So while Taker and Kane, for instance, are household names, Paulo César da Silva or, Giant Silva as he wrestled in WWE, might be a figure for whom you have to reach deep into the memory to find.

He dressed up the surly Luna Vachon like a princess, made light of the masked Golga’s facial deformities and heralded the arrival of the towering Giant Silva as if he were a sideshow attraction.

4. Giant Silva - A member of the Oddities stable, Giant Silva was slightly shorter than Omos at 7 feet 2 inches. His brief ...