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In the storied history of
professional wrestling,
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there have been many men
considered to be icons, heroes-
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The People's Elbow.
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-legends.
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He got him.
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But one man stands above them
all.
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Look at the size of the Giant.
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The Eighth Wonder of the
World.
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Andre picks him up,
he slammed him.
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He's come back to the ring
against me anytime you want.
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I'm ready.
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Today we look back at the best
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of Andre the Giant.
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From the top rope.
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What a body slam.
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Whoa.
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This is WWE's Greatest
Moments.
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Acknowledge me.
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My God.
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Stone Cold with a beer bath.
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Ah
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This is surreal.
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Look at this.
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He slammed him.
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Welcome everyone to WWE's
Greatest Moments.
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I'm Michael Cole, and on this
edition,
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we're looking back
at the celebrated career
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of the first true professional
wrestling superstar-
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Andre the Giant.
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While, Andre was a force to be
reckoned with
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inside the squared circle,
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he would also transcend Sports
Entertainment with a starring
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role in the cherished cinematic
classic The Princess Bride.
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Andre is so beloved that the
very first thing you see when
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you enter our WWE headquarters
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is a monstrous mural of this
larger than life personality.
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The Eighth Wonder of the World
certainly garnered attention
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wherever he went, and tales of
his strength were legendary.
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Fans would pack arenas worldwide
to get a glimpse
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of the mighty Giant.
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Andre the Giant,
485 pounds, 7'5" tall.
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Andre will now demonstrate
feats of strength.
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Look at this.
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Its off the ground.
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Over 2,000 pounds of solid dead
weight.
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Andre the Giant has lifted that
weight right off the ground.
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I remember the first time I
saw him, I was like,
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"Oh my God."
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And you know, he was just
the largest human being
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I'd ever seen.
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He could do the things that
were superhuman
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because he really was a giant.
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No ordinary man even bend this
bar.
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Andre bends it and breaks it
wrestling fans.
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Andre the Giant
had been a major,
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major pro wrestling attraction.
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Andre the Giant and more feats
of strength.
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As you can see, ropes are tied
to each
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of the wrist of Andre the Giant.
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In the 1970s,
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vignettes were made showing
Andre performing feats
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of strength, and they were a
promoter's dream.
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The world's greatest wrestlers
attempting
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to pull Andre's arms apart.
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If there was ever a case of
marketing
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to try to get people to
come to shows-
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That was it.
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Look at this.
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Andre's right arm,
he's done it.
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He's pulled those men over,
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and now he's pulled the
other side over.
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Andre the Giant has done the
unbelievable.
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WrestleMania 3 was
headlined by
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"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan
and Andre the Giant,
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drawing over 93,000
to the Pontiac Silverdome.
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But a few years earlier, these
two had one of their earliest
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encounters, with the roles
reversed
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in front of the largest
wrestling crowd at the time,
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a full six years before
the New York Mets
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electrify in the World Series,
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it was the evil Hulk Hogan.
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taking on the amazing Andre
the Giant
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in a showdown at the
illustrious Shea Stadium.
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Andre the Giant is
the only undefeated
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superstar in
professional wrestling.
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It's these two larger than
life stars already-
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in this ring surrounded by a
baseball stadium full of people.
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That's an attraction.
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Whoa.
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No way.
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It was a very hot angle
because people thought I might
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have a chance to beat this guy
that had never been beaten.
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I don't care if you're the-
the king on the hill,
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when somebody else comes in that
you think might be a threat,
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there's always that situation of
you going,
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"Well, I'm gonna see what
this kid's really made of."
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Andre was really, really,
really great shape.
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So if you tried to pull anything
and hit him
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and get away from him,
he'd catch him.
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He was just really fast back
then.
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Got him.
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Andre got him
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Ultimately, Andre triumphed.
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Fans were 100% behind Andre
the Giant.
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It was an exciting match, but it
was the start of a rivalry
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that would last quite a while.
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The sheer size of Andre the
Giant is something
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that had to be seen
to be believed.
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Let's compare it to the size
of my head.
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Andre the-
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So it's no secret that when it
came time for an over the top
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rope Battle Royal, the Giant
was more often than not
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coming out the winner.
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Andre the Giant, the winner of
more Battle Royals
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than anyone in the history of
professional wrestling.
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And at WrestleMania 2, several
NFL stars tested their skills
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as a special WWE and NFL
Battle Royal took place
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in what turned out to
be one 'giant' spectacle.
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Weighing 520 pounds-
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And this Battle Royal is
underway.
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When you get these NFL guys in
the ring,
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you start to realize how big
they really are.
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Mayhem.
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As these guys weighed in a total
combined weight 5,612 pounds.
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All these unbelievable
football players,
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they should be able
to pick Andre up.
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2 or 3 guys pounding away at
Andre the Giant.
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Uh uh.
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Not today.
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Over the top rope-
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He's eliminated.
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Andre looked phenomenal that
night.
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And we're down to two against
one now.
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Look at Andre.
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They each got a leg.
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Oh he kicked them both off.
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Andre the Giant has seen this
situation before.
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It was a bit of a challenge
when you have that kind of
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superstar there in that match.
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He was so good.
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He was really, a natural.
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The Anvil shot oh the
big boot.
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And The Anvil over the top.
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And he's gone.
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He's caught.
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What's Andre gonna do with
him?
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That's it.
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Oh, he threw him right down on
The Anvil.
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It's all over.
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Just taking names.
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Cleaning house.
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When the odds were stacked
against him,
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he was able to overcome.
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Andre the Giant,
the winner here.
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Unbelievable.
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As dominant as
Andre the Giant was
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inside rings across the globe,
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there was another side to
the Eighth Wonder of the World
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that drew audiences even closer
to this enigma.
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On one episode of wrestling's
first variety show,
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Tuesday Night Titans,
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Andre let loose in one of the
most memorable segments
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of all time.
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We will now introduce to you
the one and the only
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Andre the Giant.
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Tuesday Night Titans,
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it was a late
night talk show.
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It was when the entertainment
part
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of Sports Entertainment really
started to come out.
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Oh my goodness.
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We just wanted to show
different layers of a Giant
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and how people find different
reasons to like him.
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You have a song you sing.
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The fish song.
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By all means, let's-
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let's have Andre the Giant-
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Yes.
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-uh, sing the fish song.
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This should be great.
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Yeah.
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He had this way of just
drawing you in
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and pulling all of
your attention.
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So there was this big build up
to Andre getting ready.
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We're all getting ready,
going,
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"You're kidding me.
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Andre, he's really gonna sing.
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Here we go."
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He was so charismatic, so
charming.
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You were enamored with him.
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This was Andre at his best.
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That right there is just classic
WWE television.
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What of Andre's numerous
talents
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was knowing when it was time to
have fun
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and time to get serious.
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In 1981, Andre suffered a broken
ankle at the hands of one
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of his greatest rivals,
Killer Khan,
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who was managed at the
time by the legendary,
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Classy Freddie Blassie.
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We got to work on Andre from
the waist down.
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His legs are his weakness.
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You better be ready because
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you never see a
giant mad before.
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Fueled with vengeance,
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the Giant returned a few months
later.
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The two waged war in one of the
most unorthodox matches ever,
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where the loser would be carried
off on a stretcher.
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These two extraordinary
athletes will clash
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in what's known as
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a Mongolian
stretcher match.
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When I was a kid, like when
Andre the Giant came to town,
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that was huge.
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It was a matchup I wanted to
see.
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Oh, it's bad for Killer Khan.
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My goodness.
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Andre-
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He was a terrific athlete and
a great wrestler.
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You know he could do so much-
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it's the stuff with Killer
Khan.
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He could do this stuff like this
all over the world.
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Seeking his revenge,
headbutt but misses.
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The same ankle that was broken.
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Really going to work on him.
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He could do whatever he wanted
with you in that ring,
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and there was nothing you
could do about it.
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Oh, what a right hand that
was.
