query: who has won the andre the giant battle royal

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Kane to win the match, which was also notable for former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal entering as a surprise participant. The fourth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 as part of the Kickoff Show. The match was won by Mojo Rawley, who was assisted by his friend, NFL player Rob Gronkowski, in last eliminating Jinder Mahal to win. The fifth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at the venue where the original match occurred - the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana - as part of WrestleMania 34

pos: WrestleMania at the hands of John Cena. Also, at WrestleMania XXX, The Shield defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) in a six-man tag team match, and Cesaro won the first ever Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by body slamming Big Show outside of the ring, in similar fashion to Hulk Hogan body slamming Andre the Giant, at WrestleMania III. WrestleMania 31 was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on March 29, 2015. Brock Lesnar defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event against Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns, with Seth

pos: WrestleMania Tag Team Championship, The SmackDown Tag Team Championship was also defended for the first time at WrestleMania, where The Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Usos and The New Day to win the titles, Matt Hardy last eliminated Baron Corbin to win fifth Andre the Giant memorial battle royal as well as first ever WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal contested where Naomi won by last eliminating Bayley. WrestleMania 35 will be held on April 7, 2019 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Over the years, WrestleMania has featured many celebrity appearances with varying levels of involvement. The main event of the

pos: WrestleMania Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion, Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship, and Mojo Rawley won the fourth annual Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, by last eliminating Jinder Mahal. The event also marked the unannounced return of The Hardy Boyz, who won the Raw Tag Team Championship. WrestleMania 34 was held on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the main event, Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. In another main event promoted match, AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura.

pos: Jack Swagger The Ascension. As a result of the win, Swagger qualified for the Royal Rumble match itself during the main show; entering as the 24th entrant, only to be quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar lasting only 29 seconds. At Roadblock, Swagger would be defeated by Chris Jericho. At WrestleMania 32, Swagger would compete in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Baron Corbin. On the June 6 episode of "Raw", Swagger faced long-time rival Rusev in Swagger's home state of Oklahoma in a losing effort via count-out after he was shoved into Titus O'Neil, who was on

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on April 8, 2018. The match was won by Matt Hardy who eliminated Baron Corbin to win. Writing for "PWInsider" in 2017, Dave Scherer saw no reason for viewers to care about the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, given how winners have been booked and further said: "It's great that talent will get on the show for WrestleMania, but that match hasn't meant anything thus far." André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is an annual namesake battle royal held at WrestleMania by the WWE promotion. The first memorial battle royal was held

pos: Goldust would "shatter his dreams", but was subsequently defeated by Cena that same night. On the April 2 episode of Raw, Goldust cut a backstage promo where he announced his participation in the upcoming André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal match at WrestleMania 34, and lost a match to "Woken" Matt Hardy that same night. At Wrestlemania 34, Goldust participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where he eliminated R-Truth. At the Greatest Royal Rumble Match, Goldust entered at number 18 and lasted 10 minutes before being eliminated by Bobby Roode. On the May 7 episode of Raw, Goldust

pos: WrestleMania teamed with Paige to defeat The Bella Twins in a tag team match, while Big Show won the second annual Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, by last eliminating Damien Mizdow. WrestleMania 32 was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 3, 2016. WrestleMania 32 broke the attendance record at 101,763 as announced by The Rock at the event. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Other bouts included the Undertaker defeating Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match. Had Shane won, he would have gained control

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Kane to win the match, which was also notable for former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal entering as a surprise participant. The fourth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 as part of the Kickoff Show. The match was won by Mojo Rawley, who was assisted by his friend, NFL player Rob Gronkowski, in last eliminating Jinder Mahal to win. The fifth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at the venue where the original match occurred - the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana - as part of WrestleMania 34

pos: The Hardy Boyz from TNA, which led to a feud between Matt and Bray that last up to the "Ultimate Deletion" at the Hardy compound, where Jeff Hardy made his return. At Wrestlemania 34, Matt Hardy, with the surprising help of Bray Wyatt, won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. This led to an alliance between the two as they defeated Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews in the Tag Team Eliminator first round. Jeff Hardy returned to the Raw after the Show of Shows to give Seth Rollins and Finn Balor some help to even the odds to defeat The Miz and

pos: WrestleMania XXX Next, Rollins lost a singles match to Randy Orton. Then, Triple H defeated Sting in another singles match. A tag match followed where AJ Lee teamed with Paige to defeat Nikki Bella and Brie Bella. Next, Cena scored another WrestleMania victory, this time at the expense of Rusev, while Cena captured the United States Championship. In the penultimate match, the Undertaker (in his return to TV) defeated Bray Wyatt. On the pre-show, Cesaro and Tyson Kidd successfully defended the tag titles, while Big Show won the second Andre the Giant memorial battle royal. The Undertaker reignited his feud with Brock

pos: WrestleMania record breaking 6 seconds match. Also, at WrestleMania 32, Baron Corbin won the third annual Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, by last eliminating Kane. WrestleMania 33 took place on April 2, 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It was the first WrestleMania since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 to feature two world championships on the line: Raw's Universal Championship, defended for the first time at WrestleMania, and SmackDown's WWE Championship. The main event saw Roman Reigns defeat The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match, giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania. Elsewhere on the event's card, Brock

pos: Heath Slater Roman Reigns. On the February 16, 2015 episode of "Raw", O'Neil made a face turn and reformed the Prime Time Players with Darren Young, effectively disbanding Slater Gator. Later that night, Slater stated on social media, "I'm going to start focusing on ME!!! I'm better on my own ... It's about time I get what I deserve," cementing their breakup. Shortly afterwards, Slater debuted a shorter haircut. At WrestleMania 31, Slater competed in the 30-man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Big Show. Slater returned to the scenes on the April 20, 2015 edition of "Raw"

pos: WrestleMania 31 a Samoan splash from Jimmy Uso, followed by Cesaro throwing Uso out of the ring and scoring the pin. Also of note, Jey Uso would suffer a shoulder injury during the match, putting him out of action for several months. The second pre-show match was the second annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Big Show won the 30-man contest by last eliminating Damien Mizdow after Mizdow had turned on and eliminated his tag team partner The Miz. The actual pay-per-view opened with the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship where champion Bad News Barrett defended the title against

pos: Big E (wrestler) with Axel, defeating him to win the title. Six days later, at Survivor Series, he defeated Axel again in his first title defense. Langston then successfully retained his championship against Damien Sandow at . At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, with his ring name now shortened to Big E, he successfully defended the title against Jack Swagger. Big E competed in the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal at WrestleMania XXX, which was won by Cesaro. At Extreme Rules on May 4, Big E lost the Intercontinental Championship to Bad News Barrett, and failed to regain it in a rematch the

