Bess Katramados is popularly known as Big Show’s wife, an American professional wrestler, actor, and professional wrestling commentator. She was also a former American model and co-starred on “The Big Show Show”, a Netflix sitcom.
As a celebrity wife, most of her fame comes from the fact that her husband is a big deal in the entertainment world. Since their marriage, a lot of fans have asked quite a number of questions about her. In this article, we will give answers to the most important ones. Let us start with a summary of the ten biggest facts about Katramados.
Top ten facts about Bess Katramados
- She was born on 13 July 1973 to an American Christian family living in Illinois, USA, and will turn 48 on her birthday in 2021.
- In 1991, Katramados graduated from Lutheran High School in Illinois — a Christian school owned by the Lutheran church.
- She started modelling part-time when she was in her final year of high school and pursued a career in the industry full-time.
- Before she became Big Show’s wife, he was married to Melissa Ann Piavis for five years between 1997 and 2002.
- Katramados has a step-daughter named Cierra Wight, and she shares two children with the professional wrestler.
- In 2021, Katramados has an estimated net worth of $3 million while her husband The Big Show is worth about $20 million in 2021.
- Bess Katramados stands at about 5 feet 8 inches and weighs approximately 64kg, and her spouse Paul Wight stood about 7 feet 2 inches in his prime and weighs nearly 500 lb (230 kg).
- Big Show has won the WWF/WWE Championship twice, WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once. He is also notably the only wrestler to have won all four major American wrestling titles.
- The wrestler has also starred in films such as 1996 “Jingle All the Way”, 1998 “The Waterboy”, and the 2015 action film “Vendetta”.
- Big Show quit the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in January 2021 and joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name, Paul Wight as a commentator alongside Tony Schiavone.
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Early life and education
Katramados was born on 13 July 1973 to an American Christian family living in Illinois, USA. She grew up with her parents in their family home in the Midwestern region of the US. Bess will turn 48 on her birthday in 2021.
She has always been vocal about her faith in God and she is raising her children in the faith as well. Her husband Big Show also claims to be a Christian, although his MySpace page adds ‘other’ in the region section.
The former model attended Lutheran High School in Illinois. This is a Christian school owned by the Lutheran church, Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism. It is likely she graduated in 1991 and started pursuing a career in modelling.
Career
According to online sources, Bess Katramados started modelling part-time when she was in her final year of high school. She’s elegantly built and has a beautiful face which made her popular sought after by modelling agencies.
She started her career as a small-time model doing gigs during school breaks. After leaving high school, she went into the industry full-time and began traveling to various countries for work. Details of the brands and agencies that Katramados worked with are not currently available on the internet. There’s no record of any of the popular brands like Vogue, Prada and the rest working with her.
The couple never volunteered information on how they met but it happened when the wrestler was still married to his first wife, Melissa Piavis. Here is a bit of information about the wrestler.
Big Show (Paul Wight)
Paul Wight, known by his stage name Big Show, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and professional wrestling commentator. He is 49 years old and began his professional wrestling career at 22 on 3 December 1994.
Besides using the moniker, The Big Show, he also fought briefly as The Giant between 1995 and 1999. His real name is Wight and it has nothing to do with ‘Wight 5e’, which is a fictional undead creature given a semblance of life through sheer violence and hatred.
Before Big Show married Bess Katramados, he was married to Melissa Ann Piavis. Wight and Piavis were married for five years between 1997 and 2002. Sources claim that their marriage started experiencing troubles after Big Show met the beautiful model.
However, other sources counter this theory with the fact that the professional wrestler had not met his current wife until 2001 but he and his ex-wife were already separated in 2000. There is no information on why the couple broke up. Their divorce was finalised in February 2002 and both of them went back into the dating pool.
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They welcomed a child together in 1998 named Cierra Wight. Cierra is 23 years old in 2021 and she lived with her mother even though she saw her father occasionally. It appears that Wight and Piavis agreed to share custody of their daughter.
After he and his ex-wife divorced, Big Show wasted no time in marrying Bess Katramados on 11 February 2002. The wedding ceremony took place just five days after his divorce. Together, they have welcomed two children.
Big Show, Bess Katramados, Cierra Wight, and other kids
Career and notable achievements
As noted at the beginning of this article, Katramados is popular because she is The Big Show’s wife. But, why is Big Show popular? Well, first, he is not just any kind of wrestler.
