The Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy is a professional wrestling trophy that is given to the winner of the annual namesake battle royal held at WrestleMania by the WWE promotion. The first memorial battle royal was held at WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and the winner was Cesaro.
The match is named in honor of André the Giant - a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who at over seven feet tall and weighing 500 pounds was known as "The King of the Battle Royal" due to winning a large majority of such matches he participated in.
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History
On the March 10, 2014 episode of Raw, WrestleMania XXX host Hulk Hogan announced that he was establishing the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in honor of André's legacy that would take place at the event on April 6, with the winner receiving the André the Giant Memorial Trophy (made in the likeness of André). Cesaro would win the match after eliminating Big Show using a body slam similar to the body slam Hogan used on André at WrestleMania III.
At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, the second annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at Levi's Stadium as part of the pre-show, establishing the match as a yearly tradition at WWE's marquee event. Big Show won the match by last eliminating Damien Mizdow. Big Show is a wrestler that has often been compared to André due to their similar size and stature.
At WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, the third annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held on the main card with Baron Corbin last eliminating Kane to win the match, which was also notable for former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal entering as a surprise participant.
The fourth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 as part of the pre-show. The match was won by Mojo Rawley, who was assisted by friend, NFL player Rob Gronkowski, in last eliminating Jinder Mahal to win.
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Winners
Reception
Writing for PWInsider in 2017, Dave Scherer saw no reason for viewers to care about the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, given how winners have been booked. He said: "It's great that talent will get on the show for WrestleMania, but that match hasn't meant anything thus far."
Participant list
See also
- André the Giant
- Royal Rumble
- WrestleMania
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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