Memorable Feuds in Pro Wrestling Quiz

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1. The Steve Austin versus Vince McMahon feud was a staple on World Wrestling Federation programming between 1997 and 1999. Vince McMahon was always finding ways keep the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship away from Steve Austin while Austin found creative ways to retaliate against McMahon. What did Austin NOT do to McMahon during this rivalry?

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.

2. The Four Horsemen terrorized the National Wrestling Alliance Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling territory and Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s. They started a feud with a babyface wrestler in 1985 after a steel cage match in Atlanta, Georgia when the babyface had his ankle broken by the Four Horsemen. Who was this babyface?

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.

3. Hulk Hogan wrestled Andr� the Giant during the main event at the World Wrestling Federation's 1987 "Wrestlemania 3" event. On what television segment did Andr� shockingly challenge Hogan to a match?

Answer: Piper's Pit

Andr� 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". Andr� 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 Andr� the Giant at World Wrestling Federation's 1987 "Wrestlemania 3" event.

4. In a strange yet high profile wrestling feud, Jerry Lawler feuded with which entertainer in 1982?

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.

5. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Greg "the Hammer" Valentine feuded after Valentine hit Piper with the ring bell injuring Piper's left ear during their match on April 30, 1983. The feud culminated with a match at Jim Crocket Promotions's 1983 "Starrcade" event. What kind of match did they have at the "Starrcade" event?

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.

6. Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader had a feud in 1993 and 1994 in World Championship Wrestling which included several violent matches. In one match between the two on March 16, 1994 in Munich, Germany, Cactus Jack suffered an unusual injury. What was this injury?

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.

7. The feud between the Freebirds and Von Erichs in World Class Championship Wrestling was one of the hottest feuds in pro wrestling at the time. The feud started on December 25, 1982 in Dallas, Texas after the Freebirds served as the officials for a National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship steel cage match between Ric Flair and which member of the Von Erich family?

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.

8. Bruno Sammartino trained a young prot�g� in the late 1970s. The prot�g� betrayed Sammartino by attacking him during scientific wrestling exhibition between the two on a broadcast of World Wrestling Federation's "Championship Wrestling" program. This betrayal lead to a violent series of matches between the "teacher and student" in the summer of 1980. Who was this prot�g�?

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".

9. The World Championship Wrestling organization feuded with a stable of wrestlers who called themselves the "nWo". The "nWo" officially formed at World Championship Wrestling's 1996 "Bash At The Beach" event when the three original members of the stable faced three stars from the World Championship Wrestling organization in a tag team match. Who was NOT one of the three original members of the "nWo"?

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.

10. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart started wrestling each other when they were in the World Wrestling Federation tag team division in the early 1990s. They continued their feud as singles wrestlers after their tag teams dissolved. Their feud culminated with a match at World Wrestling Federation's 1997 "Survivor Series" event. What was name given to this controversial match?

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.

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