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Giant Silva

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Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • Paulo Cesar da Silva competed in 1992 Barcelona Olympics in wrestling representing Brazil..

World Wrestling Federation:

  • Giant Silva was brought into the World Wrestling Federation to be a member of the Human Oddities..
  • May 15-16, 1998 – WWA: Paulo Silva defeated Doctor X.
  • July 11, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Paulo Silva defeated Derek Domino in a dark match.
  • August 20, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Primo Carnera III.
  • August 21, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Andrew Martin.
  • August 22, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak.
  • August 30, 1998 – SummerSlam: The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan) defeated Kai En Tai (Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku) in a handicap match.
  • September 2-5, 1998 – House Show: Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak.
  • September 5, 1998 – RAW Saturday Night: The Oddities (Giant Silva & Kurrgan) defeated Darren Drozdov & Road Warrior Animal.
  • September 24, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Tom Prichard.
  • September 24, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Andrew Martin.
  • September 25, 1998 – WWA: Giant Silva defeated Tom Howard.
  • October 18, 1998 – Sunday Night Heat: The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan) defeated Los Boricuas (Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada & Miguel Perez).
  • October 24, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan) defeated Kevin Quinn, Mike Anthony & Tom Voss.
  • October 24, 1998 – NWA 50th Anniversary Show: Steve Williams defeated Andrew Martin and Babu and Barry Houston and Christopher Daniels and Devon Storm and Giant Silva and Glen Kulka and Kurt Angle and Shawn Stasiak and Steve Corino and Teddy Hart and Tiger Ali Singh and Tom Prichard in a battle royal.
  • November 1, 1998 – Sunday Night Heat: The Brood (Christian, Edge & Gangrel) defeated The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan).
  • November 16, 1998 – RAW is WAR: D-Generation X (Billy Gunn, The Road Dogg & X-Pac) defeated The Oddities (Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan).
  • December 12, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan defeated Jimmy Cicero, Lance Diamond & Steve Corino.
  • January 10, 1999 – Super Astros: Giant Silva defeated JR Ryder.
  • February 5, 1999 – PCW: Giant Silva defeated Mideon by disqualification.
  • February 6, 1999 – ECWA: Giant Silva & Jose Estrada Jr. defeated The Truth Commission (Recon & Sniper).
  • February 20, 1999 – Shotgun Saturday Night: The Disciples Of Apocalypse (8-Ball & Skull) & Too Much (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) defeated The Oddities (George Steele, Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan).
  • February 21, 1999 – Sunday Night Heat: The Disciples Of Apocalypse (8-Ball & Skull) & Too Much (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) defeated The Oddities (George Steele, Giant Silva, Golga & Kurrgan).
  • April 28, 2000 – IWA-WWF: Pain defeated Giant Silva..

Japan:

  • September 7, 2001 – NJPW: Giant Silva defeated Scott Norton.
  • September 14, 2001 – NJPW: Scott Hall defeated Giant Silva.
  • October 24, 2001 – NJPW: Chris Candido & Giant Silva defeated Jushin Thunder Liger & Osamu Nishimura.
  • January 4, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-1: Giant Silva defeated Katsuhisa Fujii & Kohei Sato in Handicap match..
  • July 25, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-4: Giant Silva & Psycho the Death (Psycho Simpson) defeated Toshiaki Kawada & Hiro Yokoi..
  • September 20, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-5: Giant Silva defeated The Great Sasuke..

Pride Fighting:

  • Late 2004: Giant Silva became a Pride FC Fighter. His record was 1 win and 4 losses..
  • December 31, 2005–Pride Shockwave: James Thompson defeated Giant Silva by referee-stoppage after a kick to the head!
  • April 2, 2006–PRIDE Bushido 10: Ikuhisa Minowa defeated Giant Silva by referee-stoppage after knees to the head!
  • December 31, 2006–K-1’s Kyosera Dome Show: Giant Silva defeated Akebono by Submission in a quick fight in Osaka, Japan..
  • March 7, 2004 – Hustle-2: Matt Ghaffari & Mark Coleman & Kevin Randleman & Dusty Rhodes Jr. defeated Giant Silva & Dan Bodish & Naoya Ogawa in a Handicap match..

