This match is so fascinating. Andre wrestled Hogan at WM 3 about 8 months prior to this and here he looks like he's lost 75-100 lbs since then. He's moving really well, he's mat wrestling, and he looks happy in this environment. At 9:57 there is a rope break and the person on the PA appears to call him by his real name, Andre Roussimoff while telling him to break.
It was his first match back after surgery and he was in a lot better shape here most people think he had the surgery b4 wm3 but it was after and if I remember this was his first match after the surgery
@@georgestokes5116 Very interesting to see Andre play the "Heel". Doesn't happen very often in the US. I have heard that lots of wrestlers say that playing heels is more fun.
When I was a child in the 1970's and saw Andre and Otto and other big wrestlers as part of the AWA, the American Wrestling Association, I remember Andre being billed as 7'4 and 485 Pounds. And Otto was billed at a weight of 350 at the time. I used to think that all of the big wrestlers' sizes were exaggerated just for amazement sake. Now, about 50 years later, as I look at those two next to each other in this clip, I'm thinking those announced sizes were correct.
@@alexeicogan4733 Kareem's 7'2", so an inch or two shorter. Andre was about an inch shorter than Wilt Chamberlain in a pic with Arnold Schwarzenegger. (who looked like a midget next to those two)
his immobile wwwf style was the way vince sr. changed his moveset for american audiences. he threw dropkicks in the 80s and was incredibly agile for his size, then vince sr. told him to start wrestling like a "big man" to prolong his career and make him look like a true giant
No offense, but that's total bullshit. No one changed his style, and he never threw a dropkick. By the mid-1980s he was slowing down a lot, but he had to work harder here because it wasn't WWF and he had to bump for Wanz, who was the booker too. Let's not lie and talk about Andre being agile in the 1980s...kids might think you know something.
@@mikestarr6634 Its not "bullshit". Literally everyone whose spoken on the issue, including Andre himself, have verified it. peryk2 said eighties, not specifying at which point and to propagate your argument, you said mid eighties which was after Andres back surgery. Cursing, and presuming facts not in evidence may make you feel better about yourself, but it does nothing for the veracity of your argument. Youve made it clear youre here to impress children, and thats creepy enough, but you cant twist the words of others to do so. Spend less time internalizing things youre so blatantly unsure of and more time working on why you want to impress kids, you cant disagree without cursing, and youve the vocabulary and manners of a drunken illiterate.
Da stimme ich zu! Heute wird im Grunde fast nur noch von einer Ecke in die Andere gesprungen. Das sieht mehr nach Zirkus aus, als nach Wrestling. Von den mickrigen Figuren, die heute an der Spitze stehen, mal ganz abgesehen. Irgendwie nahezu alles Leute ohne Wiedererkennungswert. Man vergisst auch schon sehr schnell deren Namen. Das war damals nicht so.
Dabei war André leider schon über seiner Blütezeit. Aber für seine gesundheitlichen Probleme (Rücken-OP) war das ein sehr gutes Match. Aber weil wir von Österreicher (Wanz) reden - da gab es ein paar sehr gute Matches von WALTER in WWE-NXT-UK, die weltweit für Aufsehen erregt haben, dank ihres für die heutige Zeit recht unüblichen Stils. Aber eine Fliege macht halt auch keinen Wrestling-Sommer.
Are we talking reality or keyfabe? In keyfabe. As a vicious heel, André won the WWF World Title against Hulk Hogan a little than 1 month afterwards. So from that point, he was maybe the most terrifying Wrestler in the world at this time. In reality: Maybe the André before his health issues were more terrifying for an opponent in the 70ies - early 80ies.
Otto is one of the handful of people with a pin fall win on Andre . Adnan Al Kaissie , Hulk Hogan , El Canek , Ultimate Warrior and Otto Wanz ...to the best of my knowledge that is it .
I saw Andre in person rassling Ox Baker in the late 70's or early 80's. Both are very big men. Andre was young and relatively small. The match didn't last long but was thrillinng to watch.
Whoa, at 20:25, I dunno how Andre landed on his feet. This is him at 41, after WM3. He had amazing strength, coordination and balance up until the end.
