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Hulk Hogan Pays Tribute to Andre the Giant On Anniversary of Death
In a post on Twitter, Hulk Hogan paid tribute to his Wrestlemania III opponent Andre the Giant, who passed away in 1993 at the age of 46. While Hogan posted the tribute yesterday, today is actually the anniversary according to Andre biographer Pat Laprade.
Hogan wrote: “28yrs ago Andre passed,my big brother,he taught me respect for our business and also taught me how to work using my instincts and my connection with the crowd. His timing was perfect and made me understand the greatest matches are the ones that u don’t talk about beforehand RIP HH”
28yrs ago Andre passed,my big brother,he taught me respect for our business and also taught me how to work using my instincts and my connection with the crowd. His timing was perfect and made me understand the greatest matches are the ones that u don’t talk about beforehandRIPHH pic.twitter.com/PLIEE4NwQy
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) January 28, 2021
Laprade explained the mixup as being due to Andre leaving to play cards on the 27th, but not getting back until 1 am, which would have been the 28th already.
Guys, just for the record, Andre the Giant didn’t pass away on January 27, but on January 28 🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/fAaqg2qJr6
— Pat Laprade (@PatLaprade) January 27, 2021
Is the confusion from it being the 28th in France when he died but still technically the 27th here when he passed?
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) January 27, 2021
No. It comes from the way the story was told. It was said he went out to play cards on the Wednesday night (the 27th), came back and passed away in his sleep. But I spoke to the doorman of the hotel and Andre, as usual, only came back around 1am, so already on the 28th.
— Pat Laprade (@PatLaprade) January 27, 2021
Ah. Although that would have still been the 27th in North America.
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) January 28, 2021
Yeah. But when the news crossed the Atlantic, it was already the 28th here. The doctor was called in only at 3pm France time.
— Pat Laprade (@PatLaprade) January 28, 2021
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