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal The André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is an annual namesake battle royal held at WrestleMania by the WWE promotion. The first memorial battle royal was held at WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and the winner was Cesaro. The match is named in honor of André the Giant - a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who at over seven feet tall and weighing 500 pounds was known as "The King of the Battle Royal" due to winning a large majority of such matches he participated in. In 2018, a female counterpart to this match was

pos: Damien Sandow 32, Sandow was quickly eliminated from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by Shaquille O'Neal. Sandow returned to "Raw" on April 25, but his match against Baron Corbin never started due to Dolph Ziggler attacking Corbin; with "Pro Wrestling Torch" describing that Sandow's appearance "got one of the best reactions of the night". Corbin defeated Sandow in under two minutes on that week's "SmackDown". On the May 2 episode of "Raw", Sandow competed in a battle royal for a shot at the WWE United States Championship, but was eliminated early in the match; the "Wrestling Observer" wrote that "his

pos: WrestleMania XXX Wyatt defeated Cena in a steel cage match, after interference from the rest of the Wyatt Family and a demonic child. Cesaro was endorsed by Hulk Hogan on the post-WrestleMania "Raw", who presented him with the Andre the Giant battle royal trophy. Cesaro went on to reveal that he had a new manager in Paul Heyman, who would replace Zeb Colter. This earned Cesaro an attack from his former partner Jack Swagger, who destroyed Cesaro's trophy. Swagger later cost Cesaro his match against Rob Van Dam in the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Championship #1 contender tournament, while Van Dam later

pos: Big Show and Kane promote the 3rd annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. During the battle royal, Both Big Show and Shaquille O'Neal double chokeslammed Kane. On the April 19 episode of "Main Event", Big Show and Kane successfully defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan. On the July 4 edition of "Raw", Big Show and Kane teamed up alongside Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, Zack Ryder, Apollo Crews and The Dudley Boyz to form Team U.S.A. and compete against The Multinational Alliance (Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus & The Lucha Dragons), in a 16-man elimination

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal the second annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at Levi's Stadium as part of the Kickoff Show (pre-show), establishing the match as a yearly tradition at WWE's marquee event. Big Show - a wrestler often compared to André due to his similar size and stature, and originally billed as André's (storyline) son when he debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1995 - won the match by last eliminating Damien Mizdow. At WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, the third annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held on the main card with Baron Corbin last eliminating

pos: Rob Gronkowski go back out on that practice field and keep going hard." Gronkowski appeared as fictionalized versions of himself in the 2015 film "Entourage" and a 2017 episode of the 15th season of "Family Guy", and has a role in the 2017 American crime-drama thriller film "American Violence". Gronkowski made an appearance at WWE's WrestleMania 33, jumping the barricade and helping real-life friend Mojo Rawley win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. While in Minnesota to play in Super Bowl LII, Gronkowski's home was burglarized. The Foxborough police started an investigation, but did not release information to the public. Rob

pos: Big Show would go on to defeat the duo in tag team matches on the March 22 episode of "Main Event" and the March 28 episode of "Raw". At WrestleMania 32, Big Show participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where a future feud between Shaquille O'Neal was teased. Big Show and O'Neal would go on to be eliminated from the match-up simultaneously as the other participants would gang up on the two powerhouses. The debuting Baron Corbin going on to win the match. Kane and Big Show would once again reunite on the April 18 taping of Superstars after

pos: WrestleMania XXX 1,039,000 buys. In June 2014, WWE reported 690,000 total buys from both domestic and international sources. The Associated Press article on WrestleMania XXX focused on Hulk Hogan's hosting of the event, commenting that "the Hulkster showed he can host, 30 years later." Hogan was "overseeing the mayhem for 75,000-plus fans, and countless more watching on TV ... and what a scene it was", referring to Cesaro winning the Andre the Giant battle royal "by heaving the sizeable Big Show over the top rope". Brock Lesnar's win over the Undertaker was simply described as "the night's shocker". "The Times-Picayune" reported on

pos: Adam Rose January 2016 "SmackDown", the four defeated the team of Goldust, Damien Sandow, Jack Swagger and Zack Ryder in an eight-man tag match. On the 8 February episode of Raw, Rose defeated Titus O'Neil. At WrestleMania 32, Rose competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by the eventual winner Baron Corbin. On the April 11 episode of "Raw", Rose lost to Apollo Crews in what would be his final match in WWE. On 16 April 2016, WWE announced that Leppan was suspended for 60 days after his second violation of the company's Wellness Program. Four days

pos: Kofi Kingston episode of "SmackDown", Kingston would tap out to Jack Swagger in a number one contender's match for the Intercontinental Championship in a match also featuring Mark Henry and Rey Mysterio; on the March 21 episode of SmackDown, Kingston was announced in the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal at WrestleMania XXX. Kingston would have a standout moment in the match, getting thrown of over the turnbuckles by Cesaro and to avoid elimination by keeping his toes on the steel steps, he would later be eliminated by Sheamus. At Payback, Kingston would compete in a match against Bo Dallas, but he

pos: Sami Zayn defeated Owens in a no disqualification match, saving his job and qualifying for Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33, which he failed to win. On 11 April, Zayn was traded to SmackDown as part of the Superstar Shake-up. The following week on "SmackDown Live", Zayn failed to become the number one contender for WWE Championship after losing a six-pack challenge match. Zayn defeated Baron Corbin at Backlash. Zayn was later announced as one of the participant in Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view along with AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Dolph

pos: Jinder Mahal competition, prompting Foley to place the duo in singles matches that night and with both Mahal and Rusev losing their respective matches against Cesaro and Big Show. This was done due to Rusev suffering a legit shoulder injury. On the WrestleMania 33 kickoff show on April 3, Mahal was the runner-up in the Andre the Giant Memorial battle royal, being eliminated last by Mojo Rawley after interference from Rob Gronkowski. On the April 11 episode of "SmackDown Live", it was revealed that Mahal had been drafted in the Superstar Shake-up and later that night, he lost to Rawley after another

