10 Hardcore Facts About Rhyno Trivia Quiz

Answer: Michigan

Gerin grew up a fan of wrestling and used to walk down to a local department store to watch it on Saturday mornings as a teenager.

Throughout his career he has been billed as being from Detroit, but he was actually born and raised in Dearborn Heights.

He was an All-City Wrestler while in high school, as named by the "Dearborn Press & Guide" newspaper.

He wrestled as Rhino in the ECW and independent circuits. For his appearances in the WWE the spelling was changed to Rhyno.

Answer: WCW

He debuted as a jobber, wrestling under the name of Terry Richards in 1997 for the WCW.
He was in house shows, and the occasional Saturday morning TV spot for several months before turning his attention to Germany where he got his first big break.

Answer: ECW TV Championship

Rhino was the final wrestler to hold either belt when the ECW folded in January 2001, just a few weeks after he had won the belt.

Several months later after joining the WWE he won the WWF Hardcore Championship, giving him three major titles in the same calendar year in two different promotions.

Answer: WCW United States Championship

When the WCW folded, the WWE bought the rights to the promotions history and championship belts. Many of the titles were used for several years as parts of various story lines.

While only a technicality, winning the WCW United States Championship, meant that Rhino had won titles in all three of the largest promotions that were active during the prime of his career, despite never being under contract with the WCW.

Answer: A spear

The "Gore" is usually set up while the other wrestler is distracted or otherwise incapacitated.

With the other wrestler not knowing what is going on, Rhino moves to the opposite side of the ring and waits for the opponent to either gain his feet or turn around.

Once that happens he charges and hits them with a devastating spear.

The name was picked up as a play on words off the character name of Rhino.

Answer: Death From Above

"Death From Above" was the only movie made in 2012 among the options.

The film also featured role for Sid Eudy, James Storm, Matt Morgan and Jessica Kresa, all of whom are professional wrestlers.

Directed by Bruce Koehler, the film follows Mike (Kurt Angle) as he finds an ancient Druid necklace and accidentally unleashes darkness across the world.

Answer: Can-Am Wrestling School

Gerin would drive the 30 minutes from his house in Dearborn Heights across the national border into Canada to attend the school while still working full time.

It was while at the Can-Am Wrestling School that he learned the business side of the sport, having learned some basic moves as a high school wrestler, and from being a life-long fan of the sport.

He's been quoted many times as saying the moves came easy, but learning to sell the show was tough early in his career.

Answer: Mirja

Gerin met his future bride while wrestling with the Catch Wrestling Association in 1997-98.

The pair wed and she moved back to the United States with him when he signed a contract with the ECW.

The couple divorced in 2005.

Answer: Rikishi

Rikishi defeated Rhyno in the second of five matches on the card. The show was put on at an Army base in Baghdad Iraq.

The experience had a profound impact on Gerin. He was quoted in "The News-Herald" newspaper as such.

"Going over there and seeing behind the scenes of what they go through, it's life changing. I could win the world title, or main event Wrestlemania, but nothing will compare to meeting the troops."

Answer: Kurt Angle

Angle won the Olympic gold medal in 1996 in the heavyweight division.

While Gerin wasn't nearly as successful, he has said that the two shared a common bond and often talked about what it was like to wrestle on the amateur circuit, and how the two differed.