Rare Andre The Giant Footage Unearthed (VIDEO)

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Renown promoter John Arezzi recently resurfaced after a long absence from the public eye. To the benefit of classic wrestling fans, Arezzi opened a Twitter account just last month has already amassed nearly 2,000 followers. Arezzi’s growing fan base is catching on to the fact that Arezzi unearths buried treasure. His followers are keenly aware of the exquisite wrestling photographs and footage he frequently shares. Arezzi’s personal Twitter page has quickly become an online museum of professional wrestling and a shining beacon for wrestling history buffs.

Arezzi recently took to Twitter to ask his growing list of followers whether they would like to see a rare Andre The Giant vs Professor Tanaka match or a Bruno Sammartino vs John Tolos match. Both matches took place in the early 70s and were personally filmed by Arezzi, who put up a poll to gauge his followers’ response. After all the votes were tallied, Andre vs Tanaka edged out Sammartino vs Tolos by a mere 3% and Arezzi, a man of his word, shared the following gem:

Thanks to the 200 people who voted on the poll today. Winning with a majority of 48% as promised here is a clip from @TheGiant46 Andre The Giant vs. Professor Tanaka from Madison Square Garden I filmed back in the early 70s. Enjoy!! pic.twitter.com/wALs62QmQv

— John Arezzi (@JohnArezzi) December 20, 2018

Arezzi also recently shared the following 8mm shots he took of Andre The Giant during his 1972 Madison Square Garden debut against Buddy Wolfe:

I used to shoot 8mm film at Madison Square Garden when I was a kid. Have dozens of matches on film. Here are a few stills from my film of Andre The Giant’s MSG debut from 1972 vs. Buddy Wolfe! @TheGiant46 pic.twitter.com/mzsbNcBWx1

— John Arezzi (@JohnArezzi) December 19, 2018

Although Arezzi’s Andre The Giant photography is astounding, his collection isn’t limited to one Superstar. Arezzi also has footage of Mil Mascaras‘ Madison Square Garden debut:

Mil Mascaras debut in NY at Madison Square Garden. He was the first wrestler in the history of MSG allowed to wear his mask by the NY State Athletic Commissiob. A few seconds of history I shot back in the day. pic.twitter.com/RN9Fn1nhXF

— John Arezzi (@JohnArezzi) December 20, 2018

As an early Christmas gift to his followers, Arezzi made the following footage available featuring Freddie Blassie challenging WWWF Champion Pedro Morales in a 1973 Madison Square Garden classic:

An early Christmas gift for all my followers! Here is a clip from a 1973 bout between Fred Blassie vs. WWWF Champ Pedro Morales at MSG! The crowd was at a near riot frenzy! Suspension of disbelief??? Oh hell yeah! pic.twitter.com/Se3CovGITL

— John Arezzi (@JohnArezzi) December 21, 2018

Arezzi undoubtedly has more footage. We still haven’t seen the Sammartino/Tolos match; but, wait in eager anticipation for our next taste of wrestling history.

Readers can follow John Arezzi on Twitter: @JohnArezzi

RARE Andre The Giant Footage Unearthed (VIDEO)