Andre the Giant Arrested in Iowa: Iowa Time Machine August 21, 1989

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 21, 1989, Andre the Giant was arrested in Cedar Rapids. Charged with assault and criminal mischief after altercations with a cameraman, the incident at the Five Seasons Center shed light on the challenges faced by performers living larger-than-life personas both inside and outside the ring. Born André René Roussimoff in 1946 in rural France, André the Giant suffered…