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Quiz about WWE First Champions
Quiz about WWE First Champions

WWE: First Champions Trivia Quiz


This quiz is looking for the first wrestler to hold a particular WWE Championship belt. Watch out for some WWF and WWWF references. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Patm. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Patm
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
164,589
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
9 / 20
Plays
3792
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/20), Guest 173 (9/20), Guest 136 (19/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Who was the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Who were the first WWWF Tag Team Champions? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Who was the first Intercontinental Champion? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Who was the first WWF National Heavyweight Champion? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Who was the first WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who was the first WWF North American Champion? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Who was the first WWF Canadian Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name or last name. He was the only one to ever hold the belt)
Question 8 of 20
8. Who was the first WWWF World Junior Heavyweight Champion? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who was the first WWF Martial Arts Champion? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who was the first WWF Hardcore Champion? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Who the first WWF Women's World Heavyweight Champion? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Who was the first WWF European Champion? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who were the first to hold what would become known as the WWF International Tag Team titles? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Who was the first to hold the title that would become known as the WWF International Heavyweight title? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Who were the first to hold the titles that would become known as the WWF Women's World Tag Team titles? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Who were the first to hold the belts that would become known as the WWF United States Tag Team titles? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Who was the first "Smack Down" brand WWE Tag Team Champions? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Who was the first to hold the WWF Million Dollar belt? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Who was the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion (now defended on the Smack Down! roster)? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Who was the first man to hold the title now known as the WWE World Cruiserweight title? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Buddy Rodgers

Buddy Rodgers was awarded the belt in April 1963. Apparently, he won a title tournament in Rio de Janeiro to win the belt. The tournament never really took place. This belt is now defended on Smack Down! as the WWE World Heavyweight title.
2. Who were the first WWWF Tag Team Champions?

Answer: Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler

In June 1971, Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler defeated Dick The Bruiser and The Shiek in a tournament final to become the first WWWF Tag Team Champions. These titles are now the Raw Brand WWE Tag Team titles.
3. Who was the first Intercontinental Champion?

Answer: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson was awarded the belt in September 1979. WWE claims that he won a tournament final in Rio de Janeiro, but this tournament never really took place.
4. Who was the first WWF National Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: The Spoiler

In July 1994, the company then known as WWF dubbed the Spoiler the "WWF National Heavyweight Champion." He had held a title belt in Georgia Championship Wrestling with a similar title.
5. Who was the first WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Perro Aguayo

In March 1981, Perry Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada in Japan to become the first man to hold this title. Depending on the year, the word "World" was dropped from the title of the belt.
6. Who was the first WWF North American Champion?

Answer: Ted Dibiase

Dibiase debuted in the WWF in 1979. He was dubbed the "WWF North American Champion." This title did not go on to become the Intercontinental Champion, even though Pat Patterson was the last man to hold the North American title and the first man to hold the Intercontinental title (the Intercontinental title was created about 3 months after the North American title was abandoned).
7. Who was the first WWF Canadian Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Dino Bravo

Dino Bravo was awarded this belt in the summer of 1985. He never lost the belt, which was abandoned early the next year.
8. Who was the first WWWF World Junior Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Johnny Defazzio

This title, which became known as WWF World Junior Heavyweight title, was primarily defended in Japan.
9. Who was the first WWF Martial Arts Champion?

Answer: Antonio Inoki

This title was awarded to Inoki in late 1978.
10. Who was the first WWF Hardcore Champion?

Answer: Mankind

The title was awarded to Mankind in November 1998.
11. Who the first WWF Women's World Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Fabulous Moolah

The title was not originally a WWF title, but the WWF purchased the belt and renamed it. Moolah was the first champion when the belt originated and when it became a WWF title. As is often the case with the WWE, the word "world" was later removed from the name of the title.
12. Who was the first WWF European Champion?

Answer: Davey Boy Smith

Davey Boy Smith defeated his brother-in-law, Owen Hart, in a tournament final to become the first champ.
13. Who were the first to hold what would become known as the WWF International Tag Team titles?

Answer: The Rising Suns

Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa (the Rising Suns) were the first wrestlers to hold these belts.
14. Who was the first to hold the title that would become known as the WWF International Heavyweight title?

Answer: Antonino Rocca

Antonino Rocca is said to have been awarded the title after defeating Dick Schikat in a tournament final. Tony Parisi was the next champion when the title resurfaced.
15. Who were the first to hold the titles that would become known as the WWF Women's World Tag Team titles?

Answer: June Byers and Millie Stafford

June Byers and Millie Stafford were the first recognized champions.
16. Who were the first to hold the belts that would become known as the WWF United States Tag Team titles?

Answer: Mark Lewin and Don Curtis

Lewin and Curtis were the first team to hold these titles.
17. Who was the first "Smack Down" brand WWE Tag Team Champions?

Answer: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit

The "Smack Down" brand WWE Tag Team titles were created in 2002. The first title holders were Angle and Benoit.
18. Who was the first to hold the WWF Million Dollar belt?

Answer: Ted Dibiase

The belt was never officially recognized, but WWF did have the title defended. Virgil was the first man to beat Dibiase for it. Dibiase would regain the belt. The belt was brought back and given to Austin in 1996.
19. Who was the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion (now defended on the Smack Down! roster)?

Answer: Triple H

Initially, WWE implied that the "Raw" World Heavyweight title was the same title as the WCW World Heavyweight title. WWE claimed on "WWE Confidential" that DDP, Goldberg, Sting, Ric Flair, and Booker T all held the title that was awarded to Triple H by Eric Bischoff. Ric Flair was the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion; however, WWE no longer claims that the World Heavyweight title was once defended in WCW.

This belt became a "Smack Down!" title when Batista was drafted to "Smack Down!" in 2005.
20. Who was the first man to hold the title now known as the WWE World Cruiserweight title?

Answer: Shinjiro Ohtani

The first man to hold the title now known as the WWE World Cruiserweight title was Shinjiro Ohtani (who defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final). The belt was originally a WCW belt.
Source: Author Patm

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