pos: NXT TakeOver: Dallas Bálor went on to surpass Neville as the longest reigning NXT Champion. On April 21 during a live event in Lowell, Massachusetts, Finn Bálor lost the NXT Championship to Samoa Joe, ending his reign at 292 days. Baron Corbin wrestled at WrestleMania 32 for his main roster debut; participating and winning the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal. Kyle Johnson of the "Wrestling Observer" noted that Corbin's win was "overwhelmingly cheered" despite him being a villainous character and winning by eliminating "a 20-year veteran" in Kane. Corbin's win also resulted in an "NXT" chant, which Johnson credited as "not merely

pos: WrestleMania 34 back, Angle said they could regain them at the Greatest Royal Rumble. A four-team tournament to determine their opponents, called the Tag Team Eliminator, was won by André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner "Woken" Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. New Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins was interrupted by Finn Bálor. The Miz then came out and said that he wanted his contractual rematch at Backlash. Jeff Hardy then returned from injury and teamed with Rollins and Bálor in a winning effort against Miz and The Miztourage. The following week, Miz was traded to SmackDown, splitting him from The Miztourage, who

pos: André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal established, which debuted at WrestleMania 34 - the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal. On the March 10, 2014 episode of "Raw", WrestleMania XXX host Hulk Hogan announced that he was establishing the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in honor of André's legacy that would take place at the event on April 6, with the winner receiving the André the Giant Memorial Trophy (made in the likeness of André). Cesaro would win the match after eliminating Big Show using a body slam similar to the body slam Hogan used on André at WrestleMania III. At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015,

pos: WrestleMania 32 part of the 2016's WWE Hall of Fame class, as she won the Warrior Award for her public battle with breast cancer. NBA great Shaquille O'Neal was a surprise participant in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, eliminating Damien Sandow and having a standoff with fellow seven-footer Big Show before both of these two were eliminated by about ten other wrestlers, before Baron Corbin eliminated Kane to win the battle royal. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders then made an appearance, as they were part of The Rock's grand entrance to the ring. Three matches were contested on the two-hour long

pos: Bull Dempsey he embarked on a rivalry with Baron Corbin, another dominant wrestler who mostly squashed jobbers. The two competed to see how quickly they could defeat the "local talent", sometimes back-to-back. This eventually led to a match between the two on January 14, 2015, in which Dempsey's undefeated streak was broken by Corbin. Dempsey competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Qualification Tournament at WrestleMania Axxess 31, but lost to Tyler Breeze in the first round. Soon after this, Dempsey's gimmick was tweaked to that of an overweight, out of shape wrestler who eats too much, which also saw him

pos: Roddy Piper superstars who would compete in the André the Giant 31-man memorial battle royal, which ended in a brawl with Big Show clearing the ring and Piper raising his hand. At WrestleMania XXX, the four men who wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania I—Piper, Paul Orndorff, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T—buried the hatchet in a backstage segment. On the December 22, 2014 episode of "Raw", Rusev and Lana were guests for the final edition of "Piper's Pit". At WrestleMania 31, Piper and other legends appeared in a backstage segment after Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship. In early July 2015,

pos: Ryback Ryback participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31, but was eliminated by the eventual winner, Big Show. On the "Raw" following Extreme Rules, Ryback was attacked by Bray Wyatt (who sent a series of mysterious promos aimed at Ryback weeks prior), leading to a match at Payback, which Ryback lost. At Elimination Chamber, Ryback won the vacant Intercontinental Championship, his first professional wrestling championship in WWE, by defeating Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, King Barrett and Mark Henry in an Elimination Chamber match. The following night, before Ryback was scheduled to make his first title defense

neg: Brad Maddox Guerrero. The next week on "Raw", Maddox was placed in a No Disqualification match against Orton by Triple H; Orton won the match via referee stoppage after Maddox lost consciousness in the storyline and was carried out on a stretcher after getting punched with a microphone 17 times. Following this, Maddox began to compete with Kane to gain favor of The Authority over who ran "Raw" better before forming an alliance with Kane, aiding him in his feud with CM Punk. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, Maddox participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and was

neg: Dolph Ziggler matches for the Intercontinental Championship, first to Damien Sandow and later to Fandango. At 2014 Royal Rumble, Ziggler entered the Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Roman Reigns. Ziggler later earned a shot at Big E's Intercontinental Championship, but was unsuccessful in capturing the title. On April 6 at WrestleMania XXX, Ziggler competed in the 31-man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Alberto Del Rio. On June 29 at Money in the Bank, Ziggler competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract, but the match was won

neg: The Colossal Connection Connection wrestled Demolition for the WWF Tag Team Championship at a house show in Honolulu, Hawaii. During that match, Andre was knocked out of the ring, and Demolition won by countout; after the match, Andre and Haku fought each other, marking the end of the team. Andre went on to tag-team with Giant Baba on April 13 at a combined WWF/All Japan/New Japan show in Tokyo, Japan; the Andre-Giant Baba team defeated Demolition in a non-title match when Andre pinned Smash. The Colossal Connection The Colossal Connection was a professional wrestling tag team of André the Giant and Haku who

neg: The Usos in a non-title match on March 14 which the Usos won and subsequently earning them a title match on the March 21st, 2017 episode of "SmackDown" where The Usos defeated American Alpha to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, becoming the first team to have won both the Raw Tag Team Championship (formerly WWE Tag Team Championship) and SmackDown Tag Team Championship. At WrestleMania 33, for the fifth consecutive time the Uso's competed on the WrestleMania pre-show entering the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but neither one of them were successful in winning. On the April 12th episode of

neg: Alberto Del Rio Del Rio and Batista at Elimination Chamber, which Batista won. The following night on Raw, Del Rio defeated Batista in a rematch from the previous night. At WrestleMania XXX, Alberto Del Rio participated in the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal and made a number of eliminations before being eliminated by Sheamus. On the June 2 episode of "Raw", Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler to qualify for the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match which later became for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship; Del Rio would lose the match to John Cena. On the July 4 episode of

