In the early 1980s....the answer to the WWE question is no.

These guys were all independent contractors for the most part. They'd have somebody in the back to stitch 'em up if they got busted open...but they didn't get a lot of "company" care other than that...in fact most of that has just occurred in probably the last 15 years. He probably did take pain killers as well...or maybe he just preferred alcohol. He had surgery on his back so he obviously had other access to healthcare.

In response to this post by Baltimore Hokie

Posted: 04/11/2018 at 5:39PM

Andre the Giant HBO biopic -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 1:25PM

...needs more Big John Studd ** -- chumley 04/11/2018 6:42PM

...Andre truly was larger than life. Those whack drinking stories, the Hulk -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 4:50PM

It raises the question, though - if the film is accurate, Andre drank to -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 5:29PM

But with a prescription, that brings up the question of dosage -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 6:10PM

In the early 1980s....the answer to the WWE question is no. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:39PM

Yeah, if Andre decided he wasn't going to play nice, there wasn't -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 5:08PM

I was most impressed Hogan got up from the missed body-slam -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 5:20PM

It is a shame the WWF didn't do more with his character -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 4:57PM

100% agry. Such a unique baritoned voice, too. Have him walk out -- bourbonstreet 04/11/2018 5:05PM

C.Elwes has many good stories about AtG from Princess Bride, was he in bio? ** -- WestyHokie 04/11/2018 4:33PM

Brute squad ** -- Josey Wales 04/12/2018 02:28AM

I expect if you really want to know who Andre is -- Tafkam Hokie 04/11/2018 4:46PM

How deep should it have gone? -- Manbearpig 04/11/2018 1:41PM

Given the lack of information, it maybe was impossible to go any deeper -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 2:13PM

It ended up feeling like a WWE history lesson -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 4:41PM

Since WWE has no competition anymore, I guess they will use anything -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 4:51PM

Except they didn't produce or distribute it. ** -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:06PM

Even if they didn't directly make a buck off it, it doesn't mean -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 5:20PM

They co-produced it with HBO and Simmons -- Baltimore Hokie 04/11/2018 5:19PM

I stand corrected...didn't see them listed earlier. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 5:23PM

Agree on the Hogan tangent, that went on a bit too long IMO -- Manbearpig 04/11/2018 3:24PM

The original cut had even more Hogan. -- vthokieq 04/11/2018 3:55PM

I agree it was necessary for people unfamiliar with the entertainment -- VTHokie2000 04/11/2018 3:40PM

In the early 1980s....the answer to the WWE question is no.

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