Andre The Giant vs Sgt. Slaughter (WWF MSG - 03/16/81)

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  • @gigasquatch5623
    @gigasquatch5623 6 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    What a great match. Slaughter was underrated. He could really sell for the baby face and he could get the crowd hot before the match. Wrestling will never be this good again

    • @JohnDoe-kj6wp
      @JohnDoe-kj6wp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      People thought this was real back then.

    • @fostbitten5721
      @fostbitten5721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@JohnDoe-kj6wp my Grandfather and a bunch of the other folks from his era thought some matches were fakes but, other matches were real. Like title matches were real because the Athletics Commission would have tk sanction a title match. I remember going to the matches with him in DC back in this time period I was about 7 then. And it was a eye opening experience for sure. He would sit with people he had known for years from boxing and wrestling. Also people of certain ethnicities would all sit together in one section. I think it was the first time I had ever heard different languages. I still can smell the cigar smoke and stale beer!!

    • @jasontalbot9917
      @jasontalbot9917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JohnDoe-kj6wp only morons thought that.
      Intelligent people knew otherwise.

    • @dorkalis
      @dorkalis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JohnDoe-kj6wp because it was.

    • @thatinternetdude1392
      @thatinternetdude1392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, this match has like 0 athleticism and half of it is them taking a break lol...so, let's hope you're wrong.

  • @dbjw40
    @dbjw40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    To see Andre that quick and nimble was a real treat to watch. Thank you for uploading!

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Incredible, Sgt Slaughter is 6'6" 310 lbs !! Andre throws him around like a little kid !!

    • @retroboy3199
      @retroboy3199 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Andre at his top? very impressive!

  • @jfamily5626
    @jfamily5626 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    this is one of the best Andre matches. those hits look real. slaughter could sell.

  • @showtimecharlie6734
    @showtimecharlie6734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One of Andres best matches. I always loved it when Slaughter would get up off the ground, stagger around, then fall right back down. One of the all time great characters !

  • @jessefrankel2055
    @jessefrankel2055 7 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    9:50 mark...Launchpad! Boy, did Andre toss Slaughter a long way. Slaughter really was a solid worker...he made everyone look good. Selling is an art, and Slaughter really was very good at it.

    • @fostbitten5721
      @fostbitten5721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And it looked like near zero give to the ring as well. Solid as if he was hitting the floor.

    • @philtanics1082
      @philtanics1082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I liked Andres bench press toss of Sgt when he was getting pinned at 9:30 too, that was perfect.

  • @showtimecharlie6734
    @showtimecharlie6734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wow ! Possibly Andre's best match from 1981 on ! Yes , Sgt. Slaughter was a great ring worker too ! I aways loved when Slaughter got knocked to the ground, then he would quickly get up, stumble around dazed for a quick second or two, then flop back down to the ground again ! Great Entertainment !!! This kind of a match would take its toll on Andre's body too, i would think, with all his falling on his knees, back, hips, etc., buts thats pro werstling ! The early-mid 80's were one of the funnest times for wrestling ! Thanks for posting this clip !

  • @asurlybarber3620
    @asurlybarber3620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Sgt. Slaughter sold in this match like he was working on commission.

    • @HalRiggs
      @HalRiggs 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How can you tell when somebody sold against andre or just was hurting

  • @stufaman
    @stufaman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Damn Slaughter could sell. I'm guessing Andre liked him as he did a great job.
    OR Andre was legitimately killing him, lol.

    • @myoman1977
      @myoman1977 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      stufaman I was thinking that too. Sarge was selling like shawn michaels in this match

    • @hallnoats4ever
      @hallnoats4ever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      stufaman I have never seen Andre beat anyone like that

    • @martinlehfeldt6916
      @martinlehfeldt6916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think the slaughter got slaughtered for real.

    • @criceto
      @criceto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      look andre hurt himself with the suplex and sergent sold anyway

    • @Mraquanetchris
      @Mraquanetchris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It kinda looked like Andre was pissed at the end. The only other time I have seen him move like that when somebody hit him in the jaw with an elbow. The match ended very quickly.

  • @jonathandalesr8336
    @jonathandalesr8336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One thing I like about yesterday wrestling it was fun to watch

  • @Trail_sniffer75
    @Trail_sniffer75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Slaughter selling like a boss with all the agility of Flair when he sells back in the day

  • @Snailbarf
    @Snailbarf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    slaughter had an uncanny ability to fly like a ragdoll given his size and build.

