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#3 Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant at Wrestlemania 3
The Andre vs Hogan main event at Wrestlemania III was, really, a dream match-up. Ninety-thousand people filled the Silverdome to witness this epic encounter between two titans. One put his 15-year unbeaten streak on the line and the other staked his WWF championship belt, which he'd held for three years.
Actually, really, what the two were fighting for was for the status of being the biggest star in professional wrestling. The unique part of this encounter was that the two competitors did not have an acrimonious history. It was a fight between two heroes that were revered by millions of WWF fans.
The incredible marketing machine of Vince Mcmahon and the WWF, leading up to the match, had helped raise the expectation and anticipation fervor for this event like never before. Hogan and Andre did their part in the ring. They presented, to the fans, an epic fight, in the ring, that exceeded every expectation.
The early failed body slam by Hogan, to the body squeeze applied by Andre, to the final successful body slam by Hulk Hogan are highlights of this epic match that remain etched in our memories to this day.
