rasslin' trivia

[Texas]

1.Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

[BillVol]

Re: rasslin' trivia

1.Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

Here's another one: Which former college basketball player wound up in the pro wrestling ring?

[BillVol]

Re: rasslin' trivia

1.Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

Pistol Pez Whatley is one...

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

Dusty Rhodes and son are one combo...

6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

Kurt Angle is one...

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

Great trivia. Look forward to seeing some more answers filled in.

[Texas]

Re: rasslin' trivia

1.Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

Pistol Pez Whatley is one...

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

Dusty Rhodes and son are one combo...

6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

Kurt Angle is one...

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

Great trivia. Look forward to seeing some more answers filled in.

I get the feeling you're not talking about Dennis Rodman...huh?

I'll let it run it's course today, have the answers tomorrow.

[Whitman]

9. Chris Taylor and Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon are two others.

[doug091463]

1. danny hodge university of oklahoma
2. dick hutton oklahoma state university
3. verne gagne university of minnesota
4.jack btiscoe oklahahoma state university
5. kurt angle clarion universityy

that is 5 ncaa champion wrestlers who did pro rasslin

[doug091463]

Re: rasslin' trivia

1.Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

#2 lou thesz was supposed to have wrestled buddy rodgers for the first wwwf title.
#3 oklahoma quarterterback eric watts, the son of wrestler/promoter bill watts (another ncaa wrestler at oklahoma who went into pro wrestling)
#6 kerry, mike, and david von erich (real last name adkisson) are 3 of the MANY pro wrestlers who wound up commiting suicide.

[doug091463]

#7 bronco nagurski, ernie ladd, wahoo mcdaniels, russ francis, lawrence taylor.

[doug091463]

#9 danny hodge, chris taylor, kurt angle, bob roop.

[Kevin Richardson]

The NBA'er was Manute Bol (who also tried his hand on the hockey ice to raise money for his country). Another father son duo was George Weingraub and his two sons "Leaping" Lanny Weingraub and Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

Cool thread.

[BillVol]

Well, I was thinking college ball. Kevin Nash played at Tennessee and went on to a successful pro wrestling career.

[doug091463]

another father son combo mike and eddie graham (real names mike and eddie gosett) eddie graham is another of the endless line of pro wrestlers who committed suicide.

[BillVol]

Are we allowed to post links to YouTube here? I didn't catch all of it, but it seems like the answer is no.

I'll wait to find out before linking, but until then, go there to see nice feature on Gordon Solie. It's a piece they played at his hall of fame induction this year. He was the best. No one close. The end.

[Texas]

Great job by those who answers some of the questions. Here's what I had.


1. Name 5 NCAA wrestlers who ended up in the pro game?

Brock Lesnar
Danny Hodge
Verne Gagne
Shelton Benjamin
Kurt Angle
Chris Taylor

2.What 2 rasslers were suppose to have rassled for the first WWWF World Title? (never really happened but the story goes this way)

There was suppose to have been a big tournament in Rio De Janeiro with "The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers meeting Antonio Rocca in the finals with The Nature Boy winning it. Nope never "really" happened.

3.What college QB ended up in the biz?

I was thinking about Tully Blanchard out of West Texas State (which has had a dozen of it's footballer become pro rasslers) I'd forgot about Watts.

4.The only tagteam to hold the AWA, NWA and WWF World Titles?

The Roadwarriors

5.Name 10 real life wrestling father and son combos?

Johnny/Greg Valentine
Angelo/Lanny/Randy Poffo (Randy Savage)
The Von Erich clan
Tony/Matt Borne
The Orton clan
The Guerrerro army
Grizzley Smith/Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Blackjack Mullighan/Barry Windham
Bob/Brad Armstrong
Rocky Johnson/The Rock
Larry/Curt Hennig
Bruno/David Sammartino


6.Name 3 rasslers who commited suicide?

Yukon Erich
Don Eagle
Ed "The Bull" Ganther
Chris Benoit

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

Bronco Nagurski
Dick the Brusier
Bill Goldberg
Junkyard Dog
Leo "The Lion" Nomellini
Don Manoukian
Leon White (Van Vader)
Danny Spivey
JBL
Ernie Ladd

8.What pro rassler ended up having a movie made about his exploits as a lawman?

Buford Pusser....Walking Tall

9.Name 3 Olympians who rassled?

Mark Henry
Kurt Angle
Chris Taylor

10.Who wore ballet slippers in the ring?

Ricki Starr

[richxx87]

Re: rasslin' trivia

7.Name 5 NFLers who wrestled?

As someone who began proper freestyle wrestling at the age of 5 and went on to compete in H.S. and beyond, I have an utter disdain for that phony Big Time rasslin' B.S.

But here's a nice list of NFLers who were proper wrestlers in H.S. and or College:
Notable NFL Players that Wrestled:
Stephen Neal OL (NE Patriots) 2x NCAA Champ, World Champ, and Super Bowl Winner
Curly Culp DL (KC Chiefs)* NCAA Champ
Warren Sapp DL (OAK Raiders)* FL State Champ
Ray Lewis ILB (BAL Ravens)* 2x FL State Champ
Bob Golic DT (CLE Browns)* OH State Champ
Luis Castillo DT (SD Chargers)
Fred Weary C (*HOU Texans) AL State Champ
Coy Wire SS (BUF Bills) PA State Champ
Roddy White WR (ATL Falcons) 2x SC State Champ
Mike Patterson DT (PHI Eagles)
Ronnie Brown RB (MIA Dolphins)
Rhonde Barber CB (TB Bucs)
Tiki Barber RB (NY Giants)
Teddy Bruschi ILB (NE Patriots)*
Roger Craig RB (SF 49ers)*
Larry Czonka RB (MIA Dolphins)**
Dan Dierdorff OT (StL Cardinals)**
Frank Garcia C (StL Rams) 2x AZ State Champ
Kevin Glover C (DET Lions)*
La’Roi Glover DE (DAL Cowboys)*
Orlando Huff MLB (SEA Seahawks)
Bo Jackson RB (OAK Raiders)*
Ronnie Lott DB (SF 49ers)**
Randle McDaniel G (MN Vikings) *
Matt Millen LB (OAK Raiders)*
Lorenzo Neal FB (SD Chargers)
Bruce Smith DE (BUF Bills)**
Jim Thorpe HB (NY Giants)**
Tony Siragusa DT (BAL Ravens) NJ State Champ

* = NFL Pro Bowler
**= Pro Football Hall of Famer