    • @stufaman
      @stufaman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Few could sell as good as Slaughter.

    • @EnforcerX71
      @EnforcerX71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, too many judge Slaughter on his 1990-1992 run where he was in the twilight of his career in his early 40s.

    • @georgeelmerdenbrough6906
      @georgeelmerdenbrough6906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was not so bulky that he couldn't sell well .... i doubt hecwas over 300lbs despite being billed so but I would believe he was within 20 pound of that . He was 6'4" so 280 or 290 was a good weight for him .

    • @kiattisakwongsuea3989
      @kiattisakwongsuea3989 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like unray the best mone.

    • @vlogger4567
      @vlogger4567 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stufaman But he had HHH or Roddy Piper levels of refusing to job clean.

  • @sttommore
    @sttommore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Holy cow! Andre departing the ring! He just leapt off the apron. Too bad this phase of his career (and life) couldn't have lasted longer.

    • @lilith4961
      @lilith4961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know! During his brief physical prime he was a legit wonder of the world.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lilith4961 yeah! Andre was a great wrestler when he was able! R.I.P. 🙏❤️

    • @tommypearson9260
      @tommypearson9260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was 35 right there i remember him wrestling in good condition until the late 80's i was born in 76 and this was round the time my brothers got me hooked on wrestling at 5-6.
      I was fortunate enough to see him in a good way before he hit his 40's

    • @cliffordqusnel2885
      @cliffordqusnel2885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilith4961 ppp

  • @pondababa4197
    @pondababa4197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Holy shit! What a sell by Slaughter at 4:04 Amazing! Wow, this was really amazing to Andre this agile. I was an 80's kid and I just remember Andre lumbering around the ring mostly. He is a FORCE at this point. Really cool to see. Truly unstoppable. The shots of Slaughter in the FOREGROUND still being dwarfed by Andre really puts it in perspective.

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw them a week before after in Ice World Totowa NJ , I was 9 years old !!

    • @DMritchey22
      @DMritchey22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed! That was like a standing pedigree and Slaughter sold it like the Rock taking a stunner!!!

  • @MrGreggie77
    @MrGreggie77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Andre in his prime and he was the Giant!

  • @grantdavis6363
    @grantdavis6363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There will never be another Andre The Giant.

  • @stingerblucry8318
    @stingerblucry8318 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was a very good match, and very interesting one. Never seen it either with Andre and Sgt. Slaughter in match before until now. Thank you for sharing!

  • @heroicrookjoecad9964
    @heroicrookjoecad9964 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Man Slaughter knew how to take bumps

  • @iwanttoseemrshow
    @iwanttoseemrshow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Years ago, I bought a PWI magazine and it had a picture of Slaughter trying to put the cobra clutch on Andre the Giant. It was really cool to see the match from which the picture came from! Thank you for uploading this.

    • @BoBnfishy
      @BoBnfishy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh wow, that's cool

    • @suzannewillis817
      @suzannewillis817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Getting headhunter by Andre was like being hit with the world's largest frying pan.

  • @freighttrainsahpassing9790
    @freighttrainsahpassing9790 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This was a pretty good match. Usually Andrea just destroys his opponents, but Sgt was able to get in some good offense !!! I guess Andrea must've really liked Sgt. in real life lol !!!!

    • @yerwrng
      @yerwrng 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      WRASTLINS NOT FAAAKE !!!

    • @dvlexotics2177
      @dvlexotics2177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andre respected sgt slaughter as he did for most of the jobbers cuz andre was the king jobber.

    • @mr.mirchenstein6549
      @mr.mirchenstein6549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out Sgt story time episode on WWE Network about Andre. It's great.

    • @georgeelmerdenbrough6906
      @georgeelmerdenbrough6906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andre would sell but you had better make it look good .

    • @gravedigr12
      @gravedigr12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if andre liked you it was back and forth if he hated you it was an asswhooping

  • @steveb9525
    @steveb9525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great interview on here about Sgt. Slaughter. What an awesome match!

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What an amazing match. This is as “active” as you will ever see Andre work in a match. A fantastic performance from him. One of his best for sure.
    And the Sarge was always an amazing seller, great heal, and very hard worker. I really mis these matches and era

  • @stelvis7413
    @stelvis7413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those silver ropes. The Grand Wizard. Andre as a good guy. Miss those early '80s wrestling days.