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The last thing you want to do
is
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piss a 7'5, 500 pound Giant
off.
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Andre with a stretcher in
hand.
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Oh my, right across the back.
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Andre swung that stretcher at
Killer Khan
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like he was swinging a
flyswatter
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Andre now, just all
over, eating him up.
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Oh my goodness.
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There won't be anything left of
Killer Khan.
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If he gets him-
yes, the match is over.
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Killer Khan leaving the ring
area on the stretcher-
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Incapacitated-
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Andre the Giant has done a real
job on him.
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It was a great match.
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And you know, the bigger,
stronger guy won.
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The one and the only Andre the
Giant.
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Standing over seven feet tall
and weighing over 500 pounds,
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no one questioned the validity
of Andre being a true Giant.
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Just exactly how tall are you,
Andre?
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How much do you weigh?
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But there were other big men
who weren't intimidated
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by Andre, namely Big John Studd,
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managed by the villainous
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
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Studd boasted that he
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was professional wrestling's
only Giant.
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There's only one, and it's
John Studd, the Giant.
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And with all eyes on the
historic WrestleMania 1,,
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Studd put up $15,000
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if Andre could body slam him.
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This is the $15,000
Slam match.
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That was a really special
match,
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00:11:15,241 --> 00:11:19,077
because I don't think we
had ever seen two giants
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00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:22,615
of that magnitude on such a big
stage.
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00:11:22,982 --> 00:11:27,220
Madison Square Garden, 25,000
strong chanting for Andre.
260
00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,822
Andre and John Studd faught
the whole dressing room
261
00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:32,391
watched that match to see what
was going to take place.
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00:11:32,392 --> 00:11:33,393
Wow.
263
00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:35,594
Planted that big ham hock right
between the eyes
264
00:11:35,595 --> 00:11:37,396
of Big John Studd.
265
00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:40,600
Andre just beat him
unmercifully.
266
00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:44,069
I remember right where I was
sitting for WrestleMania 1.
267
00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:47,507
I was, of course, rooting for my
friend Andre
268
00:11:47,607 --> 00:11:48,708
in the body slam challenge.
269
00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:50,710
Oh my God, what was going to
happen?
270
00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:52,010
Look at this.
271
00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:53,346
Studd trying to slam Andre.
272
00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,349
For Big John Studd to say that
Andre the Giant
273
00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:59,184
couldn't slam him is
almost laughable,
274
00:11:59,185 --> 00:12:01,887
because Andre the Giant was one
and a half times
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the size of Big John Studd.
276
00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,525
Even though they were both
giants.
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You could hear the fans
278
00:12:07,026 --> 00:12:08,527
They're chanting "Slam."
279
00:12:08,528 --> 00:12:11,164
They want to see Andre walk
away with the 15 big ones.
280
00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:14,800
Look at this.
281
00:12:14,801 --> 00:12:16,034
Andre picks him up.
282
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He slammed him.
283
00:12:19,372 --> 00:12:20,772
It's all over.
284
00:12:20,773 --> 00:12:22,074
Andre looking for the money
285
00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,308
He's got it.
286
00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:25,010
All of a sudden the money
went out in the audience,
287
00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:26,346
which really made people go
crazy.
288
00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:27,613
Look at this.
289
00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:31,551
I thought as a little kid, "Oh
my God, I wish I was there."
290
00:12:32,151 --> 00:12:33,719
It's a memory that never
leaves you.
291
00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:34,988
It was a big moment.
292
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The winner Andre the Giant.
293
00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:43,028
Andre stood tall as
professional wrestling's
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one true Giant.
295
00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:46,598
But the challenges kept coming,
296
00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:49,601
this time in the form of the
walking condominium.
297
00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,204
King Kong Bundy.
298
00:12:51,871 --> 00:12:54,640
458 pounds, a mountain of a
man.
299
00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:55,841
That's right.
300
00:12:55,842 --> 00:12:57,709
As big and as tough as an
individual as you're going to
301
00:12:57,710 --> 00:13:00,045
find, you're just another
stepping stone.
