On Monday, September 19, 2005 at 10:56 AM EST Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of the Armpit wrestling quiz on WrestleView.com. Each and every Monday, we’ll be here to wake you up, rack your brain, and have a little fun.
My name is the Wrestling Professor, and together we will take weekly trips down memory lane and test your knowledge of wrestling history. If you’re a longtime fan, you’ll get a kick out of it. If you’re a new fan, then this is your chance to learn about 1980s and 1990s wrestling. One thing wrestling does have is a fascinating history, and we’re here to celebrate it.
Here’s how it works. Every week, I’ll ask anywhere from 5 to 10 questions based on a particular theme. The first person to email me all the correct answers will win… nothing. BUT, you will get your name announced in next week’s quiz, along with any one thing you want to plug. Mostly, this is just for fun to brighten up your work (or school) week. All answers will appear in next week’s quiz posting. Let’s get started.
The theme for this week is "Famous Debuts." There is an OVW wrestler named Ken Anderson who is destined to be a breakout star in WWE, and you’re seeing him every week on SmackDown as Ken Kennedy. He made such an impressive debut, that it got me thinking about other famous debuts over the years. While Kennedy has a ways to go in the ring, there is no denying that he has the potential to be an A-list star. As good as Austin and Rock were on the mic, neither were as good as Kennedy is when they were at the stages in their careers that Kennedy is now. He’s that good. And he is the inspiration behind this week’s theme.
Here are this week's questions. Please email your answers to Quiz@ArmpitWrestling.com. The first person to get all the correct answers to me will be declared the winner and have his/her name listed next week along with anything he/she wants to plug. Once you win, you cannot win again for 3 more weeks.
Question #1
Bobby Heenan's WCW debut was on a Clash of the Champions in January of 1994. He was hilarious as always, referring to Marcus Bagwell as "Bag-lady" a couple of times. It was quite a steal for WCW, because Heenan was a very visible star with WWE. In Heenan's last night with WWE (on Raw), how did he make his departure? I'll accept vague answers, because you had to have been watching it at the time to remember. Hint: think Sgt. Slaughter.
Question #2
Ric Flair's modern-day WWE debut in 1991 was captivating television. There wasn't one WCW/NWA fan who wasn't glued to that screen when it finally happened. Flair's interview style back then was much more serious, too. The Ric Flair interview style of the last 10 years has been too comical and exaggerated. It’s still entertaining, but definitely different than the Flair most of us grew up with. Heenan hyped Flair’s WWE debut for weeks, and when it finally happened, it was magic. It's on the Ric Flair DVD, in somewhat edited form. What WWE TV show did Flair make his first ever WWE appearance on in 1991?
Question #3
Scott Hall and Kevin Nash worked for WCW well before 1996 when they invaded Nitro. But it was their Nitro debuted that changed wrestling forever. Nash declared, "This is where the big boys play, huh? Look at the adjective: play. We're not here to play." Question to Nash: Since when has "play" been an adjective?? It's either a noun or a verb. Anyway, back to the question. Who debuted on Nitro first: Hall or Nash?
Question #4
When Rick Steamboat "debuted" in WCW in 1989 on that very historic day in January, it set the stage for the infamous Flair-Steamboat series that cemented the reputations of both as two of the greatest in history. It was a great debut. To the dismay of Flair and Barry Windham, Steamboat showed up as the mystery partner of whom?
Question #5
5. WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 was the WCW debut of the top heel in the business. He wrestled in a mask that night, squashing our good friend (and currently missing in action) Tom Zenk. He then unmasked, revealing himself as whom?
Question #6
Chris Jericho's WWE Raw debut was the epitome of how entertaining WWE was in the late 90s. Whose promo did Jericho interrupt that night? The two men then engaged in back-and-forth banter that was very, very memorable.
Question #7
Cactus Jack's much anticipated ECW debut, in which he participated in a hardcore fan's dream match, was against whom?
Question #8
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 featured a main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage. But it was also the WCW debut of a major star. This was a very underrated strategic move in the history of the Monday Night wars. Who made his (non-wrestling) WCW debut that night?
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10. If you win, please tell us how you'd like to list your name and plug. Due to time constraints, you will not be notified if you win, and instead will have to wait until next week when the winning name is posted. If you're playing just for fun and don't care about winning, you don't have to answer this question.
Please email your answers to Quiz@ArmpitWrestling.com. Results will be posted next week. Thanks to everyone for playing.
The Wrestling Professor
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