  • @wawewawe1316
    @wawewawe1316 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Andre will always be in my top three wrestlers. I've never liked or seen slaughter in this old of a match, but watching him here has made me appreciate him now

  • @bunbee2023
    @bunbee2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing match....these were the glory days of wrestling! 👍🏾

  • @RayAtkins-wk9zv
    @RayAtkins-wk9zv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Slaughter needs to be in the hall of fame

    • @D.T.W.
      @D.T.W. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He already is

  • @brianaugello3724
    @brianaugello3724 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Wow....a very agile and impressive Andre. Sad how he deteriorated just 4 or 5 yrs later

  • @joshs4594
    @joshs4594 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In his early years, Andre was pretty mobile for a man his size. R.I.P. Andre. 🙏

  • @cuttinupthecarpet504
    @cuttinupthecarpet504 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Andre will always be my favorite wrestler . never will be another even close

    • @elquesehacepasarpormi250
      @elquesehacepasarpormi250 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oK!

    • @gusshackleford8370
      @gusshackleford8370 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was pissed when he lost to hogan and i was around 5. Are you one of the other 3 people that was too?

    • @kevinfightsbears
      @kevinfightsbears 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad he was a racist sack of shit

    • @jokkergar
      @jokkergar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevinfightsbears cool.

    • @timothyward2082
      @timothyward2082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kevinfightsbears F You LIAR!!!

  • @bismarck6666
    @bismarck6666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i think this is Andre's best Match..
    its the firsth time i see André moving that way on the ring...awesome

    • @suco69
      @suco69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Andre did top rope too. Go back further, and he moves even better.

    • @mandolinman2006
      @mandolinman2006 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@suco69 very true.

    • @timothyward2082
      @timothyward2082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is up with YOUR Evil User Name! You are Life's Loser!!!

  • @joeyphenomenal
    @joeyphenomenal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Do you know the KILLING the WWE would make if they release a BEST OF MSG matches from the 70's & 80's forget it!!!!!!

    • @markniemeyer8140
      @markniemeyer8140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know they would!!!!! And i would be thr 1st to buy it🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

    • @gmc6790
      @gmc6790 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't forget all the other properties they own, like Stampede

  • @johnnyb384
    @johnnyb384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Entertaining match for sure...Slaughter was a solid working...got tons of heat...but how the hell do you catch a 300 pound guy in mid air off the top rope?!...check out some of Andre's matches in the mid to late 1970's in Japan...he could really move...that's how he became a true legend...massive size, mobility and strength.

  • @dpj1
    @dpj1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You can always tell who Andre liked, by who he sold for - sarge as a case in point.
    Bill Eadie/masked superstar too.

  • @ts.elliot5870
    @ts.elliot5870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Back when there were great characters!

  • @JourneyToTheTruthandTR
    @JourneyToTheTruthandTR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bear hugs a 305lb man like it's nothing.

    • @NemeanLion-
      @NemeanLion- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And catches Slaughter in mid air at 9:03

  • @frankiefernandez2734
    @frankiefernandez2734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Andre was the best wrestler man of all times. Even to this day his passing is still felt , by many including me of course; and for all who knew him . rest in peace andre .🙏🌷

  • @robertfrank615
    @robertfrank615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Slaughter was a bump machine

  • @JMAG710
    @JMAG710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Much life Harley Race, Slaughter could sell for his opponent better than most. He could make the audience believe his opponent was doing serious damage. One of the most underrated wrestlers, and still one of the unsung heroes of a generation that we will never see reincarnated.

  • @waylonskitchen3525
    @waylonskitchen3525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great match old school wrestling is the best 👌

  • @dougpeters4293
    @dougpeters4293 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is the first time I've ever seen Andre do a suplex!!!

  • @plasticgreenhead2273
    @plasticgreenhead2273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely amazing. Huge smile watching this.

  • @royalwedding777
    @royalwedding777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Okay Andre looked really mad here. And boy he also seemed very strong and agile..

    • @MrEddyk3
      @MrEddyk3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Patrick deJong I agree I’ve never watched many of his matches when he was younger and healthy. Gotta say he was amazing in the ring.

    • @mandolinman2006
      @mandolinman2006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrEddyk3 he was already on the downhill slide. Watch him and Killer Kohlwaski. I probably butchered the name. You can see Andre fly.

    • @Scyllax
      @Scyllax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Patrick deJong He had a broken ankle and spinal surgery in the next two years. After those, he was messed up.

    • @suzannewillis817
      @suzannewillis817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Running into a giant butt is no fun it probably felt like getting hit by a Mack truck.

