Cheap Wrestling for Cheap People 06.01.06: Win It, Round 4
Posted by Ryan Byers on 06.01.2006
Answer trivia questions and win a tape. I honestly don't know if there is a more exciting teaser than that one line.
What has been one of the most popular gimmicks in the history of the column . . . trivia in which you, Susie Q. Reader, can answer trivia questions in an effort to win a free wrestling tape from yours truly. It's Cheap Wrestling because it's free wrestling, and thus it falls well within my domain.
This time around I'm giving away a copy of Ric Flair: Two Decades of Excellence, a commercial tape released by WCW in the mid-1990s. It features three of Flair's greatest matches as well as sit-down interview footage that you're not likely to see anywhere else these days. The individual who answers the most questions correctly will get it . . . but, before we go to the questions themselves, we've got to lay out a few ground rules:
Rules & Regulations
1.) There are twenty questions below. If you want to play, send your answers to me here. The winner will be the individual who gets the most correct answers.
2.) In the event of a tie, I'll draw a name out of my purple and gold WCW: Where the Big Boys Play baseball cap, with the winner getting the prize.
3.) This may sound like an obvious point, but I'm going to mention it because some people are paranoid about handing out information on the internet: In order to win and actually get the prize, you're going to have to e-mail me your shipping address. There's no need to give it to me prior to being declared winner, but keep in mind that it may be necessary later on.
4.) On a similar note, I will pay all shipping costs, even if they wind up being international.
5.) However, the tape is in NTSC format, meaning that it will not be viewable on most players produced outside of North America.
6.) The tape has been lightly used in the past. It came to me that way, but it's played fine the one time that I've watched it. However, because I don't know what happened to the thing in its past life, I cannot make any warranties (express or implied) about how long it will last in your care.
7.) You must be eighteen years of age to enter, and you cannot enter if doing so would violate federal, state, or local laws in your jurisdiction. Sending me an e-mail with your answers serves as confirmation that you are eligible to participate.
8.) When I've done this in the past, I've made mistakes in some questions – either not realizing that there was more than one correct answer or even having an incorrect answer myself. In the event of such an error, I retain the right to determine how entries will be scored in light of the goof-up.
9.) All entries must be received by 9 PM Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, June 6.
Hopefully everybody understood that. If you didn't, you're fairly dense and probably shouldn't even attempt to answer the following questions.
1.) Who was the fist man to hold the three major WWF Titles (World, IC, Tag Team) as well as the first three major WCW Titles (World, US, Tag Team)?
2.) There was something queer about the way that Pat Patterson used to blade during his wrestling career. What was it? (Hint: Find a recent picture of his forehead.)
3.) What luchadore briefly changed his name to Galaxy while working for WCW?
4.) Members of what two factions came together to form the original version of FMW's Team No Respect?
5.) How many times has All Japan's Real World Tag Team tournament been won by an all-Ameican team?
6.) Which two men comprised the short-lived WCW tag team of Rough and Ready, managed by Col. Robert Parker?
7.) There was a period during which WCW Saturday Night would feature a weekly nWo match in which a member of the faction would face off against a jobber in an empty arena. Who was the only man to do job duty in two nWo matches?
8.) Perhaps one of the most well-remembered moments in WWF history is Jimmy Snuka diving off the top of a steel cage on to Don Muraco. This was not, however, the first time that Snuka attempted a cage dive, and it wouldn't be the last. Who was Snuka's first WWF cage dive against, and who did he drop one on during a 2000 episode of Monday Nitro?
9.) From the same era of WCW history, what group of men were known as the Old Age Outlaws?
10.) At the halfway point, I'll give you an easy one. Which of the following men is not related: Afa, Jamal, Rikishi, Gary Albright, and Peter Maivia.
11.) What wrestler has appeared in the most King of the Ring tournaments?
12.) What old school heel wrestler had a gimmick in which he would eat live goldfish that he named after his babyface opponents? (I swear I'm not making this one up.)
13.) What former FMW mainstay went through a period where he became a Bret Hart clone, wearing the pink and black as well as using the Sharpshooter and other Hart moves?
14.) How many female wrestlers have been trained by TAKA Michinoku?
15.) During their run as NWA Tag Team Champions, Billy Graham and Pat Patterson often wore masks despite the fact that everybody knew who they were and they still went by their real names. Why was this?
16.) Most people on this website find Gail Kim rather attractive. However, she used to wrestle under a hood much like Graham and Patterson. However, it wasn't for the same reason. What was the name of Kim's masked persona?
17.) How long was the match that saw Bruno Sammartino take the WWWF Championship away from "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers?
18.) What famous mistake did Michael Buffer once make on a WCW pay per view while introducing Bret Hart?
19.) In what month did the first ever Smokey Mountain Wrestling card take place?
20.) When WCW instituted its Women's Championship, they only actually had one female wrestler. What promotion chipped in the rest of the ladies for the inaugural tournament?
So that does it for the questions. One more time, all of your answers can be sent here. Also, if you'd like more Ryan Byers related reading material, click on over to the movie zone, as I have made my DVD-reviewing debut today. It won't be posted until after I put up this column, so I can't link directly to it. However, it should be one of the top two or three DVD reviews. Love it.
