Billed at 73, the likely 71 Great Khali slightly stands over Big Show. For example, Xavier Woods being billed at 6' is preposterous if you've ever seen him in person.

And the 7ft 3in colossus made quite the impression as he dominated TWO OPPONENTS on his winning bow. Hulk Hogan (who is an unreliable source of height when bridging past wrestlers to modern wrestlers, due to lifts and mainly shrinking later in life) seems to measure to Andres eyes even in wrestling boots. He faded back into obscurity in 2018 and hasn't been seen much on WWE TV lately. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Kevin Nash was anywhere from 7'2" to 6'10". On top of the (billed) 68 Hogan being slightly shorter than Andre, here is the 68 Hogan shorter than the 68 Kane in the same scene. So, off the back of that, weve decided to list the ten tallest wrestlers in WWE history, which perhaps most surprisingly, doesnt feature The Undertaker. He also stands head-to-head with other 7 foot stars, such as here next to 7 foot NBA player Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Nash: Someone whose height in photos seems to be all over the place, even against the same giant person. AEW Rampage Winners And Losers: Fyter Fest Night Two Features ROH World Championship Match, Acclaimed & Ass-Boys Collide! Both of these women are presented as being dominant and imposing forces in the WWE women's division, as they tend to stand at least a head taller than most of the other female superstars. To be taller than The Great Khali is quite the accomplishment, and Giant Silva was just that. The former World Champion was even a couple of inches taller than The Undertaker, who he shared the ring with on multiple occasions, and just a touch taller than Kane, his former tag team partner. Like Undertaker, is more or little 6 7, but WWE calls him 610. But more telling to Great Khalis 71 height is this photo with Shaq its hard to tell because of the hair, but you could possibly argue that Khali is slightly taller by maybe a centimetre. Great Khali when he first started in Bodybuilding was listed at over 213cm which is just about 7'0". Baron Corbin, the villainous former Raw General Manager and all-round jerk of WWE, is pretty tall, right? It's tough but I hope I was fairly close. Maybe if he were in D Generation X? But WWE never went all-in with him, so his intimidation factor didn't come across on Raw. Based on our review, we provide high-quality information, pros, and cons of the respective tools or products reviewed, such that you can make an informed decision before buying or trying it. His college stat has him at 6'8" but again these measurements can be wrong too at times. Kevin Nash is not only one of the tallest men to win the WWE Championship, but also one of the tallest men to ever step inside a WWE ring. Undertaker wears thicker shoes nowadays. Even met a few about 10 years ago. Hulk Hogan before going into Wrestling was listed at 6'7" and 323lbs, and for the most part he definitely looked it. As mentioned with the most recent Braun link, note how his head is angled silghtly upwards (while Undertakers is flat). Lets not beat around the bush here, Giant Gonzalez was an absoute mountain of a human being. All Rights Reserved. He was listed at 6'8" for a while during his career and over 320lbs. Yeah exactly. Fabian stood out. No offence intended, but Khalis huge frame and build showed in the ring, as he was really quite slow inside the ropes, but that was to be expected, given he was one of the tallest WWE stars ever. Lot of respect for Big Show. Yet despite Hogan towering over Rock, he looks barely an inch shorter in this famous staredown and I doubt Rock is hardly much shorter than Andre the Giant. Charlotte Flair isn't too far behind her, at 5'10''. Kane has been applauded for being incredibly safe in the ring, not only with his opponents, but also with himself, which is probably why he hasnt picked up as many injuries as some other names on this list. There have been countless giants in wrestling history (some of whom could even wrestle pretty damn well), but there have also been a lot of big men who could barely move between the ropes. In most cases the red lines are measured from the head of the shorter person (usually, who the paragraph is about). TM-61 are botha round 6'1" tall but had look absolutely huge next to 5'10" max DIY and Revival members. Even 6'8" Sawyer Fulton looks roughly the same size as each of them, and he was listed as low as 6'6" on NXT. Standing barefooted next to the 68 Akebono, he shares similar height differences between other 68~ people further down the list. His longevity, especially with the WWE schedule, he's worked memorable programmes, been able to pull out pretty decent matches (even to this day) and his mind for the business (and I hear he's a decent fellow too). Press J to jump to the feed. At WrestleMania 38, Omos dwarfed over Bobby Lashley, and thats saying something, considering the former WWE Champion is one of the largest members of the active WWE roster. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies.