  • @lesleychastain3376
    @lesleychastain3376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love wrestling. Wwe raw. Smackdown live. Nxt. And love all the fighters. Miss Andre the giant and crew from 70es 80es and 90es. Rip Harley race.

  • @JourneyToTheTruthandTR
    @JourneyToTheTruthandTR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Remember the Sgt Slaughter GI Joe figure?

    • @mathewstephens201
      @mathewstephens201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was based on him

    • @BrotherDerrick3X
      @BrotherDerrick3X 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mathewstephens201 and he did his own voice on the GI Joe cartoon under his real name, Bob Remus.

    • @crayray6460
      @crayray6460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Had one along with the Fridge Perry

    • @unlimitedrabbit
      @unlimitedrabbit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was pushed to the moon on that show. Whole regiments of Cobra soldiers sold every move like they were being clocked by Thanos.

    • @fostbitten5721
      @fostbitten5721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I still have the Sgt Slaughter and the Refrigerator Perry figure too.

  • @danielr4640
    @danielr4640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I miss Andre. A true Giant 😢😢

  • @huguini2893
    @huguini2893 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was an Épic Battle, but André is much Bigger Than The good Old Sargeant

  • @EXPLISITemcee
    @EXPLISITemcee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This Andre would own Warrior

  • @turbowhistle
    @turbowhistle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Sgt. Slaughter was 140 Kg at the time ? Look at 9:29 how much was the strenght of Andre !

  • @drew4564
    @drew4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brett hart wasn't kidding andre could really work in his hey day

  • @bobbyhulll8737
    @bobbyhulll8737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those Irish whips by Andre were no joke ..

  • @pablotorres6580
    @pablotorres6580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Buen video del recuerdo de la lucha libre clásica de los s años 70 tas y 80 tas. Con el recordado. Luchador. Francés . André El gigante. Genial fue su personaje en la lucha libre genial por siempre andré en la memoria de la lucha libre mundial será siempre andré. Y varios otros igual. Saludos desde chile

  • @DENAANN1000
    @DENAANN1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Andre was the best.

  • @michaelklein5242
    @michaelklein5242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sgt Slaughter was an excellent wrestler and put on quite the show. Here, it looks like he really took a beating. For me, the best wrestlers were always the nimble ones who could really bounce around the ring.

  • @lorenwalters1334
    @lorenwalters1334 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My brother in law was watching wrestling back in the 80s and my 90 year old grandmother came over to the house and took one look at Sgt Slaughter and said " who hit him in the face with a frying pan?"

  • @Danimal77
    @Danimal77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Back when Andre was still able to run around the ring. His health and mobility declined so quickly in the next couple of years.

  • @dorkalis
    @dorkalis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think that is probaply one of the best matches ever. Sgt is exellent and andre moves smoothly.

  • @RussellB
    @RussellB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am in utter awe watching this. Never had the pleasure of seeing Andre move like this. It's like it finally clicks how really badass he was. I only saw him wrestlemania 3 era and on

  • @bagatellewalkin2300
    @bagatellewalkin2300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    WOW. Wrestling has changed so much over the years. This era was best too much acting now.

  • @davidcullen1956
    @davidcullen1956 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Andre was big, quick and could wrestle. Amazing

  • @fostbitten5721
    @fostbitten5721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At the end of the match. You could paint him green and could have been a great Incredible Hulk from the Ferrigno era of Hulk. Scary as hell to see that coming at you!!

  • @thereisnothingleft9339
    @thereisnothingleft9339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love all these old characters!

  • @royalwedding777
    @royalwedding777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I think Andre was really mad here. He made contact on the headbutts and the foot to the face. There was no "airbrushing" like usual.....poor Sgt. Slaughter....

    • @Mraquanetchris
      @Mraquanetchris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. Something pissed him off.

    • @bremCZ
      @bremCZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He would no sell if he was mad.

  • @alvinhorhn6524
    @alvinhorhn6524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Andre really could work a match before his body gave out. Hard to believe five years later Andre could barely walk, especially after watching him leap from the ring.

  • @Christbepraised
    @Christbepraised 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'm glad they had Andre a back to a good guy towards the end of his life

  • @realitycheck7556
    @realitycheck7556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This one match is better than any big event that wwe could put on today in 2020

  • @EXPLISITemcee
    @EXPLISITemcee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Andre was as quick as Rey Jr...chasing Slaughter..