neg: Heath Slater up the win against Kofi Kingston on "Superstars". At WrestleMania XXX, all three members entered the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and eliminated both The Great Khali and Xavier Woods as a unit, before all three were eliminated by Mark Henry. After WrestleMania, 3MB entered a feud with Los Matadores, which saw Hornswoggle ally himself with the trio so as to feud with El Torito. 3MB won their first match since December 2012 after Slater and McIntyre beat Los Matadores on the April 28, 2014 edition of "Raw". On June 12, 2014, both Mahal and McIntyre were released from

neg: Battle Royal at the Albert Hall for the WWF Tag Team Championship. The main feature of this event was the 20-man battle royal, in which The British Bulldog won. 'Lord' Alfred Hayes provided guest commentary for the contest. This event is significant for featuring one of Andre The Giant's last appearances and the last on videotape or DVD. He arrives at the end saving hometown hero and the battle royal winner British Bulldog from an attack from Natural Disasters - Earthquake and Typhoon. Andre's appearance was symbolic of real life, as the man who was having his last days and struggling was pretty immobile and on

neg: King Kong Bundy the event, which Hogan won. Later in 1986, Bundy reformed his tag-team partnership with Studd and began a feud with The Machines, Bill Eadie and Blackjack Mulligan wrestling under masks (as the Super Machine and Big Machine, respectively) and often joined by Andre the Giant (as the Giant Machine). The storyline was that Bundy and Studd, along with Heenan, claimed that the Giant Machine was a masked Andre the Giant, and was competing under the mask and alias to circumvent an earlier suspension (due to no-showing for an event), but none of them ever proved that Andre and the Giant

neg: Chad Gable following "SmackDown" in a rematch and then Breezango the week after, being confronted by the Usos after both matches. On the March 21 episode of "SmackDown Live", American Alpha lost the SmackDown Tag Team Championships to The Usos after suffering a non-title match loss to the pair the prior week. After making their Wrestlemania debut at WrestleMania 33 where both were unsuccessful in winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal they failed in their championship rematch to the Usos, being attacked by Primo and Epico afterwards, who defeated them the following week. American Alpha got revenge by defeating the

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse Andre the Giant Has a Posse Andre the Giant Has a Posse is a street art campaign based on a design by Shepard Fairey created in 1989 in Providence, Rhode Island. Distributed by the skater community, the stickers featuring an image of André the Giant began showing up in many cities across the United States. At the time, Fairey declared the campaign to be "an experiment in phenomenology". Over time, the artwork has been reused in a number of ways and has become worldwide. At the same time, Fairey altered the work stylistically and semantically into OBEY Giant. Fairey and

neg: Mark Henry The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico), in which Henry's team came out victorious. Henry returned at the 2017 Royal Rumble as entrant number 6, only to be eliminated by Braun Strowman. He unsuccessfully competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33. Following WrestleMania 33, Henry would retire and transition into a backstage producers role. He would later make a one-night televised return on "Raw 25 Years". On March 19, 2018, it was announced that Henry would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. On April 27, Mark Henry participated in the 50-man Royal Rumble match

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse and white image of Grace Hopper with the words "Grace Hopper HAS A POSSE". Andre the Giant Has a Posse Andre the Giant Has a Posse is a street art campaign based on a design by Shepard Fairey created in 1989 in Providence, Rhode Island. Distributed by the skater community, the stickers featuring an image of André the Giant began showing up in many cities across the United States. At the time, Fairey declared the campaign to be "an experiment in phenomenology". Over time, the artwork has been reused in a number of ways and has become worldwide. At the

neg: Big Show titles). Wight has also found success in the tag team division, having been an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the WWF/World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various tag team partners. Having also won the Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore championships, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history, He has also won WCW's World War 3 in 1996 60-man battle royal and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. Wight has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE since 1995, including the 2000

neg: Helen Stickler Helen Stickler Helen Stickler (born 1968) is an American-born filmmaker whose works include (2003) and Andre the Giant Has a Posse (1995). She wrote, directed and produced both of these films. Stickler's early independent films include the shorts "Queen Mercy" and the documentary "Andre the Giant has a Posse", the first documentary to discover graphic artist Shepard Fairey (OBEY/GIANT). "Andre the Giant has a Posse" was screened worldwide and in the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, "Village Voice" film critic Ed Halter described the film as "legendary … a canonical study of Gen-X media manipulation. One of the keenest

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse was hanging out with always called each other The Posse, so it said Andre the Giant Has a Posse, and it was sort of appropriated from hip-hop slang – Public Enemy, N.W.A and Ice-T were all using the word." By the early 1990s, tens of thousands of paper and then vinyl stickers were photocopied and hand-silkscreened and put in visible places throughout the world. "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" is also the title of a 1995 documentary short by Helen Stickler, which was the first documentary to feature Shepard Fairey and chronicle his influential street art campaign. The film

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse fellow Rhode Island School of Design student Ryan Lesser, along with Blaize Blouin, Alfred Hawkins and Mike Mongo created paper and vinyl stickers and posters with an image of the wrestler André the Giant and the text "ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE 7' 4", 520 lb", ("7'4", 520 lbs"—2.24 m, 236 kg—famously being Andre the Giant's billed height and weight) as an in-joke directed at hip hop and subculture, and then began clandestinely and aggressively propagating and posting them in Providence, Rhode Island and over the rest of the Eastern United States. In an interview with "Format" magazine in

neg: The Dungeon of Doom Doom feud was a focus of the Battle Royal but it would be Randy Savage who won the title, after Hogan, Luger, and Sting eliminated Dungeon member the Giant However, Hogan was never eliminated. The Giant got revenge by assaulting Macho Man, as Hogan and Sting fended him off, Hogan was put on probation for hitting the Giant with a chair repeatedly. Luger remained a source of dissent between Hogan, Macho Man and Sting with Sting explaining that Luger was his best friend and he was trying to pull Luger away from the Dungeon, while Jimmy Hart assured the Taskmaster

neg: American Alpha attack by the Usos after their elimination, continuing their feud. American Alpha would defeat the Ascension on the following "SmackDown" in a rematch and then Breezango the week after, being confronted by the Usos after both matches. On the March 21st episode of "SmackDown Live", American Alpha lost the SmackDown Tag Team Championships to The Usos after suffering a non-title match loss to the pair the prior week. After making their Wrestlemania debut at WrestleMania 33 where both were unsuccessful in winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal they failed in their championship rematch to the Usos, being attacked

