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1. On January 22, 1983 The Magnificent Muraco defeated Pedro Morales to regain The WWF Intercontinental Title in Madison Square Garden. During the bout Morales suffered an injury which limited his offense. What did he do?

Answer: Hurt his knee

After beating the pulp out of the challenger for several minutes, Morales missed a move in the corner and injured his knee. The injury would eventually cost him the match and the belt as he tried to catch Muraco in a body slam but his knee gave out on him.

2. On March 8, 1983 The Strongbow Brothers lost The WWF Tag Team Titles to a pair of former titlists. What was the veteran team that defeated The Strongbows?

Answer: The Wild Samoans

The victory over The Strongbow Brothers gave The Wild Samoans their third WWF Tag Team Titles. They had already won the belts twice during their previous stint of 1980 thru 1981. Until Demolition accomplished this impressive feat in 1990, Afa and Sika were the only three time champions.

3. The Samoans held The WWF Tag Team Titles until November 15, 1983 when they were defeated by Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas. What did manager Captain Lou Albano do that cost Afa and Sika the titles?

Answer: Accidentally busted a chair over Afa's head

The match between The Champions and Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas was insisted by manager Lou Albano to have no disqualifications. Knowing he had an ace up his sleeve the underhanded Albano chose to interject himself into the match. Unfortunately it backfired as Tony Atlas moved and Albano struck Afa with a heavy wooden chair.

This allowed Atlas to score a pinfall and several months later the long standing relationship between Albano and The Samoans soured.

4. In the spring of 1983 the infamous Sgt. Slaughter made his WWF return after a two year absence. What did Slaughter do WWF Champion Bob Backlund that sparked a bitter rivalry?

Answer: Whipped him with his riding crop

While Backlund did sport a short crew cut during his final months as champion it was totally by choice. Upon his return Slaughter issued a challenge for Backlund to last one hour while doing a "Step Test". When it became obvious that Bob would complete this challenge Slaughter attacked him and whipped him with his riding crop leaving multiple welts.

5. On April 25, 1983, "Superstar" Billy Graham battled Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka at Madison Square Garden. The evening before the bout Graham suffered an injury to chest, how did he get it?

Answer: He fell through a glass Shower door

The evening before the match against Snuka, his last in the WWF for over four years, Graham fell through a glass shower door in his hotel room. After receiving medical attention in which his chest was literally glued back together, Graham against doctor's orders, competed in the match.

6. In 1983, the WWF lost a legend when one of its longtime heel managers died suddenly of a coronary at age 54 on October 12, 1983. Who was the arrogant, flashy manager who left us in the fall of that year?

Answer: The Grand Wizard

Ernie Roth aka The Grand Wizard was one of the most hated yet most successful managers in W.W.F. history. For more than a decade The Wizard angered the fans and their heroes with his outlandish outfits, sarcastic interviews and constant bragging. To his credit Roth did manage "Superstar" Billy Graham during his 1977-1978 run as WWF Heavyweight Champion. Ironically, The Wizard died just a little more than two months before Bob Backlund lost the WWF Heavyweight Title. For almost six years The Wizard had tried in vain to dethrone the popular Backlund with challenger after challenger.

7. During the fall of 1983 this mysterious grappler, who would gain notoriety much later in another persona, gave Bob Backlund one of his last strong challenges for the WWF Heavyweight Title. Who was he?

Answer: The Masked Superstar

Bill Eadie portrayed the villain The Masked Superstar who feuded with Bob Backlund during the fall of 1983. The Superstar also was one of the first crop of challengers to face newly crowned WWF Champion Hulk Hogan in early 1984. Bill Eadie's greatest success came from 1987 thru 1990 when he portrayed Ax of Demolition, a team which won the WWF Tag Team Titles three times.

8. In early 1983 Portland legend Ed Wiskoski had a blink and you will miss it stint in the WWF. Many fans know Wiskonski as the hated A.W.A. heel Colonel DeBeers. What name did he wrestle under during his brief WWF stint?

Answer: The Polish Prince

Managed by Freddie Blassie, Ed Wiskonski had a very brief tenure in January and February 1983 as The Polish Prince. A feud with legendary "Polish Power" Ivan Putski seemed a natural but for whatever reason he bolted right away. As the vile South African Colonel DeBeers he achieved his best success in the A.W.A. while feuding with Jimmy Snuka, Scott Hall and Baron Von Raschke.

