The Eight Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant (with Pat Laprade)

Pat Laprade joins me to discuss the life and times of the legend that was Andre the Giant.

Pat Laprade, author of the book ”The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant”, which was also co authored with Bertrand Hébert, and it was just released last month, April 2020.

Pat has been involved in pro wrestling for more than 15 years. He was a field producer for HBO’s critically acclaimed documentary André the Giant. Pat has wrote many books, the “Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling”, and again teaming up with Bertrand Hébert, he co-authored “Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling” and “Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story”. Pat also works as an interviewer and contributor to Canadian tv network ,TVA Sports, and for WWE, as a French language broadcaster for Monday Night RAW.