neg: Damien Sandow episode of "Raw", they lost the titles to The Usos. On the same night, they were defeated by the debuting Ascension. Miz and Mizdow then began to show dissension, with Miz becoming angry at Mizdow's positive crowd reactions and accusing Mizdow of trying to 'upstage' him. On the February 2 episode of "Raw", The Miz relegated Mizdow from being a stunt double to a personal assistant. Mizdow turned face for the first time in his WWE career, when he finally split away from The Miz at WrestleMania 31 in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but the "red hot

neg: Bill Fralic went on to be named All-Pro in 1986 and 1987, and was named to the Pro Bowl from 1986 to 1989. During this time, the , Fralic developed a reputation as a ferocious run blocker. At the end of his NFL career, Fralic was one of the first players to take advantage of the new free agent system and jumped from the Falcons to the Detroit Lions, almost doubling his pay to $1.6 million for the 1993 season. In 1986, Fralic was one of six football players in the twenty-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2, in which Andre the Giant

neg: Baron Corbin WWE Championship match at Fastlane, however, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn would attack Corbin backstage before the match. Following the attack, "SmackDown" Commissioner Shane McMahon would make a match between Corbin and Owens for later that night, which Corbin would win, earning a spot in the WWE Championship match. At Fastlane, Corbin was unable to win the championship when Styles pinned Owens to retain the title. On the March 20 episode of "SmackDown", Corbin defeated Tye Dillinger, where, following the match, Corbin announced that he would compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the WrestleMania 34 kickoff

neg: Tatanka (wrestler) on the "Old School Raw" on November 15, 2010 backstage along with Ron Simmons, Dusty Rhodes, IRS, and The "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. On November 3, 2015, WWE announced that they signed Tatanka to a Legends contract. On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, Tatanka competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal as a face, and was among the last to be eliminated. Tatanka is in the "WWE 2K17" video game as DLC. He appears in WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K19 as a playable character. Chavis and his wife, Michelle, have four children; daughters Christiana Mariah (born

neg: Goldust began to apologize and attempt to form a tag team with Goldust, with Goldust rejecting. On the March 21 episode of "Raw", Goldust came to R-Truth's aid after Truth was defeated by Bubba Ray Dudley. At WrestleMania 32, Goldust took part in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in a losing effort. On the April 11 episode of "Raw", Shane McMahon announced a number one contenders tournament for the WWE Tag Team Championship, which included Goldust and Truth teaming together. On the April 14 episode of "SmackDown", Goldust would tell R-Truth before their match they would not team together,

neg: The Miz Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX, but was eliminated by Santino Marella. After a two-month hiatus filming "", The Miz returned as a villain for the first time since 2012, on the June 30 episode of "Raw" and immediately began to insult the crowd and taking on the gimmick of a movie star before being interrupted by the returning Chris Jericho, who defeated Miz in his return match. At Battleground on July 20, Miz won a battle royal by lastly eliminating Dolph Ziggler to win the Intercontinental Championship for the third time. At SummerSlam on August 17, Ziggler defeated

neg: The Hart Foundation solely with the Neidhart/Hart team and their manager, who all had 'Hart' in their family names. The Hart Foundation made its pay-per-view debut at WrestleMania 2 in 1986 as participants of a 20-man battle royal which also included NFL stars. The duo were the final two men whom André the Giant eliminated to win the battle royal. The Harts gained their status as a mid-card team when feuding with The Killer Bees ("Jumping" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair). At "Saturday Night's Main Event", the Foundation faced the Bees in a tag team match, which the Bees won. The Hart

neg: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff to Corporal Kirchner in a flag vs flag match in the Chicago part of the event, and Sheik competed in the 20-man invitational Battle royal also in the Chicago portion of the event, which saw 14 WWF superstars in the ring with 6 National Football League (NFL) players. Sheik was the 13th participant eliminated, at 5:22 by Bruno Sammartino, and the Battle royal was won by André the Giant. In 1986 Sheik and Volkoff would wrestle against and defeat The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) in a heel vs heel match. In late 1986 Blassie who retired from

neg: Alex Wright August 10 edition of "Saturday Night" that aired immediately before the pay-per-view Hog Wild, Wright defeated Bobby Eaton in a rematch. At World War 3, Wright again participated in a three-ring, 60-man battle royal, with the winner getting a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. The battle royal was won by The Giant. In January '97 on "Clash of the Champions", Wright lost to Japanese wrestler Masa Chono, who had recently come to the U.S. and joined the NWO. WCW had Wright wrestle in several tag team matches with fellow midcarders, mostly on the losing side. On the May 12,

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse culture in the guise of counterculture. The original "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker format has been widely imitated for humorous effect. In these parody stickers, the image of André the Giant has been replaced with a similarly stylized black-and-white photo of some other person or character, along with the new figure's height and weight. For example, the parody sticker "Tattoo the Midget Has a Bigger Posse" features the image of Hervé Villechaize portraying the character Tattoo from "Fantasy Island". Colin Purrington's "Charles Darwin Has a Posse" stickers, featuring a black-and-white photo of Charles Darwin, promote the theory of

neg: The Mega Bucks and Savage won. After the match, DiBiase and André went their separate ways and the team was dissolved. André the Giant and Ted DiBiase had teamed on several occasions when both were signed to the World Wrestling Federation in 1979, when both worked as faces (or good guys). Their first documented teaming together was at an untelevised house show in Totowa, New Jersey, against two of the WWF's top villains of the time, "High Chief" Peter Maivia and Greg "the Hammer" Valentine; Andre and DiBiase won when Andre pinned Maivia. Andre and DiBiase wrestled WWF Tag Team Champions the Valiant

neg: Fandango (wrestler) the feud in mid-2015. Fandango then appeared on "Superstars" and "Main Event", defeating the likes of Adam Rose and Heath Slater. Fandango suffered a loss to Rusev on the episode of "Main Event" on August 17. On the March 21, 2016 episode of "Raw", Fandango faced Chris Jericho in a losing effort. At WrestleMania 32, Fandango was the first participant to be eliminated from the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. On the April 14 episode of "SmackDown", Fandango teamed with Goldust in the WWE Tag Team Championship #1 contenders tournament, replacing R-Truth; the two were defeated by The Vaudevillains

