The stories about Andre the Giant are just as legendary as the man’s career was. ... There’s the story of him stopping Ultimate Warrior dead in his tracks with a punch during an in-ring contest.

Andre the Giant was larger than life. He was one of pro wrestling’s biggest stars—literally and figuratively—and though he died in 1993, his presence still looms over the industry.

Born with gigantism, Andre the Giant stood over 7 feet tall and weighed nearly 500 pounds. His massive size gained him fame and fortune, but it also made everyday life extremely difficult.

Its no doubt that Big Show is the more mobile of the two, and has a great knockout punch, but lets face it, he would be up against Andre The Giant. Even Andre didn’t quite know how strong he was ...

So along came June 25, 1976. On that night, I saw Andre the Giant “fight” Chuck Wepner at Shea Stadium. It was part of the Muhammad Ali-Antonio Inoki fiasco that was later telecast live from ...

Andre is best described in a scene from 1977, where he’s in a Las Vegas casino with Pat Patterson. They’re in the bathroom and while washing his hands, he smiles and inspects his own gnarly ...

Hulk Hogan said it’s difficult to explain Andre the Giant’s alcohol-drinking proficiency, but he did his best when telling a pair of epic tales about the late WWE legend.

André the Giant's billed height was 7 feet, 4 inches tall. That's 88 inches, or 223.52 centimeters. André the Giant, born André René Roussimoff, was a global ic ...