Wow ! Possibly Andre's best match from 1981 on ! Yes , Sgt. Slaughter was a great ring worker too ! I aways loved when Slaughter got knocked to the ground, then he would quickly get up, stumble around dazed for a quick second or two, then flop back down to the ground again ! Great Entertainment !!! This kind of a match would take its toll on Andre's body too, i would think, with all his falling on his knees, back, hips, etc., buts thats pro werstling ! The early-mid 80's were one of the funnest times for wrestling ! Thanks for posting this clip !
One of Andres best matches. I always loved it when Slaughter would get up off the ground, stagger around, then fall right back down. One of the all time great characters !
What a great match. Slaughter was underrated. He could really sell for the baby face and he could get the crowd hot before the match. Wrestling will never be this good again
@@JohnDoe-kj6wp my Grandfather and a bunch of the other folks from his era thought some matches were fakes but, other matches were real. Like title matches were real because the Athletics Commission would have tk sanction a title match. I remember going to the matches with him in DC back in this time period I was about 7 then. And it was a eye opening experience for sure. He would sit with people he had known for years from boxing and wrestling. Also people of certain ethnicities would all sit together in one section. I think it was the first time I had ever heard different languages. I still can smell the cigar smoke and stale beer!!
9:50 mark...Launchpad! Boy, did Andre toss Slaughter a long way. Slaughter really was a solid worker...he made everyone look good. Selling is an art, and Slaughter really was very good at it.
Holy shit! What a sell by Slaughter at 4:04 Amazing! Wow, this was really amazing to Andre this agile. I was an 80's kid and I just remember Andre lumbering around the ring mostly. He is a FORCE at this point. Really cool to see. Truly unstoppable. The shots of Slaughter in the FOREGROUND still being dwarfed by Andre really puts it in perspective.
He was 35 right there i remember him wrestling in good condition until the late 80's i was born in 76 and this was round the time my brothers got me hooked on wrestling at 5-6. I was fortunate enough to see him in a good way before he hit his 40's
It kinda looked like Andre was pissed at the end. The only other time I have seen him move like that when somebody hit him in the jaw with an elbow. The match ended very quickly.
What an amazing match. This is as “active” as you will ever see Andre work in a match. A fantastic performance from him. One of his best for sure. And the Sarge was always an amazing seller, great heal, and very hard worker. I really mis these matches and era
He was not so bulky that he couldn't sell well .... i doubt hecwas over 300lbs despite being billed so but I would believe he was within 20 pound of that . He was 6'4" so 280 or 290 was a good weight for him .
Andre will always be in my top three wrestlers. I've never liked or seen slaughter in this old of a match, but watching him here has made me appreciate him now
Andre was the best wrestler man of all times. Even to this day his passing is still felt , by many including me of course; and for all who knew him . rest in peace andre .🙏🌷
Entertaining match for sure...Slaughter was a solid working...got tons of heat...but how the hell do you catch a 300 pound guy in mid air off the top rope?!...check out some of Andre's matches in the mid to late 1970's in Japan...he could really move...that's how he became a true legend...massive size, mobility and strength.
My brother in law was watching wrestling back in the 80s and my 90 year old grandmother came over to the house and took one look at Sgt Slaughter and said " who hit him in the face with a frying pan?"
Years ago, I bought a PWI magazine and it had a picture of Slaughter trying to put the cobra clutch on Andre the Giant. It was really cool to see the match from which the picture came from! Thank you for uploading this.
Much life Harley Race, Slaughter could sell for his opponent better than most. He could make the audience believe his opponent was doing serious damage. One of the most underrated wrestlers, and still one of the unsung heroes of a generation that we will never see reincarnated.
