Andre The Giant’s daughter recently took part in a panel at New York City Comic Con where she was promoting the graphic novel “Andre The Giant: Closer to Heaven.” During the panel she talked about her father’s life and legacy.
You can read some highlights courtesy of Reddit user iseedoubleu below.
-She said Vince McMahon Sr. “was a better guy than his son is”
-She believes Andre would struggle in today’s WWE because of their intense focus on mic work. She believes the WWE is becoming too much of a soap opera and the wrestlers of today’s world aren’t that great – with the exception of “flyers”
-She says she wants the return of the Attitude Era, specifically TLC Matches.
-Andre had a bad side to him if he didn’t like you. “He had no tolerance” for steroids. Wrestlers had to fear his bad side.
-Macho Man got on Andre’s bad side when he was caught with steroids. Savage never got off his bad side.
-Daughter claims Andre took horse tranquilizer before surgery.
-Drinking became his self-medication. “He learned how to function without being in a wheel chair.”
-She said Andre’s wife allowed no wrestling in the house. She wanted her daughter to form her own opinion about him.
-She confirms her dad drank close to 150 beers. She said he would stack cans one on top of the other when he drank.
-He loved Hulk Hogan and they were legitimately friends. She said Andre did haze him a lot before their WrestleMania III match.
