Giant Silva

for the New Zealand wrestler and boxer see John da Silva

Paulo César da Silva
Born	(1964-07-21) July 21, 1964 São Paulo, Brazil
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Giant King Giant Silva The New Giant Paulão
Billed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Billed weight	385 lb (175 kg; 27.5 st)
Trained by	Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard
Debut	1988

Paulo César da Silva (born in São Paulo) is a Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Giant Silva.

Career

Very much like El Gigante/Giant Gonzales in the early years, Silva was originally a professional basketball player, playing for the Brazilian Team in the Olympic Games. He is often billed between 7'4 and 7'7 but is really 7'2.

He wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the Oddities, during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s.

PRIDE Fighting Championship

Silva competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, a defunct mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. Silva, at one time, trained with members of the Gracie family, most notably Ricardo Gracie and Ralek Gracie. On December 31, 2006 Giant Silva defeated former Yokozona Akebono Tarō by Kimura Armlock 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.

Independent Circuit

Silva is currently wrestling on the Independent Wrestling Circuit, making his return at the National Wrestling Superstars show in Carteret, New Jersey on August 25, 2007. He is a regular in NWS, and is currently taking bookings for independent promotions.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Bottom rope splash
  • Military press slam
  • Superplex

• Signature moves
  • Backbreaker
  • Chokeslam
  • Clawhold, sometimes transitioned into an STO
  • Powerbomb

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Win	2-6	Akebono	Submission (Kimura)	K-1 Premium Dynamite!! 2006	December 31, 2006	1	1:02	Osaka, Japan
Loss	1-6	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (Knees)	PRIDE Bushido 10	April 2, 2006	1	2:33	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1-5	James Thompson	TKO (Strikes)	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	December 31, 2005	1	1:28	Saitama, Japan
Loss	1-4	Choi Mu Bae	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	PRIDE Shockwave 2004	December 31, 2004	1	5:47	Saitama, Japan
Loss	1-3	Takashi Sugiura	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE Bushido 4	July 19, 2004	1	2:35	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	1-2	Naoya Ogawa	TKO (Punches)	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004	June 20, 2004	1	3:29	Saitama, Japan
Win	1-1	Henry Miller	Submission (Kimura)	PRIDE Total Elimination 2004	April 25, 2004	1	4:04	Saitama, Japan
Loss	0-1	Heath Herring	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	December 31, 2003	3	0:35	Saitama, Japan

Championships and accomplishments

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002) - with Masahiro Chono and Giant Singh

External links

• Giant Silva at Sherdog.com