Posted on 10/01/124 by Joe Dombrowski
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He is “The Eighth Wonder of the World” and the largest box
office attraction of his day – literally and figuratively!
From his marquee main event matches to legendary drinking
stories, Andre the Giant did everything big! We’ve compiled
some of the rarest and most historic Andre matches still
surviving on video today to present to you Andre’s truly
unique in-ring experiences as he traveled from territory to
territory!
From battle royals to handicap matches to the legends he
towered over, we capture the essence of Andre in the prime
of his career as the most famous wrestler in the world!
Featuring:
Two-Ring Battle Royal featuring Andre, Bobo Brazil, Dominic
Denucci, Chris Colt, Kurt Von Hess, Chris Taylor and many
more!
World Title Match: Nick Bockwinkel (w/Bobby Heenan) defends
against Andre the Giant!
Battle Royal featuring Andre, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Don
Muraco, Bad News Allen, Samu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Matt Borne,
Doug Somers, Tiger Chung Lee & more!
Andre, Angelo Mosca & Steve Collins vs. Kevin Sullivan,
“Purple Haze” Mark Lewin & King Kong Bundy
Arm Wrestling Challenge:
Andre vs. Terry “The Hulk” Boulder (aka Hulk Hogan)
Andre, Jerry Lawler & Stagger Lee (aka Koko B Ware) vs.
Bobby Eaton, Porkchop Cash, Dream Machine & Jimmy Hart
Texas Death Match:
Andre vs. The Sheik w/Abdullah Farouk
Andre & Dr. X vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Andre w/Wilbur Snyder vs. Baron Von Raschke w/Bobby Heenan
Andre & Dick The Bruiser vs. Ox Baker & Killer Karl Krupp
Handicap Match:
Andre vs. Larry “The Ax” Hennig & Paul “Butcher” Vachon
Andre vs. Ox Baker
2/3 Falls
Andre vs. Stan “The Man” Stasiak
Andre vs. “Wild” Bill Irwin w/Frank Dusek
Andre vs. Big Bad John
Handicap Match:
Andre vs. Angel Rivera & Dave Nevins
Plus:
* Rare footage of Andre’s 1991 appearances in Herb Abrams’
UWF!
* An all-star panel of “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, George “The
Animal” Steele, Honky Tonk Man, Nick Bockwinkel, and Les
Thatcher share some of their favorite Andre stories and
memories!
* A special photo collage of Andre vs. Jerry “The King”
Lawler!
* The only surviving footage of an infamous match between
Andre and Ronnie Garvin!
* Extremely rare interviews scarcely seen anywhere!
APPROX RUNTIME: 2.5 hours