The Handsome King of Pro Wrestling Harley Race Quiz

Answer: Stanislaus and Wladek Zbyszko

As a teenager, Harley Race trained to be a professional wrestler on a farm owned and operated by legends professional wrestling Stanislaus and Wladek Zbyszko. Race started his professional wrestling career in the early 1960s under the name Jack Long in Nashville, Tennessee and under the name the Great Mortimer in Chicago, Illinois.

Answer: an automobile accident

Harley Race was in a major automobile accident early professional wrestling career. Race's pregnant newlywed wife died in the wreck. The doctors told Race that his leg should be amputated. Race's wrestling promoter, Gust Karras, blocked Race's leg amputation. The doctor told Race that he might not be able to walk again and that his professional wrestling career would be over.

Answer: Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Junior

During his professional wrestling career in Amarillo, Texas in 1964, Harley Race had many matches with Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Junior. Race would battle the Funk brothers over several professional wrestling championships in the 1970s.

Answer: Larry Hennig

"Pretty Boy" Larry Hennig and "Handsome" Harley Race held the American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship on three occasions. During this time the tag team's primary rival was the Crusher and Dick the Bruiser. In 1984, Harley Race returned to the American Wrestling Association to fued Larry Hennig's son, Curt Hennig.

Answer: Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Junior

Harley Race defeated Dory Funk, Junior on May 24, 1973 in in Kansas City, Kansas for his first National Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Championship. Harley Race defeated Terry Funk on February 6, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for his second National Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Championship.

Answer: National Wrestling Alliance Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship

The National Wrestling Alliance Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship was first won by Jimmy Snuka on April 25, 1992. This title evolved into the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. Harley Race never competed in the National Wrestling Alliance Eastern Championship Wrestling promotion or the Extreme Championship promotion.

Harley Race held the National Wrestling Alliance Missouri Heavyweight Championship on nine occasions from 1968 until 1984. Harley Race held the National Wrestling Alliance Central States Heavyweight Championship on seven occasions from 1972 until 1985. Harley Race held the National Wrestling Alliance Mid-America Heavyweight Championship on two occasions in 1975.

Answer: André the Giant

On October 13, 1978 in Houston, Texas, National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race faced André the Giant in a match. They battled to a double count out. During the match, Harley Race became one of the first wrestlers to perform a bodyslam on André the Giant.

Answer: Bob Orton, Junior and Dick Slater

On June 10, 1983, Harley Race defeated Ric Flair in Saint Louis, Missouri to win the National Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Championship for a record seventh occasion. After the victory, Race employed Bob Orton, Junior and Dick Slater as bounty hunters to eliminate Flair from title contention. At first, Race's strategy seemed to work as Flair suffered an injury via a piledriver from Bob Orton, Junior and Dick Slater.

Ric Flair announced his retirement from the sport of professional wrestling after the injury. Flair made a surprise return and attacked Bob Orton, Junior and Dick Slater with a baseball bat. Ric Flair then challenged Harley Race for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship at the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions 1983 "Starrcade" event.

Answer: A "steel cage" match

Ric Flair defeated Harley Race for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship in a "steel cage" match on November 24, 1983. This was the main event for the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions held its inaugural "Starrcade" event in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Answer: He won the 1986 "King of the Ring" tournament

On July 14, 1986 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Harley Race pinned Pedro Morales to win the 1986 World Wrestling Entertainment's "King of the Ring" tournament. After this victory, Harley Race evolved into the character "King" Harley Race.

Answer: The Junkyard Dog

At at the 1987 World Wrestling Entertainment's "Wrestlemania III" event, Harley Race pinned Junkyard Dog in a "Loser Must Bow and Kneel" match. The Junkyard Dog had to bow to Harley Race after losing the match.

Answer: The 1987 World Wrestling Entertainment's "Slammy Awards" event

At the 1987 World Wrestling Entertainment's "Slammy Awards" event, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan presented the "Best Ring Apparel" award which Harley Race won. Duggan refused to read Race's name. Race asked Duggan to bow while presenting the award to Race. Race and Duggan brawled all over the awards facility for around twenty minutes.

Answer: Big Van Vadar

Big Van Vadar won the World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship three times between 1991 and 1993 with Harley Race as his manager. Harley Race also managed Lex Luger during Luger's World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship victory at the World Championship Wrestling's 1991 "The Great American Bash" event.

Answer: World League Wrestling

Beginning in 1999, wrestlers who completed their training in Harley Race's Wrestling Academy started their careers in World League Wrestling promotion. Steve Sharp was the first World League Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.

Answer: The American Wrestling Association Hall of Fame

Harley Race wrestled in the American Wrestling Association sporadically between 1965 and 1968 and between 1984 and 1990. The American Wrestling Association had no Hall of Fame in which Race could be inducted.

Harley Race was inducted into the World Championship Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994. Harley Race was inducted into the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" Hall of Fame in 1996. Harley Race was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2004. Harley Race was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004. Harley Race was inducted into the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame Class of 2005. Harley Race was awarded "Iron Mike Mazurki Award" in 2006 by the Cauliflower Alley Club. Harley Race was awarded the "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" magazine "Stanley Weston Award" in 2006.