Talk:Jorge González (wrestler)

message: Jorge Gonzalez was listed as 7'6 325lbs by the Atlanta Hawks. NBA listed heights are in shoes and rounded up, meaning Gonzalez's real height is more like 7'4. He was billed as 460lbs by the WWF and wasn't that much bigger than when he played basketball, so they would have been adding 100lbs to his weight.
GG height was 7'4".(Halbared 20:27, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding his height/weight 

message: Then we should question all listed heights of NBA players, and otherwise tall athletes. It is known that heights of NBA players are always given in shoes. Thus Yao Ming's NBA listed 7ft6, is likely 7 ft 5 without shoes.
Similarly, Gonzales's 7ft7 was probably including atleast an inch of his shoes... 
AKA Robert Wadlow's 8'11 was probably closer to 8'9 or 8'10 without shoes.
:Wadlow was no athlete, and he was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles, Associate Professor of Anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine – I find it quite unlikely he had his shoes on.--Anshelm '77 19:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Jorge has 6 inches on TBS though, that could make him the same weight and slimmer.(Halbared 20:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  If we are trying to find exact stature... 

message: Why is this at "Jorge Gonzales" when the spelling throughout the article is "Jorge Gonzalez"? Gene Nygaard 02:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article misnaming?

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thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: The article on this wrestler, who competed as Giant Gonzalez (or Giant Gonzales, depending on who you believe) and El Gigante, skips back and forth between Gonzáles, Gonzales, González, and Gonzalez. Since there is so much confusion with his name, I think we should stick to the spelling used by the most reliable sources. As he was also drafted into the NBA, he was the subject of many stories by the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, etc. They refer to him as Gonzalez. I propose that the article be moved to "Jorge González (wrestler)" or "Jorge Gonzalez (wrestler)". Yes, it does involve adding a quantifier, but I think it's better than spelling the name incorrectly. GaryColemanFan (talk) 14:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion about page move (cut and pasted from WT:PW) 

message: Does anybody know if this happened? i've just deleted the line saying that gonzalez devoured wippleman, because a google search revealed nothing and something like that would have generated some hits.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Howlingmadhowie (talk • contribs) 21:21, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I read diabetes and complications related to his size.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 02:15, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: He's talking about the death of Harvey Wippleman (which I'm not even sure happened), Gonzalez old manager in WWF, not Gonzalez himslef.  Can't find anything abotu Wippleman's death; probably just vandalism. 214.3.138.234 (talk) 12:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arrest in connection with the death of wippleman 

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thread_title: File:Giant Gonzales.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

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thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Jorge González (wrestler)]] 

message: In the "Early years" section it says "which is why he stood at nearly 8 feet." Seems a bit unencyclopedic, especially as at 7' 6" is he hardly nearly 8ft. Will be bold and change it. 109.150.29.212 (talk) 07:31, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poor wording in "Early Years" 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Looking through videos of his WWF tenure, I see that the Gonzalez spelling is much more common. It was spelled this way on the video wall as he entered the ring. It was spelled this way in the promotional images leading up to his WrestleMania IX and SummerSlam 1993 matches. His name is not shown on screen prior to either of these matches, but it is shown on screen (as Gonzalez) before his match against Virgil on Superstars in 1994. It is shown on screen as Gonzales prior to his "handicap match", but it is Gonzalez when promoting his appearance on the battle royal on Raw in fall 1993. WWE uses the Gonzales spelling on their website, but this appears to be an error, as the vast majority of uses during his career were Gonzalez. I have edited the article to reflect this. GaryColemanFan (talk) 21:52, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  WWF ring name: Gonzalez vs. Gonzales 

message: Hello, I just found some images from "El Gráfico" which by Public Domain Laws are Expired in Argentina, the only catch is that all of them are from his Basketball career, save for one where he is on his street clothes. I was wondering if the image during his wrestling career as "El Gigante" should be moved or be deleted. Thanks!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gigante_Jorge_Gonzalez_con_Leon_Najundel.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jorge_Gonzalez_and_Fernando_Borcel.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jorge_Gonzalez_Sudamericano_1989.jpg Hyperba21 (talk) 21:24, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Found PD-AR Images of Gonzalez. Should we move or delete the fair use Prof Wrestling career photo?