André the Giant

André René Roussimoff (Bulgarian: Андрей Рене Руссимов; Polish: Andrzej Renat Russimow) (19 Mey 1946 – 27 Januar 1993),^[1][2] best kent bi hi stage name André the Giant, wis a French professional wrestler an actor. He is maist commonly recognised frae his role as Fezzik in the movie The Princess Bride. His great size wis a result o gigantism, an led tae him bein dubbed "The Aicht Wonder o the Warld".^[3][4]

André (seicont frae richt) wrestlin King Kong Bundy

In the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Roussimoff briefly held the WWF Championship. In 1993, he wis the first inductee intae the WWF Hall o Fame.

In wrestlin

• Finishin moves
  • Double underhook suplex^[3]
  • Elbow drop pin^[5]
  • Kneeling belly to belly piledriver^[6]
  • Sit-down splash^[3]
  • Standing splash
• Signature moves
  • Bearhug^[1]
  • Big boot^[1]
  • Body slam^[1]
  • Chokehold^[1]
  • Gorilla press slam
  • Head and neck rake
  • Headbutt^[1]
  • Repeated hip attacks to a cornered opponent
  • Samoan drop
• Managers
  • Bobby Heenan
  • Frank Valoi
  • Lou Albano
  • K.Y. Wakamatsu
  • Ted DiBiase

• Eiknames
  • "The 8th Wonder of the World"
  • "Tiant"
  • "The Immovable Object"

Championships an accomplishments

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – wi Dusty Rhodes
• International Pro Wrestling
  • IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – wi Michael Nader
• NWA Tri-State
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) – wi Dusty Rhodes
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2002
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1982)
  • PWI Match of the Year (1981) vs. Killer Khan on 2 May
  • PWI Match of the Year (1988) vs. Hulk Hogan at The Main Event
  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1988)
  • PWI Editor's Award (1993)
  • PWI ranked him #3 in the PWI Years in 2003^[7]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame^[8]
• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
  • NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) – wi Ronald Miller
• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Championship (1 time)
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Haku
  • WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1993) - inaugural inductee
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Feud of the Year (1981) vs. Killer Khan
  • Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1989)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1984) vs. Big John Studd
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1989) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1987) vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1989) vs. The Ultimate Warrior on 31 October
  • Worst Tag Team (1990, 1991) with Giant Baba
  • Worst Wrestler (1989, 1991, 1992)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)