For the first several years of his professional wrestling career, Paul Wight wrestled in WCW as The Giant, a character who commentary continually insisted was the son of Andre the Giant.

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Tonight will be mainly cloudy, with a chance of the odd shower to start. It will turn dry later, with a few clear spells developing by dawn, but also areas of patchy low cloud and mist or fog.