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Since WWE introduced the match at WrestleMania XXX in 2014, the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal has quickly become a staple of the showcase of the immortals.
The main function of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal is to ensure that as many WWE Superstars appear on the WrestleMania card as possible. WrestleMania is WWE's biggest show of the year, therefore the blockbuster pay-per-view extravaganza also brings with it the largest payday for WWE Superstars over the course of the year.
By booking multi-person matches such as battle royals, WWE ensures that large amounts of talent get to perform on the grandest stage of them all that previously wouldn't have been booked for WrestleMania.
As of writing, there have been 6 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royals in WWE history. Winners of the match have seen a varying degree of success after winning the coveted Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy. Nevertheless, the victory is always incredibly impressive.
Let's take a closer look at the 5 greatest WWE Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal victories in WrestleMania history.
#5 Braun Strowman (WWE WrestleMania 35)
Braun Strowman's WWE WrestleMania history certainly varies, to say the least. The Monster Among Men has defeated legendary wrestlers such as Goldberg to win the Universal Championship and also teamed up with an 8-year old child to become the RAW Tag Team Champions.
After a successful 2018 in WWE, which included winning the Money in the Bank briefcase and challenging for the Universal Championship on multiple occasions, many were interested in seeing WWE's WrestleMania plans for Strowman.
Surprisingly, Braun Strowman wasn't even featured in the WrestleMania 35 main card. Strowman had begun feud with Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che on WWE television.
This led to the SNL stars participating in the Andre The Giant memorial battle royal against the mountainous WWE Superstar. Despite Colin Jost's sneaky tactics, Braun Strowman eliminated the Saturday Night Live star and won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal for the first time.
#4 Baron Corbin (WWE WrestleMania 32)
Baron Corbin made his WWE main roster debut in an exceptional way. After an impressive run in WWE NXT, Corbin debuted as a surprise entrant in The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 in 2016. But Corbin wasn't the only surprise entrant in the match.
Legendary WWE Superstars such as Diamond Dallas Page and Tatanka were joined by NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal as entrants in the match, much to the surprise of the WWE Universe.
After the giant figures of The Big Show and Shaq were eliminated by other participants, the field was eventually whittled down to Baron Corbin and Kane as the final WWE Superstars standing.
After a significant amount of back and forth action, The Lone Wolf eliminated The Big Red Machine to win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle royal on his main roster debut. This was an incredibly impressive victory for the former NXT star.
No other NXT star had made their main roster debut at WrestleMania in the past, let alone won a major match such as the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
#3 "Woken" Matt Hardy (WWE WrestleMania 34)
WWE WrestleMania 34 saw the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal once again take place during the pre-show of the event. The match featured high profile former Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal winners such as Baron Corbin and Mojo Rawley.
The closing moments of the match saw "Woken" Matt Hardy, Rawley and Corbin as the 3 remaining WWE Superstars. In a shocking turn of events, Bray Wyatt suddenly appeared in the ring opposite Matt Hardy. The Eater of Worlds and "Woken" Matt had been feuding on WWE television for several months.
Their feud culminated in a match dubbed 'The Ultimate Deletion' on Monday Night RAW in which Hardy defeated Wyatt by throwing his opponent into the Lake of Reincarnation at The Hardy Compound. After the match, Wyatt was absent from WWE television for several weeks before returning at WrestleMania 34 opposite Matt Hardy.
To the surprise of the WWE Universe, Bray Wyatt assisted Matt Hardy in eliminating Mojo Rawley. Wyatt then distracted Baron Corbin, allowing Hardy to eliminate The Lone Wolf and win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
The former rivals then posed in the ring to the adulation of the crowd inside the Superdome in a unique WrestleMania moment.
#2 The Big Show (WWE WrestleMania 31)
The WWE Universe has often compared The Big Show to Andre The Giant during the World's Largest Athlete's WWE career. Andre The Giant is considered to be arguably the greatest "giant" professional wrestler in history. However, some will argue that The Big Show is deserving of that title.
Nevertheless, due to the comparisons between the two giants, it felt inevitable that The Big Show would eventually win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at some point. The former WWE Champion was the last superstar eliminated during the inaugural battle royal at WrestleMania XXX in 2014.
However, 12 months later The Big Show would finally win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and continue The Eighth Wonder of The World's tradition of dominating battle royals.
After several eliminations, the final two superstars in the match consisted of The Big Show and Damian Mizdow. During the match, Mizdow turned on and eliminated his former tag team partner The Miz. In previous months Mizdow had performed as The Miz's "stunt double," mimicking The Miz's moves and actions during matches.
Despite Mizdow turning on his tag team partner, he was eventually eliminated by The Big Show. The World's Largest Athlete then posed with the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy, striking the iconic pose of Andre The Giant.
#1 Cesaro (WWE WrestleMania XXX)
WWE WrestleMania XXX marked the first-ever Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal in WWE history. The field consisted of several high profile WWE Superstars such as Big E, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes, Alberto Del Rio, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston and The Big Show.
The Big Show even paid tribute to Andre The Giant by wearing the Eighth Wonder of the World's trademark one strap singlet during the match.
After Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus eliminated each other, the final WWE Superstars left in the match were Cesaro and The Big Show. Earlier during the WrestleMania pre-show, Cesaro had split from his Real American tag team partner Jack Swagger.
In a move that shocked the WWE Universe, Cesaro was able to perform a feat of superhuman strength and bodyslam The Big Show out of the ring to win the match. The moment mirrored the iconic image of Hulk Hogan bodyslamming Andre The Giant at WrestleMania III.
The impressive display of strength by the Swiss Superman was a true WrestleMania moment and paid perfect tribute to Andre The Giant during this Memorial Battle Royal.