Buen video del recuerdo de la lucha libre clásica de los s años 70 tas y 80 tas. Con el recordado. Luchador. Francés . André El gigante. Genial fue su personaje en la lucha libre genial por siempre andré en la memoria de la lucha libre mundial será siempre andré. Y varios otros igual. Saludos desde chile
Por siempre andré el gigante francés el era de Francia. Y vivió rn un sector rural se creció trabajando con sus padres y después llegó a la ciudad y llegó a Estados Unidos cuando era un adulto joven o io más delgado pero como todo joven con más mosculatura aquí ya cerca de los 40 años de edad más gordito pero siempre tuvo un poder físico destacable eso y fuerza física real. No con esteroides como muchos algunos en esa época y los años 80 tas y 90 tas eso. Grandes recuerdos con estos videos de el iconico andré. El gigante. De Francia. Su memoria vive en todos los cuadriláteros del mundo de lucha libre eso siempre. Será un gran luchador en la historia de la lucha libre andré. El gigante. Saludos desde chile. Octubre 2021
That was a very good match, and very interesting one. Never seen it either with Andre and Sgt. Slaughter in match before until now. Thank you for sharing!
I remember seeing a few seconds of the highlights from this match with the GREAT Warner Wolf, and how after the match MSG was raising the microphones, Andre grabbed one and ripped it out!
This was a pretty good match. Usually Andrea just destroys his opponents, but Sgt was able to get in some good offense !!! I guess Andrea must've really liked Sgt. in real life lol !!!!
At the end of the match. You could paint him green and could have been a great Incredible Hulk from the Ferrigno era of Hulk. Scary as hell to see that coming at you!!
Sgt Slaughter was an excellent wrestler and put on quite the show. Here, it looks like he really took a beating. For me, the best wrestlers were always the nimble ones who could really bounce around the ring.
It wasn't long after this Andre really started to put on more weight and slow down I really believe in his life he was a very lonely man that's just my opinion
I am in utter awe watching this. Never had the pleasure of seeing Andre move like this. It's like it finally clicks how really badass he was. I only saw him wrestlemania 3 era and on
Dam! Iam 40yrs old and I didn't know andre the giant and stg slaughter was around then I thought they all came out around 1984-85 that when I was watch wrestling in 1984-85 when it was popular
Andre had really good matches at this stage of his career with big, physical guys that could sell, and he would sell also for the guys who he respected and who he thought worked well with him. His best matches were with Stan Hansen, but this was another in that mold.
Andre really could work a match before his body gave out. Hard to believe five years later Andre could barely walk, especially after watching him leap from the ring.
If only Sarge had built his body up a little more there's no telling how far he could have gone...He was still a huge star but he could have been THE GUY. Although he's probably a lot better off now having avoided the "Roids".
I think Andre was really mad here. He made contact on the headbutts and the foot to the face. There was no "airbrushing" like usual.....poor Sgt. Slaughter....
Awesome match solid all the way around. Crowd was really into it. Slaughter could really sell and Andre was a fenom. Plus Vince had some of the best commentary.
If only Andre would have had the surgery around this time and maintained himself he could have competited well into the 90s and possibly early 2000's perhaps still alive today.
@@Rowgue51 I agree. Sadly, by this point in time, it was already too late. If he had the surgery 10 or 15 years before this, he might have lived a longer life.
There’s a new guy from NXT about to join the main WWE roster who apparently had the same disorder as Andre , but had the surgery ...his body looks very similar to Andre but not as big .
This exact ending was used in Japan when Hulk Hogan pushed the referee into a charging Andre while in the corner. Hogan was disqualified the same as Slaughter.
Wow ! Possibly Andre's best match from 1981 on ! Yes , Sgt. Slaughter was a great ring worker too ! I aways loved when Slaughter got knocked to the ground, then he would quickly get up, stumble around dazed for a quick second or two, then flop back down to the ground again ! Great Entertainment !!! This kind of a match would take its toll on Andre's body too, i would think, with all his falling on his knees, back, hips, etc., buts thats pro werstling ! The early-mid 80's were one of the funnest times for wrestling ! Thanks for posting this clip !
