The WWE Hall of Fame announced that the Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant WrestleMania III World Heavyweight Championship match will be inducted as the second WWE Immortal Moment Award.  This is the second match to receive this accolade, as last year, the WrestleMania XIII match between Bret “Hit Man” Hart and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin was inducted.

In the WM III main event, Hogan pinned Andre to retain his WWF World Title in a sold-out Pontiac Silverdome.  Andre was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as the first member following his death in 1993.  Hogan passed away last year and was inducted into the Hall in 2005, later as a member of the New World Order.

Andre the Giant was the man for whom the WWE Hall of Fame was created for and its first inductee.  Standing well over seven feet tall, Andre was actually quite agile in his youth and throughout his career was a featured attraction regardless of where he performed.  Loyal to Vince, Andre headlined Wrestlemania 3 putting over Hulk Hogan in what could very well have been the most anticipated match in wrestling history.  It is hard pressed to find anyone who is more worthy of being the first inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame.