The WWE and its fans are in mourning after the death of wrestling legend Don Leo Jonathan ... the WWE said. Jonathan went head-to-head with greats like Andre the Giant, Killer Kowalski and ...

The wrestling community said goodbye last week to Dick Slater and Don Leo Jonathan. From the 1950s ... Tommy Rich and Andre The Giant when a patron made an offensive remark about Rich’s wife.

Standing nearly 6’7″, Don Leo ... Jonathan’s nickname was the Mormon Giant, which guaranteed that he would eventually cross paths with wrestling’s most famous big man: Andre the Giant.

But what about Andre the Giant? Andre may have been born in France ... In May 1972, Andre squared off against Don Leo Jonathan in what was dubbed, “The Match of the Century” (a play on the ...

Jonathan battled in more than 3,000 matches during his career. They included bouts with the famous André the Giant, a French wrestler nearly seven feet tall, and even fights with bears ...