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Paulo Cesar Silva
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Giant King Giant Silva The New Giant Paulo Silva Tricky the Beast
Billed height	219 cm (7 ft 2 in)
Billed weight	159 kg (365 lb)
Born	July 21, 1963 São Paulo, Brazil
Trained by	Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard
Debut	1998

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Career

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World Wrestling Entertainment

He came to WWE on the May 25, 1998 episode of Raw is War. He may be best remembered for his stint as "Giant Silva", a member of the "Oddities" stable, although he also competed for CMLL in Mexico as Gigante Silva. Silva has since been paired with Dalip Singh as a tag team in All Japan Pro Wrestling. World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Oddities were a professional wrestling stable in the WWF (now the WWE). ... The Logo of CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) is a lucha libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara and Puebla. ... Dalip Singh (born August 27, 1972) is an Indian wrestler and actor, better known by his ringname The Great Khali (or The Big Cahuna). ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ...

PRIDE Fighting Championship

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Finishing and signature moves

• Splash from the first rope
• Giant Press (gorilla press slam)
• Superplex
• Chokeslam
• Powerbomb
• Backbreaker
• Clawhold
• Clawhold STO

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Mixed Martial Arts Record

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External links

• Giant Silva at Sherdog.com