Ian Hunter here, pulling up in an ambulance to the convoluted car wreck that is Raw. No offense, but the whole idea of a roster with no one in charge is pretty stupid when there are normal matches still going on. For instance, who the hell scheduled the Women’s Title match at the start? You want me to believe the roster is in chaos, you need to show me how all this crap is coming about to begin with. You can see William Regal’s return coming from a mile away. And how in the hell is Cena supposed to fight JBL when his head is crushed into the side of a cheap car by a cheaper car? Oh, wait, it’s the WWE, there is no such thing as reality. In fact, wrestlers and cars don’t exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to being together on air. So in tribute to that horrible twist, this week’s trivia is going to be on vehicular assaults in wrestling. But first, we need to answer last week’s questions.
1: True. McMahon was not pleased with the way the angle turned out, and wanted it to be done with as soon as possible. Rikishi falling off was designed to take him off camera for a while and restart him later.
2: Uncensored 1996 was the event. One of the worst of it’s kind, the two-man team of Savage and Hogan defeated eight men to “save Hulkamania”. Get a stiff drink and do a shot every time you see someone hit a teammate by accident.
3: E. Korderas was the scab referee doing some of the matches that night. For the record, Tom Prichard and Steve Lombardi served as temp referees for the event.
4: A. Rocko Rock got the pinfall, not much else to say here.
5: D. Scott Steiner was not replaced. At the time he was teaming with his brother Rick as part of Sting’s team. Everyone else was either replaced or a replacement.
A lot of people got four out of five, but not a single person got all five correct. WOW. I believe that makes it three weeks in a row without a winner. We gotta shake this trend ladies and gents. It’s a brand new week with a whole new set of questions. Answer the questions and email your answers to TorchTrivia@gmail.com. We'll post the names of those who got ALL FIVE correct. Good luck to you all!
1. Probably one of the most glorified angles that still gets a lot of replay value to this day is Hollywood Hogan against The Rock at WrestleMania X-8. Aside from the split audience and the reaction to Hogan turning face at the end of it all, the story had an infamous moment where the nWo attacked Rock brutally in the ring and forced him into medical care. Then attacked the ambulance he was being carried out in and slammed into it with a semi truck with Rock still inside. If you ever see the unedited footage, it’s like watching a bad soap opera in action. Homicide charges aside, the Rock shouldn’t have even lived, let alone been able to compete a few weeks later. But of course, this isn’t reality, so all he suffered was a concussion in the middle of all the twisted metal. But before the crash, Rock was being taken out for the injuries he suffered earlier. Hogan got a toolbox and hit the rock in the head with a tool. What was it?
A. Wrench
B. Hammer
C. Crowbar
D. Hacksaw
E. Screwdriver
2. Next we’ll do a write-in question. In late 1991 both Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes were going after the WCW Tag Team championships, which at the time were being held by Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko who were now called The Enforcers. In a pre-recorded interview Windham was pulling up in his brand new car, only to be attacked and have his hand slammed in the car door. Windham missed out on Halloween Havoc due to the injury, but continued to wrestle with it and further injured it until he was forced out of action. When the time came for them to take on the Enforcers, Windham had to bow out but had a replacement partner sitting behind the curtain. Who was the replacement wrestler?
3. Let’s do another write-in for a moment. While we’re talking about Dustin, he would later be involved with a brutal street fight match as Goldust with Rowdy Roddy Piper at WreslteMania XII. Goldust in usual fashion hit on Piper to play a psychological game, to which Piper took offense and went after the man in the best way possible. The match became out of control as both men made suggestions that took it to a new level, including the use of a fire hose, running down Piper (which broke his wrist and ankle), and a car chase that ended with Piper crashing into Goldust’s car at the arena. Surprisingly, Goldust was not the original choice for the storyline, and there was talk of bringing in another individual for the build up. Who was the original name in the running?
4. The biggest story letdown from at Attitude era was the Steve Austin “Hit & Run” angle, where Austin was mowed down by The Rock’s car by a mysterious person who turned out to be Rikishi who “did it for the Rock.” Rewind a little bit, Austin was having neck problems that had been nagging him for a while and required surgery. The car angle was created as a way for Austin to bail out for surgery and recovery until he could make his return in style with a giant revenge match in the works. But when the final decision making was being done, the original name on the list for the driver was on a different path in their career, and the name was changed to Rikishi… which made the angle sour. Who was the original driver of the car?
A. The Rock
B. Kurt Angle
C. Triple H
D. The Big Show
E. The Undertaker
5. While we’re on the subject of Austin and vehicles, that seemed to be the big thing for him once every few weeks. Everything from monster trucks to beer carts, a four wheeler to a beer truck! Whatever the company was in the mood for him to drive (since the logical thinking at the time was that cars appeal to rednecks) they would put him on and have him ride to the ring on. Later others would imitate this practice, including Kurt Angle with a milk truck, in which he sprayed the entire WCW/ECW roster with milk to the images of Austin’s same actions before WrestleMania XV. What PPV was this incident before?
A. SummerSlam
B. Over The Edge
C. No Mercy
D. Unforgiven
E. Rebellion
LATEST PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER #1039 (17 PAGES)
This issue begins with a cover story by Wade Keller who attended Brock Lesnar's first UFC victory on Saturday night in the semi-main event in front of a record-setting crowd in his hometown. Keller's BBL looks at Lesnar's place in MMA and in what ways he seems more comfortable than ever... Bruce Mitchell's Memo examines the dilemma of Chris Benoit and the Hall of Fame... Sean Radican reviews the two latest TNA DVD releases... In-depth coverage of the TNA Hard Justice PPV including Keller's match report with star ratings and the newsletter-exclusive Roundtable Reviews... Jason Powell's "Page 2 Buzz" with scoops and insider analysis... WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, and ROH Newswire with insider news, big story analysis, and notebook tidbits... Plus Keller's reports on Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, the Top 5 Stories of the Week, and more....