American Independents:

  • August 25, 2007 – National Wrestling Superstars: The Odd-It-Tees (Giant Silva & Goal-Duh) defeated Sal Sincere & TNT..
  • October 5, 2007 – National Wrestling Superstars: The Odd-It-Tees w/George The Animal Steele defeated Sal Sincere & The Equalizer..
  • October 6, 2007 – NWS: The Odd-It-Tees & Slayer w/George Steele beat Sal Sincere & The Equalizer & JD Smooth w/Royce Profit..
  • February 1, 2008–NWS: Giant Silva & The Zombie defeated Danny Doring & Julio DiNero.
  • February 2, 2008–NWS: The Odd-It-Tees (Giant Silva & Goal-Duh) defeated Danny Demanto & The Equalizer.
  • May 10, 2008–NWS: Giant Silva defeated B. Fehrm, Bobby Youngblood, Jack Spades & The Shadow in a handicap match.
  • November 1, 2008–NWS: Giant Silva & The Patriot defeated Saddam Insane & The Wild Man From Borneo.
  • January 23-24, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva defeated Julian DiNero.
  • February 21, 2009–NWS: The Odd-It-Tees (Giant Silva & Goal-Duh) defeated Corey Havoc & Salvatore Sincere.
  • March 14, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva & Short Sleeve Sampson defeated Danny Demanto & King Nagumbo.
  • March 27, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva, Nikko The Monkey Man & The Zombie defeated Major Disaster, Salvatore Sincere & TNT.
  • April 10, 2009–Women Superstars Uncensored: Giant Silva won an NWS Gulliver Travel Match over four skinny jobbers..
  • August 14, 2009–Women Superstars Uncensored: Giant Silva won an NWS Gulliver Travel Match over four skinny jobbers..
  • August 21, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva, Goal-Duh, Ryan Angus & The Zombie defeated Bryan Harley, Danny Demanto, Rick Cataldo & Sean Hanson.
  • October 30, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva defeated B. Fehrm, JD Smoothie, Sonny Boy Gulano & The Goat Boy in a handicap match.
  • November 6, 2009–NWS: Danny Demanto & The Nigerian Nightmares (Maifu & Saifu) vs. Giant Silva, The Zombie & Vicious Vinny ended in a double DQ.
  • November 7, 2009–NWS: Giant Silva defeated B. Fehrm, Robert Pigeon, The Goat Boy & Tiger Man in a handicap match.
  • January 31, 2010–NWS: Giant Silva defeated Goat Boy, Manny Perez, Ole Skool & Tiger Mask in a handicap match.
  • February 19, 2010–NWS: Giant Silva defeated Goat Boy, Robert Pigeon, Sonny Boy Gulano & Tiger Man in a handicap match.
  • May 1, 2010–NWS: Giant Silva defeated The Zoo World Order (Goat Hall, Hollywood Konga-rilla, Nikko-Pac & Tiger Nash) in a handicap match.

    Adriele Da Silva wrote in with these comments: You guys have Giant Silva’s real name wrong on this site. He’s name is not John D. Silva….He’s real name is Paulo C. Silva…he is married to Catia, and has two kids, Luiz, and Adriele.

Updated: February 2, 2024 @ 10:18 am

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Debut

1997-2010

Birthday

July 21, 1963

Hometown

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gender

Male

Height

7'3"

Weight

403 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Giant Press,
The Choke Slam,
The Superplex

Favorite Move(s)

The Powerbomb,
The Suplex,
The Backbreaker,
The Iron Claw,
Iron Claw Slam,
Iron Claw STO

Notable Feuds

The Headbangers,
Kaientai

Status

Living