On Monday, March 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM EST To view last week's column, click here.
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Welcome to the Armpit wrestling quiz for the week of March 17, 2008. Happy 60th birthday to my mother, and happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you. Turning 60 can be a wonderful thing, but only if you have a nice retirement savings account. The earlier you start, the better. Two words, my friends: compound interest.
WrestleMania hype is in full gear, and WWE thankfully took Jim Ross’ advice and turned Floyd Mayweather heel. I still think Floyd won’t add more than a dozen extra buys, but we shall see. The only good that can come of this is when people search Pretty Boy Floyd on Google, they might accidentally end up on a website about the late 80s glam metal band Pretty Boy Floyd, which put out the greatest album of all-time in 1989 called “Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz.” Check it out and thank me later.
Continuing from last week, here now is "WrestleMania - Part 2."
Answers from last week:
-The first match at WM1 was Tito Santana vs. The Executioner (Playboy Buddy Rose).
-The tag match at WM2 that stole the show was Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake.
-Roddy Piper “retired” at WM3, just before he was congratulated in the ring by a crazed fan who hopped the rail (who was later pummeled by security in a funny moment). That’s the first and only time a fan has hit the ring in a shoot and the wrestler in the ring shook his hand (normally they put the boots to them).
-On the night Randy Savage won the WWF title at WM4, he defeated Butch Reed, Greg Valentine, One Man Gang, and Ted DiBiase.
-At WM5, Curt Hennig defeated Owen Hart, who was doing the Blue Blazer gimmick. By the way, it took me 9 years but I finally saw a copy of Over the Edge ’99, the night Owen passed away. In hindsight, the company looks so incredibly heartless for going on with the show and having everyone perform as if nothing happened. It’s an old argument, but it rang loud and clear having watched the tape. How could any scumbag possibly let that show continue? Don’t give me that “It’s what Owen would’ve wanted” b.s. If promoters cared about what wrestlers wanted, they’d make all of them main eventers, pay them more money, give them more days off, let them form a union, and stop pushing guys based on physique, heredity, and politics.
-The celebrity referred to last week from WM6 was the late Steve Allen. That A&E bio on pro wrestling aired again last week, and well, some of the clips and photos are nice. But I’ll get my real wrestling history /*where, thank you.
Here are this week's questions. Remember, the new rules are that you no longer need to submit your questions, and no winners will be declared. We're just doing this for fun and to honor the forgotten world of wrestling history.
1. WrestleMania VII wasn’t a huge success, and the company had a lot of heat for exploiting the Persian Gulf war. It was a bad decision, as some fans were disgusted, the media reacted negatively, and Sgt Slaughter wasn’t the kind of heel people wanted in 1991. However, this was a good show. Name the wrestler who “retired” on this show by losing.
2. We should call Randy Savage the savior of WrestleMania, because his great matches saved WrestleManias III, IV, V, VII, and VIII. It’s too bad he’s so difficult to do business with, because I’d love to see him in the Hall of Fame or in some other on-air role. At WM VIII, he and Ric Flair had the ****+ match every teenage fan always dreamed they would have one day. Between the huge crowd, Flair’s blade job, and the involvement of Elizabeth, it was a great spectacle. What was the underlying storyline issue between Flair and Savage as part of this feud?
3. WrestleMania IX had good intentions, including the return of Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake, but the awful visual (outdoor arena with the shade clouding the ring) didn’t make for great TV. Hogan also won the WWF title that night in ridiculous fashion, making Bret Hart look like a secondary piece of trash. On a positive note, a future WWF mainstay debuted on this show. Name him and name the piece of clothing he wore.
4. When you put on two 5-star matches on one show, you go down in history. Therefore WrestleMania X is legendary, and deservedly so. I said a few weeks ago that Liger-Pillman was the greatest opening match in history, but I spoke too soon. That honor could arguably go to Owen vs. Bret, which started this show with a bang. Our perennial favorite, Randy Savage, did well for himself but came nowhere near stealing the show. Whom did Savage wrestle on this show?
5. Owen Hart won the tag team title at WrestleMania XI, a show famous for the Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow match. Who was Owen’s tag team partner?
6. WrestleMania XII was Steve Austin’s first WrestleMania, but he languished in prelims. Whom did he wrestle on this night?
Answers will be posted next week.
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