Ally Mccoist interviews Paul Wight live on talkSPORT

ally mccoist interviewed Paul Wight live on talkSPORT this week, bringing Rangers legend, the 7ft former WWE star and Gabby Agbonlahor into the same studio. Wight used the appearance to talk about his current AEW role and the pay-per-view waiting at Wembley on August 30.

McCoist and Paul Wight

Wight, better known as the Big Show, is 54 and spent 22 years in WWE after debuting there in February 1999. He left the company in February 2021 and joined AEW that year, adding another chapter to a career that also included multiple world titles.

The studio conversation gave McCoist a live run at one of wrestling’s biggest names, with Agbonlahor also present as Wight spoke about where he fits on the AEW roster. That made the interview more than a novelty cross-over. It linked a familiar football voice with a wrestler whose size and profile have followed him across two major promotions.

Wight’s WWE run

At his peak, Wight weighed 523lbs and said he consumed 13,000 to 18,000 calories a day. Those numbers sit behind the image most fans already know, but they also explain why his career drew attention long before AEW put him back in a major on-screen role.

He left WWE in February 2021 after a 22-year run that began in February 1999, then moved to AEW later that year. That path is the thread running through the talkSPORT chat: a veteran who has already crossed one era of wrestling is still part of the next one.

AEW All In: London

The immediate target is All In: London at Wembley on August 30. Wight’s current roster role keeps him tied to that event, and the interview put that connection in front of listeners who follow either football or wrestling, but not always both.

For anyone tracking AEW’s Wembley show, the useful takeaway is simple: Wight is not just a nostalgia name from WWE. He is active in AEW now, and McCoist’s interview placed him right beside the promotion’s biggest upcoming date at England’s national stadium.