One of Andres best matches. I always loved it when Slaughter would get up off the ground, stagger around, then fall right back down. One of the all time great characters !
What a great match. Slaughter was underrated. He could really sell for the baby face and he could get the crowd hot before the match. Wrestling will never be this good again
People thought this was real back then.
@@JohnDoe-kj6wp my Grandfather and a bunch of the other folks from his era thought some matches were fakes but, other matches were real. Like title matches were real because the Athletics Commission would have tk sanction a title match. I remember going to the matches with him in DC back in this time period I was about 7 then. And it was a eye opening experience for sure. He would sit with people he had known for years from boxing and wrestling. Also people of certain ethnicities would all sit together in one section. I think it was the first time I had ever heard different languages. I still can smell the cigar smoke and stale beer!!
@@JohnDoe-kj6wp only morons thought that.
Intelligent people knew otherwise.
@@JohnDoe-kj6wp because it was.
Well, this match has like 0 athleticism and half of it is them taking a break lol...so, let's hope you're wrong.
this is one of the best Andre matches. those hits look real. slaughter could sell.
To see Andre that quick and nimble was a real treat to watch. Thank you for uploading!
Incredible, Sgt Slaughter is 6'6" 310 lbs !! Andre throws him around like a little kid !!
Andre at his top? very impressive!
9:50 mark...Launchpad! Boy, did Andre toss Slaughter a long way. Slaughter really was a solid worker...he made everyone look good. Selling is an art, and Slaughter really was very good at it.
And it looked like near zero give to the ring as well. Solid as if he was hitting the floor.
I liked Andres bench press toss of Sgt when he was getting pinned at 9:30 too, that was perfect.
One thing I like about yesterday wrestling it was fun to watch
Sgt. Slaughter sold in this match like he was working on commission.
How can you tell when somebody sold against andre or just was hurting
Holy shit! What a sell by Slaughter at 4:04 Amazing! Wow, this was really amazing to Andre this agile. I was an 80's kid and I just remember Andre lumbering around the ring mostly. He is a FORCE at this point. Really cool to see. Truly unstoppable. The shots of Slaughter in the FOREGROUND still being dwarfed by Andre really puts it in perspective.
I saw them a week before after in Ice World Totowa NJ , I was 9 years old !!
Agreed! That was like a standing pedigree and Slaughter sold it like the Rock taking a stunner!!!
Holy cow! Andre departing the ring! He just leapt off the apron. Too bad this phase of his career (and life) couldn't have lasted longer.
I know! During his brief physical prime he was a legit wonder of the world.
@@lilith4961 yeah! Andre was a great wrestler when he was able! R.I.P. 🙏❤️
He was 35 right there i remember him wrestling in good condition until the late 80's i was born in 76 and this was round the time my brothers got me hooked on wrestling at 5-6.
I was fortunate enough to see him in a good way before he hit his 40's
@@lilith4961 ppp
Damn Slaughter could sell. I'm guessing Andre liked him as he did a great job.
OR Andre was legitimately killing him, lol.
stufaman I was thinking that too. Sarge was selling like shawn michaels in this match
stufaman I have never seen Andre beat anyone like that
I think the slaughter got slaughtered for real.
look andre hurt himself with the suplex and sergent sold anyway
It kinda looked like Andre was pissed at the end. The only other time I have seen him move like that when somebody hit him in the jaw with an elbow. The match ended very quickly.
What an amazing match. This is as “active” as you will ever see Andre work in a match. A fantastic performance from him. One of his best for sure.
And the Sarge was always an amazing seller, great heal, and very hard worker. I really mis these matches and era
There will never be another Andre The Giant.
Do you know the KILLING the WWE would make if they release a BEST OF MSG matches from the 70's & 80's forget it!!!!!!
I know they would!!!!! And i would be thr 1st to buy it🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Don't forget all the other properties they own, like Stampede
Slaughter selling like a boss with all the agility of Flair when he sells back in the day
Andre in his prime and he was the Giant!