For other inquiries, Contact Us. But, consider this: there is no one on the active WWE roster taller than him. Undertaker, when he was on WCW, was listed around 6'8" and sometimes 6'7". "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Fittingly though, promoters often exaggerated his height to cartoonish levels (up to 8'6'')! UNDERTAKER, Great Khali and Braun Strowman are all monsters that have dominated WWE in recent times but now there is a new giant in town. why the hell are worked stats a thing? I asked what it was like, how big the wrestlers really were since that was always a hot topic with WWE rosters, and what they're really like. In shoes, hes either 71 or 72. Obviously, as I said in the post, the reason for Andre's mythical status is his stature everywhere. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. 2022 Sports New Media Limited.

This is despite him being a whopping 6'5'' tall (or even as tall as 6'7'', depending on where you're getting your data). That was because they were that much closer to the camera. The big man never really reached the heights in WWE (if you pardon the pun) that his huge frame suggested he might. Perhaps in his youth Undertaker was 68.5 or even up to 69 (consider the Diesel photo). Andre was billed as 7'4'' tall, but it was more likely that he actually stood at 7 feet tall; WWE loves to inflate its numbers sometimes, especially with a spectacle like Andre. I would guess at lowest 66, and up to 69 in wrestling gear (excluding hair height). His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. It's a form of entertainment that mixes athletic displays with over-the-top exaggerated characters, all wrapped up in a package that embraces spectacle. He later became an 'actor' (appearing in 1989 kung-fu movie Bloodfight) and eventually settled on working as a security guard in a Dubai supermarket. May 7, 1984: Max Palmer (Paul Bunyan) died at the age of 56 in St. Louis, Missouri of a heart disease.. ~~~He was survived by his wife Betty, daughter Amy, and son Marshall).. Start this Andre the Giant/Mean Gene video around the 1 minute mark and then start this Big Show/Mean Gene video around 2m30s and you see Gene Okerlund measure up to Andres traps/shoulders but on Big Show he measures halfway up his chest. He could be a solid 6'7.5" and he is absolutely well over 370lbs. WWE used Andres height to sell tickets, with the spectacle of the big man being slammed by Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III being one of the most iconic in wrestling history.

The name, of course, referenced the giant lumberjack from American folklore, and Palmer's incredible stature really sold the idea of a mythic being somehow existing in reality: he was a massive 7'6'' tall. Jack Swagger, whose real name is Jake Hager, had his first professional Mixed Martial Arts fight on January 26th, 2019 for the promotion Bellator MMA. Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan and Luke Gallows are all the same height, but the only taller guys are part-time giants like Big Show and Undertaker. The Argentinan weighed in at more than 460lbs, but more impressive than that, stood at a staggering 8ft tall. Annoyingly, Kane is pictured here taller than the 66 Jack Swagger (better Swagger/Kane image here) Yet here hes the same height as Undertaker Here is Kane slightly shorter than Big Show, yet here he also is half a head shorter than Big Show From the Corporate Kane era, we also saw that hes an inch or two taller than the (billed) 65 Randy Orton. Unfortunately, this is the best photo I can get of Undertaker next to the 610 Kevin Nash and even then I think I slightly overshot Takers height. Khali also didn't weigh 420lbs, not sure if he ever did. Nowadays we don't think anyone would think of Corbin, wearing his neatly pressed dress slacks and waistcoat/shirt combo, as a giant. I once came across him here on the streets of New York, and he is noticeably shorter than I am (I'm 5'10"). These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Consistently even.

