Post#905 » by Licensed to Il » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:10 pm
HBO “Andre the Giant” doc was riveting. Most wrestlers join the industry to receive a persona and stand out. This guy, was given a “persona” by a faulty pituitary gland, and joined wrestling to fit in. Like, this guy was going to be seen as a menacing giant no matter what profession or town he adopted. Pro wrestling in the 70s was the circus/side show. A giant’s only option.
Seems like a guy who gave himself to the one thing that could take him around the world and utilize his odd gifts. And yet, that which made him famous also took his life early.
It also contained a story I have ever heard, sometimes when walking through an airport, the stares and laughing of others would make Andre cry. That is some “unexpected, how we are all human” type stuff.