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1. Ron Simmons played college football for Florida State University from 1977 through 1980. What position did he play?

Answer: defensive tackle

Ron Simmons was a two time All-American defensive tackle for the Florida State University Seminoles football team from 1977 through 1980. Ron Simmons was named All-American during the 1979 and 1980 seasons. Ron Simmons was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

In 1988, Ron Simmons became the first defensive player in Florida State University history to have his jersey number retired.

2. Ron Simmons played in the United States Football League from 1983 through 1985. In 1984, Ron Simmons was a football teammate of which future professional wrestler?

Answer: Lex Luger

Ron Simmons played for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns from 1981 through 1982. Ron Simmons then played for the United States Football League's Tampa Bay Bandits from 1983 through 1985. In 1984, Ron Simmons played with Larry Pfohl. Larry Pfohl would eventually become professional wrestler Lex Luger.

3. Ron Simmons and Butch Reed debuted at the World Championship Wrestling's 1989 "Halloween Havoc" event as which masked tag team?

Answer: Doom

The manager known as Woman unleashed her new tag team Doom on the Steiner Brothers at the World Championship Wrestling's 1989 "Halloween Havoc" event. Doom defeated the Steiner Brothers at this event with a headbutt. The Steiner Brothers defeated Doom on February 6, 1990 forcing Ron Simmons and Butch Reed to unmask.

4. The tag team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed broke in early 1991. The former partners faced each other at the World Championship Wrestling's 1991 "SuperBrawl" event. In what type of match did these wrestlers compete?

Answer: Steel Cage Match

Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed in a Steel Cage Matchat the World Championship Wrestling's 1991 "SuperBrawl" event. Butch Reed's manager, Theodore Long, was locked in a cage during this match.

5. On August 2, 1992, Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader to become the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion. How did Ron Simmons get his title shot against Big Van Vader?

Answer: A lottery was held to replace the then-injured original challenger

On August 2, 1992, Sting was originally scheduled to challenge Big Van Vader for the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. Sting was attacked and injured by Jake "the Snake" Roberts and was unable to compete that night. Thus World Championship Wrestling President Bill Watts held a raffle to determine the challenger for Vader's World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship that night. Ron Simmons won the lottery and defeated Big Van Vader for the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. Ron Simmons became the first African American to win the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.

6. Ron Simmons wrestled at Extreme Championship Wrestling's 1994 "November to Remember" event. Who did Ron Simmons challenge for the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship?

Answer: Shane Douglas

Ron Simmons wrestled in the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in 1994 and 1995. While in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Ron Simmons formed a successful tag team with 2 Cold Scorpio. Ron Simmons challenged Shane Douglas for the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Championship Wrestling's 1994 "November to Remember" event.

7. On the July 22, 1996, episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", Ron Simmons debuted as a gladiator named Faarooq Asad. Who did Faarooq Asad attack that night?

Answer: Ahmed Johnson

On the July 22, 1996, episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson challenged the Smoking Guns for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Championship. Faarooq Asad attacked Ahmed Johnson during this tag team match. Johnson suffered kidney damage due to this attack.

The injury caused Ahmed Johnson to vacate his World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship.

8. In November of 1996, Faarooq formed which wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment?

Answer: The Nation of Domination

The Nation of Domination was a stable formed by Faarooq in November, 1996. The first version of this group included Faarooq, Crush, Savio Vega, J.C. Ice, Wolfie D and D'Lo Brown. This stable feuded with Ahmed Johnson and the Legion of Doom. Eventually, wrestlers such as Rocky Maivia, Kama Mustafa and Mark Henry joined the Nation of Domination.

9. Ron "Faarooq" Simmons and John "Bradshaw" Layfield formed a tag team in 2000. This team went into business as paid bodyguards for other wrestlers. What was the name of this team?

Answer: The Acolytes Protection Agency

The Acolytes Protection Agency, also known as the APA, did their first paid bodyguard job on the January 31, 2000 edition of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw". The Acolytes Protection Agency served as the paid bodyguards of the Mean Street Posse.

The Acolytes Protection Agency became so successful that they had their own office in the backstage area. The team of Faarooq and Bradshaw won the World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Championship three times between 1999 and 2001.

10. Was Ron Simmons inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame?

Answer: yes

Ron Simmons was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame on March 31, 2012. He was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame by his former tag team partner John "Bradshaw" Layfield.

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