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Like most giants in the pro-wrestling business, Silo Sam wasn't much of a wrestler. According his official website, Andre wore a size 24 shoe and had a wrist nearly a foot in circumference, the approximate size of a western lowland gorilla. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. He wound up leaving the company after less than a year, leaving behind a bizarre legacy as one half of one of the worst feuds in WWE history. To add more perspective, he stands at a similar height against the similarly-sized Great Khali the (billed) 610 Undertaker seems only an inch taller than the 67 Sycho Sid who is another example of a giants billed height being legitimate. There arent many photos of Cass next to big people, so standing next to Big Show will have to work. However, considering how impresisve his look was, its not too surprising to hear just how enamoured people within WWE were of Cass. Andre the Giant was born as Andr Ren Roussimoff on May 19, 1946, in Coulommiers, France. Omos is so tall in fact, that images emerged online of Omos looking taller than AJ Styles, even when AJ was stood in the middle of the ring, and Omos was on the outside. Taker being further away means he'd actually look taller if he were closer to Braun, but of course the hat confuses things. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Nowadays, hes essentially eye-to-eye, nose-to-nose with Braun. Mark Henry in that same episode was listing off their sizes with Big Show at over 7'0" and 400lbs, himself at 6'3.5" and 420lbs, and Kane at 6'7"-6'10" somewhere around there and 315lbs. My high school basketball team had worked stats. As corporate kane he wore mostly flats while the other superstars wore their boots and Randy wears some pretty thick boots which is a little unfair considering he's already 6'4"-6'5" and same for Seth who is also about 6'1" or 6'2" and weighing in between 206 and 212lbs. Wheeler Yuta Wants To Help Shape Ring Of Honor's Future, WWE Fans Think They've Already Figured Out Who Maxxine Dupri Will Be, Why Kenny Omega's One Winged Angel Is Such A Special Finisher, Brock Lesnar Vs. 15 Tallest Wrestlers Of All Time: Where Are They Now? The top of the head is hard to say with the hat, so I measured from Brauns head. Hulk Hogan: Im not going to try and accurately estimate his height because his height compared to other people is as wildly different and Kane, plus it seems Hogan has shrunk. Max Palmer wrestled for a short time in 1950's Salt Lake City, Utah, as Paul Bunyan. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. So Paul named him Babe the Blue Ox. The former Raw Tag Team Champion is a beast of a man, and looking at just how big he is, its no wonder that WWE reportedly has huge plans for him. Yeah. The red line would probably be even shorter with a flat-angled head, so assume Kurt is 510 or so. Titus ONeil: URAH URAH URAH! This guy is a shapeshifter. Picture The Great Khali, but even worse. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Join us to discuss WWE, AEW, NJPW, ChocoPro, Impact, GCW, Stardom and every other promotion, past and present. Big Show was listed at 7'1" in College. I know Andre gets all the love, and it's for good reason but IMO Big Show is the greatest giant in wrestling (or at the very least, Western Wrestling, as Giant Baba's legacy cannot be denied, if we count him as a giant at ~6'10). Like many big guys who reach a certain age, Andres posture became worse and it didn't help that he carried 550lbs at one point in his career. Its no surprise that The Great Khali is one of the tallest WWE Superstars in history, standing at 7ft 1. Sycho Sid: As noted before, he seems to be legitimately true to his 67 booking. As Enzo Amores promo opener stated, Big Cass is 7ft tall, and you just cant teach that. All rights reserved. The Rock Was The Perfect Passing Of The Torch Match, Ric Flair Reveals Details Of Recent Vince McMahon Interaction. Big lover of Liverpool FC, the undisputed best team in the world. Now hes done with wrestling, Kane (Glenn Jacobs) currently serves as the Mayor for Knox County in Tennessee. The 47-year-old former world champion, real name Paul Wight, stands at just seven feet. He wrestled for AWA in 1986, mostly in handicap matches where his part was minimised, and also had a 1987 WWE dark match as Trapper John. Well use him as our arbitrary starting point to measure people against him (e.g. Reddit's largest professional wrestling community. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.

