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Giant Gonzales: photos
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; z0 j Y- j3 X# l% u8 _No Superstar in sports-entertainment history was as immense as Giant Gonzales.
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6 C7 a9 N3 \% FIn 1993, the Argentinean competitor joined WWE where he made an unforgettable debut in that year’s Royal Rumble Match.4 C& x0 U k- H
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In WWE, Gonzales made mincemeat out of a series of overmatched opponents, oftentimes handling three Superstars at once.
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The giant's bizarre fur body suit made him look like a shaved Wookie.
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Giant Gonzales challenged The Demon from the Death Valley at WrestleMania IX.
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* x! k. Y& H, F Q% A9 ~; t* h n7 fHe nearly stopped The Undertaker’s “Streak” before it even started.
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Gonzales and The Deadman met again in a Rest in Peace Match at SummerSlam 1993.5 m, g+ v, d J
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) p) C4 l, @; J9 e U. F8 \1 c/ cThe Deadman defeated Gonzales in their rematch., @/ _9 N0 o4 P% o$ G
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1 t( Q6 Q! h3 K; e3 K. TThe 8-foot Superstar left WWE soon after SummerSlam 1993 and competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling.1 `) C( s1 L; s% P
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" m2 o4 ~* S, q4 n& E. G& V% D; qIn 1990, Giant Gonzales began his career as El Gigante in WCW.# ]+ _7 x, y' k" m c3 A1 W
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