WWE pretends but the people that confirms the Bad News bus story about him calling Andre for a fight over the racist jokes is known.Dude was always in pain and found it impossible to get physically comfortable anywhere. Legit couldn't go anywhere without being stared at.
I think a big part of the reason so many people say good things about him is that they felt sorry for him having to live that life every single day.
Those people just pretend the racist shyt never happened.