André René Roussimoff was a large man. At more than 7 feet tall and 500 pounds, the French actor and wrestler earned the name André the Giant.And it wasn't just his size that was seemingly ...

In the hyperbole-soaked arena of pro wrestling, Andre the Giant was dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” and billed as 7-foot-4 and 500 pounds. But nobody truly knows how big the Frenchman ...

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In 1987, Andre the Giant participated in what would eventually become the two most widely seen events in his career. In March, 35 years ago this month, he competed in WrestleMania III in what has ...

No professional wrestler has been larger than life in the way Andre the Giant was, and the WWE Hall of Famer is the subject of a much-anticipated HBO documentary set to air Tuesday.

Andre the Giant was one of the transitional figures in that shift. And yet, in some ways, he isn’t known for that, a recognition that more often goes to McMahon and Hogan.

Not long after World War I broke out in 1914, an Austrian man named Adam Rainer wanted to enlist. But there was one major problem — he was only four and a half feet tall, so the military ...