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1. Who said to Tony Atlas: "All you can do is shine my shoes, boy."?
2. On an infamous 1984 installment of The Piper's Pit, the talk segment hosted by Roddy Piper on the program "Championship Wrestling", Piper attacked his guest by smashing a coconut across his head and then smearing banana in his face. Who was the guest?
3. By the time the "Wrestlemania" era began, Bruno Sammartino was more or less retired as a wrestler, making fewer and fewer in ring appearances. Nevertheless, he did wrestle at one of the early "Wrestlemanias." Which one?
4. The first WWE Pay Per View event was "The Wrestling Classic" held in November, 1985, in Rosemont Illinois. It featured Roddy Piper against Hulk Hogan for the WWE Heavyweight Championship, as well as a 16 man tournament. Who won the tournament?
5. A year after wrestling Hulk Hogan at "Wrestlemania 2" in one of the most anticipated matches in pro wrestling history, King Kong Bundy wrestled way down in the card at "Wrestlemania 3" as part of a gimmick Six Man Tag Team Match. Opposite Bundy was Hillbilly Jim. What was unusual about their tag team partners?
6. Which face (good guy) tag team employed the tactic of putting on identical masks during matches in order to be able to switch places with each other without making legal tags?
7. Why was Andre the Giant awarded a trophy on a 1987 telecast of "Superstars of Wrestling?"
8. In the mid and late 80s it was common for wrestlers to bring animals to the the ring, often involving them directly in the match. Which of the following was not a wrestler's pet?
9. While on special assignment on a 1988 episode of "Superstars of Wrestling," Mean Gene Okerlund met manager Slick in a dark inner city alley and was introduced to Slick's newest wrestler, Akeem. In fact, Akeem was not a new acquisition but an established member of Slick's stable who had taken on a new identity. What was Akeem's previous identity?
10. Why was Rick Rude's WWE Intercontinental Championship victory over The Ultimate Warrior at "Wrestlemania 5" extra significant for Rude's manager Bobby Heenan?
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