302
00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:02,314
The two behemoths went toe to
toe in some earth shattering
303
00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:03,715
contests over the years,
304
00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:06,752
but none as memorable as one
night in Madison Square Garden,
305
00:13:06,753 --> 00:13:09,789
known as the Colossal Jostle.
306
00:13:11,491 --> 00:13:14,526
Ladies and gentlemen,
307
00:13:14,527 --> 00:13:18,498
this is the
Colossal Jostle.
308
00:13:18,998 --> 00:13:20,032
The Colossal Jostle.
309
00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:21,633
You got two great characters.
310
00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:23,436
Both these guys can work,
they can wrestle.
311
00:13:23,936 --> 00:13:25,370
Madison Square Garden
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00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:27,839
on its feet 25,000 plus.
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00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:29,675
Biggest I've ever seen out
there.
314
00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:32,244
The match with Andre and
Bundy was special
315
00:13:32,245 --> 00:13:34,913
because he was so different
for his size,
316
00:13:34,914 --> 00:13:37,083
he could do so many great moves.
317
00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:39,619
And a big headbutt and look
out.
318
00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:41,586
If you got to see him, you
were lucky.
319
00:13:41,587 --> 00:13:42,921
It's like seeing Bigfoot, you
know?
320
00:13:42,922 --> 00:13:43,990
It's not normal.
321
00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:45,824
Look out.
322
00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:48,161
Oh, size 23 runs in the kisser.
323
00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:50,897
At the end of it, we thought
that Andre was probably going to
324
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:52,664
pin us and get the win-
325
00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:54,266
until John Studd came in.
326
00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:54,966
From the outside.
327
00:13:54,967 --> 00:13:56,601
Big John Studd.
328
00:13:56,602 --> 00:13:58,570
What in the world is he doing
here?
329
00:13:58,571 --> 00:14:00,672
It's kind of a swerve on
everybody
330
00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:02,774
at that particular time,
especially the fans,
331
00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:03,842
you know?
332
00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,111
Andre the Giant with a steel
chair in the ring
333
00:14:06,112 --> 00:14:08,313
chasing Big John Studd.
334
00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:09,881
John Studd and Andre-
335
00:14:09,882 --> 00:14:12,819
It's been kind of like having a
little bit of a rivalry.
336
00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:15,588
Pandemonium and mayhem at
Madison Square Garden.
337
00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:22,627
On Thanksgiving night, 1987,
WWE introduced a new concept
338
00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:25,698
that featured five on five team
elimination matches.
339
00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:27,767
It was called the Survivor
Series.
340
00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:32,305
Andre the Giant your team
versus mine.
341
00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:34,707
Team captain Hulk Hogan led
his tandem
342
00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,043
against the awesome arsenal
headed up by Andre the Giant.
343
00:14:41,481 --> 00:14:42,682
Who would survive?
344
00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:48,487
Hulk Hogan will
captain one team,
345
00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:50,022
and on the
opposite side,
346
00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:52,225
the Eighth Wonder of the World,
Andre the Giant.
347
00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:55,927
Nothing's gonna be bigger than
Hogan Andre at the time,
348
00:14:55,928 --> 00:14:56,528
he did something to
349
00:14:56,529 --> 00:14:57,963
get those eyeballs on
350
00:14:57,964 --> 00:14:59,431
and that was a perfect
example of it.
351
00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:01,033
Here we go.
352
00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:03,835
It's Andre.
353
00:15:03,836 --> 00:15:07,440
And the Hulkster face to face,
toe to toe.
354
00:15:07,874 --> 00:15:09,174
Here comes the Andre the
Giant.
355
00:15:09,175 --> 00:15:11,676
It's like, how is anybody gonna
get this dude?
356
00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:14,312
The answer was, you didn't.
357
00:15:14,313 --> 00:15:15,447
You know what I mean?
358
00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:16,983
And now it's Bam Bam Bigelow
359
00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:19,352
against these three
super heavyweights.
