In a long-lost interview recorded before his death in 2002, the man mountain from Oldham AKA Andrew the Giant, reveals his favourite match of all time. Hear from the largest competitor to ever compete in the PWF in our biggest episode yet!
Starring Ant McGinley, Bay Salveson, Charles Commins, Che Burnley, Damien St John, Lindsey Sykora, Marc Farquar, Max Hulme and Sean Allsop. Any similarities in this episode to any person, living or dead, are purely coincidental.
Wrestling With the Champ is written and produced by Ant McGinley and Damien St John for the Podomedy podcast network.
See FistyMania LIVE at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, May 30. Limited tickets only. Book now: https://www.rikmayallcomedyfestival.com/events/wrestling-with-the-champ-fistymania/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
[00:00:00] Alright champolics, wherever you are in the world right now, it's the wrong place,
[00:00:05] unless it's Lester. Get there and be ready for short or combat.
[00:00:11] See me live on February 24th at Lester Comedy Festival.
[00:00:17] Champ Tabulos.
[00:00:24] Ryan Reynolds here from Midwolle with a message for everyone paying big wireless way too much. to have ever laced up their size 14s in the squared circle. Spoiler, it wasn't that gentle. Oh come on, I heard he wants their alive chicken. Give over. It was from Oldham, it's still I think. You're just jealous. I like my bird slaughtered, boiled and covered in breadcrumbs, just like most normal people.
[00:01:40] 20 years on from Andrew the Giant's untimely death,
[00:01:43] the legacy of the founding father of the pub wrestling federation lives on.
[00:02:41] That's true Yeah
[00:02:41] You're looking for the beat
[00:02:43] That guy's first place to be there
[00:02:46] Yeah
[00:02:46] I'll try to hold the tones
[00:02:48] Can't stop us
[00:03:06] Andrew the giant applies to trademark nerve grip dirtier and downpints quicker than you can say acromegaly. Acromegaly what? Not doing that again. Andrew's legacy is one that has stood the test of time, both in heights and stature. From his trademark blue boots, black tights and sideburns thicker than a butcher's choice cut to his infamous drinking sessions and buffet battle royals, he was the original
[00:04:21] high tower hero before an untimely death backstage on the set of Bullseye robbed the world of
[00:04:27] his humongous talents. I only need him. No, like the fire. Let's mark this bad boy. You're in the wall. In a mansion not far away. A human baby emerged through a set of bloody meat doors.
[00:05:44] 13 pound, 13 ounces of greasy greatness. It's supposed to see him, you know? That way of apology, Johnny invites Andrew to attend the now legendary Get Back rooftop performance on Savile Raw. But two broken legs and a steep London staircase don't mix, so Andrew the Giant is forced to listen from the street like everyone else.
[00:09:42] Limping about London on crutches, He'd always been an infra-penny, infra-pound kind of guy, but even he felt nervous. Like all true Northern men from that time, he was a this world, stop. With Mint, you can get premium wireless for just $15 a month. Of course, if you enjoy overpaying, no judgments, but that's weird. OK, one judgment. Anyway, give it a try at mintmobile.com slash switch. Upfront payment of $45 for three months required. New subscribers only, renew for 12 months to lock in savings.
[00:09:44] Additional taxes, fees, and restrictions apply.
[00:09:46] See mintmobile.com. This is all the controls. I'm going to get some roof golf for Genchor Land as the Red Rocket enters the space race. Now let's wrestle up with the champ.
[00:11:07] Okay, we're rolling. You actually became something of an Urban myth. Nor would it remember exactly what happened.
[00:12:23] Not even me.
[00:12:24] What do you love it so much? It was a battle for the ages. Two household names in a fight that felt right, about to shout about. OK, so let's get into it. Right. So, me and Rod said we'd each do a five minute ring walk
[00:13:42] and spend a couple of minutes playing to the crowd before the bell.
[00:13:45] You're the wrestler in a Cell. And amazingly, one person responded. We'll speak to him next. You work hard. You party hard. You live hard. You hook up hard. You are the best.
[00:15:05] Untouchable. Except when you want to be touched. her husband in the torture rack. Fantastic. You're wrestling with the champ top of the hit parade. It was one of the most talked about matches in the first 20 years of the pub wrestling federation. Andrew the Giant versus children's entertainer Rod Hull and
[00:16:23] his puppet enemy number one Emu in a handic Maybe he had bird flu. Did he wish he could fly? See, I knew I were right. Right up to the sky. That was Orville. You were, it's talking the year afterwards. You watched Orville the duck versus giant haystacks.
[00:17:42] Hey, this should bring that idea back.
[00:17:44] Ed the duck versus John Cena.
[00:17:47] They matched the world once. Why didn't it get a five? I got a photo without puppet. It smelled worse than a tour jam, nob cheese and dorian fruit panini. Andrew the Giant died on the 22nd of September 2002, the same month as Boone actor Michael Elfick, who was also 55. ATG's coffin was taken by tow truck on a farewell tour of all the takeaways in Oldham
[00:19:04] before being laid to rest in a private ceremony. It's wrestling with the champ, I'll fight him. Because otherwise the man's gotta get down there in the rain. Hey champ, listen, can you hear that? Sorry, let's dare you free diets making my ass squeakier than a mouse or jean. No, the fans are cheering because the epilogues are back.