Andre the Giant Elite Collection Action Figure

Before Wrestlemania III's "bodyslam heard 'round the world," the Immovable Object and the Irresistible Force clashed in 1980, when Andre the Giant wrestled as the face and a caped Hulk Hogan, led to the ring by Freddie Blassie, as the heel. This figure, originally an Amazon.com exclusive but now also found at Toys"R"Us, is a spot-on representation of in-ring Andre from the duo's then-fued-closing match at the Showdown at Shea in Flushing, New York. From my research, I can't pinpoint whether or not he wore the vest at that show, but he wore it frequently during this time period. The good: Look at this figure in box and the promotional picture of Andre I've attached to this review side-by-side. This simple exercise provided me a new level of appreciation for the love and care Mattel put into this figure. Two critiques you could posit are: 1) the trunks are too blue and 2) the laces are too white. You might be right on the laces, but in-ring shots from the Showdown at Shea show that royal blue is an accurate representation of Andre's in-ring gear. The bad: Right now some of 1980's Showdown at Shea resides only in the memories of individuals who saw it first- or secondhand, for video or photos of Andre's entrance can't be found anywhere on the internet or the WWE Network. (I wasn't even a twinkle in my parents' eyes yet, so I'm useless.) Because of that, it's hard to tell if this is an amalgamation of multiple Andre looks or if it is, in fact, him at the Showdown. My only other issue again has to do with the vest: I'd love to have it in fabric, but the fringe likely made this cost-prohibitive for Mattel. A five-star, spot-on figure of wrestling's biggest legend.

Bought Andre the Giant for for my tween son and he absolutely loves it. It is made of super high quality material and will last for years to come. Looks just like the real thing and is taller than all of the wrestlers hence the “giant” name. Arms and legs are moveable forwards and back and head moves side to side. I can hear my son having royal rumbles against newer characters like AJ Styles. Highly recommend for any wrestling enthusiast.

Andre from the battle at shea stadium summer 1980 one of the first times really one of the earliest times he fought Hulk Hogan before years later the roles would be reversed thanks mattel and Amazon for this awesome exclusive it's a must have for all figure collectors love this figure it's 100 percent accurate

Got tossed once and his leg fell off. I feel like it should be a little more sturdy.

I bought this as a birthday gift for a young family member and they loved it. I’d buy it to give as a gift again.

My grandson was so excited! Then when we opened the leg was obviously broke and fell off! So sad... ordered a replacement hope it's a good one.

Got this at an incredible price

So I picked this up for my brother as a Christmas gift bc he collects WWF/WWE action figures thinking it looked the way pictures did here on Amazon so I ordered it for $99.49 and this what I got so I am sending it back asap not happy at all with the box the action figure looks good from what I can see but not worth the risk if you are looking for both a good action figure in it's box hoping its a never came out of its box dont recommen Perfect if you going to take it out or get it for a child to open not worth $99.49

cadeau

As expected

Ordered one for both boys. Great NEW figure from the old days.

Really nice

K