  • @neilgoldring4832
    @neilgoldring4832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Andre & the Wild Samoans have the same hair doo.

  • @robertanderson2898
    @robertanderson2898 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cool! Weird to see Slaughter with hair (it's even starting to go away here).

  • @kevinm6790
    @kevinm6790 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was great!! Love seeing Andre before he lost too much of his mobility. I wish someone would post videos of him from the LA territory in the 70’s.

  • @gojira444deathbreath9
    @gojira444deathbreath9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember seeing a few seconds of the highlights from this match with the GREAT Warner Wolf, and how after the match MSG was raising the microphones, Andre grabbed one and ripped it out!

  • @99SpidermanFan
    @99SpidermanFan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    André's strenght was not «fake» at all. Its obvious.

    • @gravedigr12
      @gravedigr12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yep the way he tossed off sgt was incredible you only won or got a pin or slam if he let you.

    • @timothyward2082
      @timothyward2082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I heard he was angry once at some hecklers and overturned their car! He was THAT STRONG!!!

    • @99SpidermanFan
      @99SpidermanFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@timothyward2082 yes that was in Montréal

    • @NemeanLion-
      @NemeanLion- 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You only need to see 9:03 to know.

    • @TheChaves11b
      @TheChaves11b 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timothyward2082 with 4 grown men inside it
      Andre used to move people's cars in tight spaces as a joke also

  • @michaelplant2385
    @michaelplant2385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's a shame he died so young such a good wrestler and a beast

  • @T--dw4wg
    @T--dw4wg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It looks very incredible that Andre is running seeing how much he weighs and how long and strong he is

  • @hendrikom
    @hendrikom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much energy Andre still had there, Great to see!!

  • @fromthefarside
    @fromthefarside 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - March 16, 1981 (21,000+)
    Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network - featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
    Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:39 with a small package
    SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:41 with a diving headbutt after Rodz missed a move off the middle turnbuckle
    Moondog Rex pinned Rick McGraw at 6:38 with a shoulderbreaker after avoiding a charge in the corner
    Dominic DeNucci pinned Larry Sharpe at 6:53 with a small package
    Stan Hansen defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 12:02 after the champion suffered the loaded lariat on the ring apron, knocking him to the floor; prior to Hansen's entrance, Pat Patterson entered the ring, issued a public challenge to Sgt. Slaughter over the house microphone, and shook the hands of Howard Finkel, Arnold Skaaland, and the champion; prior to the match, Freddie Blassie escorted Hansen to the ring; after the bout, Backlund cleared the ring of his opponent
    WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Moondog King at 4:48 with a roll up as King charged at him; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted King ringside
    Andre the Giant defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 7:58 when Slaughter grabbed the referee and used him as a shield when Andre charged at him; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Slaughter ringside
    WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned the Hangman at 15:37 with a flip and roll up
    WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Bulldog Brower at 10:56 with a roll up
    Tony Atlas pinned Hulk Hogan at 7:08 after crotching Hogan on the top rope; Hogan had his foot on the middle rope during the cover but the referee failed to notice; after the bout, Hogan attacked referee Dick Kroll, bodyslammed him, and gave him a legdrop

  • @icarus8471
    @icarus8471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Andre had really good matches at this stage of his career with big, physical guys that could sell, and he would sell also for the guys who he respected and who he thought worked well with him. His best matches were with Stan Hansen, but this was another in that mold.

  • @boorobertson1985
    @boorobertson1985 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is awesome

  • @kawikadee9670
    @kawikadee9670 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember when I was a kid and was just changing the tv channel on a Saturday and discovered WWF I think it was on the USA channel, I was instantly a fan. 😂

  • @libertarian500
    @libertarian500 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    If only Andre would have had the surgery around this time and maintained himself he could have competited well into the 90s and possibly early 2000's perhaps still alive today.

    • @errolwaguespack7196
      @errolwaguespack7196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      People with his growth disorder do not live very long life's.

    • @Rowgue51
      @Rowgue51 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The damage was already done by that point. He already had a massively enlarged heart, which is ultimately what he died from.

    • @Cestro
      @Cestro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Rowgue51 I agree. Sadly, by this point in time, it was already too late. If he had the surgery 10 or 15 years before this, he might have lived a longer life.

    • @gtaylor2455
      @gtaylor2455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No people with gigantism are living on borrowed time and they know it.

    • @bazookajoe2889
      @bazookajoe2889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s a new guy from NXT about to join the main WWE roster who apparently had the same disorder as Andre , but had the surgery ...his body looks very similar to Andre but not as big .

