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Line 1: {{~~work~~creator}} [[File:andrejake3_6427.jpg\|frame\|Andre taking out [[Jake Roberts\|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]]] '''~~[[Andre~~André the Giant]]''', real name André Rene Roussimoff (Bulgarian: Андрей Рене Русимов; Polish: Andrzej Renat Russimow; 1946-93) was a [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] well-known for his impressive size<ref>Billed at 7'4" (224 cm) and around 500 pounds (226 kg), to be precise</ref>. You may also remember him as Fezzik from the [[The Movie\|motion picture adaptation]] of ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~film)\|The Princess Bride]]''. During his tenure in the [[~~WWE~~World (Wrestling) Entertainment\|WWF]] (or the WWE as it is called now), he was dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World" due to his frame, and held a fifteen-year undefeated streak in the company (with the exception of disqualification and count-out losses). One of the most famous matches of his career was against [[Hulk Hogan]] for Hogan's WWF World Heavyweight Championship at ''[[Wrestlemania]] III''. Unfortunately, his great size was due to gigantism, and he suffered intense pain throughout his body, especially as he got older. On January 27, 1993, shortly following his retirement from professional wrestling, he died in his sleep from congestive heart failure. In his honor, the WWF made Andre the first inductee into the company's Hall of Fame, established that same year. Line 11: ---- {{creatortropes}} ~~=== '''Tropes associated with André:''' ===~~ * [[The Alcoholic]]: [http://www.drunkard.com/issues/10_06/10_06_andre_giant.html André. Loved. Liquor.] Because of his size, he could easily outdrink everyone at whatever function he was at; the stories about his drinking really get into [[Beyond the Impossible]] territory. Just check that link for some of the best. When he had to go into surgery, the anesthetist had to base dosing on what it took to get Andre drunk. He was told by friends that it took a 1.75l bottle of vodka to get him buzzed. * [[Badass]] Line 21 ⟶ 20: Andre was the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY41wT2DjSI generator of such moments for many other wrestlers] back before Hogan. Hogan wasn't the first, but he was the first to do so with a national audience. Before that, Andre would go around to various territories and put over wrestlers by having them slam him. In addition, Hogan (back in 1980, when the Hulkster was a villian and Andre was the good guy) slammed the big guy at least twice. Andre let Hogan win the championship at Wrestlemania III, as Hogan knew the giant could defeat him in the ring if he wanted, regardless of what had been decided beforehand. For [[Hulk Hogan]], it was Andre choosing to hand the title over that made it the greatest moment in his career. * [[The Giant]]: [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin\|It's in his]] [[Shaped Like Itself\|NAME!]] Subverted in that he was actually a moderately skilled Greco-Roman wrestler. * [[Gentle Giant]]: His role as Fezzik in ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~film)\|The Princess Bride]]''. ** In [[Real Life]] too. He kept a small farm where he would walk around and play with the animals because they didn't stare at him and Robin Wright says that he used to put his hand on her head to keep her warm during cold days on the set of ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~film)\|The Princess Bride]]''. * [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Along side the 5'6" Robin Wright in ''The Princess Bride''. * [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Despite his occasional monster heel persona, he was very nice...as long as you didn't [[Beware the Nice Ones\|piss him off.]] Line 33 ⟶ 32: {{reflist}} [[Category:Professional Wrestling]] [[Category:~~Andre the Giant~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Wrestling]]