Andre turned heel on Hulk Hogan in 1987, aligning with the infamous Bobby Heenan instead. The move would lead to a championship match against Hogan at WrestleMania, which The Giant would lose to ...

One persistent urban legend surrounding the WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant is that the anesthesiologist ... Desperate to bring Andre back to the WWF for a match between Andre and Hulk Hogan ...

Most notably, a November 1979 match saw Andre work ... contributions and reign as the first Intercontinental Champion made him a WWE legend. Pre-WWE, Andre the Giant wrestled Pat Patterson in ...

Andre the Giant and Kareem ... The True Story of André the Giant," includes a chapter on André's height. Selected excerpts below: The very first TV interview André did in January 1966, he ...