Rasslin' Trivia

[Professor S]

I've decided to start up a wrestling trivia game here in the Sports Fprum. I know there are several knowledgeable wrestling fans here so I won't be pulling any punches. Keep in mind, all questions are fair as they will be coming from my brain and not some book.

Point Tally:

Bond: 5 Points
Chris: 3 Points
NYGiant: 5 Points
BAB: 7 Points

Here's question #1:

Who was the Undertaker's FIRST manager when he was first introduced as Kane the Undertaker? 1 Point extra credit if you include his manager's real name.

First correct answer gets the points, but the extra cerdit will be avaiable to the first who names it.

[GameMaster]

Jake Funmore?

[Professor S]

Who the Hell is Jake Funmore?

No

[Bond]

Brother Love?

His real name is Bruce Pritchard I believe.

[Professor S]

DING DING DING!!! And the extra credit.

BTW, GameMaster I think you were thinking of Jackie Fullmore(sp?)

Bond gets 4 points.

Next Question, 2 Points:

Who is the longest running HEEL World Champion in WWWF/WWF/WWE history? Extra Credit: Who was HIS manager?

[GameMaster]

Hulk Hogan

[Joeiss]

HHH

Stephanie McMahon

[Perfect Stu]

Macho Man Randy Savage

Elizabeth

[Bond]

Bruno Sammartino?

His manager was The Grand Wizard.

[GameMaster]

Bruce Springston

Manager: The Jack Hammer

[Joeiss]

You are just not funny at all.

[BreakABone]

We all know the answer to this one

Triple H
Manager: Ric Flair
Lenght of title run: From now still the end of time.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Maybe I'm thinking too recently, but I'll say Yokozuna's title reign after beating Hogan, not losing it until Bret hart beat him at WM X. Yoko's manager was Mr. Fuji of course.

[Professor S]

Wrong,
wrong,
wrong,
wrong,
wrong,
wrong.

HHH has had a long run, but nowhere close to the longest.

Bruno Sammartino was a face, not a heel.

Hulk Hogan never had a heel championship run in the WWWF/WWF/WWE, only in WCW.

Bruce Springston is a cover band in Asbury Park, NJ.

Yokozuna is a good guess, but too recent.

Clue: Except for Bond you are all thinking way to much into the modern era.

Bonus Clue: Bond gets the 1 point extra credit for getting the manager right, even though the Grand Wizard never managed Sammartino to my knowledge. Sammartino's manager was Arnold Skaaland I think, but I'm not positive.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Superstar Billy Graham then.

Edit~ And on the topic of title reigns, I got a trivia question. Not counting for points or anything as it's Strangler's game and not mine, I'd not want to take over the thread. :)

But anyhoo, who had the longest title reign in WWWF/WWF/WWE, counting ANY Championship Belt, not just the World?

[Bond]

Billy Graham?

EDIT: Nevermind... Chris got it before me.

[Professor S]

Chris gets the points, but I'm apt to take them away for asking one of the easier wrestling trivia questions out there.

Bruno Sammartino. He held the title for 7 straight years, defeating The ORIGINAL Nature Boy Buddy Rogers is 2 minutes with a over the shoulder back breaker, and then losing it to a stunned MSG crowd to The Russian Bear Ivan Koloff in 72' (I think that was the year). He later regained the championship 2 more times for a total of about 9 years as WWWF champion, losing the last time to the afformentioned Superstar.

I'll go update the first thread where I'm keeping track of the points.

Next Question for 5 points:

Who was the first RECOGNIZED World Heavyweight Champion ever?

[Bond]

William Muldoon in 1877.

[Professor S]

William Muldoon? I thought it was Frank Gotch in 1906. I think you might be thinking American champion, but I'm not positive anymore so I'll double check my sources and get back to you.

[Professor S]

Well that question is going to be thrown out, as I can't get a solid answer anywhere. According to some Gotch was first recognized world champ, while others believe it was George Hackenshmidt, Muldoon or even Abraham Lincoln. So since I cannot find any concensus, that question is null and void.

Here's the Replacement Question, worth 5 points:

Who was the accomplished wrestler who was cursed to be brought into the WWF as "The Gobbledygooker"?

[NYGiant]

Hector Guerrero

[Professor S]

Good stuff NYG. 5 Points for you!

Next Question, 3 Points

Who is the only Japanese wrestler to win the WWF/WWWF/WWE World Heavyweight Title, though his short reign was never recognized by the WWWF/WWF/WWE? Extra Credit: What title was given to this wrestler in appeasement that he stil holds to this day?

