Arguably the greatest attraction in professional wrestling history, Andre the Giant never really needed the WWE Championship, nor did he particularly want it. After all, he traveled the globe, wrestling for promotions near and far and drawing huge gates in the process. By 1987, his star had been eclipsed by Hulk Hogan, who defeated the giant in the main event of WrestleMania III in front of 93,173 fans in suburban Detroit's Pontiac Silverdome. Andre, refusing to let Hogan's victory deter him, signed on to meet the Hulkster in a historic bout during a NBC special simply titled The Main Event. Vowing to win the title and sell it to the villainous "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Andre clashed with his rival in front of the biggest television audience for a wrestling match ever. A convoluted finish saw evil twin brother Earl Hebner count Hogan out, ending his title reign despite the champion's shoulder being off the mat before the official slapped the mat for the third time. It was a highly controversial decision, made even more so by Andre's willingness to hand the title over to DiBiase. It was a classic angle that fans of that era remember fondly today, most due to the fact that it set up the WrestleMania IV title tournament and Randy Savage's climb to the top of the mountain. While that is nice and all, Andre deserved a more legitimate title reign for everything he had done for the industry and, in particular, Vince McMahon's company. He put Hogan over clean in the biggest main event of all-time and had been such as steady draw for so long that a real run with the belt, even if it was only for a few months until Hulk regained it at 'Mania, would have been much more preferable than the joke of a reign that is still recognized to this day.