Wrestling History Trivia Quiz

Answer: yes

The first one he held in 1984 (after his win over the Iron Sheik) was green, with round, rectangular gold plates horizontally layered on the straps. The second one was the one used in the first three "Wrestlemanias." The third version was the famous winged eagle one. The fourth one is now WWE Championship Belt on "Smackdown!" There were others too.

Answer: The Chi-Town Rumble

Ric Flair lost the NWA Championship to Steamboat on February 20, 1989, at the "Chi-Town Rumble" in a very good match.

Answer: Antonio Inoki

Antonio Inoki defeated Bob Backlund on November 30, 1979 in Japan. Inoki's only title defense was his last one as Bob Backlund pinned him on December 6, 1979, to get back the championship and he pinned Inoki in front of Inoki's hometown fans. The change was never recognized in the United States.

Answer: Dr. George Zahorian

On June 27, 1991, Dr. George Zahorian, who served as a ringside physician for WWF tapings and other events in Pennsylvania, was convicted on twelve counts of selling anabolic steriods to four pro wrestlers and a weightlifter. The federal government proceeds with a full scale investigation of the WWF. Dr. Zahorian was sentenced to three years in prison.

Answer: Buster Douglas

Buster Douglas refereed the match between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage and even knocked Savage out in an argument after the match (familiar ending)! Mike Tyson was originally supposed to referee the match, but Douglas took his place after upsetting Tyson for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Tokyo. Tyson would referee a bigger match in 1998 and we all know, or at least some of us do, that it was a bigger match than this one.

Answer: False

A man named Hiro Matsuda trained the legendary Hulkster in 1971. Matsuda took advantage of the young Terry Bollea in his first lesson and broke Hogan's leg!

Answer: Bill Watts

Bill Watts was the man that turned against Bruno Sammartino in a tag match. The former friends battled it out in front of 19,101 fans at Madison Square Garden on February 22, 1965.

Answer: True

This is true. It is widely believed that Rogers' victory in the finals of a tournament over Antonino Rocca was a sham - despite its listing in official WWWF records. Promoters Vince McMahon, Sr. and Toots Mondt had a parting of ways with the NWA and did not recognize Lou Thesz' title victory over Buddy Rogers in Toronto in February, 1963.

They wanted their own champion and, appropriatly, listed Rogers' title victory as April Fools' Day.

Answer: Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler

Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler defeated The Bruiser and The Sheik in a tournament final to become the first WWWF World Tag Team Champions. The Mongols had left the company in early 1971, and took the International Tag Team Championships with them. Graham and Tyler beat The Mongols in November 1971, to become the undisputed champions.

Answer: Feet on the ropes

"Superstar" Graham places his feet on the ropes to take the WWWF World Championship from Bruno Sammartino in the Baltimore Civic Center on April 30, 1977. His reign would last ten months, the longest a heel has ever held the championship.