Love wrestling. Wwe raw. Smackdown live. Nxt. And love all the fighters. Miss Andre the giant and crew from 70es 80es and 90es. Rip Harley race.
slaughter had an uncanny ability to fly like a ragdoll given his size and build.
Few could sell as good as Slaughter.
Yeah, too many judge Slaughter on his 1990-1992 run where he was in the twilight of his career in his early 40s.
He was not so bulky that he couldn't sell well .... i doubt hecwas over 300lbs despite being billed so but I would believe he was within 20 pound of that . He was 6'4" so 280 or 290 was a good weight for him .
I like unray the best mone.
@@stufaman But he had HHH or Roddy Piper levels of refusing to job clean.
Andre will always be in my top three wrestlers. I've never liked or seen slaughter in this old of a match, but watching him here has made me appreciate him now
Those silver ropes. The Grand Wizard. Andre as a good guy. Miss those early '80s wrestling days.
Andre was the best wrestler man of all times. Even to this day his passing is still felt , by many including me of course; and for all who knew him . rest in peace andre .🙏🌷
Amazing match....these were the glory days of wrestling! 👍🏾
Entertaining match for sure...Slaughter was a solid working...got tons of heat...but how the hell do you catch a 300 pound guy in mid air off the top rope?!...check out some of Andre's matches in the mid to late 1970's in Japan...he could really move...that's how he became a true legend...massive size, mobility and strength.
My brother in law was watching wrestling back in the 80s and my 90 year old grandmother came over to the house and took one look at Sgt Slaughter and said " who hit him in the face with a frying pan?"
I'm glad they had Andre a back to a good guy towards the end of his life
Bear hugs a 305lb man like it's nothing.
And catches Slaughter in mid air at 9:03
Years ago, I bought a PWI magazine and it had a picture of Slaughter trying to put the cobra clutch on Andre the Giant. It was really cool to see the match from which the picture came from! Thank you for uploading this.
oh wow, that's cool
Getting headhunter by Andre was like being hit with the world's largest frying pan.
Andre will always be my favorite wrestler . never will be another even close
oK!
I was pissed when he lost to hogan and i was around 5. Are you one of the other 3 people that was too?
Too bad he was a racist sack of shit
@@kevinfightsbears cool.
@@kevinfightsbears F You LIAR!!!
Man Slaughter knew how to take bumps
Remember the Sgt Slaughter GI Joe figure?
It was based on him
@@mathewstephens201 and he did his own voice on the GI Joe cartoon under his real name, Bob Remus.
Had one along with the Fridge Perry
He was pushed to the moon on that show. Whole regiments of Cobra soldiers sold every move like they were being clocked by Thanos.
I still have the Sgt Slaughter and the Refrigerator Perry figure too.
You can always tell who Andre liked, by who he sold for - sarge as a case in point.
Bill Eadie/masked superstar too.
I miss Andre. A true Giant 😢😢
This is the first time I've ever seen Andre do a suplex!!!
Much life Harley Race, Slaughter could sell for his opponent better than most. He could make the audience believe his opponent was doing serious damage. One of the most underrated wrestlers, and still one of the unsung heroes of a generation that we will never see reincarnated.
Great match old school wrestling is the best 👌
Buen video del recuerdo de la lucha libre clásica de los s años 70 tas y 80 tas. Con el recordado. Luchador. Francés . André El gigante. Genial fue su personaje en la lucha libre genial por siempre andré en la memoria de la lucha libre mundial será siempre andré. Y varios otros igual. Saludos desde chile
i think this is Andre's best Match..
its the firsth time i see André moving that way on the ring...awesome
Andre did top rope too. Go back further, and he moves even better.
@@suco69 very true.
What is up with YOUR Evil User Name! You are Life's Loser!!!