Undoubtedly the thing most fans think of when Jinder's name comes up is the truly ridiculous physique he sported during his main event push; he looked like he was sculpted from stone. Next to 6'2" Rocky Johnson, Andre looked like a legitimate 7'0" guy. At this point, Jinder Mahal's near six month reign as WWE Champion in 2017 seems a very, very distant memory. Products and tools, brand name, logos that we may use for our reviews, belongs to their respective owners.

Well, yes. Now a days he is much smaller than that. 7'0", 7'1", 6'10", 6'11". A solid 7'1" and 340lbs. The Undertaker: Billed at 610, The Undertaker seems to be around a legitimate 68 (in shoes). Obviously the differences in camera angle and physical placement in photo can play a part. The Authority: Which WWE Heel Faction Was Better? Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. This week, we published an article looking at the 15 heaviest wrestlers in WWE history, which you can check out by clicking here, with the likes of Big Show, Yokozuna and Omos included. After quitting the court, the towering behemoth was snapped up by NXT founder and wrestling legend Triple H. He has been honing his skills at the WWE Performance Centre in Florida ever since and was finally handed an opportunity to impress in front of a crowd. Big Show, Kevin Nash). With Kane I guess it made sense in kayfabe because he was (initially) like Undertaker 2.0, but Big Cass? He is definitely near 7 foot and taller than Braun and the undertaker who are about 6 foot 5ish. Cass may be between 6'8" and 6'9", and he is absolutely over 270lbs. With his slight height advantage over Braun he definitely looks around 69, or maybe 68.5 at the lowest. The Andre/Gene and Big Show/Gene comparisons speak for themselves, really. Perhaps it was because Edge became closely associated with these superstars, all of whom stood a respectable 6'1'', that few people ever considered him as being much taller than them.

Not sure why they do that, but the NFL has done the same. The tallest wrestler ever will be more recognisable to WWE fans, as he competed in an infamous match with The Undertaker at Wrestlemania IX in 1993. One diva they didn't dwarf, however, was Paige, who is actually 5'8''! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

