It's Time! It's Big Van Vader Quiz Time!

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1. Before starting his professional wrestling career Leon White was a successful football player. Leon White at the University of Colorado from 1974 through 1977 and for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams from 1978 through 1980. What football position did the future wrestler play?

Answer: offensive line

Leon White earned All-American honors as an offensive lineman at the University of Colorado. Leon White was picked in the third round of the 1978 National Football League draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Leon White played in the National Football League's Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980. Leon White retired from the National Football League in 1980 after suffering a ruptured patella.

2. Early in his career, Big Van Vader had a violent feud with which Texas-born wrestler?

Answer: Stan Hansen

Early in his career, Big Van Vader (under the moniker Bull Power) unsuccessfully challenged Stan Hansen for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship.

In February of 1990, Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen faced each other in Japan. Before the match, Hansen broke Vader's nose with Hansen's trademark bullrope. During the match, Hansen poked Vader's right eye with his thumb during causing the eye to pop out of its socket. The match ended as a no-contest due to excessive brawling.

On February 24, 1991, Stan Hansen and Big Van Vader fought a double disqualification brawl at the World Championship Wrestling's 1991 "WrestleWar" event.

3. In 1989, Big Van Vader won world heavyweight titles from how many different continents?

Answer: Three

On August 10, 1989, Big Van Vader defeated Riki Chōshū in Tokyo, Japan to win the Japanese-based International Wrestling Grand Prix World Heavyweight Championship. On August 21, 1989, Big Van Vader defeated Otto Wanz in Graz, Austria to win the German-based Catch Wrestling Association. On November 22, 1989, Big Van Vader defeated El Canek in Naucalpan, M�xico to win the Mexican-based Universal Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship. Big Van Vader became the first wrestler to hold three world heavyweight titles from three continents simultaneously.

4. Big Van Vader won his first World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship on July 12, 1992 at the World Championship Wrestling's 1992 "The Great American Bash" event. Who did Big Van Vader defeat at that event to become the new World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion?

Answer: Sting

Big Van Vader defeated Sting to win his first World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship at the World Championship Wrestling's 1992 "The Great American Bash" event. Big Van Vader held the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship three times between 1992 and 1993.

5. In 1993, Big Van Vader unleashed some very stiff moves on a particular opponent in World Championship Wrestling. Big Van Vader powerbombed this opponent on a cement floor during one match. This opponent did several television vignettes about having "powerbomb-inflicted amnesia" caused by Big Van Vader. Who was this wrestler who withstood much punishment from Big Van Vader?

Answer: Cactus Jack

Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader wrestled some very stiff matches in 1993 and 1994. In two matches in April of 1993, Big Van Vader gave Cactus a broken nose, a concussion, temporary loss of feeling in his left hand and leg, and twenty-seven stitches in his face. Big Van Vader severed one of Cactus Jack's ear during a match match on March 16, 1994 in Munich, Germany.

This feud was voted one of the best of 1993 by the readers of "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" magazine.

6. Did Big Van Vader appear on the very first episode of World Championship Wrestling's "Monday Night Nitro" airing September 4, 1995?

Answer: no

On August 29, 1995, Big Van Vader and Paul Orndorff were involved in a locker room altercation. Big Van Vader was fired from World Championship Wrestling over this altercation.

7. Dubbed "the Man They Call Vader", Vader made his World Wrestling Entertainment debut at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1996 "Royal Rumble" event. Who was Vader's manager upon entering World Wrestling Entertainment?

Answer: Jim Cornette

Vader debuted in World Wrestling Entertainment in January of 1996. Vader joined the stable called Camp Cornette with the British Bulldog, Owen Hart and manager Jim Cornette. Vader's initial feud was with former Camp Cornette member Yokozuna.

8. On the January 22, 1996 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", Vader made an impression by attacking and injuring which authority figure?

Answer: Gorilla Monsoon

After defeating Savio Vega on the the January 22, 1996 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", Vader attacked several World Wrestling Entertainment officials in the ring. World Wrestling Entertainment President Gorilla Monsoon confronted Vader in the ring. Vader attacked Gorilla Monsoon and injured the World Wrestling Entertainment President with a "Vader Bomb".

9. Vader challenged Shawn Michaels for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1996 "Summerslam" event. What was the final outcome of this match?

Answer: Shawn Michaels won by pinfall

Vader challenged Shawn Michaels for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1996 "Summerslam" event. Vader had the match won on two occasions, once by countout and once by disqualification.

Since the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship Championship does not change hands via disqualification or countout, Vader's manager Jim Cornette demanded that the match be restarted after the two decisions. After the match was restarted twice, Shawn Michaels scored a pinfall on Vader after connecting with his Sweet Chin Music finisher. Shawn Michaels retained the World Wrestling Federation Championship.

10. Vader faced Kane at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1998 "No Way Out of Texas: In Your House" event. What weapon did Kane use to attack and injure Vader during this match?

Answer: steel wrench

At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1998 "No Way Out of Texas: In Your House" event, Kane pinned Vader. Kane applied a chokeslam and a "Tombstone" piledriver on Vader before the pinfall. After the match, Kane nailed Vader with a steel wrench. An EMT team wheeled an injured Vader out of the arena on a gurney.

Source: Author workisboring

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This quiz is about football player and professional wrestler Leon White. Leon White is more commonly known by his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader.

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