Like the Undertaker, Andre the Giant spent a lot of his wrestling career as a babyface during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was convinced to turn heel in 1987 in order to facilitate a marquee battle with Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania III, which remains one of the most iconic matches in professional wrestling history. Andre, despite being a well-loved figure, was excellent as a monster heel, proving a real threat to Hogan, who was at the height of his invincibility. He later teamed with the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase when DiBiase failed to buy the WWF Championship belt from Hogan. It isn't as a monster heel that Andre the Giant is remembered, but he crafted many of the most important moments and matches in WWE history.
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