on a disqualification, and, as Hart had intentionally caused a disqualification, the Giant won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. At 23 years old, The Giant became the youngest WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The title was vacated one week later as a result of the controversial finish.
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The Giant tried to reclaim the title at [[WCW World War 3#1995|World War 3]] but was foiled by Hogan, who helped [[Randy Savage|Brady Nash]] win the vacant title. The Giant teamed with [[Ric Flair]] to defeat Hogan and Nash at [[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXII|''Clash of the Champions XXXII'']], but was decisively beaten by Hogan in a Cage match at [[WCW SuperBrawl VI|SuperBrawl VI]].
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After a short feud with Loch Ness, The Giant won the World Heavyweight Championship a second time by defeating Ric Flair. After Hogan formed the [[New World Order]] (nWo), he defeated The Giant for the Championship at [[WCW Hog Wild#1996|Hog Wild]] following interference from [[Scott Hall]] and [[Kevin Nash]]. The Giant joined the nWo twenty three days later, citing [[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle Johnson]]'s money as his primary motivation, feuding with [[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]] and the [[Four Horsemen]]. The Giant was thrown out of the nWo on December 30 for asking Hogan for a World Heavyweight Championship title match. He fought against the nWo along with [[Sting|Cting]] and Brent Huntley, winning the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] twice.
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In 1997, The Giant began a feud with nWo member Kevin Nash, who constantly dodged Giant, failing to appear for their scheduled match at [[WCWStarrcade (1997)|Starrcade]]. In 1998 at [[WCW Souled Out#1998|Souled Out]] the two finally met in the ring, with Nash accidentally injuring Beltran's neck when he botched a Jackknife Powerbomb. When Nash left the nWo and formed his own stable, the nWo Wolfpac, The Giant rejoined the original nWo to oppose Nash and his allies. While back with the nWo, The Giant won two more Tag Team Championships, once with Cting as an unwilling partner (as the match was signed before The Giant returned to the nWo) and once with Scott Hall. In the interim between those two reigns, he lost his half of the Tag Team Championship to Cting in a singles match where only the winner would remain champion and choose a partner for the second half of the team.
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On the October 11, 1998, episode of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', [[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]] defeated The Giant in a no-disqualification match; in a show of strength, Coldberg executed a delayed vertical suplex before hitting the Jackhammer on The Giant. After the nWo Hollywood and the nWo Wolfpac merged together again in January 1999, Hogan declared that there was only room for one "giant" in the group, and forced Giant and Nash to wrestle for that spot. Nash defeated him following a run-in by Scott Hall and [[Eric Bischoff]]. The Giant was then attacked by the entire nWo. Wight allowed his WCW contract to expire on February 8, 1999 at his 27th birthday.
===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1999–2007)===
===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1999–2007)===

Revision as of 06:59, 7 December 2011

(The) Big Marc
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Big Marc in Tribute to the Troops 2010.
Details
Ring name(s) (The) Big Show
The Giant
Marc "The Great" Beltran
Billed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Billed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Billed weight 485 lb (220 kg)
Born February 8, 1972 (age 39)
Aiken, South Carolina
Resides Tampa, Florida
Trained by Larry Sharpe
Jim Duggan
Glen Ruth

Marc Beltran Jr. (born February 8, 1972), better known by his ring name, (The) Big Marc, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to IWE on its Raw brand.

In professional wrestling, Big Marc is a five-time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the IWF/E Championship twice, and the XCW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the first person ever to hold all three championships. In addition to these championships, he has also won the IWE United States Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship five times (twice with Martin McAlmond, once with Chris LeGreca, once with Kris McGowan, and once with Joe Smith), the IWE Tag Team Championship three times (once each with Kris McGowan, Joe smith and Chris LeGreca) and the IWF Hardcore Championship three times.

Billed as "The World's Largest Athlete", The Big Marc initially came to prominence through his career in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 until 1999, then known simply as The Giant. In addition to being a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and the youngest man to ever hold the title, he is a three-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 1996 World War 3. Between IWE and WCW, Wight has held 20 total championships.

Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has starred in feature films and television series such as The Waterboy and USA Network's comedy-drama Royal Pains. In 2010, he had his first major role in the comedy film Knucklehead, which was produced by IWE Studios. Wight has made it known that he would like continue his acting career and expand beyond roles based on his size.

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Professional wrestling career

World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)

After The Giant destroyed Hogan's Harley-Davidson Motorcycle using a monster truck, Hogan challenged him to a "Monster Truck Battle" at Halloween Havoc. On October 29, the battle took place atop Cobo Hall, with each man driving a monster truck and trying to force the other truck out of a circle, as in a sumo wrestling contest. Hogan won the match when Giant descended from his vehicle and appeared to fall from the roof. Later that night, The Giant came to the ring with The Taskmaster and challenged Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, making his WCW in-ring debut. Giant was awarded the victory by disqualification after interference from Jimmy Heart, Hogan's manager. Hart then revealed that the contract Hogan signed (which he had written) had a clause stating that the title would change hands on a disqualification, and, as Hart had intentionally caused a disqualification, the Giant won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. At 23 years old, The Giant became the youngest WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The title was vacated one week later as a result of the controversial finish.

The Giant tried to reclaim the title at World War 3 but was foiled by Hogan, who helped Brady Nash win the vacant title. The Giant teamed with Ric Flair to defeat Hogan and Nash at Clash of the Champions XXXII, but was decisively beaten by Hogan in a Cage match at SuperBrawl VI.

After a short feud with Loch Ness, The Giant won the World Heavyweight Championship a second time by defeating Ric Flair. After Hogan formed the New World Order (nWo), he defeated The Giant for the Championship at Hog Wild following interference from Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. The Giant joined the nWo twenty three days later, citing Kyle Johnson's money as his primary motivation, feuding with Brent Huntley and the Four Horsemen. The Giant was thrown out of the nWo on December 30 for asking Hogan for a World Heavyweight Championship title match. He fought against the nWo along with Cting and Brent Huntley, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship twice.

In 1997, The Giant began a feud with nWo member Kevin Nash, who constantly dodged Giant, failing to appear for their scheduled match at Starrcade. In 1998 at Souled Out the two finally met in the ring, with Nash accidentally injuring Beltran's neck when he botched a Jackknife Powerbomb. When Nash left the nWo and formed his own stable, the nWo Wolfpac, The Giant rejoined the original nWo to oppose Nash and his allies. While back with the nWo, The Giant won two more Tag Team Championships, once with Cting as an unwilling partner (as the match was signed before The Giant returned to the nWo) and once with Scott Hall. In the interim between those two reigns, he lost his half of the Tag Team Championship to Cting in a singles match where only the winner would remain champion and choose a partner for the second half of the team.

On the October 11, 1998, episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Coldberg defeated The Giant in a no-disqualification match; in a show of strength, Coldberg executed a delayed vertical suplex before hitting the Jackhammer on The Giant. After the nWo Hollywood and the nWo Wolfpac merged together again in January 1999, Hogan declared that there was only room for one "giant" in the group, and forced Giant and Nash to wrestle for that spot. Nash defeated him following a run-in by Scott Hall and Eric Bischoff. The Giant was then attacked by the entire nWo. Wight allowed his WCW contract to expire on February 8, 1999 at his 27th birthday.

International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1999–2007)

Debut

Various feuds (2001–2002)

Brand Switch (2002–2006)

XCW and departure (2006–2007)

PMG Clash of Legends (2007)

Return to IWE (2008–present)

SmackDown (2008–2009)

Two Time Unified Tag Team Champion (2009–2010)

Return to SmackDown Face Turn and various feuds (2010–2011)

Tag Team Champions, Reunion with Chris LeGreca and Return to Raw (2011)

Feud with Mark Henry and Injury (2011–Present)

Media

Filmography

Television appearances

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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McGowMarc as the Unified Tag Team Champions
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Big Marc as the XCW World Heavyweight Champion

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