Andre the Giant's Hometown Tribute

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. Andre the Giant is getting a roadside marker in Eller Bay, North Carolina, the small town he called home. This French-born legend stood seven foot four and weighed 520 pounds during his wrestling prime in the 1970s and 80s, with what was then the WWE? He ruled the ring as an unbeatable force until that epic clash with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 3 in 1987. The match that skyrocketed wrestling into mainstream fame. On screen, he charmed as the rhyming giant Fesick in the Princess bride that same year showing his softer side. Back in Eller Bay, he fought a proposed radioactive landfill in 1990 and left behind size 26 cowboy boots now displayed in a local museum. Andre passed away in 1993 at age 46, while visiting family in France, his ashes were spread on his ranch nearby.

1:00The new marker on Highway 72, an old Highway 220, keeps it simple. His name, dates, wrestler, actor, Princess bride role, and that he lived right there. This tribute submits his spot in the hearts of folks who knew the gentle giant beyond the spotlight.