{"id":102484,"date":"2025-04-30T05:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=102484"},"modified":"2025-04-30T05:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T09:09:04","slug":"best-andre-the-giant-topps-wwe-cards-to-collect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/best-andre-the-giant-topps-wwe-cards-to-collect\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Andre the Giant Topps WWE Cards to Collect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In sports entertainment, there are Superstars, there are Legends, there are Hall-of-Famers, and then there\u2019s Andre The Giant. Arguably the most famous professional wrestler in history, Andre broke out of the ring and into the public consciousness in the 1970s and 1980s. WWE<\/a>\u2019s first true \u201cattraction,\u201d Andre was the first in-ring competitor to hit it big in Hollywood when he appeared as Bigfoot on the Six Million Dollar Man <\/em>television series and starred as Fezzik in The Princess Bride. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undefeated for most of his decades-long career, Andre was celebrated around the world as a true icon. These are five of his best Topps cards to collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andre The Giant’s Best Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1987 Topps WWF Wrestling Cards #2 Andre The Giant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Challenged Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania III<\/em>
\u2022 Managed by Bobby \u201cThe Brain\u201d Heenan atWrestleMania III<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 titled WWE Wrestling Cards, but better known as the WrestleMania III <\/em> set
\u2022 Includes 75 base cards and 22 stickers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 \u201cI\u2019m here for one reason \u2013 to challenge you for a World Championship match at WrestleMania.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Andre The Giant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1985 Topps WWF Pro Wrestling Stars 3-D #10 Andre The Giant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Nicknamed \u201cThe Eighth Wonder of the World\u201d
\u2022 First inductee to WWE Hall of Fame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 12-card set featuring an embossed image of the Superstar
\u2022 Although he appeared on a prior insert sticker and in action cards, this is Andre\u2019s first solo, named Topps card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 No text, just the underside of the embossing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2019 Topps WWE x Garbage Pail Kids #1 Andre The Giant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Briefly held the WWE Title before trying to sell it to the \u201cMillion Dollar Man\u201d Ted DiBiase
\u2022 A multi-story mural of Andre The Giant greets visitors in the lobby of WWE\u2019s global headquarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Online exclusive, SSP
\u2022 Sold as a set of 13 stickers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Features a WWE logo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2019 Topps WWE Transcendent Collection Oversized Tribute Cut Signatures C-AG Andre The Giant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 first WWE Superstar to be honored with life-size bronze statue
\u2022 Defended the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania VI<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Limited to 50 boxes total
\u2022 Andre cut autograph card is numbered 1\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 \u201cI am not supernatural. I\u2019m just myself.\u201d \u2013 Andre The Giant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2012 Topps Heritage WWE – Andre The Giant Tribute #1 Andre’s WWE Beginnings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Competed in $15,000 Body Slam Match at the first WrestleMania<\/em>
\u2022 Was a featured character on the Hulk Hogan\u2019s Rock \u2018n\u2019 Wrestling <\/em>animated series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 10-card insert set in 2012 Topps Heritage WWE product
\u2022 Included silver (#\/85) and gold (#\/10) parallels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 “I know I have eaten more good food, drunk more beer and fine wine, had more friends, and seen more of the world than most men ever will.” – Andre the Giant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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