360
00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:22,187
I love the fact that Bam Bam
Bigelow
361
00:15:22,188 --> 00:15:24,389
and all the big wrestlers-
362
00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,525
That was a moment.
363
00:15:26,025 --> 00:15:27,626
Bam Bam Bigelow, one on one
364
00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:29,262
with the Eighth Wonder of the
World.
365
00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:34,266
They were two big men laying
into each other, and really,
366
00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,269
fans didn't know who was going
to be
367
00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:37,703
the survivor of that.
368
00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:39,838
Oh got him over.
369
00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:41,606
What a suplex move.
370
00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:42,274
That's it.
371
00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:43,008
What a move, that's it.
372
00:15:44,010 --> 00:15:46,345
The Giant wins the Survivor
Series.
373
00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:50,482
The sole survivor.
374
00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:53,820
It was- many things have made
a success,
375
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,190
and Andre was almost becoming
like a mythical character.
376
00:16:02,228 --> 00:16:04,497
By 1987, Andre the Giant was
indeed an attraction
377
00:16:04,597 --> 00:16:05,831
you couldn't miss.
378
00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:07,899
And fans adored the Gentle
Giant,
379
00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:10,035
but Andre felt as
if he were second fiddle
380
00:16:10,036 --> 00:16:13,405
to reigning WWE Champion Hulk
Hogan.
381
00:16:13,406 --> 00:16:15,841
One of the most shocking
moments in WWE history,
382
00:16:15,842 --> 00:16:19,145
Andre the Giant made a choice
that not only stunned a global
383
00:16:19,245 --> 00:16:23,149
audience, but led to the biggest
main event of the decade.
384
00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:27,986
Look at me when
I'm talking to you.
385
00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,555
I'm here for one reason
386
00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:32,123
to challenge you for a world
387
00:16:32,124 --> 00:16:34,727
championship match
in WrestleMania.
388
00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:36,561
Andre.
389
00:16:36,562 --> 00:16:37,429
Please no.
390
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:38,297
It's not happening.
391
00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:39,598
You can't believe it.
392
00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,400
Maybe you'll believe
this, Hogan.
393
00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:48,073
Andre the Giant tears
Hulk Hogan's shirt
394
00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:49,642
and he tears his crucifix.
395
00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:54,080
Are you or are you not gonna
fight him at WrestleMania 3
396
00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:57,716
for the World Heavyweight
Championship?
397
00:16:57,717 --> 00:16:59,317
Yes or no?
398
00:16:59,318 --> 00:17:02,154
Yes.
399
00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:05,824
And then we knew something
bigger than we ever saw
400
00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,193
before was coming up.
401
00:17:08,561 --> 00:17:12,597
You got 93,000 standing on
their feet for this one.
402
00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:14,065
We came to the ring in a
forklift
403
00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,534
in front of 93,000 people.
404
00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:18,570
There are billions
at home watching.
405
00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:21,607
The irresistible force
meeting the immovable object.
406
00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:25,912
It was so big and
so overwhelming.
407
00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,515
Oh, big right hand blocked by
the champion.
408
00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:33,886
That match is talked about
like a piece of history.
409
00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:37,088
Look at this.
410
00:17:37,089 --> 00:17:38,023
He slammed him.
411
00:17:38,024 --> 00:17:39,724
He slammed the Giant.
412
00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:43,729
It was something that was a
once in a lifetime situation.
413
00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,098
Hogan for the cover.
414
00:17:46,198 --> 00:17:49,167
He got him.
415
00:17:49,168 --> 00:17:51,169
It basically etched us in
stone.
416
00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,204
WrestleMania was here to stay.
417
00:17:53,205 --> 00:17:57,475
Andre did all that because he
loved the business so much.
418
00:17:57,476 --> 00:17:59,512
And he finally decided that I
was the guy
419
00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:02,148
to pass the torch to.
420
00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:03,882
That's the first time in 15
years
421
00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:06,218
Andre the Giant had ever
been defeated.
422
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,789
It is now time for our number
one moment,
423
00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:13,591
and it's one that still holds a
record to this day.