Por siempre andré el gigante francés el era de Francia. Y vivió rn un sector rural se creció trabajando con sus padres y después llegó a la ciudad y llegó a Estados Unidos cuando era un adulto joven o io más delgado pero como todo joven con más mosculatura aquí ya cerca de los 40 años de edad más gordito pero siempre tuvo un poder físico destacable eso y fuerza física real. No con esteroides como muchos algunos en esa época y los años 80 tas y 90 tas eso. Grandes recuerdos con estos videos de el iconico andré. El gigante. De Francia. Su memoria vive en todos los cuadriláteros del mundo de lucha libre eso siempre. Será un gran luchador en la historia de la lucha libre andré. El gigante. Saludos desde chile. Octubre 2021
Sgt. Slaughter was 140 Kg at the time ? Look at 9:29 how much was the strenght of Andre !
That was a very good match, and very interesting one. Never seen it either with Andre and Sgt. Slaughter in match before until now. Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely amazing. Huge smile watching this.
I remember seeing a few seconds of the highlights from this match with the GREAT Warner Wolf, and how after the match MSG was raising the microphones, Andre grabbed one and ripped it out!
Those Irish whips by Andre were no joke ..
The crowd reaction for Andre was off the charts! Today’s baby faces don’t even compare.
It's nothing like how it was back then, 81-89 wrestling was more popular than any form of entertainment.
Wow....a very agile and impressive Andre. Sad how he deteriorated just 4 or 5 yrs later
This was a pretty good match. Usually Andrea just destroys his opponents, but Sgt was able to get in some good offense !!! I guess Andrea must've really liked Sgt. in real life lol !!!!
WRASTLINS NOT FAAAKE !!!
Andre respected sgt slaughter as he did for most of the jobbers cuz andre was the king jobber.
Check out Sgt story time episode on WWE Network about Andre. It's great.
Andre would sell but you had better make it look good .
if andre liked you it was back and forth if he hated you it was an asswhooping
At the end of the match. You could paint him green and could have been a great Incredible Hulk from the Ferrigno era of Hulk. Scary as hell to see that coming at you!!
This was an Épic Battle, but André is much Bigger Than The good Old Sargeant
Great interview on here about Sgt. Slaughter. What an awesome match!
Slaughter was a bump machine
Sgt Slaughter was an excellent wrestler and put on quite the show. Here, it looks like he really took a beating. For me, the best wrestlers were always the nimble ones who could really bounce around the ring.
It wasn't long after this Andre really started to put on more weight and slow down I really believe in his life he was a very lonely man that's just my opinion
It looks very incredible that Andre is running seeing how much he weighs and how long and strong he is
Okay Andre looked really mad here. And boy he also seemed very strong and agile..
Patrick deJong I agree I’ve never watched many of his matches when he was younger and healthy. Gotta say he was amazing in the ring.
@@MrEddyk3 he was already on the downhill slide. Watch him and Killer Kohlwaski. I probably butchered the name. You can see Andre fly.
Patrick deJong He had a broken ankle and spinal surgery in the next two years. After those, he was messed up.
Running into a giant butt is no fun it probably felt like getting hit by a Mack truck.
Andre the giant was gifted and talented
Brett hart wasn't kidding andre could really work in his hey day
I think that is probaply one of the best matches ever. Sgt is exellent and andre moves smoothly.
This Andre would own Warrior
this was a great match, boy could andre move when he wanted too, at least at this time period.
WOW. Wrestling has changed so much over the years. This era was best too much acting now.
Espectacular!! Andre!!
Andre was big, quick and could wrestle. Amazing
I love all these old characters!
So much energy Andre still had there, Great to see!!
André's strenght was not «fake» at all. Its obvious.
yep the way he tossed off sgt was incredible you only won or got a pin or slam if he let you.
I heard he was angry once at some hecklers and overturned their car! He was THAT STRONG!!!
@@timothyward2082 yes that was in Montréal
You only need to see 9:03 to know.
@@timothyward2082 with 4 grown men inside it
Andre used to move people's cars in tight spaces as a joke also
It's a shame he died so young such a good wrestler and a beast
This was great!! Love seeing Andre before he lost too much of his mobility. I wish someone would post videos of him from the LA territory in the 70’s.
