My Take
Bam Bam Bigelow was one of those wrestlers who made you rethink what a big man could actually do in a ring. Nearly 400 pounds, head covered in flame tattoos, and yet the guy could move like someone half his size — moonsaults from the top rope, dropkicks that actually landed, a surprising lightness of foot that completely contradicted his frame. He bounced between WWF, ECW, and WCW through the 80s and 90s, and wherever he went he brought a menacing charisma that didn't need a microphone to sell it. The WrestleMania XI main event against Lawrence Taylor was a genuine spectacle. Gone way too soon at 45 in 2007, he deserved a Hall of Fame moment while he was still around to enjoy it.
Overview
Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Recognizable by his close-to-400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most of his bald head, Bigelow was hailed by Ryan Murphy (a writer for Bigelow's former employer WWE) as "the most natural, agile and physically remarkable big man of the past quarte…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Name (Japanese)
- バンバン・ビガロ
- Reading
- ばんばん・びがろ
- Born
- September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Neptune High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.