Top 5 Moments of WrestleMania VI

Hogan versus the Ultimate Warrior capped off the first international WrestleMania, at WrestleMania 6
Hogan versus the Ultimate Warrior capped off the first international WrestleMania, at WrestleMania 6

#3 Andre the Giant turns on Bobby Heenan

youtube-cover

Andre the Giant joined Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan in 1987 after wrestling as a babyface for several years in the WWF. Under the Brain's management, Andre would go on to headline WrestleMania against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III. Heenan would then sell Andre's contract to the Million Dollar Man, with the hope that Andre could defeat Hogan and get the WWF title for DiBiase.

The Giant would rejoin the Heenan family stable in late 1989, joining a tag team with Haku to form the Colossal Connection. They would defeat Demolition to win the titles in December 1989, and the two teams would continue to feud into WrestleMania. The Colossal Connection, with Andre spending most of his time on the apron, would lose the titles back to Demolition at WrestleMania. After the match, Heenan got into the Giant's face essentially blaming the big man for the loss.

Andre would lose his cool and attack Heenan, as well as Haku in a move that turned Andre face for the first time since 1987. Andre would then climb onto the golf cart that had been used to take the team to the ring while Heenan and Haku were forced to walk back up the ramp. Unfortunately, the match would be his last WrestleMania as an in-ring performer as the Giant's health would continue to fail him before his eventual demise in 1993.

Quick Links