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On this Day 24 Years Ago......

  • IggyPride00
    Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night's Main Event in Indianapolis for the World title, February 5th, 1988.

    It was the infamous "Twin Referee" match with Earl/Dave Hebner.

    It is still the most watched televised wrestling event of all time.

    I can remember being a 6 year old Hulkamaniac and being so mad that Hulk lost, because at that age you still thought it was real. Hulk vs. Andre was always a big deal.

    Anybody else remember watching this as a kid (or an adult)?

    [video=youtube;PFZA7AjnRq4][/video]
  • gerb131
    My guy the million dollar man is on the ropes. I watched that on ppv.
  • Enforcer
    I remember it, I was 9 at the time
  • WebFire
    No I don't remember it. I never watched that garbage.
  • dwccrew
    WWF=LOL

    I can't believe some people still watch it.
  • brutus161
    ccrunner609;1075828 wrote:I shook Andre hand one time....or I should say he shook my arm. I think his fingers touched my elbow
    Two things.
    1. Wow! His fingers must have been incredibly long to reach that far up.
    2. Is this when you decided to become a gym teacher?
  • dlazz
    I don't watch wrestling because it's fake and stupid.

    hope this helps
  • osudarby08
    Deey took his jooob!!
  • gorocks99
    2/5/1988: Giant wins world title in Indianapolis
    2/5/2012: Giants win world title in Indianapolis

    Coincidence? Or fate?
  • sjmvsfscs08
    dwccrew;1075807 wrote:WWF=LOL

    I can't believe some people still watch it.
    This.
  • BR1986FB
    Remember watching it...
  • Little Danny
    I remember watching it. I loved the Main Event and really enjoyed that era of wrestling.

    At that time I was 13 years old. Even though I wrestled in school and new it was fake, I enjoyed watching the stuff on tv. I knew it was just entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less.

    I haven't really watched wrestling much the past 3-4 years. All of the guys I grew up watching have given it up or have tragically died.
  • dwccrew
    gorocks99;1076884 wrote:2/5/1988: Giant wins world title in Indianapolis
    2/5/2012: Giants win world title in Indianapolis

    Coincidence? Or fate?
    Potato
  • killer_ewok
    Enforcer;1075767 wrote:I remember it, I was 9 at the time

    Same here (on both counts).
  • said_aouita
  • BR1986FB
    said_aouita;1078066 wrote:
    Dude LOVES his "recreational activies" puff...puff. Worked with him on a few shows. Definitely a "different" kind of "bruddah."
  • Enforcer
    What was Your wrestling name?
  • bigdaddy2003
    Andre was the man.