Andre the Giant was the biggest and first mainstream star of professional wrestling and one of the first to cross over into Hollywood , culminating with a featured role in The Princess Bride.

Carmelo Hayes has won the 11th annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. The match was held Friday night on the go-home edition of Friday Night SmackDown.

In 1993 André the Giant was the very first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. 15) He could drink a beer or two There are several stories through the years about his legendary drinking habits.

Andre the Giant - born André Roussimoff in France in 1946 - began his career as a pro wrestler back in the 1960s. It didn't take long for Andre to become an attraction all over the world, selling ...

The man who would become known in wrestling history as Andre the Giant was born in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne on May 19, 1946. He showed signs of "gigantism" at birth, weighing 13 pounds. By the ...

The result of that contest was a double count out. According to cagematch.net, Andre was a featured attraction of Superdome pro wrestling shows between 1976 and 1983, wrestling around a dozen times.

Unlike his rival Andre the Giant who, as legend has it, chugged 156 beers in a single sitting, Hogan is now sober. Last year, Hogan revealed that he quit drinking following a New Year’s Eve ...

André the Giant Once Called Hulk Hogan a 'Big Ugly Goon'? André the Giant allegedly added, “I want to squash his face.” Caroline Wazer Published July 27, 2024 Image courtesy of Getty Images ...