He was pushed out of nowhere, following a return to the company in 2016, and fans complained pretty much constantly throughout his reign. His protruding jaw and bulbous forehead add a giant/Neanderthal mystique to his visual presence. Fans might recognise him as a jealous boyfriend who chased Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman in 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Ah the many heights of the wrestler. Giant Gonzales: Billed at 8 feet tall by WWE, he was measured as a legitimate 76 by the Guinness World Records, for the record: Worlds Tallest Professional Wrestler (although some may have been taller, Gonzales is verified). Very hard to say with Andre. He warmed the little ox up by the fire and the little fellow fluffed up and dried out, but he remained as blue as the snow that had stained him in the first place. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. To make it in WWE, on the whole, youve got to be pretty young, pretty tall, pretty ripped, and pretty good looking. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". As his name suggests, Andre The Giant was no small man. Even next to the 71 Wilt Chamberlain (whose head is angled down) you see how much larger his hands, fingers, head and body width were. and to put that difference into context, Show is about a foot taller than Chris Jericho. Gonzales sheer size towered and smothered Undertaker in height and width that a middle-rope step-up couldnt overcome. compared to Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show) and measuring them (and others) to other tall guys. He won via arm-triangle choke in the first round. Raja Lion aka Muhammad Malik Khan may have been the worst wrestler to ever find gainful employment in the business. They fought in epic ladder and TLC matches with The Hardy Boyz and all four men went on to have top notch singles careers with WWE. At PostVines, try to provide the best information on the business tools and products that we test and review. Like most big guys he suffers from bad posture. There was a documentary on his years ago that had him at 6'7" when he was 16 and 6'9" and 19 when he took up boxing then wrestling. I have no idea! There are pics of him with Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin on their Instagrams and for the most part Cass just edges them both out very slightly. His huge head, his huge hands, his huge fingers, forearms, etc. On the Indian Big Brother he weighed in at about 360lbs and was listed aroun 7'1" instead of the 7'3" listing Smackdown had. The main reason I wanted to do this was to try and decipher Andre's real height based on Hogan compared to others (e.g. There are older pictures of him that definitely prove he was at least 6'6", and newer pictures placing him at about 6'3". The Great Khali: The yellow line is where I assume his head ends when his hair is flat. i gotta be that guy. undertaker was in the Skyscrapers not the Twin Towers (Akeem and Bossman). For comparison's sake, Paige is the same height as Daniel Bryan! The Indian star was one of the heaviest WWE stars ever too, and his huge frame earned him a run with the World Heavyweight Championship back in 2007. Id wager Kevin Nash is 610. Despite his short stint in WWE, no one can take away from the fact that Gonzalez is the tallest person to ever work a match for the company. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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Cass would last just two years on WWEs main roster, before being released just after WrestleMania 34 in 2018, in the middle of a feud with Daniel Bryan. And one of the most basic spectacles in human history is bearing witness to people who are much larger than regular folks! Writes about wrestling for a living, so is automatically the coolest dude you know. Hes considerably shorter than Big Show in what looks like a 3-4 inch height discrepancy although we have to remember things like posture, distance from camera, head angle, etc it seems that Undertaker may be tall enough to be considered 68 Unfortunately there are not many other great shots of Undertakers height compared to Big Show. Nash didnt shy away from using his height to his advantage, but it was also his huge frame that lead to him picking up some injuries throughout his career. Gonzalez was with WWE for around a year, even wrestling The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but his huge frame ultimately meant that he was unable to really work in WWE. Movie magic has really made him look like a monster. With the Rock he was just about the same height, Rock also being about 6'3" or 6'4". We test and review products and tools that every small and medium business must-have. A solid 7'1" and 340lbs. The 72 Titus ONeil #MadeItAWin by towering over The Big Show! Standing at 6ft 11, Nash was one of WWEs biggest stars in the 1990s, before jumping ship to WCW in 1996. Like Kurrgan, who featured earlier on this list, Giant Silva was brought into WWE from 1998 to 1999 was part of The Oddities. Try not to use backstage segments for height measurements unless you're sure of their footwear. Balancing these out 6'8 I thought was fair. You should also look at angles and perspectives. Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. He did however weigh 350lbs while in WWE. Kane (70) The Big Red Monster was known for his towering height and physique the moment he was seen for the first time. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". I think he recently said on a podcast that he's 376lbs. In WWE, he always looked big enough, but he wouldn't have ever been considered one of the biggest. Even at this height, he is the third tallest man who has been a part of the WWE squared circle. During his career in WWF his tale of the take has changed, but mostly stating him as 6'10" and during his Ministry angle at 6'11". Kane is so tall that, despite being 7ft, he isnt even in the top eight tallest wrestlers in WWE history. Just kidding this image is a good example of how powerful camera perspective and physical distance can be. In this image he stands as tall (or slightly shorter) than Io Shirai (51.5). Visually, Great Khali looks like a genuine in part due to his acromegaly. It goes without saying that tall performers have an instant advantage in the pro-wrestling business. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Being so tall makes the kind of intricate movement and athleticism required by pro-wrestling very difficult to accomplish.

The Braun/Taker image is a bit of an odd one for this. Longevity, mic skills, ring psychology/selling, wrestling ability, and speed. Braun Strowman is often listed at 6'8" and 420lbs during his strongman time but other fewer listings have him at 6'7". We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. One of the rare times we saw Big Show stood over, we also got to see the 7 foot Kane towered over again, Big Show: The Worlds (4th) Largest Athlete seems to measure in at a legitimate 70. Haystacks Calhoun, who wrestled Happy Humphrey on occasion, was said to weigh more than 600 pounds.