neg: The Ascension (professional wrestling) Viktor entered the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, both with failing efforts. On 16 April 2016, WWE suspended Konnor for 60 days for a second violation of the Talent Wellness policy. Following the suspension, Viktor began competing in singles competition, mainly on "Superstars" and "Main Event". Konnor made his return during the June 20 "WWE Superstars" taping, teaming with Viktor to face The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth). On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, The Ascension were drafted to SmackDown in the eighth round. On July 26 episode of "SmackDown Live", both members competed in a WWE

neg: Diamond Dallas Page the Diamond Cutter, on Stardust, Bray Wyatt and Fandango from the top rope, before being eliminated by Rusev. At WrestleMania 32, Page competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Konnor. In 2016 Page was featured on the Nine Legends Expansion Pack to talk about his friend Bill Goldberg. On March 31, 2017 Page was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida. Page developed a yoga fitness program initially called "Yoga for Regular Guys Workout" or "YRG" after recovering from ruptures to his L4/L5 discs in 1998 and discovering the health benefits

neg: Yoshi Tatsu defeated by The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the first round. Tatsu continued sporadically wrestling on "NXT" throughout the rest of 2013 and 2014, but lost all his matches. In his final WWE pay-per-view appearance, Tatsu unsuccessfully competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial battle royal at WrestleMania XXX in April 2014. On June 12, 2014, Yamamoto was released from his WWE contract, along with 10 other talents. On July 29, 2014, Yamamoto made his first post-WWE match at BELIEVE 77. At BELIEVE 79, Yamamoto defeated Aaron Epic to win the SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship, his first

neg: Starrcade (1996) causing him to pass out, and won the match. After Starrcade, The Giant was removed from the New World Order (nWo) for failing to help Hogan win his match. The Giant was also unhappy with how he was never given a match for Hollywood Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship despite winning the World War 3 battle royal. At Souled Out, The Giant faced Hogan for the title, but the match ended with nWo members beating down The Giant. Roddy Piper continued his feud with Hogan after, and they faced each other at SuperBrawl VII for the title. Randy Savage interfered,

neg: B. Brian Blair Event" Canada, The 1st "Royal Rumble" First tour of Australia, Blair went to Europe as a singles along with friends Tito Santana and Andre the Giant. The "Killer Bees" were featured on many of "Saturday Night's Main Event's" where Bret Hart states in his Book "My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling", that the best Tag-Team match of his career was against Blair and Brunzell at the LA Coliseum during the "Saturday Night Main Event" run starting in 1985, that filled the "Saturday Night Live" time slot produced by NBC executive Dick Ebersol. The Killer Bees also won

neg: Mojo Rawley chance to take on The Wyatt Family for the titles, but Ryder sustained a knee injury, cancelling their #1 contender status. After Ryder's injury was determined, the following week on "SmackDown", Rawley defeated Curt Hawkins. On the January 24, 2017 episode of "SmackDown", Rawley won a battle royal to earn a spot in the 2017 Royal Rumble match. At the event, Rawley entered at number four and was eliminated by Braun Strowman. He defeated Hawkins on the Elimination Chamber pre-show. On the March 7 episode of "SmackDown", Rawley announced his participation in the André the Giant Battle Royal. On the

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse Has a Posse" stickers have appeared in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, California in July 2011 during the Esri International User Conference held at the nearby San Diego Convention Center. The stickers carry an image of US businessman Jack Dangermond, founder of Esri. ThinkGeek produced a T-shirt with the slogan "Fezzik Has a Posse" in March 2012, in reference to André the Giant's role as Fezzik in the movie "The Princess Bride" (1987) and the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" street art campaign. In 2014, WWE wrestler Daniel Bryan started wearing a T-shirt with a stylized image of

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse 2008, Fairey said: "The Andre the Giant sticker was just a spontaneous, happy accident. I was teaching a friend how to make stencils in the summer of 1989, and I looked for a picture to use in the newspaper, and there just happened to be an ad for wrestling with André the Giant and I told him that he should make a stencil of it. He said 'Nah, I’m not making a stencil of that, that’s stupid!' but I thought it was funny so I made the stencil and I made a few stickers and the group of guys I

neg: De Havilland Giant Moth towns and took aloft 40,000 passengers, including 10,000 schoolchildren free of charge. Among those who experienced their first flight in Cobham's Giant Moth was Eric Lock, who grew up to become a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Battle of Britain. After the tour, Cobham sold the Giant Moth to Imperial Airways, intended to be used for survey flights. Its use was short-lived as G-AAEV was lost in a crash landing on 19 January 1930. De Havilland Giant Moth The de Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth was a 1920s British large single-engined biplane transport built by de Havilland at Stag

neg: Aksel Lund Svindal many consider him the best Norwegian skier ever. While the great Kjetil Andre Aamodt has been more successful at the Olympics, Svindal is by far the most successful on the World Cup circuit. Through December 4, 2015, Svindal has won eight World Championship medals, three Olympic medals, two overall World Cup and nine discipline titles (in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and combined), and 28 World Cup races. Additionally, he won four medals at the World Junior Championships in 2002, including gold in combined. On 27 November 2007, during the first training run for the Birds of Prey downhill race in

neg: Anne de Montmorency former enemy, and Jacques d'Albon, Marshal Saint-Andre to form the Triumvirate, an association for the defense of Catholicism. Montmorency played an important part in the war of 1562. He was captured early in the Battle of Dreux when the cavalry under him was routed. Montmorency's soldiers eventually won the battle, but it was one of the bloodiest of the 16th century. He helped negotiate the Treaty of Amboise on 19 March 1563. In 1567 the Huguenots agitated for a fairer settlement. On 10 November 1567, aged 74, Montmorency led the royal army to victory at Saint-Denis, but was fatally wounded

neg: Sheamus brief feud leading up to WrestleMania, in which Sheamus consistently was victorious. He was part of the final four in the André the Giant Memorial battle royal at WrestleMania XXX, before he and Alberto Del Rio eliminated each other. On 14 April, Sheamus participated in the Intercontinental Championship number one contender tournament, which was held on "Raw". He advanced to the next round by defeating Jack Swagger, before losing to Bad News Barrett in the semi-finals on 21 April. On the 5 May episode of "Raw", Sheamus won a 20-man battle royal to win the United States Championship for the

