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    André René Roussimoff (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁəne ʁusimɔf]; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional...
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  • of the wrestler André the Giant and the text "ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE 7′ 4″, 520 lb", ("7′ 4″, 520 lbs"—2.24 m, 236 kg—famously being Andre the Giant's...
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    The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is a namesake battle royal held as part of WrestleMania Weekend by the American professional wrestling promotion...
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  • André the Giant is a 2018 TV documentary film based on the life of French professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff, best known as André the...
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    The André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry was a professional wrestling rivalry between wrestlers André the Giant and Hulk Hogan that took place in the World...
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  • Crystal's friendship with professional wrestler André the Giant, whom he had met during the filming of The Princess Bride. A struggling talent agent, Sammy...
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  • against André the Giant. WWF claimed that paid attendance was 93,173, which would have made it the largest crowd for a WWF event as well as the largest...
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    Big Show (redirect from The Extreme Giant)
    was known by the ring name The Giant (and was initially introduced as "the son of André the Giant"). In early 1999, he left WCW to join the World Wrestling...
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    included mainly high-card wrestlers of the WWF including Hulk Hogan, André the Giant, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and "Million Dollar...
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  • WrestleMania IV (category March 1988 events in the United States)
    "André the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan – WWF Championship". WWE. Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2008. "André the Giant, One...
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    Big John Studd (category Deaths from liver cancer in the United States)
    whereby if Andre failed to slam Studd before the time limit (or Studd managed to slam Andre), André would be forced to retire from wrestling. André dominated...
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    of the Year (1989) – André the Giant vs. The Ultimate Warrior on October 31 Worst Wrestler (1989) – André the Giant 1 When André the Giant won the championship...
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  • Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, and André the Giant. Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel, it tells the story of a swashbuckling farmhand named...
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    King Kong Bundy (category Deaths from diabetes in the United States)
    1985, Bundy faced André the Giant at Madison Square Garden in a match billed as "the Colossal Jostle". André dominated the match, with the match ending after...
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    he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWF main event matches with Hulk...
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    at the time; leader André the Giant had faced Hirata and two other Strong Machines during tours of NJPW in 1984, getting the idea for the masks. The gimmick...
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    Royal Rumble matches, winning in 1990 and 1991. His match with André the Giant on WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988, still holds American television...
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  • WrestleMania I (category March 1985 events in the United States)
    Challenge between André the Giant and Big John Studd, who was accompanied by Bobby Heenan. The stipulation of the match was that André the Giant had to body...
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  • involving Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who were slated to face each other at WrestleMania III. As Hogan rarely wrestled on the WWF syndicated and cable...
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    the first-ever André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by body-slamming Big Show over the top rope in similar fashion to Hulk Hogan bodyslamming André the...
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  • Trading Mom (redirect from The Mommy Market)
    Michael Metchik, Maureen Stapleton, and André the Giant in his final film appearance. It grossed $319,123 at the box office and received mostly negative...
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    in feud with André the Giant. During one match in May 1981, a kayfabe Khan kneedrop off the top turnbuckle resulted in André the Giant breaking his ankle...
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  • Survivor Series (1987) (category November 1987 events in the United States)
    referred to as the "Big Four". The main event was a Survivor Series match where André the Giant's team defeated Hulk Hogan's team when André eliminated Hogan's...
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    Shōhei, January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), best known by his ring name Giant Baba (ジャイアント馬場, Jaianto Baba), was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter...
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  • is an American film director and producer. Hehir has directed André the Giant (2018), The Last Dance (2020), Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (2021)...
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    competing in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32, which was won by Baron Corbin. In May, The Social Outcasts began filming The Marine...
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    participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Kane. As part of the Superstar Shake-Up, Miz was moved to the SmackDown brand...
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  • Royal Rumble (1989) (category January 1989 events in the United States)
    2 in the match. The two tag team championship partners battled with each other until the #3 entrant André the Giant came in. They battled André until...
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    wrestled André the Giant in a highly promoted bout at the Louisiana Superdome. During 1983, he faced The Junkyard Dog in a series of "battle of the monsters"...
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  • Bronson Reed (category André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winners)
    on the Raw brand under the ring name Bronson Reed. In WWE, he is a former NXT North American Champion and the winner of the 2024 André the Giant Memorial...
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