6. GARGANTUA
(January 12, 1913 – 1969)
2.18m / 7ft 2in
(billed Height 2.54m / 8ft 4in)
Calling himself “Gargantua”, German wrestler & actor Kurt Zehe first competed in a Professional Wrestling ring in 1939, before he was forced to serve in the German Military during World War 2.
After the War was over, Zehe returned to Pro-Wrestling from 1946 until 1953, most notably losing to world famous Boxer Primo Carnera.
5. ANDRÉ THE GIANT
(May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993)
2.18m / 7ft 2in
(billed Height 2.24m / 7ft 4in)
As one of the most famous Pro-Wrestlers of all time, André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, became the very first inductee into the illustrious WWF/WWE Hall of Fame.
The WWF inducted him after he passed away in 1993 and had it not been for Andrè, who knows if we would even have a WWE Hall of Fame now, or at least it would have been founded years later.
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