Memorable Feuds in Pro Wrestling Quiz

Answer: Austin eliminated McMahon from the 1999 "Royal Rumble Match"

Vince McMahon won the 1999 "Royal Rumble Match" after he offered $100,000 to The Rock to eliminate Steve Austin from the match. During segments on "Monday Night Raw" in the fall of 1998, Austin attacked McMahon in the hospital while McMahon was recovering from surgery, Austin pointed a toy gun at McMahon's head in the middle of the ring and Austin poured cement in one of McMahon's Corvettes.

Answer: Dusty Rhodes

On September 29, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match. After the match Dusty Rhodes saved Ric Flair from an attack by Nikita Koloff, Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev. Four Horsemen members Ole and Arn Anderson then entered the cage and the Horsemen broke Rhodes's ankle starting a feud between the Four Horseman and Dusty Rhodes.

Answer: Piper's Pit

André the Giant challenged Hulk Hogan to a match at World Wrestling Federation's 1987 "Wrestlemania 3" event on an episode of the television segment "Piper's Pit". André appeared on the setw with his new manager Bobby Heenan, challenged Hogan and then ripped off his shirt and crucifix. Hogan accepted the challenge and defeated André the Giant at World Wrestling Federation's 1987 "Wrestlemania 3" event.

Answer: Andy Kaufman

In 1982, Jerry Lawler feuded with entertainer Andy Kaufman. After many heated exchanges between Lawler and Kaufman, these two had a match in Memphis where Lawler injured Kaufman with a piledriver. A few months later, these two appeared on an episode of "Late Night with David Letterman" together and fought each other on the air.

It was revealed many years later that the whole feud between Kaufman and Lawler were staged.

Answer: A Dog Collar Match

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Greg "the Hammer" Valentine wrestled in a dog collar match at Jim Crocket Promotions's 1983 "Starrcade" event. Both wrestlers wore dog collars around their neck and these collars were connected to each other by a steel chain. During the match, Valentine concentrated his offense on Piper's injured left ear.

After a long battle, Piper defeated Valentine in this match.

Answer: Cactus Jack had part of his ear torn off

During his match on March 16, 1994 in Munich, Germany with Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack attempted a hangman spot where his head was tangled in the ropes. Cactus Jack tore part of his ear torn off while he pulled himself out of the ropes. Cactus Jack underwent surgery later that day to reattach the cartilage from the ear to his head so that a total ear reconstruction would be possible in the future.

Answer: Kerry Von Erich

Kerry Von Erich lost a steel cage match for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair because Kerry refused to pin Flair due to the interference of the referee and Freebirds member Michael Hayes. After Von Erich refused the pin, the Freebirds attacked him. This attack started a heated feud between the the Freebirds and Von Erichs.

Answer: Larry Zbyszko

Bruno Sammartino trained a young Larry Zybysko in the late 1970s. Zybysko asked for a scientific wrestling exhibition with Sammartino on the January 22, 1980 broadcast of World Wrestling Federation's "Championship Wrestling" program only to see the Zybysko attack Sammartino with a chair during the exhibition.

Zybysko's betrayal lead to a violent series of matches between the "teacher and student" in the summer of 1980. The feud culminated on August 9, 1980 at the "Showdown at Shea" with Sammartino defeating Zybysko in a steel cage match. This match was named "Match of the Year" for 1980 by "Pro Wrestling Illustrated".

Answer: The Giant

At World Championship Wrestling's 1996 "Bash At The Beach" event, Sting, Lex Luger and Randy Savage faced the three original members of the "nWo", Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan. Hogan joined Hall and Nash during the match and attacked Randy Savage, becoming the third member of the original "nWo".

The Giant wrestled in a tag team match with Kevin Sullivan against Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit at World Championship Wrestling's 1996 "Bash At The Beach" event and eventually joined the "nWo" a few months later.

Answer: Montreal Screwjob

The Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart feud ended at World Wrestling Federation's 1997 "Survivor Series" event with the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" match. Since Bret Hart was leaving the wrestling organization as the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion, he needed to drop the championship to another wrestler before he left. Shawn Michaels was Bret's next challenger for the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship. So the World Wrestling Federation management decided to change the finish of the match at World Wrestling Federation's 1997 "Survivor Series" event so Shawn Michaels would be declared the victor and win the championship.