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Giant Machine


 Real Name
 Andre Rene Rousimoff

 Birthday
 May 19, 1946

 Hometown
 Grenoble, France

 Height
 7'4"

 Weight
 380-540 lbs

 Marital Status
 
Trained by
 Frank Valois
 Edward Carpantier

 Debut
 Late 1960s

 Previous Names
 Farmer Jean Ferre
 Andre "The Butcher" Rousimoff
 Geant Ferre
 Jean Ferre (Montreal)
 Monster Roussimoff  (Japan)
 The 8th Wonder of the World
 Giant Machine (WWF)

 Finishing Move(s)
 Sitting on his opponent
 The Bodyslam

 Favorite Move(s)
 Double Underhook Suplex
 Knife Edge Chops
 The Bearhug
 The Headbutt
 The Chokehold

 Notable Feuds
  Ernie Ladd
 Blackjack Mulligan
 Big John Studd
 Ken Patera
 King Kong Bundy
 Bobby Heenan
 Hulk Hogan
 Macho Man
 Jake Roberts
 Jim Duggan
 Ultimate Warrior
 Demolition 

Title History
 IWA Tag Team titles w/Michael Nador (1970);
 Austral-Asian Tag Team titles w/Ron Miller ();
 NWA (Tri-State) United States Tag Team titles w/Dusty Rhodes ();
 Florida Tag Team titles w/Dusty Rhodes ();
 WWF Heavyweight title defeating Hulk Hogan (February 5, 1988);
 WWF World Tag Team titles w/Haku defeating Demolition (December 13, 1989);
 WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame Inductee (1993);
 OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2002);
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