Giant killers
In nearly every radio interview Hulk Hogan conducts nowadays, when reminiscing about his WrestleMania 3 bout with the late Andre the Giant, the ever-humble Hulkster loves to crow about being the first...
View ArticleOn this day in wrestling history: André the Giant is born
Born in Grenoble, France, on May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff reportedly showed no signs early in childhood of the enormous size that would make him a giant in the world of professional wrestling...
View ArticleThere are no small roles–especially for Giant actors
As a kid, I loved it when my worlds collided–like Darth Vader, Kojak, Spider-Man and Frankenstein wrestling in Memphis, “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant recording a rock song, the group Kiss getting their own...
View ArticleThis week in rasslin’ history: Andre the Giant invades Memphis wrestling,...
A year later, such a phone call would have been impossible. But after a disastrous crowd of 3,834 at the Mid-South Coliseum for his card on Sunday, March 13, 1983, Memphis territory owner/promoter...
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