10 Best Giants In WCW History, Ranked

The 1990s was a time when every major promotion hoped to have a few giants on the roster. WWE and WCW were trying to sign all the top giant characters away from each other. Even ECW had Paul Heyman trying to create his own big men gimmicks despite having a more diehard fan base and smaller roster.

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WCW tried to push a few bigger wrestlers for their height and/or weight giving them a size advantage over others. The larger-than-life performers attempting to get over had mixed track records in their legacies in the promotion. Each of the following giant characters were the best of their kind in WCW history.

10 "Mean" Mark Callous Never Worked Out In WCW

The Undertaker Was Paired With Paul Heyman

• Wrestled Under "Mean" Mark Name
• Paul Heyman Managed Him
• Never Wanted To Work For WCW After Negative Ending

One of the biggest mistakes from WCW came when they had The Undertaker on the roster before WWE did. However, Undertaker didn’t use the same character and worked under the name of “Mean” Mark Callous.

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Paul Heyman even managed Callous for a short time with two future legends unable to get over in WCW. Callous wasn’t treated like a respected giant and felt like just another character. Undertaker even claimed he made a pact to never work for WCW again after Ole Anderson said he’d never draw money.

9 The Shark Couldn't Cause An Earthquake

Former WWE Giant Main Eventer Struggled In WCW

• Hogan Helped Him Join WCW For Another Run
• The Shark Gimmick Failed Him
• Was Forgotten Member Of Dungeon Of Doom

John Tenta found his greatest success in wrestling as Earthquake when WWE needed a new rival for Hulk Hogan. The various monster heel characters were always pushed in WWE with the idea of being an ideal foe to Hogan once over enough.

WCW tried to the same thing with Tenta when Hogan joined the company and had a lot of influence. The Shark was the main gimmick used by Tenta as part of the Dungeon of Doom faction. WCW barely did much with him as a secondary giant character.

8 One Man Gang

Actually Won A Title During Forgettable WCW Tenure

• Rebuilt Career After Akeem Failure In WWE
• Won United States Championship
• Had Short Run Before Losing WCW Spot

WCW signed One Man Gang as another former WWE talent they wanted to see add familiarity to attract new viewers. One Man Gang tried to rebuild after the most recent WWE tenure as Akeem failed with the outlandish gimmick holding him back.

The WCW run did see One Man Gang winning the United States Championship to score a singles title after he never accomplished that in WWE. One Man Gang was a solid mid-card talent, but he remains lower down the list for the lowered ceiling.

7 El Gigante Wasn't As Bad As Giant Gonzalez

Showed More Potential In WCW Before WWE Run

• Joined WCW After Basketball Career Ended
• Showed More Potential To WCW Fans
• Fans Remember Failed Giant Gonzalez Run More

More fans will remember Giant Gonzalez in WWE than the WCW tenure for the same wrestler under the name of El Gigante. WCW actually discovered El Gigante after his basketball career fizzled out and wanted to make him a homegrown success story.

Unfortunately, El Gigante opted to leave WCW for WWE since he had a bigger push promised against The Undertaker. WWE made negative changes to take away any credibility fans viewed him with after the WCW run at least tried to showcase him with a natural personality.

6 Scott Norton Was Vicious Powerhouse

Arm Wrestling Master Had Underrated WCW Career

• Shorter "Giant" Character Due To His Strength
• Had Incredible Arm-Wrestling Background
• Underrated Member Of New World Order

Scott Norton is among the shorter wrestlers on the list at 6’3’’ tall, but he was portrayed as a big man due to his mass and strength. Few wrestlers had reputations for being as strong as Norton based on his history in strongman contests and as an arm-wrestling legend.

Norton using power moves and often facing wrestlers smaller than him to sell his character worked effectively. WCW saw fans viewing Norton with respect when he tried to sell the big man gimmick utilizing his physical strength to his advantage.

5 Bam Bam Bigelow Won A Few Titles In WCW

Agile Giant Was Able To Pull Off Cool Moves

• Rare Big Man That Did Top Rope Moves
• Joined WCW To Become Goldberg's Next Rival
• Found Greater WCW Success In Jersey Triad Team

Many fans forget that Bam Bam Bigelow was considered a big man wrestler since many of his moves were more akin to cruiserweights. Bigelow loved to use the top rope, and it helped his career as a rare man of that size to pull off those moves.

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WCW pushed Bam Bam in the final few years by having him debut in a role feuding with Goldberg. A move to the tag team division with Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon as the Jersey Triad saw Bigelow thriving more as a valued part of an over heel act.

4 Sid Vicious Had Multiple Stints In WCW

WCW Main Eventer Used His Height Perfectly

• Felt Taller Than Most Wrestlers With Height
• Won WCW & WWE World Titles
• Main Evented Both Starrcade & WrestleMania PPVs

Sid Vicious having a tall and lean physique added to his height, despite not taller than most big men. WCW had Sid on the roster at 6’7’’ tall, but he felt much taller since he worked the big man style better than most.

Finishing moves like the powerbomb and the big boot showcased Sid’s strengths as a respected giant character. Sid was a rare name to win both WWE and WCW world titles during the Monday Night Wars since both companies often trusted him.

3 The Giant Was One Of The Best Big Men In WCW History

Breaking Out As Andre The Giant’s Son Started His Career

• Hogan Pitched Character Of Andre The Giant's Son
• WCW Always Attempted To Protect His Giant Gimmick
• Kept The Giant Name Until Leaving For WWE

WCW made up a lie about The Giant aka Big Show being the long-lost son of Andre the Giant when he joined the promotion. Hulk Hogan wanted a long-term feud with Giant, so the storyline was set up to claim that Hogan’s old foe had a son ready to get revenge.

The Giant thankfully got away from the Andre association after the Hogan feud, but he remained among the most pushed big men on the roster. WCW always had Giant in a credible role working against top names like Hogan, Ric Flair and Sting.

2 Vader Was The Mastodon For A Reason

Arguably WCW’s Best World Champion Before Hogan Era

• Dominant World Title Reigns Before Hogan Era Started
• Harley Race As Manager Put Him Over The Top
• Great Feuds With Sting, Flair & Simmons

Vader was one of the names that WCW trusted in the years before bigger names like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage joined as faces of the franchise. WCW had an underrated product in the early 1990s with Vader as their top heel.

Former legendary wrestler Harley Race managing Vader put him over the top in memorable feuds against the likes of Ric Flair, Sting and Ron Simmons. Vader pulling off both power moves showing his size advantage and shocking us all with top rope moves personified the past, present and future of big men workers.

1 Kevin Nash Is A Giant WCW Legend

Big Sexy Became The Top WCW Big Man Wrestler

• Extremely Important Member To NWO's Success
• Won Major Giant Vs Giant Feud Over Big Show
• Reached Top Of Mountain As WCW Champion

WCW hiring Kevin Nash in 1996 led to him, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan changing the industry with the New World Order act. Nash was the giant wrestler of the group and always held that spot, even when taller or heavier wrestlers joined.

There was even a memorable “giant vs giant” feud with Nash getting past The Giant to call himself the top big man in WCW. Nash thrived both in the tag division with Scott Hall, and he proved he was a viable main eventer winning the WCW Championship five times.