  • @bobnichols3233
    @bobnichols3233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The crowd reaction for Andre was off the charts! Today’s baby faces don’t even compare.

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's nothing like how it was back then, 81-89 wrestling was more popular than any form of entertainment.

    • @davidwesley2525
      @davidwesley2525 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrestling is Nothing But CRAP Today .
      🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪​@@michaelmohrle1773

  • @roberto0561
    @roberto0561 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Golden Years of wrestling, the best years of wrestling

  • @cletus3585
    @cletus3585 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sargent was daam tough

  • @coltonconner782
    @coltonconner782 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These matches are much better than todays matches

  • @quadraticresidue
    @quadraticresidue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Sarge still lives in the trailer park outside the back gate of Parris Island. Mrs. Slaughter shops at the commissary.

  • @scottywayne3601
    @scottywayne3601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this was a great match, boy could andre move when he wanted too, at least at this time period.

  • @misguidedangel6550
    @misguidedangel6550 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Is this the same Sgt Slaughter thats still around till this day?? He looks exactly the same how can this be 50 years later? 😳

    • @ksw501
      @ksw501 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, same guy

  • @pablotorresalvarado5205
    @pablotorresalvarado5205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Por siempre andré el gigante francés el era de Francia. Y vivió rn un sector rural se creció trabajando con sus padres y después llegó a la ciudad y llegó a Estados Unidos cuando era un adulto joven o io más delgado pero como todo joven con más mosculatura aquí ya cerca de los 40 años de edad más gordito pero siempre tuvo un poder físico destacable eso y fuerza física real. No con esteroides como muchos algunos en esa época y los años 80 tas y 90 tas eso. Grandes recuerdos con estos videos de el iconico andré. El gigante. De Francia. Su memoria vive en todos los cuadriláteros del mundo de lucha libre eso siempre. Será un gran luchador en la historia de la lucha libre andré. El gigante. Saludos desde chile. Octubre 2021

  • @Ben-u2y2k
    @Ben-u2y2k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looking back slaughter did a amazing job selling this, more respect looking back you realise I admire the pathos

  • @williambarnard1763
    @williambarnard1763 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wrestling needs to bring back managers like the grand wizard one of the best talkers in the business.

  • @ElectricCool
    @ElectricCool 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This Andre could've been WWF champ. Shame he never had a real run with it.

    • @mandolinman2006
      @mandolinman2006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People said he refused it, saying he only wanted to be the giant.

    • @gtaylor2455
      @gtaylor2455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He didnt need a belt to get over

    • @rahowherox1177
      @rahowherox1177 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wwf back in those days didnt over expose andre, and he spent alot of time wrestling outside of usa too.. less is more, a title would've hindered him

    • @rahowherox1177
      @rahowherox1177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And how'd you get it off of him?...

  • @blakecollie8770
    @blakecollie8770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dam! Iam 40yrs old and I didn't know andre the giant and stg slaughter was around then I thought they all came out around 1984-85 that when I was watch wrestling in 1984-85 when it was popular

  • @Gerlad970
    @Gerlad970 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice from the old days.

  • @jamesblack3429
    @jamesblack3429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome match solid all the way around. Crowd was really into it. Slaughter could really sell and Andre was a fenom. Plus Vince had some of the best commentary.

  • @crushthecrusher7134
    @crushthecrusher7134 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like to see this wrestling match at no way out is no way out for Sgt. Slaughter

  • @Duke-v6l
    @Duke-v6l 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gotta love the Grand Wizard pointing at Andrea so funny 🤣🤣🤣

  • @dandrson7903
    @dandrson7903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved it when Slaughter ran into Andre's big giant ass and fell onto the mat in complete agony!

  • @MarkJohnson-vi2dm
    @MarkJohnson-vi2dm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He really was a real giant. Throws slaughter around like he’s 50 pounds. Unbelievable, but the more I see him the more I believe all the crazy Andre stories.

  • @triggerman1092
    @triggerman1092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good lord!! The ref is huge

  • @sherlocksharp7736
    @sherlocksharp7736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If only Sarge had built his body up a little more there's no telling how far he could have gone...He was still a huge star but he could have been THE GUY. Although he's probably a lot better off now having avoided the "Roids".

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sarge in his heel prime.

  • @ts.elliot5870
    @ts.elliot5870 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Andre never figured out how to do a suplex. He always knocked himself out when he used the hold.