You can totally tell Andre's strength in those massive arms and shoulders everytime he flexes, 😳 Could you imagine him being a strongman or powerlifter? 🤔💪
11:14 it’s very rare to see a submission hold applied on Andre. He sold it well too and fortunately he was near the ropes. The use of an official on the PA giving bilingual orders to the combatants is an interesting nuance for this bout in Germany.
this was like 8 months after Wrestlemania 3 and over a month before he had the rematch against Hogan. Andre was like the only guy, who was allowed to go wherever he wanted and not get fired by Vince, because Vince had huge respect for Andre and he was in Bremen a few times, as it was like New York for Wrestling in Germany in the 80s and 90s. Fun Fact: After one show in Bremen, he went out to drink some Beers with a Wrestler called Rambo and when Rambo went to the bathroom, Andre just left and left him alone with the Bill, because Rambo pissed off Andre and he gave him payback. If you know Andres drinking stories, you know that the bill was huge.
Im starting to think The WWF was making up that Andre had back problems at Wrestlemania 3 because this is 7 months later and he looks great and walking fine.
No he did have back problems and many other health ailments. The difference here is unlike WWF, he was actually wrestling, not as they wanted him as a 'Giant.' He was much more capable than people think. He straight up slapped the shit out of Otto Lmaf. He knew so many techniques combined with his size, he really didn't sweat anyone he was in the ring with. I've seen that man post WWF work great matches with established and soon to be big stars...quite humbling.
The surgery offered Andre very temporary relief, but his body was already failing him. Consider that he was wearing a back brace at WM III (which you can see underneath his singlet). He didn’t wrestle in the summer so he had time to properly rest and rehab (reportedly at Vince’s home), which is why he is moving better here. But by the time of WM IV, his mobility was decreasing again.
Andre was 41, Otto was 44 and they were combined weight of at least 900 pounds. Andre was 525 and Otto was 375. I’ll bet they could have gone to any bar in Germany and drank the place dry. 🍻
European Wrestling at this time... I found it so crazy even back than. If a face was fined, most of the times, someone from the audience came and paid it for the wrestler. I think, it just was extra money for ref and the wrestlers. 🤣
@@max__p1765 You forget the ''Sympathiebonus'' ... sympathy bonus. When a Babyface comes to the Ring....Women comes into the Ring and gives her 'Stars' extra Money in there Pockets. 😀 Mybe $10,- :-) Rich Women gives more Money and her Tel. Number / Hotel Adress.
To be honest. I grew up in the 80ies, and was introduced to wrestling via WWF. (In the end) the league of Otto Wanz (CWA) had his tournaments every year in my hometown (and we had stars like Regal, Finlay, Vader, Owen Hart, Chris Benoit, before they made their mark in WCW/WWE) - but I found the regulations with rounds, yellow/red cards (like in Soccer) and fines just so crazy. But also these were the times, when every match of WWF was still announced with a 20 minute or 1 hour time-limit...
André's moving better here in this match than at _WrestleMania III._ Also, he looks bigger than the other match I watched with him against Wanz in '86. Like significantly taller. I'm impressed, and I don't impress easy.
Who is the Otto guy and why is he the crowd favorite? Like where is this match at and what type of match is it? Seems like weird stipulations... ok I think it's in Germany
Otto Wanz wasn´t the biggest Wrestler. "Only" 6,2" (189 cm). André was introduced in WWF as 7,4" (around 2,24 cm) but in reality he might had been around 7 feet (2,13 cm), he was promoted larger than he was, and even had promos standing on boxes - especially in his later years with his back problems where it was difficult for him to really stand up completely straight.
Turned into a real shoot and Otto had Andre in real pain and animal desperation. I heard Otto was punishing Andre for disrespecting German people, Andre was ready to kiss Otto shoes
Hey people, am I mistaken or is that the "BARON" at ringside as Andre's second ?? Seeing this match knowing he was at the end of his career (lifespan) not a bad match for Andre. May they both R.I.P. JB
This crowd is so hot! It's amazing; The Giant looks like a lumbering senior citizen now, but back then, maybe because i was 6, he was the epitome of calculating massive awesomeness.
Andre sure plays the crowd lol, he could have snapped this fat beer barrel guy in 30 seconds if he wanted to lol but Andre gave them their money’s worth 😊
see in some matches you can see how tall Andre really was, and in later matches when he had to stoop down he looks shorter like he shrunk do to his ailing health, cause he he made Otto Wanz who was clearly a big guy himself look dwarfed
Maybe this will upset some people, but I hadn't actually watched Otto Wanz wrestle until today...and my impression is that he's almost like the German Big Daddy? Am I off the mark here?
So funny how he let him win, good sportsmanship, Andre could have sit on him in the first 30 seconds and it would be over. How many people do you know can bench press 450-550lbs !! No one really, maybe 2-3 max if Andre felt like letting him lol 😂
Vince protecting him. Kayfabe and in real life. Domestic travel alone was very hard on andre. International travel especially excessive.....would have been hell on him.
المفروض طالما الحكم يطالب أندريا عندما يلمس الحبل أن يترك منافسه..لابد أن يطالب منافسه بنفس الطريقة ولا يعطيه الفرصة للتفوق علي أندريا..أو كان الحكم يتركهما تماما دون التدخل لأن تدخلاته أثرت علي أندريا لصالح منافسه..وهذا من أخطاء الحكام والتحكيم
![Otto Wanz vs. Yokozuna (1988-12-17) Full Match [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4NUytdLbYf0/mqdefault.jpg)
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![Bull Power (Big Van Vader) vs. Otto Wanz [CWA 1989-12-22]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gy9lwHXphEk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Bull Power (Vader) vs. Rambo [1990-12-22]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oEayux9j1tI/mqdefault.jpg)
!["Big" Otto Wanz vs. Terry Funk [1990-12-22]](/img/n.gif)
Rest in Peace Otto Wanz !😢
13.06.1943 - 14.09.2017
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This match is so fascinating. Andre wrestled Hogan at WM 3 about 8 months prior to this and here he looks like he's lost 75-100 lbs since then. He's moving really well, he's mat wrestling, and he looks happy in this environment. At 9:57 there is a rope break and the person on the PA appears to call him by his real name, Andre Roussimoff
while telling him to break.
It was his first match back after surgery and he was in a lot better shape here most people think he had the surgery b4 wm3 but it was after and if I remember this was his first match after the surgery
@@organist06 right, i think vince had offered to pay for his surgery or something if he wrestled hogan.
well by the way he is acting he is not enjoying what the people are saying to him.happy i dont think so. but as for the other things you say right on
I wonder if anyone in Austria had even seen Wrestlemania 3 at this point.
@@georgestokes5116 Very interesting to see Andre play the "Heel". Doesn't happen very often in the US. I have heard that lots of wrestlers say that playing heels is more fun.
I never knew this match even happened. Than you so much for sharing this.
When I was a child in the 1970's and saw Andre and Otto and other big wrestlers as part of the AWA, the American Wrestling Association, I remember Andre being billed as 7'4 and 485 Pounds. And Otto was billed at a weight of 350 at the time.
I used to think that all of the big wrestlers' sizes were exaggerated just for amazement sake.
Now, about 50 years later, as I look at those two next to each other in this clip, I'm thinking those announced sizes were correct.
Andre's height was exaggerated, though. He was really 7'1" tops.
@@jpbart1390 So he was two inches shorter than Kareem(?) That's interesting.
@@alexeicogan4733 Kareem's 7'2", so an inch or two shorter. Andre was about an inch shorter than Wilt Chamberlain in a pic with Arnold Schwarzenegger. (who looked like a midget next to those two)
Rest in peace Andre the Giant 8th Wonder of the world
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Those 8 dislikes need a giant sized Elbow Drop
agreed, this was a Dream Match between two legends - and a sensible, believable finish ...
86
No. Rather an "Atomic Wedgie". That is a wedgie from the top rope.