neg: Viktor (wrestler) Viktor competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal but failed to win the match. On April 16, 2016, WWE suspended Konnor for 60 days for a second violation of the Talent Wellness policy. Following the suspension, Viktor began competing in singles competition, mainly on "Superstars" and "Main Event". On the May 3 episode of "Raw", Viktor competed in a United States Championship No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by Rusev. On the June 24 episode of "Superstars", Konnor made his return from suspension, where The Ascension faced the Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) in a losing

neg: The Great Khali 6 April, Khali competed in the André the Giant Memorial battle royal, but failed to win. Khali participated in the Intercontinental Championship battle royal at Battleground on 20 July, but the match was won by The Miz. On the 31 October episode of "SmackDown", Khali was defeated by Rusev in what would be his final match in WWE until 2017, as on 13 November his contract expired and he left WWE. In February 2015, Khali opened his own wrestling school in Punjab, Continental Wrestling Entertainment, which held its first event on 12 December 2015. On 23 July 2017, Khali returned

neg: Big John Studd they would be taken out on the stretcher. While Studd became a top challenger for the WWF World Championship, held by Bob Backlund, it was his feud with 7'4" (224 cm), André the Giant over who was professional wrestling's 'true giant' that earned him main event status. Studd and Blassie had issued a "Bodyslam Challenge," offering $10,000 (and later, $15,000) to any wrestler that could slam him before boasting that he (Studd) could not be slammed. After several wrestlers were unsuccessful in answering Studd's challenge, Andre accepted and was about to slam Studd before Blassie attacked Andre from behind (as

neg: Shut Up (The Black Eyed Peas song) United States despite being well-charted in other countries. Even though the song didn't chart in the U.S., the radio edit of the song was included on the U.S. "Now That's What I Call Music! 15" album. The music video was directed by The Malloys and features an opera themed around a battle of the sexes. In it, will.i.am and Taboo play Fergie's suitors, and apl.de.ap is the conductor. The music video has several Andre the Giant Has a Posse-style posters near the stage man. Two posters from the song "Where Is the Love?" are also shown. Kimberly Wyatt and Carmit

neg: Melody Medeiros Medeiros took a hiatus before returning to wrestling on June 19, 2010 to compete in a three ring, 159-man battle royal at the Alternative Wrestling Show and National Wrestling Alliance joint event Bart's Birthday Bash, which was ultimately won by Scorpio Sky. After another hiatus, Medeiros returned to wrestling on March 26, 2011, under the ring name Jezebel, where she won a 10-person tag team match alongside Duke, Kaos, Ray Rosas and Robby Phoenix by defeating Andre Machievski, Joey Barone, Nightmare Azteca, Ryan Kidd and SoCal Crazy. Medeiros graduated from The Art Institute of Seattle in 2003 with a degree

neg: André the Giant what André was doing, prompting Heenan to say "You can't believe it, maybe you'll believe this, Hogan" before André ripped off the T-shirt and crucifix from Hogan, with the crucifix scratching Hogan's chest, causing him to bleed. Following Hogan's acceptance of André's challenge on a later edition of "Piper's Pit", the two were part of a 20-man over-the-top rope battle-royal on the 14 March edition of "Saturday Night's Main Event" at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Although the battle royal was won by Hercules, André claimed to have gained a psychological advantage over Hogan when he threw the WWF

neg: Haku (wrestler) Race in a match at the 1989 Royal Rumble at The Summit in Houston. He would later lose the "crown" to Hacksaw Jim Duggan who himself was crowned as "King Duggan". Haku would later go on to form the tag team known as The Colossal Connection with André the Giant and win the WWF Tag Team Championship from Demolition on the December 30 edition of "Superstars" (taped on December 13). Haku and André lost the titles at WrestleMania VI, when Demolition defeated the Colossal Connection to regain the titles. Haku never legally tagged Andre into the match (due to André's

neg: Jake Roberts who was also managed by Bobby Heenan. On the March 11, 1989, episode of "Saturday Night's Main Event", André got involved in a match between Rick Rude and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, siding with fellow Heenan Family member Rude. Roberts came to the ring to help Beefcake, who eventually won by disqualification. Roberts used his snake Damien to scare Andre into an eventual "heart attack." Although the subsequent feud on the house show circuit saw André victorious after most of those matches, Roberts can claim a victory via disqualification over André after The Giant attacked special guest referee and former

neg: Helen Stickler American dream." In 1999 Ms. Stickler created the safe sex campaign “Roll On” for Mtv and The Kaiser Family Foundation, which earned a Best National PSA Emmy Award nomination. Stickler resides in Los Angeles, California, where she is currently at work on an updated, feature-length documentary about the art and career of Shepard Fairey. Helen Stickler Helen Stickler (born 1968) is an American-born filmmaker whose works include (2003) and Andre the Giant Has a Posse (1995). She wrote, directed and produced both of these films. Stickler's early independent films include the shorts "Queen Mercy" and the documentary "Andre the Giant

neg: Big John Studd the National Football league. Although André the Giant was also in the match, Studd set his focus on eliminating Fralic and fellow football player William "The Refrigerator" Perry, who was fresh from a Super Bowl victory with the Chicago Bears earlier that year. Studd successfully eliminated Perry during the match, only to have Perry to eliminate Studd while the two were shaking hands. André went on to win the battle royale. The Andre-Studd feud took on a new dimension in 1986, when—in the wake of Andre's increasing health problems related to gigantism and acromegaly, his role as Fezzik in the

neg: Road Wild (1998) a "Diamond Cutter" to Bischoff. On the undercard, nWo held an invitational battle royal, in which four members of nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac participated along with Goldberg, who won the match by last eliminating The Giant. Road Wild featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WCW played out on WCW's television programs "Monday Nitro", "Thunder", "Saturday Night" and "WorldWide". On the July 16 episode of "Thunder", The Dancing Fools defeated The Public Enemy after Dancing Fools' associated member Tokyo Magnum was driven through a table and caused the distraction for Dancing

neg: Andre Royal Andre Royal Andre Tierre Royal (born December 1, 1972) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played linebacker for five seasons for the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts. Royal had 140 career tackles, 6 solo sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. Royal was traded to the Indianapolis Colts following several off-the-field incidents prior to the start of the season with The New Orleans Saints. Royal, signed a guaranteed $4.085 million contract with the Saints as a free agent after previously attaining All-Pro status with the Carolina Panthers, and was expected to

