The name translated to 'The Giant Fairy', with Andre then weighing ... But Hogan was sweating over what Andre was able to do in the ring right up to the time of the event. From that point ...

When Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III in the Pontiac Silverdome just outside Detroit in 1987, the 7-foot, 400-pound man had to be carried to and from the ring on a cart.

IN THE RING, it was like watching the Incredible Hulk ... way that no one has quite achieved since - his name was André the Giant. But a HBO documentary about his career softened even the hardest ...

IN THE RING, it was like watching the Incredible Hulk ... and he was soon travelling the world as The Friendly French Giant, Jean Ferré, drawing crowds of up to 4,000 people at least three ...

If there were a wrestling equivalent to the idea of "never pull on Superman's cape," it would be to never get on the bad side of Andre The Giant. Despite being described as a gentle giant by many of ...

and Andre the Giant captures so much of how and why he was impossible to look away from. It’s just that the unexpected pathos and humanity that he often brought into the ring leaves me also ...

"He would drink those before we went to the ring and no one could tell ... the two cases were bone dry." Andre the Giant died in 1993 at the age of 46 of congestive heart failure.

Andre Roussimoff, better known in history as "The Eighth Wonder of the World" Andre the Giant, was one of the most popular professional wrestlers of his time, dominating the ring with his massive ...

He was one of the first giants to showcase immense agility and speed in the ring, and this made him a spectacle to witness. His battles with Andre The Giant were iconic, and in fact he was the ...