Why was Andre suspended from the WWF in 1986?
The real reason for Andre’s leaving was to give him time to rest his back which gave him terrible pain. It also gave Andre time to film his role in the Billy Crystal movie “The Princess Bride”. Andre wasn’t really suspended and it was just an explanation for his time off. The storyline on WWF television was that Andre missed a tag team with Hillbilly Jim against King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd who were managed by Bobby Heenan. Heenan was upset with Andre’s no show and demanded WWF President Jack Tunney to suspend Andre for it. Tunney didn’t want to suspend the fan favorite but had to agree with Heenan and suspended Andre indefinitely. Andre did return during his suspension though as a part of the masked team The Machines. The Machines were a thorn in the side of Bobby Heenan and his stable of wrestlers. After a couple appearances with the Machines Andre disappeared even though the other Machines still appeared on WWF television for a while longer. Andre made his official return in J