RIP Otto Wanz :(
Andre was actually moving around pretty well here. Interesting match.
his immobile wwwf style was the way vince sr. changed his moveset for american audiences. he threw dropkicks in the 80s and was incredibly agile for his size, then vince sr. told him to start wrestling like a "big man" to prolong his career and make him look like a true giant
No offense, but that's total bullshit. No one changed his style, and he never threw a dropkick. By the mid-1980s he was slowing down a lot, but he had to work harder here because it wasn't WWF and he had to bump for Wanz, who was the booker too. Let's not lie and talk about Andre being agile in the 1980s...kids might think you know something.
@@mikestarr6634 i watched andre all my lufe and even met the man and not so much the 80s but in tje 70s he was very agaile.
Andre was still somewhat mobile here, but things would go downhill soon.
@@mikestarr6634 Its not "bullshit". Literally everyone whose spoken on the issue, including Andre himself, have verified it. peryk2 said eighties, not specifying at which point and to propagate your argument, you said mid eighties which was after Andres back surgery. Cursing, and presuming facts not in evidence may make you feel better about yourself, but it does nothing for the veracity of your argument. Youve made it clear youre here to impress children, and thats creepy enough, but you cant twist the words of others to do so. Spend less time internalizing things youre so blatantly unsure of and more time working on why you want to impress kids, you cant disagree without cursing, and youve the vocabulary and manners of a drunken illiterate.
Two of Europe's greatest.
The most interesting thing about this match was seeing "Baron Von Raschke" in Andre's corner.
Great match, but how much did they have to reinforce that ring?
Very authentic looking pro wrestling match. Ein sehr echt aussenhendes Pro-Wrestling match. Davon kann man heutzutage nur träumen. :3
Da stimme ich zu!
Heute wird im Grunde fast nur noch von einer Ecke in die Andere gesprungen. Das sieht mehr nach Zirkus aus, als nach Wrestling. Von den mickrigen Figuren, die heute an der Spitze stehen, mal ganz abgesehen. Irgendwie nahezu alles Leute ohne Wiedererkennungswert. Man vergisst auch schon sehr schnell deren Namen. Das war damals nicht so.
Dabei war André leider schon über seiner Blütezeit. Aber für seine gesundheitlichen Probleme (Rücken-OP) war das ein sehr gutes Match. Aber weil wir von Österreicher (Wanz) reden - da gab es ein paar sehr gute Matches von WALTER in WWE-NXT-UK, die weltweit für Aufsehen erregt haben, dank ihres für die heutige Zeit recht unüblichen Stils. Aber eine Fliege macht halt auch keinen Wrestling-Sommer.
thx 4 the upload. great close-ups of a real giant.
Andre definitely loved being a Pro Wrestler.
Andre was terrifying in 87 and 88.
Are we talking reality or keyfabe? In keyfabe. As a vicious heel, André won the WWF World Title against Hulk Hogan a little than 1 month afterwards. So from that point, he was maybe the most terrifying Wrestler in the world at this time. In reality: Maybe the André before his health issues were more terrifying for an opponent in the 70ies - early 80ies.
@@max__p1765 both.
Big Otto Wanz beat Andre the Giant. Much better fight than against Hulk Hogan!
Great hidden gem! This is about a month after the inaugural Survivor Series and a couple months before the Hogan/Andre rematch on NBC
Otto is one of the handful of people with a pin fall win on Andre . Adnan Al Kaissie , Hulk Hogan , El Canek , Ultimate Warrior and Otto Wanz ...to the best of my knowledge that is it .
Inoki did, too
wow never know about that match !? great coverage thanx
Wonder how many German beers and riesling wine Andre slammed in Germany
MrAitraining all of it, lol.
Dunno, but this was in Austria...
@@dekkard no... Bremen is in norhern Germany
Ah. Thats where he is
@@dekkard Ummm, no, this is Germany. Did you give yourself an update for that? You were SO proud of yourself and you were wrong. 🤣😂
I saw Andre in person rassling Ox Baker in the late 70's or early 80's. Both are very big men. Andre was young and relatively small. The match didn't last long but was thrillinng to watch.
