MoleMan
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Post by MoleMan on Jan 5, 2007 13:13:34 GMT -5
He was billed as 7'4, and sometimes 7'5. Some claim he was only 6'10, but in photos he looks much taller. So what was his true hieght? Edit: Bruno Sammartino with Andre, both in there primes. Bruno was 6'1. Andre looks alot taller than 6'10 in comparison. I did some measuring and Bruno Sammartino apears to be about 5/6 Andre's hieght. 6'1 divided by 5 times 6 equals 7'4.
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OtisMaximus
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Post by OtisMaximus on Jan 5, 2007 13:56:26 GMT -5
At his tallest I imagine he'd be around 7'4 or so. When Andre was having back problems he'd often be hunched over and it made him appear smaller. But Andre was much taller then other giants of his day like Big John Sudd and Giant Baba so that leads me to belive he was for sure over 7'.
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Post by Tom Selleck on Jan 5, 2007 14:18:32 GMT -5
I heard Meltzer say once that the tallest Andre ever was was 6ft9.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 5, 2007 14:24:19 GMT -5
At his tallest I imagine he'd be around 7'4 or so. When Andre was having back problems he'd often be hunched over and it made him appear smaller. But Andre was much taller then other giants of his day like Big John Sudd and Giant Baba so that leads me to belive he was for sure over 7'. I'm with you, I think the way he hunched over and bent his knees a lot made him shorter then he was at times. Then again I've been wrong many times before.
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Post by maxx420 on Jan 5, 2007 14:28:50 GMT -5
I've heard 6'10''. He stood on crates whenever he was being interviewed & suchforth to give the illusion of greater height. Whenever you can't see Andre's feet in a publicity shot & he's standing next to someone else, he's most likely standing on a crate.
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Post by The Raven on Jan 5, 2007 14:31:01 GMT -5
So Kane and Big Show are taller than him?
Well, if they're really 7' each.
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Jan 5, 2007 14:32:10 GMT -5
I heard Meltzer say once that the tallest Andre ever was was 6ft9. Impossible. Hogan was pushing 6'8 towards his prime.
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Post by MoleMan on Jan 5, 2007 14:45:18 GMT -5
I've heard 6'10''. He stood on crates whenever he was being interviewed & suchforth to give the illusion of greater height. Whenever you can't see Andre's feet in a publicity shot & he's standing next to someone else, he's most likely standing on a crate. Yeah, but in a lot of pics that feature his whole body, he looks 2 heads hire than a lot of good sized wrestler. I know he looked shorter at Mania 3 because of his back problems, but he looked a lot taller than hogan in japan.
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Post by MoleMan on Jan 5, 2007 14:46:52 GMT -5
I heard Meltzer say once that the tallest Andre ever was was 6ft9. Impossible. Hogan was pushing 6'8 towards his prime. Yeah I believe 6'7 at his steroid prime. Now he's about 2 inches shorter. Which is a common thing to happen with someone with his list of injuries.
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Post by maxx420 on Jan 5, 2007 14:47:26 GMT -5
I've heard 6'10''. He stood on crates whenever he was being interviewed & suchforth to give the illusion of greater height. Whenever you can't see Andre's feet in a publicity shot & he's standing next to someone else, he's most likely standing on a crate. Yeah, but in a lot of pics that feature his whole body, he looks 2 heads hire than a lot of good sized wrestler. I know he looked shorter at Mania 3 because of his back problems, but he looked a lot taller than hogan in japan. Not that I doubt you, but have you got any pics you can show us? Are they online somewhere?
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Post by 4real on Jan 5, 2007 14:48:17 GMT -5
At least 9 feet tall.
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Jan 5, 2007 14:49:15 GMT -5
According to Hogan, Andre was 8ft tall
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Post by 4real on Jan 5, 2007 14:53:30 GMT -5
According to Hogan, Andre was 8ft tall I apologise for the exaggeration and retract my first statement from the record. Sorry
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Post by maxx420 on Jan 5, 2007 15:11:58 GMT -5
According to Hogan, Andre was 8ft tall I apologise for the exaggeration and retract my first statement from the record. Sorry If only Hogan would do the same. Le Sigh EDIT: Now seeing the photo at the top of the thread, I'm confused. Perhaps Bruno's height was also exaggerated. You know what wrestlers are like. According to WWE Top Trumps, Kurt Angle is 6'4''!!!! I believe JR also occasionally stated that Kurt was 6'2''!!! Come off it, lads! Angle is 6'0'' at the most!
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Post by MoleMan on Jan 5, 2007 15:13:19 GMT -5
I apologise for the exaggeration and retract my first statement from the record. Sorry If only Hogan would do the same. Le Sigh He had to be pretty tall to support that 700 lb. physique of his.
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Post by 4real on Jan 5, 2007 15:14:43 GMT -5
I apologise for the exaggeration and retract my first statement from the record. Sorry If only Hogan would do the same. Le Sigh Do i look bovvered Maxx? Face Bovverred?
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Post by steamboat1 on Jan 5, 2007 16:04:44 GMT -5
There used to be a picture of Andre with Wilt Chamberlain and Arnold Schwartznegger from the Conan set. Wilt was 7' 2" and Andre is about 2 inches shorter so i would put him at 7'. Plus he had that back surgery in 87, and after any surgery on the back you usually lose height because your posture is gone. So I would say he was 7' at his tallest and about 6' 10-6'11 at the end of his career.
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Post by lovingway on Jan 5, 2007 16:07:39 GMT -5
So Kane and Big Show are taller than him? Well, if they're really 7' each. I have met both Kane and Taker several times and they are around my height (6'5/6'6)
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 5, 2007 16:22:26 GMT -5
I heard Meltzer say once that the tallest Andre ever was was 6ft9. what the eff does meltzer know?
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Post by dirtydickraines on Jan 5, 2007 16:24:28 GMT -5
I remember reading that after his death, Andre was measured at being around 6'9.'' In this pic Andre doesn't look to be much taller than either announcer. I don't know if he is crouching or those are some big announcers.
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