Andre The Giant: The Eighth Wonder Of The World

Episode 400: Andre The Giant Born in France on May 19th, 1946; André René Roussimoff would gain worldwide fame as Andre The Giant. Nicknamed "The Eighth Wonder Of The World", Andre was the original Final Boss of pro wrestling as well as the 1st traveling worldwide attraction in the industry. Starting wrestling in the 60s, by 1973 he started traveling around all the North American territories, and by 1984 he became exclusive to the World Wrestling Federation. He passed away in January 1993 at 46 years old & was the 1st inductee into the WWF(WWE) Hall Of Fame. This episode is all about Andre The Giant; from his beginnings in Europe, to his days as the traveling attraction, to his WWF run that most know him for, & so much more. 0:00 Episode 400 1:54 Andre The Giant Introduction 2:41 The Early Years 5:04 The Traveling Attraction 7:44 World Title Chances 8:48 Worldwide Fame 9:56 Becoming WWF Exclusive 12:11 Andre vs. The Heenan Family 13:17 The Machines 15:00 WrestleMania III 19:00 WWF Champion 20:43 After WrestleMania IV 22:09 Jake Roberts 24:40 Ultimate Warrior 25:51 Demolition 27:36 After WrestleMania VI 29:38 The End Of Andre 30:46 Post Memoriam 34:03 Legacy #AndreTheGiant #Wrestling #Retrospective From The Vault Episode Archive: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Threads: Subscribe, Like, Comment, Click The Notification Bell Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use