WWE Special: True Giants focusses on wrestling's best big men
The Undertaker among our favourite powerhouses...
Saturday 5 December 2015 15:55, UK
WWE is the home of big men - but some are a lot bigger than others!
The latest WWE Special - which you can watch On Demand now - will pay homage to the most gargantuan grapplers to set foot in the ring.
Plenty of legendary powerhouses will get a mention in True Giants but here are some of our favourites…
BIG SHOW
The World's Largest Athlete won the WCW Championship in his first match and is still going strong over 20 years later. Big Show is now a multi-time world champion, while he has also carried tag-team gold alongside Superstars including Kane and The Undertaker and contested WrestleMania bouts against boxer Floyd Mayweather and sumo legend Akebono.
MARK HENRY
The World's Strongest Man has enjoyed an, er interesting, WWE career, spending periods entering WWE Superstars into the Hall of Pain but also finding himself getting amorous with WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young. Whether friend or foe of the WWE universe, Henry - who competed for the USA in weightlifting at the 1996 Olympics - has always left his Mark.
ANDRE THE GIANT
Perhaps the most recognised big man in WWE history, Giant was the inaugural entrant into the Hall of Fame and respected so much that an annual Battle Royal at WrestleMania is now held in his name. The Frenchman went undefeated in WWE for around 15 years before being bodyslammed to defeat by Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III.
THE UNDERTAKER
Celebrating his 25th year in WWE, The Undertaker is just as dangerous now as he was when causing carnage at the 1990 edition of Survivor Series on debut. WrestleMania, though, is where The Deadman built his legacy, winning his opening 21 matches at The Show of Shows prior to Brock Lesnar shattering his iconic streak in 2014, a result that stunned the WWE Universe.
VADER
Vader sent Tokyo into a frenzy in the late 1980s, with his victory over beloved Japanese competitor Antonio Inoki causing fans inside the Super Dome to riot. The Mastodon was just as impactful in WCW, winning the World Championship on three occasions, and although his tenure in WWE was not as glittering, Vader is still remembered fondly.
WWE Special: True Giants is available On Demand now. The show will also be broadcast on Sky Sports between now and the TLC pay-per-view on Sunday, December 13.
