Andre The Giant

[Juggernaut08]

Quick Question on Andre how tall do you guys think he really was? Do you think Andre is Bigger than the Big Show??

[Kuzzy Powers]

Yes.

[Senser81]

Andre was much heavier. I don't know who was taller. I would guess Andre.

[manchild24]

I would think Andre in both areas

[Champ]

Andre The Giant was like 7'4-7'5 and 580lbs ish

[Warner2BruceTD]

Andre was legit 6'9" or 6'10". The 7'4" stuff was pro wrestling carny exaggerations.

Big Show is legit 7'.

Both of them were in good shape in their 20's, maybe high 300's or so. Andre in particular could really move in his younger days with great agility. Andre was far heavier at his heaviest than Big Show. Andre was pushing 600 at his death. Big Show is probably not even 500, maybe a little heavier than 500 when he's out of shape.

[Warner2BruceTD]

In the 70's, Andre would stand on stacked phone books and other assorted props during interviews. If you look closely at some of the pictures during those days, he appears to be well over 8ft tall. Its actually pretty ridiculous.

Vince McMahon Sr blew a gasket one time because Wilt Chamberlain took a photo with Andre, and was clearly several inches taller. McMahon feared the picture would get into magazines and kill Andre's gimmick.

[FirstTimer]

In the 70's, Andre would stand on stacked phone books and other assorted props during interviews. If you look closely at some of the pictures during those days, he appears to be well ove 8ft tall, its actually pretty ridiculous.

Vince McMahon Sr blew a gasket one time because Wilt Chamberlain took a photo with Andre, and was noticably severla inches taller. McMahon feared the picture would get into magazines and kill Andre's gimmick.

Pics or GTFO.

[Dan The Man]

I'm willing to bet Andre was a better drinker.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Jorge Gonzalez (Giant Gonzalez, El Gigante) was actually much taller than both of them. He was something like 7'6", based on basketball records. Standing next to other wrestlers, its obvious he towers over Andre.

Gonzalez was very thin and incredibly unathletic, even by 7ft standards. Plus he was an awful worker, who threw horrendous looking worked punches, and was the least menacing looking giant ever as a result.

[Juggernaut08]

I knew about this picture for a while but guys Big Show aint 7 foot either imo because shaq made him look smaller in his last show on Monday Night Raw and Big Show was sporting some super big boots and Shaq had on sneakers. http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com...-size-matters/

the little guy in the middle is Arnold lmao

[Juggernaut08]

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/JoeHollon/2011-04-29_041038_WiltAndreArnold.jpg

[Juggernaut08]

Those two pictures prove Andre is no 7'4 but his head was crazy big.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Great finds, Juggernaut.

[Juggernaut08]

Thanks I am gonna be all over all these sports boards when i get my phone back and can do this on the move.