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What the hell is wrong with The Great Khali's lower legs? (pic)

142K views 66 replies 56 participants last post by  The Regent Alien.  
#1 ·
I've always wondered why The Great Khali walks so strange, then I saw this picture:

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Anyone know why his lower legs are so tiny? I mean even though The Big Show had the same pituitary issue his legs are still proportionate to his body.
 
#5 · (Edited)
He has Acromegaly, so basically he's not just simply a big man, he has a rare disease, and it's often not pretty. It's actually very very likely he's going to die before he's 50.

People who don't get why he walks so slow and stiff, look at that picture. Look at how massive his upper body is, and look at those scrawny legs that have to support all that weight constantly. That's brutally uncomfortable.
 
#14 ·
He had brain surgery back in 2012 aswell, that's why I never complain about his matches he needs the money wwe are giving him and having a work visa in the us would help him with his medical treatment I imagine,

So yeah I can't being myself to mock the dude his suffering from a serious medical condition and despite that he entertains people and brings them joy so I respect him a lot
 
#6 · (Edited)
:shrug Ask Khali...
He'll probably tell you he was just born that way
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Now,
leave Khali alone!!! :D

TBF though, that is from his knee down.
His knees are way higher than a regular guys knees for obvious reasons but my point is, most guys have skinny legs from the knee down (even if they have monster quads).
 
#7 ·
Just the fact that giantism can actually be a pretty debilitating illness. Most giants die young. There's a difference from Undertaker and Khali. Khali isn't naturally tall. Most times it's a tumor in the pituitary gland. Undertaker and most NBA players are just naturally tall though. You can tell by certain signs. For example, look at Big Show, Andre and Khali's foreheads and chins. You'll notice trademark signs of the illness. Undertaker doesn't have those symptoms.
 
#11 ·
Man that's just scary to look at.

I find taller people have a harder time putting mass on their legs because they're just longer. In Khali's case, they're REALLY long.
 
#15 ·
ya he entertains ppl n brings them joy.. hes such a good fella. like hes doin that shit for free ahaha n not gettin milions of dollars for it. trust me u would be a good entertaining guy too if u were getting paid that knda $.... he could give a f less bout the fans if he wasnt making all that doe. thats the only reason hes doin it..get real man.. if ur gonna respect some ppl for those reasons, find someone else.. these fckrs wouldnt even walk down a ramp if they werent gettin a 5 figure pay ATLEAST
 
#17 ·
Even without the picture we knew there was seriously something wrong with that guy's legs. They always avoid filming his lower body and even just walking to the ring seems like a lot of effort for him. I've always assumed the reason they kept his legs in those sweatpants was to hide that he had a horrible scar/injury/birth defect related to his height. Turns out I was right.
 
#21 ·
It's pretty clear that The Great Khali suffers from Acromegaly, the height and the almost "caveman" head shape give that away. Acromegaly carries with it many MANY different complications, one of those being physical deformities that can manifest in many ways in addition to the abnormal facial structure, giant stature and other symptoms common in gigantism.

So it seems with Khali one of those additions is abnormal growth in the various parts of his leg resulting in the big bone, small muscle combination that is depicted in the original post's image.
 
#24 ·
His movements always scares me as it seems if he tries to walk faster than normal, let alone run, he'll end up having a Sid Vicious/Paul George type of injury.
 
#25 ·
Poor guy. He hasn't been able to walk at least sorta normal was back in 2008.
He is destined for a wheelchair, he needs to give up Wrestling now to try and minimise damage.