Andre the Giant

History bonds the Tragos/Thesz wrestling family

Posted by John Cosper | Jul 20, 2024 | Interviews, News, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa — Just after 8 pm on Friday night, July 19, Coach Jim Miller stood at the...

Hulk Hogan claims Roddy Piper contacted him from beyond the grave

Posted by John Powell | May 1, 2024 | News

Hulk Hogan has made a bold claim. In an interview with The 700 Club, Hogan said that fellow...

G’day, mate! Bushwhacker Luke brings the stories

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Apr 28, 2024 | Interviews

Sunday Night’s Main Event Radio’s Donnie DaSilva was joined by WWE Hall of Famer Bushwhacker Luke....

A&E/WWE premieres new season of ‘Rivals’ by telling a more complete story of André and Hogan

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 20, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

The phrase “WWE Universe” is, of course, the current description for the...

Dwayne Johnson has only a background role in this week’s ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 3, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

While the focus and energy of Johnson’s family and friends has most assuredly been on his...

Arezzi marks 30 years since André’s death with rare interview

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Feb 1, 2023 | Interviews, News

André the Giant died on January 28, 1993, and many people across the Internet noted his death on...

This week’s ‘Young Rock’ features Dwayne & Rocky’s inconceivable adventures

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 20, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

A lot of people are flooding the web with outrage over recent casting efforts in Young Rock,...

WWE referee Tim White dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 19, 2022 | News, Obituaries

Just days after retired WWE referee Dave Hebner died, WWE announced that another referee, Tim...

This week’s ‘Young Rock’ catches its breath with a ‘headlock episode’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 19, 2022 | Other Reviews

Sometimes, you just need to slow things down. A rest hold in a wrestling match, like a headlock or...

Andre the Giant episode of ‘Most Wanted Treasures’ well worth the hunt

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 17, 2021 | TV Reports

Over the past few weeks, the A&E show WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures has followed a fairly...

Mat Memories: Why not try an NFT?

Posted by John Arezzi | Jun 13, 2021 | Not Another Collectible!, Opinion

Proving that you can teach an old dog a new trick, tonight I launched my first-ever NFT (Non...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Six: A royal battle in Hawai’i

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 30, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

NBC’s Young Rock has tiptoed along a very fine line in its episodes, playing to both...

‘Young Rock’ Episode Three: The wrestling business show

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 2, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

As noted in the review of last week’s episode, Young Rock has laid down its rules about...

‘Young Rock’ premiere episode: A fast and furious rush through the many lives of Dwayne Johnson

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

The first episode of Young Rock, a series produced in part by Dwayne Johnson as a look back upon...

Actor Matthew Willig has ‘Giant’ shoes to fill in ‘Young Rock’ role

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Dwayne Johnson has claimed the mantle of Hollywood movie star number one, and he was no slouch in...

A ‘Bigger, Better and Badder’ look into one of the greatest WrestleManias ever

Posted by Dorathy Gass | Nov 29, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, WrestleMania

Ask any long-time WWE fan what their favorite WrestleMania of all time is, and many tend to choose...

‘Princess Bride’ cast share giant fondness for Andre

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 14, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock

This past Sunday, the surviving members of the cast of The Princess Bride reunited online for a...

New André bio proved to be a Giant project

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 8, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Bertrand Hébert and Pat Laprade had three “giant” goals while writing their latest...

Cookies, Coke and Cowboy Boots aka the Latest Episode of Dark Side of the Ring

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 6, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Author and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley gave viewers his take on the latest episode of...

Review: We can still learn plenty from André the Giant

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Apr 14, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Hands down one of the saddest quotes this writer/reader has ever read is when André Roussimoff,...

Mat Matters: The golden age of wrestling research

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Opinion

As much as everyone likes to celebrate the amount of televised wrestling that is available, much...

‘Princess Bride’ co-star Sarandon recalls Andre the Giant

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 3, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews

Andre the Giant’s performance as Fezzik in the classic film The Princess Bride is considered...

Andre doc great, but had omissions

Posted by BOX BROWN | Apr 11, 2018 | Documentary Reviews

Bill Simmons’ HBO documentary of Andre the Giant aired last night. It has all of the...

Triple H praises Andre the Giant documentary

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 30, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

The new documentary on Andre the Giant from HBO comes out on April 10, but it debuted on Thursday...

Tom Prichard’s doctorate work began in Los Angeles territory

Posted by Caleb Smith | Sep 4, 2017 | Interviews

Dr. Tom Prichard is known for being a great trainer and a former WWE star with two tag teams, the...

You’ll never guess Colt Cabana’s WrestleMania moment

Posted by Caleb Smith | Mar 8, 2015 | Interviews, WrestleMania

Colt Cabana has been a wrestling fan since he was three years old. His earliest memory of watching...

Hall of Fame induction speech is all Bill Eadie

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 23, 2014 | Interviews, PWHF

During his career, he worked as Bolo Mongol, Demolition Axe and as Professional Wrestling Hall of...

Andre graphic novel a Giant undertaking

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 5, 2014 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

There are some pretty big challenges when making a graphic novel on Andre the Giant. Fitting him...

Andre the Giant loomed large over Wrestlemanias

Posted by Marshall Ward | Mar 31, 2009 | Interviews, WrestleMania, WrestleMania Features

Wrestlemania 25 in Houston is less than a week away and promises to be a spectacle of epic...

WWF days focus of Andre the Giant book

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Feb 23, 2009 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

By PETE JARVIS – For SLAM! Wrestling When I first saw Andre the Giant: A Legendary Life in...

DVD Review: Andre the Giant re-release

Posted by Jon Waldman | May 5, 2005 | Other Reviews

WWE has issued another re-release from its archives, this time featuring Andre the Giant. The...

Meltzer’s ‘Tributes’ astonishing

Posted by John Molinaro | Nov 17, 2001 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

A small confession, if I may: I am addicted to Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer newsletter....

Frank Valois made ‘Giant’ contributions in his 38 years in wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 13, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame

REAL NAME: M. Frank Valois BORN: December 7 1921 in Montreal, Quebec DIED: December 31, 1998 AKA:...

André the Giant story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 14, 1900 | Story Archives

Eighth Wonder Of The World does not say enough about André The Giant. Slam Wrestling archives...

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