Paul Wight ‘starting to see real results’ in the gym amid AEW absence
Paul Wight is starting to notice a real difference in his physique as he progresses toward what he hopes will be a return to the AEW ring.
With the goal of reaching 350 pounds, Wight has steadily been losing weight. He was in the 380s as of his last update and is working toward getting in the best shape possible. On Instagram today, Wight shared a new progress photo from the gym.
“Starting to see real results. Today is better than yesterday,” the former Big Show wrote. “I’m on my way to being a super model! Jokes aside grateful to be able to push myself this hard after 11 surgeries.”
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It’s been more than two years since Wight competed in the ring. At 54 years old and with all of those surgeries under his belt, he knows that, if he wants to wrestle, he needs to be in good enough shape that he is able to add to the AEW product instead of subtract from it.
“There are certain things that I can do that will still give a little kickback to nostalgia, will still look like a big dangerous giant that is my character, and teach,” Wight told Insight with Chris Van Vliet earlier this year. “But at the same time, if it looks like, ‘Oh, put a bullet in,’ well, I’m not going to do that. So that’s what all this hard work now is. Okay, what’s the one thing that I can really control? That’s conditioning and weight.”
Along with wrestling, Wight has done commentary for AEW, worked in community outreach, and helps promote the product through media appearances. He recently signed a new deal with the promotion.
Wight has named Kenny Omega and Darby Allin as dream opponents he’d like to face. When Wight is done in the ring, he sees himself becoming a mentor to other talent and thinks he’d be more suited to that advisory-type role instead of actually training other wrestlers.
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