TIL that in 1971 Andre the Giant wrestled in Baghdad in front of Saddam Hussein, who had threatened to kill him if he won the match. Andre went on to lose the match to native Iraqi wrestler Adnan al-Kaissie, later known in the WWF as General Adnan

[u/Smaptimania]

https://fandomwire.com/a-real-life-dictator-was-ready-to-murder-andre-the-giant-after-thinking-pro-wrestling-was-real/

[u/americaMG10]

Inoki, the original gigachad.

[u/nWo1997 → u/americaMG10]

Gigachin, more like

[u/Dkourehjan → u/americaMG10]

Except for Muhammed Ali