Whoa, at 20:25, I dunno how Andre landed on his feet. This is him at 41, after WM3. He had amazing strength, coordination and balance up until the end.
XtraTrstrL too bad he wasntlike that at w3.
Dude, c'mon. He could barely walk the last few years. He did his best but lying about it is stupid.
11:02 Andre is moving well here
You can totally tell Andre's strength in those massive arms and shoulders everytime he flexes, 😳
Could you imagine him being a strongman or powerlifter? 🤔💪
Andre and Otto combined would clean Germany out of beer!
It’s amazing
There’s been other big guys since, but none have come close to his legacy or his stories
What about the Big Show Paul Wight?
Let us never forget Giant Gonzalez!!!
who btw was on stilts when he became "Giant"@@heathertiller3644
Love the European style matches, where it's divided into rounds.
American wrestling is all played out ....irs just a ridiculous parody of itself .
@@pooddescrewch8718 Especially the WWE as the last letter explains it all... Entertainment.
Dang the dude was more whistle happy than today's NFL referee's!
Pretty good match for Andre, a good nine months or so after WM3. Worked a long time here and took bump over the top rope. Impressive!
Andre was very athletic. Vince and WWF wanted him move and act Giant like in the ring.
@@Babygirlly555 true, but by this time he was in alot of pain and wore a back brace under his singlet.
Fantastic job by Andre taking this massive heat. He is working the crowd, made sure during the first 2 1/2 minute everybody hated him. 😅
RIP Big Otto
The only man to manhandle Andre The Giant. Impressive!
Romulan2469 rare to see Andre sell so much in a match
Stan Hansen and Hogan also tossed Andre around back in Japan
Andre's respect for Otto, on full display.
11:14 it’s very rare to see a submission hold applied on Andre. He sold it well too and fortunately he was near the ropes. The use of an official on the PA giving bilingual orders to the combatants is an interesting nuance for this bout in Germany.
Go Big Otto! I’ve never a match where Andre was the bad guy. Still, you gotta always love Andre the Great Giant.
this was like 8 months after Wrestlemania 3 and over a month before he had the rematch against Hogan. Andre was like the only guy, who was allowed to go wherever he wanted and not get fired by Vince, because Vince had huge respect for Andre and he was in Bremen a few times, as it was like New York for Wrestling in Germany in the 80s and 90s.
Fun Fact: After one show in Bremen, he went out to drink some Beers with a Wrestler called Rambo and when Rambo went to the bathroom, Andre just left and left him alone with the Bill, because Rambo pissed off Andre and he gave him payback. If you know Andres drinking stories, you know that the bill was huge.
Uh...no.
Wanz paid McMahon a bundle, so Andre did it.
Great wrestlers
First time Otto looks small he even made Vader look small😂😂
Im starting to think The WWF was making up that Andre had back problems at Wrestlemania 3 because this is 7 months later and he looks great and walking fine.
No he did have back problems and many other health ailments. The difference here is unlike WWF, he was actually wrestling, not as they wanted him as a 'Giant.' He was much more capable than people think. He straight up slapped the shit out of Otto Lmaf. He knew so many techniques combined with his size, he really didn't sweat anyone he was in the ring with. I've seen that man post WWF work great matches with established and soon to be big stars...quite humbling.
The surgery offered Andre very temporary relief, but his body was already failing him. Consider that he was wearing a back brace at WM III (which you can see underneath his singlet). He didn’t wrestle in the summer so he had time to properly rest and rehab (reportedly at Vince’s home), which is why he is moving better here. But by the time of WM IV, his mobility was decreasing again.
That chop holy shit
Andre the Giant was a very cool actor in The Princess Bride.
Andre was 41, Otto was 44 and they were combined weight of at least 900 pounds. Andre was 525 and Otto was 375.
I’ll bet they could have gone to any bar in Germany and drank the place dry. 🍻
Andrea was such a beast!
Andrea is a womans name ...
5:27 Andre gets fined 50 Deutsche Mark for being too passive ... there´s goes the Wrestlemania III paycheck !
Was war bei 8:15 mit 100 DM?
