TSC Evaluation #18: Andre The Giant

[mrken12]

In the last evaluation, Chyna got a score of 5.51.

TSC Evaluation #17: Chyna

Rey Mysterio Jr.: 8.78 TSC Evaluation #15: Rey Mysterio Jr
Scott Steiner: 8.64 TSC Evaluation #2: Scott Steiner
Terry Funk: 8.36 TSC Evaluation #11: Terry Funk
Vader: 8.26 TSC Evaluation #12: Vader
Rob Van Dam: 8.12 TSC Evaluation #9: Rob Van Dam
DDP: 8.00 TSC Evaluation #16: Diamond Dallas Page
CM Punk: 7.94 TSC Evaluation #7: CM Punk
Roddy Piper: 7.44 TSC Evaluation #6: Roddy Piper
Goldberg: 7.08 TSC Evaluation #3: Goldberg
Sycho Sid: 6.96 TSC Evaluation #4: Sycho Sid / Sid Vicious
Ultimate Warrior: 6.65 TSC Evaluation #10: The Ultimate Warrior
D'Lo Brown: 6.56 TSC Evaluation #13: D'Lo Brown
Lex Luger: 5.98 TSC Evaluation #8: Lex Luger
Tazz: 5.94 TSC Evaluation #5: Tazz
Jeff Jarrett: 4.50 TSC Evaluation: Jeff Jarrett
Tommy Dreamer: 4.00 TSC Evaluation #14: Tommy Dreamer

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Tuesday.

For Evaluation #19, it will be Raven.

Pending requests: Sting, Edge, Rick Rude, Ted DiBiase, Jake The Snake Roberts, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kurt Angle, Batista, Booker T, Billy Gunn, X-Pac, Kane, Undertaker, Big Show, Rikishi, Mr. Perfect, Owen Hart, Chris Kanyon, Mike Awesome, The Godfather, Val Venis, Big Boss Man, JBL, Junkyard Dog, Harley Race, Stan Hansen, Sgt. Slaughter, Eddie Guerrero, Christian, Brian Pillman, Goldust, William Regal, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson

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Major accomplishments

Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Dusty Rhodes

International Pro Wrestling
IWA World Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Michael Nador

NWA Hollywood
Los Angeles Battle Royal (1975, 1980)

NWA San Francisco
Cow Palace Battle Royal (1977)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
International Wrestling Grand Prix (1985)
MSG League (1982)
MSG Tag League (1981) – with Rene Goulet
Sagawa Express Cup (1986)

NWA Tri-State
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1x) – with Dusty Rhodes

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Class of 2002

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1982)
Match of the Year (1981) vs. Killer Khan on 2 May
Match of the Year (1988) vs. Hulk Hogan at The Main Event
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1988)
Editor's Award (1993)
Ranked #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Ron Miller

World Wrestling Federation/WWE
WWF Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Haku
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WWE Bronze Statue
WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1993)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Feud of the Year (1981) vs. Killer Khan
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)


With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate Andre The Giant in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

From his prime

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

10.

Dude helped put the wwe on the map.

His fued with hogan and big john stud is legendary.

During his physical prime he was a pretty agile worker for his size.

There would be no big show without Andre.

There would be no hogan without Andre.

Wrestlemania wouldn't be the spectacle that it is without Andre.

His legacy is an undeniable 10.

 

[Jmare007]

It's kinda hard to really judge him because there isn't much of his prime on tape. Now, everything that is available from that time leads to think that Andre was dope as fukk and knew how to work a match and a crowd like the best of them. He also had matches ranging from fun to great with a lot of different opponents. That's not easy to do.

I voted 7 but if more stuff like the Houston footage of NWA on Demand and his work in Japan become available he could probably get as high as 9

From his prime

for posting this and not the more famous 82' match from New Japan. People need to watch more prime Andre.

 

[TheWhackMamba]

Ten ten ten ten ten ten

 

[TL15]

9

Slightly before my time

A huge draw

Legendary stories....

Just below the all time all time greats

 

[jackswstd]

One half of the Main Event that shot the WWF into the stratosphere 10

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

A GOD WHO CAME TO EARTH TO TEACH US HOW TO WORK, BROTHER!

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

-Mic work/promos

• 7 - language barrier was tough but as a kid it made him more menacing or more humorous.

-Personality/gimmicks

• 10 - there is almost no comparison

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

• 8 - believe it or not he was a GREAT worker...He couldn't move at all but he sold emotions with his face with almost no peer...His fear of Damien was maybe my favorite thing in wrestling ever.

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

• 9 - only loses one point because of physical limitations.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

hard to pick between 9 and 10. he was a big star and wasnt just a star in the wwf. he put butts in seats, brother.

 

[James Dean]

Mic work/promos 7. He was good for his time. I don't have a real standout promo but he could sell a match and be menacing enough to make you root for the good guy.

-Personality/gimmicks 8. Big tall Giant. People loved him. He had a great personality. But then also had a Good gimmick as the evil bad guy too.

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds) 6. Obviously for his size and stature he wasn't going to be the best of workers but he got the job done well. Especially during his younger years.

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 9. Legacy and impact justifies this high rating. A legend. Good worker for what he was capable of. Legendary career.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

One of my favorite moments of my childhood. Im laughing right now at it.

Jake andre bobby and vince killed it.

Edit: if there was a poll this is AT LOWEST a top THREE segment in wrestling history...just amazing

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Would have to give him an 9 based on legendary status being a breakthrough wrestler, even though he was far out of his wrestling prime when I was watching him. He's probably like the Ice-T or Kool Moe Dee or wrestling, to where even though you may not have seen his work in his prime, you definitely felt it way later and know what he brought to the business. He's on the Mt. Rushmore of wrestling, and you can't take that away from him. Can't really give the 1st giant of wrestling who played a part in the foundation of wrestling lower than that.

 

[Jmare007]

I love how I'm the low vote with a 7. I had no clue TSC had so much love for Andre

 

[BodeineBrazy]

Gave him a 1 fukking racist