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 ...

Today is André the Giant’s birthday. If he was still with us, he would have been 69. In honor of the big guy’s big day, we’re going to be looking at a slightly different side of his career.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bettmann via Getty Images Andre the Giant tosses heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner out of the ring in the third round of their boxer-wrestling match on June 25, 1976 at Shea Stadium in New York City.

In the video above, WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts talks about working with Andre the Giant. Jake talks about ... had to really fight Andre in the ring and if you were light on him ...

Soon, Andre's reputation as the king of the battle royal became a part of his legacy. "Every night we'd set up two rings and we'd have a giant battle royal," Funk said. "He did fabulous business ...

Andre the Giant was a legendary professional wrestler ... Because I saw him behind the ring. I didn't watch the matches, I saw him backstage, so I saw him before and after, but not during.