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
• Monster Roussimoff

TRAINER

• Edouard Carpentier
• Frank Valois

TAG TEAMS

• The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku)
• The Mega Bucks (Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase)

FACTIONS

• The Machines - WWF

08.1986 - 11.1986 (as Giant Machine)

• The Heenan Family - WWF

01.1987 - 01.1988

• The Heenan Family - WWF

11.1989 - 04.1990

MANAGERS

• Bobby Heenan - WWF
• Lou Albano - WWF (as Giant Machine)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Birth Name: Andre Rene Roussimoff
• Date of Birth: 05.19.1946
• Place of Birth: Coulommiers, France
• Date of Death: 01.28.1993 (aged 46)
• Place of Death: Paris, France
• Known Relatives: none

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

• IWA Tag Team Championship (with Michael Nador)

01.18.1970 - 02.03.1970 (as Monster Roussimoff)

• Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (with Ron Miller)

12.08.1978 - 12.15.1978

• Tri-State United States Tag Team Championship (with Dusty Rhodes)

12.25.1978 - 01.04.1979

• Florida Tag Team Championship (with Dusty Rhodes)

02.12.1981 - 04.01.1981

• WWF World Championship

02.05.1988 - 02.13.1988

• WWF World Tag Team Championship (with Haku as The Colossal Connection)

12.13.1989 - 04.01.1990

 

AWARDS WON

• WWE Hall of Fame

1993

• WWE Hall of Fame (Immortal Moment - Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III)

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