Using the conversion rate, 100 DM is roughly $60 USD.
Talk about a stupid fine.
European Wrestling at this time... I found it so crazy even back than. If a face was fined, most of the times, someone from the audience came and paid it for the wrestler. I think, it just was extra money for ref and the wrestlers. 🤣
@@max__p1765
You forget the ''Sympathiebonus'' ... sympathy bonus. When a Babyface comes to the Ring....Women comes into the Ring and gives her 'Stars' extra Money in there Pockets. 😀 Mybe $10,- :-) Rich Women gives more Money and her Tel. Number / Hotel Adress.
Andre vs who?
the greatest sporting man in german history
The WWE Universe today would not be able to sit through a match divided into round. They can't even handle a two out of three falls bout on Raw.
That's a shame. I love this style of wrestling. This is what made me into a fan of this sport.
@@DefLeppardVanHalen Same. This makes the Hogan Andre WM3 match look weak. This match was real wrestling.
To be honest. I grew up in the 80ies, and was introduced to wrestling via WWF. (In the end) the league of Otto Wanz (CWA) had his tournaments every year in my hometown (and we had stars like Regal, Finlay, Vader, Owen Hart, Chris Benoit, before they made their mark in WCW/WWE) - but I found the regulations with rounds, yellow/red cards (like in Soccer) and fines just so crazy. But also these were the times, when every match of WWF was still announced with a 20 minute or 1 hour time-limit...
More german/austrian stuff, please!
vrnam nchnm search for bambikiller
Andres last great match
What's the name of the entrance song of Big Otto Wanz?
Its called Yong, strong and healthy
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It's "Good Morning" by Mr. Walkie Talkie (an alias of/project from German singer Drafi Deutscher in the 70s).
@@zharziss OH yeah!..... How did I not recognize that old favorite?
This was actually a good match!
Baron Von Raschke in Andre's corner
That's what I thought, and No One has said anything?!?!
This isn't close to Wrestlemania 3 in quality but it is still solid.
But never forget he crumpled phone books like paper. He was bear
André's moving better here in this match than at _WrestleMania III._ Also, he looks bigger than the other match I watched with him against Wanz in '86. Like significantly taller. I'm impressed, and I don't impress easy.
Who is the Otto guy and why is he the crowd favorite? Like where is this match at and what type of match is it? Seems like weird stipulations... ok I think it's in Germany
Das sah zumindest noch so aus, als könne es echt sein.
What's Otto Wanz theme?
Its called young, strong and healthy
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It's "Good Morning" by Mr. Walkie Talkie (an alias of/project from German singer Drafi Deutscher in the 70s).
This really highlights just how big Andre was. This guy looks tiny next to him.
Otto Wanz wasn´t the biggest Wrestler. "Only" 6,2" (189 cm). André was introduced in WWF as 7,4" (around 2,24 cm) but in reality he might had been around 7 feet (2,13 cm), he was promoted larger than he was, and even had promos standing on boxes - especially in his later years with his back problems where it was difficult for him to really stand up completely straight.
@@max__p1765 I'm 21 years old and about 173cm tall. Am i tall or short?
@@playstationtwo877 Short... I have the same size and always had been the shortest among my friends 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@max__p1765 i want to be 6ft😭
Turned into a real shoot and Otto had Andre in real pain and animal desperation. I heard Otto was punishing Andre for disrespecting German people, Andre was ready to kiss Otto shoes
Andre is a monster
Wasn't Andre still in the WWF during this time? I was in the 3rd grade during this time.
ありがとうございました。
Hey people, am I mistaken or is that the "BARON" at ringside as Andre's second ?? Seeing this match knowing he was at the end of his career (lifespan) not a bad match for Andre. May they both R.I.P. JB
No he isnt. I thaugt that 2, but after a closer look I dont think that he is
It was a man known in European Wrestling as "Colonel Brody". He was part of European CWA from 1985 - 1994 as far as I know...
@André Zimmermann Gotcha ! Thank you for the information. Be well my friend...JB
Was this match in France?
In the words of Ole Anderson Otto Wanz was the drizzling shits.
Huh... They actually wrestled back then.
These matches always seem to end up with a countout.
I love the Haku chants.
Andre was in horrible back pain at this time
This crowd is so hot! It's amazing; The Giant looks like a lumbering senior citizen now, but back then, maybe because i was 6, he was the epitome of calculating massive awesomeness.
Whoever said that Andre couldn't wrestle should watch this match & be proven WRONG!
You must have watched with your eyes closed.
@@Rjensen2 Err,... No I didn't. Granted these dudes are quite slow, but there was some interesting holds used in this match.
@@jpbart1390it was one boring rest hold after another 😴
Great!
Took me a while to figure this match out. Andre in his prime would have been better but thisandre could wrestle
Mitch Cockrell yeah, Andre had his last great run from 87-89 after his back surgery.
Mitch Cockrell况今年年蒋澎龙 。
RIP Otto,
Big bear hug by Andre at 5:45
i envy the European and Japanese fans, they routinely got to see Dream Matches like this ...
This match sucks. More of a nightmare than a good dream.
@@r0ckstar666 The crowd seems to disagree with your opinion on what a good match is.
@@zharziss I am American and Japanese wrestling sucks
Cool but Andre was just toying with him
Andre sure plays the crowd lol, he could have snapped this fat beer barrel guy in 30 seconds if he wanted to lol but Andre gave them their money’s worth 😊
ANDRE THE GIANT
German New Wave and two Behemoths battling it out, so 80's.
see in some matches you can see how tall Andre really was, and in later matches when he had to stoop down he looks shorter like he shrunk do to his ailing health, cause he he made Otto Wanz who was clearly a big guy himself look dwarfed
8:20 Der dicke Klaus
8:21 der Typ mit dem Lied ..." an der Nordsee Küste"..... Klaus und Klaus hies das Duo meine ich!?
Das ist einer der Beiden .
Klaus Baumgart... Das könnte er tatsächlich sein.
@@chuck.u.farley Das ist wirklich "der dicke Klaus" wie ich ihn als Kind kennengelernt hab ;)
Otto looks smaller than he had been which was near 400 lbs ...probably north of 400
Maybe this will upset some people, but I hadn't actually watched Otto Wanz wrestle until today...and my impression is that he's almost like the German Big Daddy? Am I off the mark here?
Otto Wanz is definitely the better wrestle of the two.
18:15
ridiculous ending to this match lol
Zwei Ringlegenden. Kommt nie wieder. RIP
So funny how he let him win, good sportsmanship, Andre could have sit on him in the first 30 seconds and it would be over. How many people do you know can bench press 450-550lbs !!
No one really, maybe 2-3 max if Andre felt like letting him lol 😂
Wegen Passivität eine Geldstrafe in Höhe von 50 DM. Das waren Zeiten.
The main event at Wrestlingmachen I.
too bad Andre didn't perform this well at wrestlemania 3!!
Rite I thought his back was fuckup smh
why did andre not wrestle more in europe anyway? i mean he was French at least.
$$$$$$$$$$.. They had to keep him out of the UK to protect him also because Giant Haystacks was the well known giant there.
@@tenfourproductionsllc giant haystacks...he was here in Germany and Austria too alot.
Vince protecting him. Kayfabe and in real life. Domestic travel alone was very hard on andre. International travel especially excessive.....would have been hell on him.
More money in the States and Japan
Wow. This blows the WMIII match away, but what wouldn't?
synthonaplinth yes!!!!
You must be on drugs if you believe that. This is literally two fat guys rolling around in the ring.
Oversized men don't need a slow motion camera.
no annoucers dont like that
Holly shit aye. Crowd is loud
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المفروض طالما الحكم يطالب أندريا عندما يلمس الحبل أن يترك منافسه..لابد أن يطالب منافسه بنفس الطريقة ولا يعطيه الفرصة للتفوق علي أندريا..أو كان الحكم يتركهما تماما دون التدخل لأن تدخلاته أثرت علي أندريا لصالح منافسه..وهذا من أخطاء الحكام والتحكيم
The ref has a whistle?!? 😂