In 1988, Hawks owner Ted Turner offered González a job as a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which Turner also owned. After over a year of training, …

Jorge González (January 31, 1966 – September 22, 2010) was an Argentinian basketball player and professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances in World Championship …

May 28, 2024 · After leaving WWE, Gonzalez, now known as El Gigante again, did a short stint in New Japan Pro Wrestling. A fun fact is that his last match, in February 1995, came against …

Hired by Ted Turner (Hawks' owner) to be part of WCW, started wrestling as "El Gigante" (The Giant), which was his nickname while playing basketball. He became famous as a wrestler, …

Giant Gonzales left WWE soon after SummerSlam 1993 and competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling before retiring to a farm in Argentina. The real life giant struggled with complications …

Jim Herd and Jim Ross spearheaded the Turner organization to sign him to a wrestling contract, where he used the name El Gigante, with the idea of creating a next generation Andre the …

Jorge González (January 31, 1966 – September 22, 2010) was a Hispanic/Latin American professional wrestler and basketball player. He is known for competing in World Championship …