André the Giant
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| André the Giant | |
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 Andre the Giant in the late 1980s |
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| Ring name(s) | André Roussimoff André the Giant Géant Ferré Giant Machine Jean Ferré Monster Eiffel Tower Monster Roussimoff |
| Billed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Billed weight | 540 lb (240 kg) |
| Born | May 19, 1946 Grenoble, France |
| Died | January 27, 1993 (aged 46) Paris, France |
| Billed from | Grenoble in the French Alps |
| Trained by | Frank Valois Édouard Carpentier |
| Debut | 1963 |
| Retired | 1992 |
André René Roussimoff (19 May 1946 – 27 January 1993) better known by his ring name, André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. He was best known for wrestling with World Wrestling Federation. Because of his size as the result of acromegaly, he was called "The Eighth Wonder of the World". During his professional wrestling career, he was a one time WWF champion and a one time WWF World Tag Team champion with Haku. In 1993, He became the first superstar to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[1]
His best know acting role was as Fezzik is the 1987 movie The Princess Bride.
Championships [change]
André held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (one time) – with Dusty Rhodes
- International Pro Wrestling
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Nador
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- MSG League Winner (1982)
- International Wrestling Grand Prix Winner (1985)
- NWA Tri-State
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (one time) – with Dusty Rhodes
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Class of 2002
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1982)
- PWI Match of the Year (1981) (vs. Killer Khan on 2 May)
- PWI Match of the Year (1988) (vs. Hulk Hogan at The Main Event
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1988)
- PWI Editor's Award (1993)
- He was ranked #'3 by PWI in the PWI Years in 2003
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
- World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
- NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ronald Miller
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Haku
- Slammy Award for Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award (1987) (with Haku, Tama, Hercules, King Kong Bundy, and Harley Race)
- WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1993)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Feud of the Year (1981) (vs. Killer Khan)
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1989)
- Worst Feud of the Year (1984) (vs. Big John Studd)
- Worst Feud of the Year (1989) (vs. The Ultimate Warrior)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1987) (vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1989) (vs. The Ultimate Warrior on 31 October)
- Worst Tag Team (1990, 1991) (with Giant Baba)
- Worst Wrestler (1989, 1991, 1992)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
References [change]
- ↑ "WWE.com: Andre the Giant". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/andrethegiant. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
Other websites [change]
- Official website
- Andre the Giant's profile on WWE.com
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