Andre the Giant News Archive

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The most controversial nights in the WWE Championship's history

The WWE Championship is usually associated with glory and honor when it’s awarded to a Superstar who has reached the pinnacle of his craft. With every Superstar on the roster aiming to claim it for himself, however, it’s quite easy for the title to become mired in controversy....

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How to build a giant: The making of WWE's Andre the Giant statue

Find out how a team of New York City sculptors brought Andre the Giant to life.

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The most badass wrestler stories ever told

Rescuing people from burning cars, missing eyeballs, smashed windsheilds: What's the most badass wrestler story ever told?

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The history of the WWE Championship

Learn about all the different designs of the WWE Championship.

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The truth behind six Andre the Giant legends

Could Andre the Giant really lift cars with his bare hands? Did he once drink 156 beers in one sitting? Twenty years since the passing of The Eighth Wonder of the World, WWE Classics attempts to separate the facts from the fiction in the extraordinary life of sports-entertainment's greatest attraction.

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Former WWE Superstars remember Andre the Giant

Twenty years after Andre the Giant passed away, former WWE Superstars Don Muraco, Sgt. Slaughter and Pedro Morales share stories about The Eighth Wonder of the World.

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Superstars rewrite WWE history

WWE Classics asked seven Superstars which classic matches they wish they could have competed in. Then we went a step further and inserted them into the legendary bouts. Join us as we rewrite history.

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The sensational history of the AWA

WWEClassics.com takes the WWE Universe on a guided tour of one of the most beloved promotions in sports-entertainment history, the AWA.

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Jim Ross weighs in on Yokozuna and sports-entertainment's big men

Jim Ross weighs in on Yokozuna and sports-entertainment's big men.

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The History of WWE

The greatest story ever told? We think the chronicle of WWE’s evolution ranks way up there. It begins with Mr. McMahon’s purchase of his father’s business in 1982, and ends...well, there’s really no telling. This timeline is divided into six action-packed sections, with each one...

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