Giant Baba

Japanese professional wrestler (1938–1999) Giant BabaBaba in 1964Personal informationBornShohei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei)(1938-01-23)January 23, 1938Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, JapanDiedJanuary 31, 1999(1999-01-31) (aged 61)Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanCause of deathColon cancerSpouse Motoko Kawai ​(m. 1971)​Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)Baba the GiantGiant BabaShohei BabaShohei Big BabaBilled height6 ft 10 in (208 cm)Billed weight310 lb (141 kg)Trained byFred AtkinsKazuo OkamuraRikidōzanDebutSeptember 30, 1960 Part of a series onProfessional wrestling History History of professional wrestling By year History of WWE Early wrestling championships Gold Dust Trio 1980s boom Black Saturday 1994 NWA World Title Tournament Monday Night War Attitude Era 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus The Invasion Wednesday Night Wars Acquisition of WWE by Endeavor Notable promotionsMen's All Elite Wrestling All Japan Pro Wrestling All Star Wrestling American Wrestling Association Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Dragongate Extreme Championship Wrestling DDT Pro-Wrestling Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions Joint Promotions Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Major Leag