Wrestlers with Animal Nicknames Multiple Choice Quiz | Entertainment

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1. Which pro wrestler did NOT use the nickname "Animal" or "the Animal?"

Answer: Michael Hegstrand of the Road Warriors

Michael Hegstrand of the Road Warriors went by the nickname "Hawk". Joseph Laurinaitis went by the nickname "Animal" while Dave Batista and George Steele use the nickname "the Animal".

2. This "Birdman" lost to Butch Reed at "Wrestlemaia III". Who was this wrestler?

Answer: Koko B. Ware

The "Birdman" Koko B. Ware was mid-card wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation who always came to the ring with a parrot named Frankie. In 2009, Koko was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

3. Jake "the Snake" Roberts was considered the pioneer of the wrestling move "the DDT." Jake Roberts usually brought a snake with him to the ring during his matches. What was the name of the first python that accompanied Jake Roberts?

Answer: Damien

Damien was name the first python which was used by Jake "the Snake" Roberts. After Earthquake "squashed" Damien on television, Jake Roberts brought a python named Lucifer to the ring during his matches. Jake Roberts brought a King Cobra snake to the ring during his 1991 feud with Randy Savage.

When Jake Roberts returned to the World Wrestling Federation in 1996, he carried an Albino Burmese Python was named Revelations to the ring.

4. Sylvester Ritter challenged Greg "the Hammer" Valentine for the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship at the inaugural "Wrestlemania" event. For moniker was Sylvester Ritter known?

Answer: The Junk Yard Dog

The Junk Yard Dog defeated Greg "the Hammer" Valentine via count out at "Wrestlemania" I. Sylvester Ritter died in 1998 in an automobile accident and the Junk Yard Dog was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2004.

5. Al Costello joined forces with Roy Heffernan to form which iconic tag team?

Answer: The Fabulous Kangaroos

The Fabulous Kangaroos were considered early pioneers of tag team wrestling. They came to the ring with boomerangs and wearing bush hats. They used the song "Waltzing Matilda" as entrance music. The Fabulous Kangaroos were named to the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" Hall of Fame in 1996.

6. Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid were billed as which tag team?

Answer: The British Bulldogs

The British Bulldogs were a successful tag team in the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s. The British Bulldogs won the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship from the Dream Team at "Wrestlemania II". The team worked for the World Wrestling Federation for nearly four years feuding with teams such as the Hart Foundation, the Islanders and the Fabulous Rougeaus.

7. This wrestler wrestled at both the first "Starrcade" in 1983 and the first "Wrestlemania" in 1985. He also had feuds with Randy Savage and Ric Flair in the 1980's. Who is he?

Answer: Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat

Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat and Jay Youngblood defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco for the National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship at the first "Starrcade" on November 24, 1983. Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat defeated Matt Borne at "Wrestlemania" I on March 31, 1985. Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat, Greg "the Hammer" Valentine and "Rowdy" Roddy piper were the only wrestlers to appear on both of these historic cards. Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat feuded with Randy Savage in 1987 over the Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship culminating in an epic wrestling match at "Wrestlemania" III. Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat feuded with Ric Flair National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship in 1989 in a series of classic Pay Per View matches.

8. This Japanese wrestler simultaneously held the National Wrestling Alliance World Junior Heavyweight Championship and World Wrestling Federation Junior Heavyweight Championship. Who is he?

Answer: Tiger Mask

Japanese wrestler Tiger Mask defeated Les Thornton on May 25, 1982 in Shizuoka, Japan to win the National Wrestling Alliance World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Tiger Mask defeated Black Tiger on May 26, 1982 Osaka, Japan to win the World Wrestling Federation Junior Heavyweight Championship. Thus Tiger Mask held both championships simultaneously.

9. He wrestled for the World Wide Wrestling Federation during the 1960s and 1970s. He had a famous in ring incident with boxer Muhammad Ali in 1976. He was best known for being a play-by-play announcer with a "Weasel" for the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s. Who is it?

Answer: Gorilla Monsoon

Gorilla Monsoon was inducted into the Word Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame in 1994. He shared announcing duties with Bobby "the Weasel" Heenan in the Word Wrestling Federation for both their television shows and multiple Pay Per View events.

10. This group, lead by James J. Dillon, terrorized Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling in the late 1980s. They were considered the first "stable" in professional wrestling. Who are they?

Answer: The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen were a group of professional wrestlers consisting of the top heels in the National Wrestling Alliance at the time. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and Ole Anderson were the first incarnation of the Fore Horsemen. They were considered the first "stable" in professional wrestling.

The Four Horsemen were inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in April 2012.

Source: Author workisboring

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