Andre vs. Billy Graham in arm wrestling (1975)

[Baltimore Jack]

I've just added some new photos from a Thanksgiving night 1975 encounter between Superstar Billy Graham and Andre the Giant in Norfolk, VA.



These photos were taken by wrestling photographer Bill Janosik. We are proud to present dozens of Bill's photos on the Gateway.

Superstar Billy Graham vs. Andre the Giant

From a post by clawmaster on the KM board, here are the results of that show:

11/27/75 Norfolk
Andre the Giant & Rufus R Jones & Ken Patera beat Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson & Billy Graham
Arm Wrestling
Andre the Giant beat Superstar Billy Graham
Danny Miller & Johnny Weaver beat Mike Dubois & Steve Strong
Tony Rocco & Roberto Soto beat Bill Howard & Larry Sharpe
Don Kernodle beat Joe Soto
Joe Turner beat Don Serrano

On the same night, at the annual Thanksgiving night show in Greensboro, history was being made at Paul Jones won the US title from Terry Funk:

11/27/75 Greensboro
Wahoo McDaniel beat NWA champion Jack Brisco COR
Paul Jones beat Terry Funk to win the US Title
Blackjack Mulligan no contest Tim Woods
Tiger Conway & Steve Keirn beat Boris Malenko & the Missouri Mauler
Swede Hanson & Larry Zbyszko beat Spoilers I & II
Angelo Mosca beat The Avenger
Bill White beat Pepe Lopez
Klondike Bill beat George Harris
att: 12,102

An amazing night of wrestling in two great cities for Jim Crockett Promotions!

[cwh47]

I love it when you post those great photos Baltimore
Jack.Keep 'em coming.Thanks!

[justahamandegger]

I can't believe that table didn't break.

[MidKnighterNCVA]

Think about this guys....

How strong is your promotion when you can have the majority of your top talent in Greensboro and still pull off a 5 match card with Andre the Giant as the main attraction in Norfolk? That is darned good stuff.

18 wrestlers on one card (norfolk). 20 wrestlers on the other...unless the spoilers wrestled twice. Not bad at all.

MidKnighter

[phinney]

Andre is CLEARLY cheating. ;D

[MacWRichmond]

That table HAS to be straining just as much as Andre or Superstar!!!

[clayton]

this brings back memories of other arm wrestling contests. didn't paul jones and ivan koloff have some as well and i think petera and atlas had some am i wrong in these memories

[RowdyRoddy]

Terry "The Hulk" Boulder and Andre The Giant had an arm wrestling match in 1979.

[ralphhar]

'Outlaw' Ron Bass and Big John Studd had a arm wrestling contest in Florida. It is on video and is pretty good.