424
00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:16,127
Following the events of
WrestleMania 3,
425
00:18:16,128 --> 00:18:19,230
Andre the Giant targeted
"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan.
426
00:18:19,231 --> 00:18:22,268
Vowed to capture the WWE
Championship.
427
00:18:22,368 --> 00:18:25,304
There was no stopping Andre
until he got his rematch.
428
00:18:33,646 --> 00:18:36,481
Finally, in February 1988,
live on network television
429
00:18:36,482 --> 00:18:39,117
in front of the largest audience
to ever tune in
430
00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:41,586
to a professional
wrestling event,
431
00:18:41,587 --> 00:18:44,756
Hulk Hogan defended the WWE
Championship
432
00:18:44,757 --> 00:18:46,258
against his greatest rival.
433
00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:50,028
The Hulkster
draws the line,
434
00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:52,098
and he wants
Andre the Giant.
435
00:18:53,499 --> 00:18:54,567
Listen to these fans.
436
00:18:55,601 --> 00:18:56,669
We knew we were onto something
big.
437
00:18:58,270 --> 00:19:01,172
We knew we had to build the
story slow,
438
00:19:01,173 --> 00:19:02,608
but we had to keep the
momentum going.
439
00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:04,910
Hammering away.
440
00:19:06,512 --> 00:19:07,612
Clothesline.
441
00:19:07,613 --> 00:19:08,813
The Giant goes down.
442
00:19:08,814 --> 00:19:11,550
It was just like throwing big
tanks of gas on the fire.
443
00:19:12,385 --> 00:19:15,353
Andre the Giant caught him
from the top rope.
444
00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:16,422
What a body slam.
445
00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:17,890
Whoa.
446
00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:19,557
Suplex.
447
00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:20,558
Right on top of him.
448
00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:21,126
He's on him.
449
00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:22,193
One.
450
00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,028
He got him.
451
00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:23,595
Two.
452
00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:24,362
That's it.
453
00:19:24,363 --> 00:19:25,063
He got him.
454
00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:26,499
He got him.
455
00:19:27,066 --> 00:19:32,637
And new World Wrestling--
Heavyweight Champion
456
00:19:32,638 --> 00:19:37,075
Andre the Giant.
457
00:19:37,076 --> 00:19:38,109
A lot of people go their
entire career
458
00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,477
without being champion,
459
00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:41,514
and I'm sure it meant something
to Andre.
460
00:19:42,114 --> 00:19:44,350
There he is, the new World
Heavyweight Champion.
461
00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:47,185
I was happy to see Andre the
Giant as a champion.
462
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:50,722
It was very nice to see somebody
that had given so much
463
00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:53,625
to the professional wrestling
industry win a championship.
464
00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,126
This is no surprise.
465
00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,595
I told you I'm going to win.
466
00:19:57,096 --> 00:20:01,766
He's the one that laid the
groundwork for Hulk Hogan.
467
00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:03,635
For anybody else that walks
through these doors
468
00:20:03,636 --> 00:20:05,070
of the WWE universe.
469
00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:07,440
It wouldn't have happened if it
wasn't for Andre the Giant.
470
00:20:08,274 --> 00:20:10,008
He was the biggest in the
greatest superstar
471
00:20:10,009 --> 00:20:12,611
of this business has ever known.
472
00:20:15,748 --> 00:20:18,383
There's no denying the immense
impact at the Eighth Wonder
473
00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:21,753
of the World had on this storied
industry we all love.
474
00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:24,522
For over four decades, Andre the
Giant enthralled audiences
475
00:20:24,523 --> 00:20:27,992
worldwide and cemented a legacy
that will last forever.
476
00:20:27,993 --> 00:20:30,463
Well, that'll do it for this
edition
477
00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:31,697
of WWE's Greatest Moments.
478
00:20:31,797 --> 00:20:34,265
I hope you've enjoyed this look
back at the legendary career
479
00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:37,168
of professional wrestling's most
beloved superstar-
480
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:38,704
Andre the Giant.
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