The classic duel between him and hulk hogan (hulk hogan) in "Reverse Mania 3" is still a classic in American professional wrestling history, especially the scene of hulk hogan (hulk hogan) wrestling with giant Andre, which can often be replayed in various American professional wrestling clips.
Champion course:
1970 IWA doubles champion, partner is Michael Nado?
Australian-Asian doubles champion, partner Ron Miller?
NWA American (tri-state) doubles champion, with Dusty Rhodes as the partner.
Florida doubles champion, partner Dusty Rhodes.
WWF heavyweight title (title)?
World Wide Fund for Nature doubles champion, partner is Huck.
Family:
1946 Giant was born in May of 19, and his parents were both 6 feet old.
Unfortunately, the giant was born with congenital obesity, macrosomia and quadriplegia. It is also found that the giant has too many congenital hormones, which will continue to increase, especially the head, limbs and height.
The giant inherited his grandfather's illness, 13 years old, and his height reached 6' 3 "!
Giant, 16 years old, ran away from home and began to travel around the world. At this time, his height has reached 7 feet 8 inches and his weight has reached 200 Jin!
A year later, the giant 17 years old. He works in a furniture store. This young man is persistent. Finally, he was dug up. The man who dug him up was Frank valois, a famous French wrestling champion at that time, and then he began to learn wrestling from Frank valois.
Enter the world of wrestling:
1970, the giant teamed up with Michael Nado to win the IWA doubles championship.
In 197 1 year, the giant and Jean Ferret fought IWA, but the giant was defeated. The giant once again confronted his then enemy Jean Ferret in Montreal, and this time the giant won. He not only won his enemy, but also started his brilliant wrestling career, nicknamed Rousseau the monster!
Later, the giant won a special title called "Asian doubles champion" with Ron Miller in the Australian minor league. After that, the giant traveled around again. When he came to Japan, he and Heizi Kahn (famous Japanese at that time, no less than hulk hogan who fell beautifully at that time! ) One-on-one, but he lost. Not only that, Black Kahn almost hurt his ankle! So the giant can only leave the Japanese alliance with injury and travel around the world again.
Join WWWF (World Wrestling Federation)+various territories.
At that time, Frank Valois, as the manager of the Giants, joined WWWF (the predecessor of WWF), the largest wrestling league in the United States at that time, the World Wrestling Entertainment Company. The boss at that time was Vince J. McMahon Sr., the father of Vincent McMahon, the current boss.
The giant's first WWWF competition was held in Madison Square Garden. With the passage of time, the giant went to various countries to participate in the competition, and soon he became the first person to ensure the box office of WWWF!
1976, WWWF specially produced a song for the giant, called "Bigfoot-The Prelude of the Giant". The giant easily defeated Chuck Wepner, a boxer who held up half the sky at that time, in the closed recording activity of WWWF (a story long ago).
Then they went to NWA with Dusty Rhodes and won the American team championship. Later, they won the doubles championship in Florida.
The giant was invited to participate in a famous film "Princess Bride" at that time, in which he played a very distinctive Mr. Giant. After that, he performed with Face Or Heel (a bit like Dudley Bouz today) at WWF, and was as famous as hulk hogan. 1986, the giant's orthopedic surgeon told him not to do any strenuous exercise again, otherwise his life would be in danger, but out of a sincere love for wrestling, the giant did not stop. In addition, he drank 14 bottles of vodka before confronting hulk hogan in Wrestling Fan 3 held in 1987. In the end, hulk hogan defeated the drunken giant (at that time, the game was based on strength) and won the American heavyweight championship. Then on February 5th, at SNME in 1988, the giant conspired to defeat hulk hogan and won the heavyweight championship. Then the giant "sold" the belt to millionaire ted dibiase. 1989 Giants and Huck formed a doubles team, with "Brian" Shinan as the manager. Then they defeated the demolition and won the WWF doubles championship. In Wrestling Fever 6, the blaster defeated the giant and Huck to win back the doubles title. After the game, the giant, Huck and Shinan parted ways.
The giant's orthopedic surgeon told him that he was overweight and it was difficult for him to move. But he still hasn't given up his lifelong dream-wrestling.
He played a farewell match in Japan. After the game, he celebrated his continuous participation in the competition for 20 years and enriched himself.
1993 65438+1On October 27th, the giant died of a heart attack in a hotel in Paris at the age of 46. The giant attended his father's funeral only two weeks ago, when he was still alive. His relatives couldn't believe it and were very sad.
Secrets about giants:
George Allen, the leader coach of the Washington Redskins, once gave the giant a football contract and wanted him to join the football team.
The giant really wants to win the championship.
He can drink 1 19 bottles of beer a day.
A giant may be the strongest person in wrestling.
In fact, the giant is only six feet eleven inches tall, not seven feet four inches as advertised.
The giant is famous for his weight. He replenishes his energy with alcohol.
The giant is not married. He lives on a 200-acre farm in Elbe.
A giant has at least two daughters.