The 16 Greatest Big Men in Wrestling History

By YPB Team

Four hundred pounds and a top-rope moonsault should not go together, and yet several of these managed it.

  1. Andre the Giant — ranked #11
    Andre the Giant
    The Eighth Wonder of the World and the biggest draw of his era.
    1000pts
  2. Brock Lesnar — ranked #22
    Brock Lesnar
    An NCAA champion at 285 pounds with a shooting-star press on his highlight reel.
    924pts
  3. Umaga — ranked #33
    Umaga
    A Samoan powerhouse whose short WWE run is still cited as the template.
    815pts
  4. Braun Strowman — ranked #44
    Braun Strowman
    Tipped over a loaded truck on live television and made it look easy.
    582pts
  5. Mark Henry — ranked #55
    Mark Henry
    An Olympic lifter from Texas whose late-career heel run was the best work he did.
    513pts
  6. Vader — ranked #66
    Vader
    Four hundred pounds who moonsaulted, and hit harder than anyone wanted.
    513pts
  7. Big Show — ranked #77
    Big Show
    Seven feet tall across WCW, WWE and a second career in television.
    513pts
  8. Kane — ranked #88
    Kane
    Almost as tall as his storyline brother and just as durable.
    434pts
  9. Bam Bam Bigelow — ranked #99
    Bam Bam Bigelow
    A flame-tattooed heavyweight who could throw dropkicks.
    434pts
  10. Rikishi — ranked #1010
    Rikishi
    Moved better than any four-hundred-pounder had a right to.
    434pts
  11. Yokozuna — ranked #1111
    Yokozuna
    A sumo-styled champion who beat Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan in the same night.
    342pts
  12. Kevin Nash — ranked #1212
    Kevin Nash
    Seven feet of Diesel, a WWF title reign and half of the nWo.
    233pts
  13. The Great Khali — ranked #1313
    The Great Khali
    Seven foot one and a World Heavyweight Champion who became a national star in India.
    233pts
  14. The Undertaker — ranked #1414
    The Undertaker
    Six foot ten and able to move like someone eighty pounds lighter for three decades.
    103pts
  15. Bruiser Brody — ranked #1515
    Bruiser Brody
    A wild territory-era heavyweight who drew across three continents.
    103pts
  16. Haystacks Calhoun — ranked #1616
    Haystacks Calhoun
    A six-hundred-pound attraction of the 1950s and 60s carnival circuit.
    103pts

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