neg: Souled Out (1997) television programs, "Monday Nitro", "Saturday Night", "WorldWide", "Pro" and "Main Event". nWo member The Giant won the World War 3 battle royal at the 1996 World War 3 by last eliminating Lex Luger, which entitled him to a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at a place and time of his choosing. Giant demanded his title shot against the nWo leader, Hollywood Hogan on the "Nitro" after Starrcade but Hogan refused to give him a title shot and made fun of him for losing to Luger, the previous night at Starrcade. Later that night, the nWo attacked Roddy Piper due to

neg: Andre Royal He also had an all-pro career in the NFL, playing on the inaugural team of the Carolina Panthers and in several NFC Championship games. Royal returned to the University of Alabama to complete and earn his college degree in 2014. Andre Royal Andre Tierre Royal (born December 1, 1972) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played linebacker for five seasons for the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts. Royal had 140 career tackles, 6 solo sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. Royal was traded to the Indianapolis Colts following several off-the-field

neg: Battle royal Savage, The Giant, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash. World Championship Wrestling also held an event called Battlebowl in which 20 men started in one ring and would have to throw others into a second ring. From that ring you would be thrown to the floor for elimination. The last man in ring one would rest until one man was left in ring two. Those two men would then battle until one man was left and would be declared the winner. In 1991 Sting won the match after it coming down to him and Lex Luger. Every year thereafter Battle Bowl

neg: Mark Andrews (wrestler) learned off the likes of John Ryan, Paul Tracey and Andre Baker. It is here that he met Zack Sabre, Jr., who later became Andrews's mentor. It was for NWA Wales that Andrews made his wrestling debut, appearing in a battle royal in 2006. Shortly afterwards, Andrews began competing under a mask, using the name "The Lightning Kid". He has stated that this was to hide his young age from audiences. Andrews' rise as The Lightning Kid was gradual, with most his appearances in 2006 and 2007 limited to promotions in South Wales. His first appearance outside Wales was at

neg: Firebrand (DC Comics) Andre carries a bo staff, and has some measure of athletic and martial arts ability. In "The Battle for Blüdhaven" #5, Andre hears a voice in his head, asking him to come to the Mississippi River and fight for liberty, claiming that Andre is pure of heart and will be his Firebrand. The voice is that of Uncle Sam. After joining forces with Uncle Sam, Andre is captured and tortured by Father Time after attacking senator/presidential candidate Henry Knight, who is really Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard. He is freed from captivity by Phantom Lady, and joins the rest of the

neg: Andre Walker Andre Walker Andre Walker (born August 19, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is a hairstylist from the United States who has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for his work on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". He is best known for being the personal hairstylist of Oprah Winfrey and for creating Halle Berry's signature short pixie haircut. Other celebrity clients of Walker's have included Barbara Bush and Michelle Obama. In the 1990s he created the Andre Walker Hair Typing System to market Walker's line of hair care products but has since been widely adopted as a hair type

neg: Andre the Giant Has a Posse mostly a of popular political propagandas and multi-national commercialism. It usually bears the text OBEY Giant. In addition to countless small stickers, OBEY Giant has been spread by stencil, murals, and large wheatpaste posters, covering public and private spaces from building faces and street sign backs, to commercial spaces such as billboards and bus stop posters. Furthermore, the popular "OBEY" slogan and stylized André the Giant face continue to be reproduced on products ranging from art and clothing to home accessories and decor, considerably expanding the impact of the campaign through iconology based on an allegiance to media and popular

neg: World War 3 (1996) World Heavyweight Championship. The Giant won the World War 3 battle royal by last eliminating Lex Luger. Giant earned his title shot at the inaugural Souled Out pay-per-view. Other major match on the card was a three-way match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, in which The Outsiders retained the title against The Faces of Fear and The Nasty Boys. The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Before they even got

neg: World War 3 (1997) 59 out of 60 wrestlers in the ring. After every wrestler except Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page, and The Giant had been eliminated, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hogan revealed himself to be the sixtieth entry in the battle royal; he did this to win the match for himself so no one would get the title shot. Hall won the match after Kevin Nash, in a Sting disguise, attacked Giant with a baseball bat and eliminated him. As the prematch stipulation of the World War 3 dictated, Hall was to receive his championship match at SuperBrawl VIII; due to a

neg: Fight Night Champion an assistant trainer. After Andre beats two ranked heavyweights during regular sparring sessions, Meagan, who has split from her father's business over 'philosophical differences', convinces him to make an unexpected comeback as a heavyweight and becomes his manager, with Gus returning as Andre's trainer. Following several successful heavyweight bouts, Andre becomes a contender to the undefeated world heavyweight champion Isaac Frost, a boxer under McQueen Promotions who has won every fight in his career by knockout. Jealous of his brother's return and bitter about being overshadowed, Raymond challenges Andre to a title eliminator bout, with the winner securing a fight

neg: Viktor (wrestler) part of the main roster was a win over The New Age Outlaws at the Royal Rumble. The Ascension suffered their first pinfall loss on the main roster on February 23 episode of "Raw", losing to The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil). At WrestleMania 31, The Ascension made their WrestleMania debut in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where both failed to win the match. At WrestleMania 31, The Ascension made their WrestleMania debut in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where both failed to win the match. On the May 11 episode of "Raw",

neg: Jim Neidhart a 20-man battle royal by André the Giant. The Hart Foundation won their first WWF World Tag Team Championship on the February 7, 1987 episode of "WWF Superstars" (taped January 26) from The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid), with the help of referee Danny Davis, who was continually "distracted" by checking on Dynamite (laid out of the match early by a megaphone shot from Jimmy), allowing the challengers to double-team Smith. Davis was subsequently fired as referee and began wrestling, aligned with The Hart Foundation. They lost the titles on the November 7 episode of "Prime

neg: World War 3 (1997) World War 3 (1997) World War 3 (1997) was the third World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on November 23, 1997 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Nine matches were contested at the event. The main event was the traditional World War 3 battle royal, in which the winner would receive a future title shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Scott Hall won by last eliminating The Giant. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hogan was also a participant in the match, who joined