Andre Rene Roussimoff ( Bulgarian : Андрей Рене Руссимов; Polish : Andrzej Renat Russimow ) ( 19 Mey 1946 ? 27 Januar 1993), ^{[1] [2]} best kent bi hi stage name Andre 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]}

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 [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

• 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 [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

• 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 )

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