Silva was the taller of the duo, standing at 7ft 2, and given he weighed over 350lbs, he certainly looked like an absoute unit. Heres the 60 Kurt Angle being towered over by the 61-62 Rollins and Kurts head isnt even flat. Andre the Giant is, without a doubt, the most famous giant in pro-wrestling history. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Early Life. When he died in 1875 at the age of 30 after being struck on the back of the head with a mallet during a brawl, the stories around him only grew. The icon, who died in 2010 aged 44, stood a ginormous EIGHT FEET TALL! Required fields are marked *. As the years went on he became smaller and smaller. Also good point about backstage. I appreciate the hard work on an interesting subject. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Shaq has always been listed at 7'1" and this is a legimitate barefoot measurement. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Giant Gonzalez, real name Jorge Gonzalez and who had spells in both WCW and WWE, tops the list. Especially when there's a legit 7 footer Big Show towering over people like Cass or Kane or etc. This blurry screenshot of Hogans 1991 match vs Undertaker is the best I could find from that match, but still bad and incredibly hard to judge upon. He is listed as 6'6" in the WWE and one time at 6'7" even though there was a clear gap in size between him and Wade Barrett who was also listed at 6'7". Hard to assess the top of his head with the thick, fake hair. hes an inch or two taller than the (billed) 65 Randy Orton. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. On his WWF debut he was announced as around 6'9" or 6'10". EDIT: Cool Andre/Big Show comparison to Mean Gene and another one with Bruno Sammartino and here's a superimposition of those pics another one of them standing on the ring/apron. WWE took a shine to Cass, due to his 7ft frame, and he was immediately made to feel like the star of the group, fighting for the Universal title just five months after arriving on the main roster. He was tall and strong. Towering over other loggers at six foot tall, he served in logging camps in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin after the Civil War and cut a wide swath. I'm 6'3", and in filling out the roster they gave me a two-inch bump for Reasons? And for a guy his size, he could really move. What made his presence so much larger than life was his acromegaly which helped him grow to an estimated 69, but also enlarged his hands and skull. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Ill rank the list in order from tallest (and presumed real height estimated based on wearing shoes). The Twin Towers were Big Boss Man and Akeem. If I had to guess, Hogan used to be 67 and has shrunk to about 63-4 the same height as The Rock. Finish Of AEW Eddie Kingston Vs Chris Jericho Barbed Wire Everywhere Match Taking Criticism, The 5 Tallest Wrestlers Ever (And 5 Taller Than They Seem). Nash, alongside Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan, formed the nWo, one of the most popular wrestling acts in history. Sid is about the same as Undertaker but now a days much smaller. Braun also measures to the same point on Big Show as Undertaker did; around his eyes/brow (consider Brauns up-angled head in this to make the peak of his height higher). Often advertised as weighing more than 800 pounds, Happy Humphrey was most likely the heaviest competitor ever. He's a big boy! Sam was billed as tall as 7'8'' in certain territories, but in reality, he was closer to 7'4'' (which is still gargantuan). By 1990 he had retired from wrestling. HS football players are often reported 3-4 inchs taller and 20-40 pounds heavier. The former WWE Champion is a couple of inches taller than his storyline brother, The Undertaker, earning him the spot as the ninth tallest person to ever wrestle for WWE. Another 7ft man up next, as Kurrgan goes down as the eighth tallest wrestler to ever work for WWE. I tried to account for it. Weighing close to 600 pounds, WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna is the heaviest WWE Champion ever. From pre-WWE, Adam Scherr (Braun Strowman), powerlifting organisations, also his close friends have all corroborated the information that hes 68 (his WWE billed height). But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.