André the Giant Memorial Trophy - wikipedia André the Giant Memorial Trophy It has been requested that the title of this article be changed to André the Giant Battle Royal. Please see the relevant discussion on the discussion page. Do not move the page until the discussion has reached consensus for the change and is closed. Big Show was the winner of the 2015 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31 ; The Big Show is seen here posing alongside the André the Giant Memorial Trophy, which goes to the winner of the annual match The Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy is a professional wrestling trophy that is given to the winner of the annual namesake battle royal held at WrestleMania by the WWE promotion. The first memorial battle royal was held at WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and the winner was Cesaro. The match is named in honor of André the Giant - a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who at over seven feet tall and weighing 500 pounds was known as `` The King of the Battle Royal '' due to winning a large majority of such matches he participated in. In 2018, a female counterpart to this match was established, which debuted at WrestleMania 34 - the WrestleMania Women 's Battle Royal ( originally named in honor of The Fabulous Moolah, but her name was removed due to fan and sponsor backash surrounding stories of her treatment of female wrestlers who worked for her ). Contents 1 History 2 Reception 3 Winners 4 Participants 5 References History On the March 10, 2014 episode of Raw, WrestleMania XXX host Hulk Hogan announced that he was establishing the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in honor of André 's legacy that would take place at the event on April 6, with the winner receiving the André the Giant Memorial Trophy ( made in the likeness of André ). Cesaro would win the match after eliminating Big Show using a body slam similar to the body slam Hogan used on André at WrestleMania III. At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, 2015, the second annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at Levi 's Stadium as part of the Kickoff Show ( pre-show ), establishing the match as a yearly tradition at WWE 's marquee event. Big Show - a wrestler often compared to André due to his similar size and stature, and originally billed as André 's ( storyline ) son when he debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1995 - won the match by last eliminating Damien Mizdow. At WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, the third annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held on the main card with Baron Corbin last eliminating Kane to win the match, which was also notable for former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal entering as a surprise participant. The fourth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 as part of the Kickoff Show. The match was won by Mojo Rawley, who was assisted by his friend, NFL player Rob Gronkowski, in last eliminating Jinder Mahal to win. The fifth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place at the venue where the original match occurred - the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana - as part of WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018. The match was won by Matt Hardy who eliminated Baron Corbin to win. Reception Writing for PWInsider in 2017, Dave Scherer saw no reason for viewers to care about the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, given how winners have been booked and further said : `` It 's great that talent will get on the show for WrestleMania, but that match has n't meant anything thus far. '' Winners Winner Date Location WrestleMania Last eliminated Cesaro 000000002014 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana XXX Big Show Big Show 000000002015 - 03 - 29 - 0000 March 29, 2015 Santa Clara, California 31 Damien Mizdow Baron Corbin 000000002016 - 04 - 03 - 0000 April 3, 2016 Arlington, Texas 32 Kane Mojo Rawley 000000002017 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2, 2017 Orlando, Florida 33 Jinder Mahal Matt Hardy 000000002018 - 04 - 08 - 0000 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana 34 Baron Corbin Participants Cesaro was the first ever winner of the battle royal at WrestleMania XXX. Baron Corbin was the winner of the 2016 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32. Superstar XXX 31 32 33 34 Adam Rose Aiden English Alberto Del Rio Alex Riley Apollo ( Crews ) Baron Corbin Won Big E Big Show Won Bo Dallas Brad Maddox Braun Strowman Brodus Clay Cesaro Won Chad Gable Cody Rhodes Curt Hawkins Curtis Axel Damien Sandow / Mizdow Darren Young Dash Wilder David Otunga Diamond Dallas Page Dolph Ziggler Drew McIntyre Epico / Fernando Erick Rowan Fandango Goldust The Great Khali Heath Slater Hideo Itami Jack Swagger Jason Jordan Jey Uso Jimmy Uso Jinder Mahal Justin Gabriel Kalisto Kane Karl Anderson Killian Dain Kofi Kingston Konnor Luke Gallows Luke Harper Mark Henry Matt Hardy Won Mike Kanellis The Miz Mojo Rawley Won Primo ( Colón ) / Diego R - Truth Rey Mysterio Rhyno Ryback Sami Zayn Santino Marella Scott Dawson Shaquille O'Neal Sheamus Shelton Benjamin Simon Gotch Sin Cara Tatanka Tian Bing Titus O'Neil Tye Dillinger Tyler Breeze Tyson Kidd Viktor Xavier Woods Yoshi Tatsu Zack Ryder References Jump up ^ Caldwell, James. `` WrestleMania 30 PPV results : ( Hour 2 ) : Complete `` virtual - time '' coverage of Cena vs. Bray, big moment for Cesaro in the Andre Battle Royal, Shield vs. Outlaws ``. Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 8, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Raw results : Bryan occupies Raw and Triple H says ' YES ! '... with a twist ''. WWE.com. Stamford, Connecticut : WWE. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Casey, Connor ( March 12, 2018 ). `` WWE Announces Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for WrestleMania 34 ''. Pop Culture. Brentwood, Tennessee : Pop Culture Media. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Paglino, Nick ( April 6, 2014 ). `` And the Winner of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal Is... '' Wrestlezone. Jump up ^ McCauley, Kevin ( March 29, 2015 ). `` WrestleMania 31 results : Big Show wins Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal ''. SBNation.com. Vox Media. Jump up ^ Passero, Mitch. `` Baron Corbin won the 3rd annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal ''. WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Scherer, Dave ( March 14, 2017 ). `` Can anything still happen in WWE, Why should we care about the Andre Battle Royal, Is Anthem the new Turner where management is concerned and more ''. PWInsider. Retrieved March 14, 2017. 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Question: who won the andre the giant battle royal
Answer: Matt Hardy