Andre was the best.
I am in utter awe watching this. Never had the pleasure of seeing Andre move like this. It's like it finally clicks how really badass he was. I only saw him wrestlemania 3 era and on
Back when Andre was still able to run around the ring. His health and mobility declined so quickly in the next couple of years.
Good lord!! The ref is huge
Sargent was daam tough
Dam! Iam 40yrs old and I didn't know andre the giant and stg slaughter was around then I thought they all came out around 1984-85 that when I was watch wrestling in 1984-85 when it was popular
In his early years, Andre was pretty mobile for a man his size. R.I.P. Andre. 🙏
Love Andre.
Andre & the Wild Samoans have the same hair doo.
Andre was as quick as Rey Jr...chasing Slaughter..
Andre had really good matches at this stage of his career with big, physical guys that could sell, and he would sell also for the guys who he respected and who he thought worked well with him. His best matches were with Stan Hansen, but this was another in that mold.
Very nice from the old days.
Andre really could work a match before his body gave out. Hard to believe five years later Andre could barely walk, especially after watching him leap from the ring.
So weird to imagine an American wrestling audience cheering for a Frenchman over a U.S. military character! Good times.
Why
Before America got insecure.
@@BloodyBamPot WTF. HE'S A GD HEEL. IT ISNT LIKE ANDRE WAS RUNNING AROUND WITH A FRENCH FLAG
Andre was so over, they could have billed him as a communist, and he’d still been the face.
This Andre could've been WWF champ. Shame he never had a real run with it.
People said he refused it, saying he only wanted to be the giant.
He didnt need a belt to get over
Wwf back in those days didnt over expose andre, and he spent alot of time wrestling outside of usa too.. less is more, a title would've hindered him
And how'd you get it off of him?...
Cool! Weird to see Slaughter with hair (it's even starting to go away here).
If only Sarge had built his body up a little more there's no telling how far he could have gone...He was still a huge star but he could have been THE GUY. Although he's probably a lot better off now having avoided the "Roids".
Back when there were great characters!
I think Andre was really mad here. He made contact on the headbutts and the foot to the face. There was no "airbrushing" like usual.....poor Sgt. Slaughter....
I agree. Something pissed him off.
He would no sell if he was mad.
Wrestling needs to bring back managers like the grand wizard one of the best talkers in the business.
Awesome match solid all the way around. Crowd was really into it. Slaughter could really sell and Andre was a fenom. Plus Vince had some of the best commentary.
This must be before Andre's ankle break . He is still very mobile here , but after the break he was not the same .
Grand Wizard managed a bunch of Legends🤘
Is this the same Sgt Slaughter thats still around till this day?? He looks exactly the same how can this be 50 years later? 😳
Yes, same guy
If only Andre would have had the surgery around this time and maintained himself he could have competited well into the 90s and possibly early 2000's perhaps still alive today.
People with his growth disorder do not live very long life's.
The damage was already done by that point. He already had a massively enlarged heart, which is ultimately what he died from.
@@Rowgue51 I agree. Sadly, by this point in time, it was already too late. If he had the surgery 10 or 15 years before this, he might have lived a longer life.
No people with gigantism are living on borrowed time and they know it.
There’s a new guy from NXT about to join the main WWE roster who apparently had the same disorder as Andre , but had the surgery ...his body looks very similar to Andre but not as big .
i very love wrestling always have always will forever
This exact ending was used in Japan when Hulk Hogan pushed the referee into a charging Andre while in the corner. Hogan was disqualified the same as Slaughter.
RIP Grand Wizard
Slaughter needs to be in the hall of fame
My favorite wrestler -vs- my favorite G.I.Joe! Man the 80s were fun
When he passed it should have been a national holiday. The entire world knew it
This one match is better than any big event that wwe could put on today in 2020
I miss Andre.