04/23/07

Larry's Quiz

How many do you know?

1. Who did he wrestle and who won in Ric Flair’s first St. Louis main event Jan. 27, 1978?

2. What wrestler made the bulldog headlock famous in the early days of Wrestling at the Chase?

3. The first Missouri champion was Harley Race…then Johnny Valentine…who dethroned Valentine to become the third Missouri champion?

4. The SECOND time Jack Brisco won the Missouri title, who did Brisco beat?

5. Then who beat Brisco, ending Jack’s second reign, to win the Missouri crown?

6. Who was the first play by play announcer for Wrestling at the Chase?

7. After the first and then the second (Don Cunningham), who was the THIRD play by play announcer for Wrestling at the Chase?

8. What two wrestlers were managed as singles in St. Louis by Bobby Heenan?

9. What is King Kong Brody’s real name?

10. What is Harley Race’s real name?

11. What is St. Louis native Penny Banner’s real name?

12. Who did Dick the Bruiser play for in the National Football League before going into wrestling?

13. Who beat Lou Thesz for the World Championship in St. Louis on Jan. 7, 1966?

14. Who beat Dick Hutton for the World Championship in St. Louis on Jan. 9, 1959?

15. Which wrestler made the bow and arrow hold famous in the early days of Wrestling at the Chase?

16. What did promoter Sam Muchnick do for a living before he went to work in wrestling?

17. At what hotel was the office of the St. Louis Wrestling Club originally located?

18. To what hotel did the St. Louis Wrestling Club move its office in 1973?

19. What was the main event of the only wrestling show ever at the Fox Theater on March 4, 1988?

20. Who wore the mask as The Crimson Knight?

21. Who beat and unmasked the Crimson Knight at The Arena on Nov. 20, 1970?

22. Who wore the mask as The Invader?

23. Who beat and unmasked The Invader at Kiel Auditorium on April 27, 1973?

24. What wrestler was the father of movie star The Rock?

25. How many one hour matches did Jack Brisco and Dory Funk, Jr. have in St. Louis?

26. Which popular wrestler married the daughter of Dick the Bruiser?

27. What happened when NWA Champion Harley Race battled WWF Champion Bob Backlund at Kiel on November 7, 1980?

28. What happened in the match which was actually David Von Erich’s first main event at Kiel Auditorium on June 15. 1979? Who did he meet and what was the result?

29. In a famous Wrestling at the Chase tag team bout, Ted DiBiase pinned Harley Race to get the win. Race’s partner was Bulldog Bob Brown. Who was Ted’s partner in that bout?

30. Who did Pat O’Connor meet and what was the result in Pat’s St. Louis retirement match at The Checkerdome on January 1, 1982?

31. What noted south St. Louis personality trained the Warren brothers, Lee and Ed, to become referees?

32. Who was billed as “Nature Boy” before Ric Flair was?

33. Who was Wendi Richter’s partner when they claimed the ladies tag team championship and wrestled in St. Louis in 1981?

34. What popular prelim wrestler in the 70s and 80s married girl wrestler Betty Niccoli?

35. What was the main event on Sam Muchnick’s farewell show at The Checkerdome on January 1, 1982?

36. For what college did Von Raschke play football?

37. Why wouldn’t Sam Muchnick bill Von Raschke as “Baron” Von Raschke?

                    38. How old did fans have to be to attend in person the tapings of Wrestling at the Chase?