9. Another star who had a brief stint in the WWF in 1983 was this former co holder of The N.W.A. Tag Team Titles. Although his former partner Sgt. Slaughter also had signed with the WWF, they were never paired in that territory. Who was this wrestler?

Answer: Don Kernolde

Arriving in the late summer of 1983, the tough as nails Kernodle had a forgettable stint in the WWF. He would routinely beat televised jobbers but always job to top talents like Rocky Johnson and Tito Santana. He must not have liked cold climates either because by November 1983 he was back in the NWA.

10. In the fall of 1983 the legendary Mr. Fuji took on a new tag team partner in hopes of one last run with the WWF Tag Team Titles. Who was this wrestler who did not click with Fuji?

Answer: Tiger Chung Lee

In late 1983 the legendary tag team wrestler Mr. Fuji took on the ill tempered Tiger Chung Lee as a partner. Unlike his previous partnerships, with Mr. Saito and Professor Toru Tanaka, this one did not produce a championship. In fact Chung Lee and Fuji did not get along very well and had a violent parting of ways in the summer of 1984.

11. By 1983 the great Pat Patterson had been a color commentator for several years, his wrestling days pretty much behind him. Which notorious heel struck Patterson on television making him done the tights for one last run?

Answer: Ivan Koloff

Former WWF Heavyweight Champion "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff returned to The WWF in early 1983. During that period Pat Patterson had been semi retired for several years but an altercation with Koloff in September 1983 got him back in the ring. Patterson retired for good in the fall of 1984 accepting a position in the WWF front office where he would be a mainstay for twenty years.

12. One of the most popular gimmicks of the early 1980s was Big John Studd's infamous "Bodyslam Challenge" where who ever could slam the gargantuan Studd would receive a sum of money by Studd's manager. What was the initial cash amount offered for winning this contest?

Answer: $500

Studd's original manager Freddie Blassie introduced the challenge in late 1982 with the cash prize of $500. Blassie said that every time someone failed in the contest he would raise the pot by $500. Just when Studd appeared to have met his match in Andre The Giant, Blassie suspended the challenge.

In the fall of 1984 with Bobby Heenan now as his manager the challenge was started again with a cash prize of $15,000. Now during this run Andre, Hulk Hogan, The Machines and even King Tonga succeeded but none was ever given a dime.

13. This loudmouthed muscular athlete is best remembered as a perennial 1980's television jobber. However when he made his debut in mid 1983 he actually was given a decent mid card push and managed by Captain Lou Albano. Who was this?

Answer: Iron Mike Sharpe

Billing himself as "Canada's Greatest Athlete", Iron Mike Sharpe along with his infamous forearm brace made his debut in mid 1983. Initially Sharpe was managed by Captain Lou Albano and actually did quite well against the top faces like Tony Atlas and Tito Santana. By late 1983 Albano was gone and Sharpe had settled into a jobber role, a role he would keep right until 1993.

14. On December 26, 1983 history was made when The Iron Sheik stunned the world and defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF Heavyweight Title. Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland actually threw the towel in when Backlund was locked in The Sheik's submission hold. What was that move?

Answer: The Camel Clutch

Backlund entered the match nursing a neck injury, an injury that The Sheik exploited during the match. When The Iranian locked on his dreaded submission move, "The Camel Clutch", manager Arnold Skaaland threw the towel in rather than see Backlund permanently injured.

While Bob Backlund's run as champion lasted just under six years, The Sheik's lasted just under a month as the following month a returning Hulk Hogan defeated him.

15. In late 1983 the WWF welcomed this legendary British wrestler and manager to their broadcast team. Very eloquent and dignified in his manner he would remain with the company right thru 1995. Who was he?

Answer: Lord Alfred Hayes

For over a dozen years Lord Alfred Hayes or "His Lordship" as he was commonly referred to by the late, great Gorilla Monsoon was a WWF fixture. Usually paired with either Monsoon and later Sean Mooney, Hayes was the co host of "TNT" alongside Vince McMahon from 1984-1986.

While not as clearly biased as Jesse Ventura and later Bobby Heenan, Hayes would always subtly praise the heels. Hayes died in 2005 at the age of 76 from complications of diabetes.

Source: Author jperrone

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The WWF in 1983 Trivia Quiz

The year 1983 saw the first change of The WWF Heavyweight Title in almost six years, the return of Sgt. Slaughter, Ivan Koloff and The Wild Samoans. This quiz will test your savvy of that year.

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