Andre also found success, notoriety, and fame in Japan during the early 1980s. Andre The Giant worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, having different feuds during each tour. His work with Stan ...

One year around Christmas in the early 1980s, Andre the Giant realized he could not breathe when he laid down to sleep. He was safe in the privacy of his secluded country home in Ellerbe, North ...

and one of the more influential names in Japanese wrestling history. He would get more than one win over Andre throughout their rivalry. Eddy Weicz defeated Andre The Giant in 1971 during a ...

Speaking of "The Princess Bride," Andre The Giant's role as Fezzik in Rob ... as well as companies like the AWA and New Japan Pro Wrestling. However, WrestleMania 3 will go down as one of the ...

Suddenly the Andre the Giant thing mushroomed into a movement ... Fairey similarly was hailed as a conquering hero in Japan in May when he bombed Tokyo to promote shows at the funky P House ...

and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Andre the Giant was the biggest and first mainstream star of professional wrestling and one of the first to cross over into Hollywood , culminating with a featured ...

Japan, and the territories in the 1970s and 80’s.” Courtesy Chris Owens Owens has been an Andre The Giant collector since 1981, and he is always honored to share his collection with Andre’s ...

Andre The Giant was a professional wrestler and was nicknamed 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' due to his considerable size. He wrestled in WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.