Andre the Giant

STATISTICS

• HEIGHT - 7'4"
• WEIGHT - 520 LBS.
• FROM - GRENOBLE IN THE FRENCH ALPS
• YEARS PRO - 1966-1992

OTHER RING NAMES

• GIANT MACHINE

TRAINER

• EDOUARD CARPENTIER
• FRANK VALOIS

MANAGERS

• ARNOLD SKAALAND
• BOBBY HEENAN
• FRANK VALOIS
• KY WAKAMATSU
• LOU ALBANO

TAG TEAMS

• THE COLOSSAL CONNECTION - ANDRE THE GIANT & HAKU
• THE MEGA BUCKS - ANDRE THE GIANT & TED DIBIASE

FACTIONS

• THE HEENAN FAMILY
• THE MACHINES

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

WWF - WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION

• 1 TIME WWF WORLD CHAMPION
• 1 TIME WWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION

WITH HAKU AS THE COLOSSAL CONNECTION

EVENTS WON

• NONE

AWARDS

WWE - WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

• 1993 WWE HALL OF FAME
• 2013 BRONZE STATUE RECIPIENT

PWI - PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED

• 1977 MOST POPULAR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
• 1981 MATCH OF THE YEAR - ANDRE THE GIANT VS. KILLER KHAN ON AUGUST 24
• 1982 MOST POPULAR WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
• 1988 MATCH OF THE YEAR - ANDRE THE GIANT VS. HULK HOGAN ON FEBRUARY 5
• 1988 MOST HATED WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
• 1993 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD