Andre the Giant was an incredible specimen, and one of the 100 greatest wrestlers of the ’90s. But it’s been more than 20 years since his passing, and stories continue to pour in that remind everyone just what a wonder he was — and most of the stories have to do with drinking.
Retired pro wrestling legend Gerald Brisco spoke with the Tampa Bay Times recently and shared a crazy drinking story featuring his buddy, Andre.
“Andre used to ask me to get him six bottles of Mateus wine and ice them down,” Gerald recalls. “He would drink those before we went to the ring and no one could tell. One night in Sarasota, Andre is traveling with us. So we pull over and get two cases of tall boys. By the time we get from Sarasota to the Tahitian Inn on Dale Mabry, the two cases were bone dry.”
The man was the Babe Ruth of wrestling. With way more of an alcohol intake.
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