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Torch Trivia: How much do you know about Champion vs. Champion matches?
Aug 29, 2008 - 9:00:00 AM


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By Ian Hunter, PWTorch Trivia Specialist

Ain't no stopping me nooooooooooow! Ian Hunter here, bouncing on out to the tune of Sheldon Benjamin. Thanklfully he left his “mommy” behind, but still, what a waste of talent. A former double-sport alumni up in Michigan, this guy can do practically anything in the ring he sets his mind to. And what's he been doing for the past few years? Jobbing. Yeah, way to build up your future there Vinnie! Sheldon gets to take on Triple H on Smackdown this Friday, and for no better reason, this week's trivia will be about Champion vs. Champion matches. But first, we need to answer last week's questions.


1. D. Edge & Christian originally helped out Shane to get the belt. The 24/7 rule was actually upheld by Mick Foley after Shane tried to sump the title to the two.

2. Nick Patric came out as the Alliance referee and made the DQ call after seeing the referees thrown about.

3. B. Randy Orton, believe it or not, was the last minute addition. He was originally set to head off to the Smackdown side at this point for new feuds, but plans were changed, as always.

4. The now infamously forgotten quote is “I needed to know, and I found out.” Found out what? How much of an insecure-madonna Hogan is?

5. The TV shows they used was The Six-Million Dollar Man. This same stuff was used on Steve Austin during his neck surgery, but he came back to the Jim Ross term “The Bionic Redneck.”

A lot of people chimed in, and we have winners this week. Congrats to Andrew Champange, Robert Rich and Kamarul Anwar. Congrats to you all... you get... well, nothing. How about satisfaction in a really hot month? Time to move onto our next set of trivia 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. Back in the 1970's there were very few champion vs. champion matches. Usually when they occurred it was between rival territories and would end in a double DQ or countout so neither man looked weak. The audience knew it wasn't going to get a winner, but still, you got the top men of two different areas putting on a show. One of the most famous of these matches took place between NWA Champion Harley Race and WWWF Champion Bob Backlund in 1978. A stellar match between both men, who pulled out every move and made the crowd ask for more. But the match ended with no victor. What was the cause of the end result?

A. Double DQ
B. Double Countout
C. Double Submission
D. Time Limit Draw
E. Referee Stopage

2. Next will be a write-in question. Fast forward a little to one of the most famous champion vs. champion matches of all time, Wrestlemania VI with the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan. Hogan, as usual, was champion, and the Warrior was holding IC gold. The feud kicked off at the 1990 Royal Rumble when Hogan eliminated Warrior in an attempt to dump all three men out of the ring. Jack Tunney announced that both men would face off in the main event and that both titles would be up for grabs shortly down the road. When the two finally faced off, it was literally a lumbering match with some high spots, but a lot of lows. One of the biggest low points came just before then ending when Hogan locked Warrior into a move for a ridiculous amount of time. What was the move?

3. One of the last great moments for ECW's original run was when Tazz brought the belt onto WWF television. In the midst of the McMahon-Helmsley Era, Tazz walked out with the belt on an episode of Smackdown (after having just won it from Mike Awesome, but that's old trivia) and confronted the champion to ECW chants in the middle of Philadelphia. The match was short, but pretty damn decent for what it was worth. Huge crowd pop the minute Tazz hit the Tazzmission on Hunter. But it was not to be as the match received interfearance from an individual at ringside. Who was it?

A. Stephanie McMahon
B. Sandman
C. Sabu
D. Rob Van Dam
E. Tommy Dreamer

4. 1988, SuperClash III. At the time WCWA in Texas had been falling on hard times and was bailing out of the game. At the same time, Jerry Lawler was working with AWA as their champion. As WCWA was folding into the AWA, it was decided that the two belts would be unified into one ina champion vs champion matches between Lawler and then WCCW champion Kerry Von Erich. Everyone pretty much predicted that the outcome would be that Lawler (who had been having issues with Verne Gange for months) would drop the title to Kerry, and that he would lead the AWA into new frontiers. The two had a brutal match that ended in Lawler winning the title due to referee stoppage. Why did the referee stop the match?

A. Kerry passed out in the ring.
B. Kerry refused to submit to the point of exhaustion.
C. Kerry was bleeding excessively.
D. Lawler tried to cheat, but made it look like Kerry had done it.
E. Lawler pulled the referee in the way of a clothesline from Kerry.

5. The last question will be a True/False question. The Invasion angle came to an end, and the WWF moved onto Armageddon with all but two titles finally unified. The WWF and the WCW championship. Steve Austin was on his way to concluding his feud with Kurt Angle, while The Rock and Chris Jericho had been building up between both men for months. The final three matches of the night were set to unify both titles between the four men. First Austin dealt with Angle in standard fashion, while Jericho pulled over an upset on Rock. Jericho was left with no time to rest as Austin made his way down. After way too much interference and ref bumps, Jericho got the win after Booker T landed a title hit on Austin's head and a three count. But our question to you... True or False... Jericho was the man picked to be the original winner of these three matches.

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