Table of Contents
Foreword Stan Hansen ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 A Big Baby… 1
Chapter 2 The Birth of Jean Ferré 13
Chapter 3 The Invasion of England 28
Chapter 4 From a Giant to a Monster! 41
Chapter 5 A Giant Disorder 52
Chapter 6 Valois, Vachon, Carpentier, and… Saddam 63
Chapter 7 Tall Tales: How Tall Was André, Really? 75
Chapter 8 Montreal, Where André's Career Took Off 85
Chapter 9 Around the World! 96
Chapter 10 Match of the Century, Name of the Decade 112
Chapter 11 If I Can Make It There, I'll Make It Anywhere 124
Chapter 12 Traveling to Greatness 135
Chapter 13 "Now Playing Defensive End… André The Giant!" 147
Chapter 14 Three Boxers, Two Kings, and One Bigfoot! 158
Chapter 15 Battle of the Giants! 179
Chapter 16 When André Met Hulk 191
Chapter 17 To the Giant Among Us 210
Chapter 18 Business Is Business 222
Chapter 19 A Great Expansion, But Not For André 236
Chapter 20 The Women in his Life 250
Chapter 21 Spearheading WWF Success 266
Chapter 22 Shooting in Japan 283
Chapter 23 A Gentle Giant! 297
Chapter 24 Bigger, Better, Badder! 310
Chapter 25 The Foundation of WWE PPVS 325
Chapter 28 Off Camera 344
Chapter 27 The End of an Era 356
Chapter 28 Life after the WWF 375
Chapter 29 A Legend in and After his Death 387
Chapter 30 A Giant Legacy 395
Acknowledgments 409
References 413