[BreakABone]

Antonio Inoki

As for the extra credit, no clue really.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Originally posted by The Strangler
Chris gets the points, but I'm apt to take them away for asking one of the easier wrestling trivia questions out there.

Well I thought someone would guess Fabulous Moolah because I was gonna add "(including WOMEN)" but I forgot to add it anyway. I thought it would throw some people off. Besides, the easiest wrestling trivia question is the True or False Question- Who is Jim Neidhart? ;)

~And didn't McMahon award Inoki the Martial Arts Championship, which changed hands a few times until Muta gave it up, or am I thinking a totally different thing?

[Professor S]

BAB gets the points and Chris gets the EC.

I'm pretty sure that Inoki never lost the Martial Arts championship, but I'll double check my sources when I get the time. And sorry Chris, no chicks unless otherwise noted. But it was a very good twist on the question. I think she held the women's title for over 20 years!

I'll be heading to Baltimore on work tonight, so the trivia game will go on a short hiatus until Thursday night when I will return with force. Until then, here's a tough one to bide everyone's time until then.

How did "Killer" Kowalski earn his "Killer" name?

See you thursday night!

[BreakABone]

I the mid-1950s, I think it was either 54 or 55, he somehow got a piece of some wrestler, Yukon Eric, ear off. When he went to check up on the wrestler in the hospital, reporters caught him laughing att Eric, and he wass given the monkier "Killer" and one of the early heels.

~Edit~
I was thinking of putting Fabalous Moolah as the answer since you didn't say it had to be a male title.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Well BreakABone already got it, but didn't Yukon Eric later kill himself? I don't know if that had to do with Kowalsi being called "Killer" or if it was just what BAB said, but whatever.

And Stranger, tell me if you find out about the Martial Arts Championship, because I was almost positive that Muta also held it at one time.

Edit~ and since The Strangler won't be back for a few days (unless he sees this before he leaves and asks another question) I'll ask a few questions for fun until then. And if others want to, go ahead.

*Name the only person to hold the Triple Crown in both WWF (IC, Tag Team, World) and WCW (US, Tag Team, World).*

[BreakABone]

I'm guessing the answer you are looking for is Bret Hart.

But if you want to count techanilties so has Chris Benoit and I believe Chris Jericho.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

I don't think Jericho won the WCW Tag Titles or the US Belt though.

*Thinks of more trivia questions.*

Can you name the first WWWF/WWF Triple Crown Champion?

[BreakABone]

Are these all gonna be Bret Hart questions?

O BTW, Bret Hart

And what about Benoit, he somewhat fits the critera.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Heh, I thought you'd say Bret. But there was someone before him that won those three titles.

And Benoit would count as well, if his title win(s) were actually recognized as title wins, but they aren't officially. But I know what you mean.

[NYGiant]

Pedro Morales

[BreakABone]

Someone before Bret?

Macho Man?

[nWoCHRISnWo]

What NYGiant said.

Macho Man was never a Tag Champ. One of my favourite IC and World Champs though.

[Professor S]

Don't forget about Shawn Michaels

[Professor S]

NEW QUESTION!!!! 4 Points.

Classy Freddie Blassie recently passed away. He was a true legend in the business for two main reasons: A bloody feud he had in the 50's (or 60's... not quite sure) with a fellow legendary wrestler and a catch phrase that has stood the test of time for 40 years. Name the wrestler he feuded with and the catch phrase he made part of the American lexicon.

[BreakABone]

I know the catchphrase is something along the lines of "Listen, you little pencil necked geek." which is also the name of his book, but can't for the life of me think of this wrestler he feuded with.

[nWoCHRISnWo]

Was the wrestler John Tolos? If so, it was in the 60's.

[Professor S]

Here's a hint, but a tough hint. He was Korean by birth.

Now that the first answer is correct, anything including "pencil necked geek" would have sufficed, the winner will be the next person to name the other wrestler of their infamous feud.

[BreakABone]

Is it Rikidozan

[Professor S]

DING DING DING!!!!

BAB's got it. I'll have the next one up shortly. :D

[Professor S]

The scores hv been updated and BAB has pulled into the lead with 7 points.

Next Question: 3 Points

On the same card as the celebrated Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammed Ali match (which I have on tape and it is awesome to watch Inoki nearly cripple Ali) there was another high profile wrestler vs. boxer match featuring Andre the Giant. Name the boxer that Andre destroyed.

[BreakABone]

I didn't get the killer kowaski question, correct?

Chuck Wepner