Ivan Koloff Was From Canada Trivia Quiz

Answer: Montreal

Born Oreal Perras in Montreal, Quebec, the 5 foot 10 inch wrestler took the name Ivan Koloff in 1967 while wrestling in the Toronto area. Ivan would establish himself as one of the legendary heels in pro wrestling when he defeated Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Championship in 1971, ending Sammartino's seven year title reign.

Answer: Minnesota

Nelson Simpson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1959. Aspirations of becoming a football player were starting to fade for a 24 year old Simpson, when a meeting with Animal of the Road Warriors lead to an interview with wrestling promoter Jim Crockett.

It was Crockett who decided to rename Simpson Nikita Koloff and bill the young wrestler as Ivan Koloff's nephew. Nikita quickly became one of the most hated wrestlers in the Georgia area, but as real life relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to improve, Nikita became a good guy and was teamed with the popular Dusty Rhoades.

Answer: Tennessee

Flair was born on February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up as Richard Fliehr, but even he did not know his birth name. Flair was put up for adoption by his birth mother, and adopted by a doctor and his wife, who eventually moved the family to Minnesota.

After starting his wrestling career as a power based brawler, a back injury suffered during a plane crash forced Flair to change his style, which lead to the creation of the "Nature Boy" character that made him a legend.

Answer: England

Adams was a bit of a rarity in American pro wrestling, as he was not only a foreign born wrestler that really was a foreign born wrestler, but also used his real name. Adams was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, and grew up in Stratford-on-Avon. Already a judo champion and a member of the 1976 Summer Olympic team representing Great Britain, Adams became a wrestler in 1978 after becoming a fan of The Dynamite Kid.

Answer: Windsor, Ontario

Lawrence Shreeve began his career in Canada in 1958. His crazed Arabian character quickly made him one of the most hated and feared villains in pro wrestling. In a long career, Abdullah the Butcher was credited with inspiring other madmen in wrestling, from "Maniac" Mark Lewin to Cactus Jack.

At the height of his career, Abdullah was wrestling almost daily for one promotion or another, and still made occasional appearances well into his 60s.

Answer: Mississippi

James Harris was born in Senatobia, Mississippi on May 28, 1950. Starting out as The Mississippi Mauler in Great Britain, Harris would later move on to the Memphis, Tennessee territory under the name Sugarbear Harris. It was after joining with the legendary manager General Skandar Akbar that the Kamala character (sometimes spelled Kimala) was created. An intimidating looking wrestler with a painted face, the 6 foot 7 inch, 357 pound Kamala feuded with the likes of David Von Erich, Bruiser Brody, and Hulk Hogan throughout his career.

Answer: Canada

Dale Hey has called many places home, but he is originally from Canada. When breaking into wrestling in the mid 1960s, Hey was billed as Dale Valentine from Hollywood, California, the younger brother of wrestler Johnny Valentine, even though there was no real relation between the two. Under the name Buddy Smith, he would be billed as from Seattle, Washington.

It's as Buddy Roberts, one third of the legendary team the Fabulous Freebirds, that Hey is best remembered. Roberts was listed as being from Atlanta, Georgia, and sometimes "Bad Street" Atlanta GA.

Answer: Oregon

Born Jesse Barr, he began his wrestling career under his real name in the NWA's Florida territory, going on to win the United States Tag Team Championship with his partner Rick Rude. After a short stint in Georgia, Jesse moved on to the WWF under the name Jimmy Jack Funk, the fictional brother of Terry and Dory Funk.

He would keep the Funk name after moving on to Texas later in his career.

Answer: Iran

Khosrow Ali Vaziri is one of the few wrestlers that didn't need a promoter to create a background for him, his real one was interesting enough. Born in Tehran, Iran, Vaziri really was a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran. After wrestling in Canada under the name The Great Hussien, Vaziri moved on to the World Wrestling Federation as the Iron Sheik.

In 1983, he would make his mark in wrestling history by beating Bob Backlund for the WWF World Championship, a title he would lose a month later to Hulk Hogan.

Answer: Kitchner, Ontario

Born Byron James John Robinson in Kitchener, Ontario, he began his career as the very popular Dewey Robertson in Canada. After a heel turn in Georgia, Robinson developed the Missing Link character and moved on to the Louisiana based Mid South territory.

The character was a hit with fans and eventually lead to Robinson signing with the WWF, and later finding what was arguably his greatest success in the Texas based World Class Championship Wrestling.