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[[File:andrejake3_6427.jpg|frame|Andre taking out [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]]]
 
'''[[Andre 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)|The Princess Bride]]''.
 
During his tenure in the [[WWE|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''.
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=== '''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]]