33 Awesome GIFs Telling The Stories Of 33 WWE WrestleMania Pay-Per-Views

31. WrestleMania III

Hogan Andre GIF
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The idea that André The Giant had never before been slammed was bullsh*t - but in the pre-Internet era, this seminal and lucrative moment was bullsh*t you couldn't smell. Therein lies the magic of the moment, over three decades later; this GIF is a glorious reminder of an unrecoverable bygone time, in which the superhero sent the fans home happy by pulling off an impossible, jaw-dropping feat only possible on the Grandest Stage.

Simple, but beautifully, beautifully so.

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