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1. On March 17, 2002 at the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Wrestlemania X8" event, forty-eight year old "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, a World Wrestling Entertainment star of the 1980s, wrestled a twenty-nine year old World Wrestling Entertainment star of the late 1990s in an "Icon versus Icon" match. Who did Hogan wrestle that night?
2. In 1978 in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions territory, fifty-seven year old "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers defended his "Nature Boy" moniker against a twenty-nine year old professional wrestler who was using a similar wrestling style as Rogers. Who was this young wrestler who feuded with Buddy Rogers for the "Nature Boy" moniker?
3. At age thirty-three, this woman defeated a twenty-one year old woman named Judy Grable for the title that would evolve into the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship. At age seventy-six, this same woman defeated a thirty-seven year old Ivory for the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship. Who is the woman who lasted forty-three years between her first and last World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship victory?
4. Bruno Sammartino trained a protégé in the early 1970s. The protégé, sixteen years younger than his mentor, attacked Sammartino during a scientific wrestling exhibition between the two on a broadcast of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Championship Wrestling" program. This attack lead to a violent series of matches between the "teacher and student" in the summer of 1980. Who was Sammartino's protégé?
5. At Extreme Championship Wrestling's 1997 "Barely Legal" event, fifty-two year old Terry Funk won two matches against younger opponents to earn the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. Who did Terry Funk NOT face at this event?
6. At the 1986 World Wrestling Entertainment's "Wrestlemania 2" event, a "battle royal" match was contested. Five combatants in that match were former or future holders of the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship. Which of the combatants in the match was the last to win the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship?
7. On the January 22, 1996 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw", the forty year old professional wrestler named Vadar attacked and injured which fifty-eight year old retired professional wrestler?
8. On March 24, 1991, the World Wrestling Entertainment held its "Wrestlemania VII" event. The forty-four year old legendary professional wrestler André the Giant made his last appearance at a World Wrestling Entertainment "Wrestlemania" event. At the same event, a twenty-six year old newcomer won his first of twenty-one consecutive matches at a World Wrestling Entertainment "Wrestlemania" event. Who was this newcomer?
9. On May 18, 2004, fifty-five year old Chavo Guerrero, Senior, billed as "Chavo Classic", won a match to become the World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship and the oldest wrestler to ever hold the title. From what thirty-three year old wrestler did "Chavo Classic" take the World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship?
10. On December 26, 1990, twenty-seven year old professional wrestler Masahiro Chono lured his seventy-four year old mentor out of retirement for one final wrestling match. With that match, Chono's mentor became the first male professional wrestler to work a match in seven different decades. What wrestler was Masahiro Chono's mentor?
11. In 1968 in Winnipeg, Canada, a teenager, wearing a kilt and escorted to the ring by a small troupe of bagpipers, made his professional wrestling debut against a thirty-five year old wrestling star named Larry "the Axe" Hennig. Even though the teenager lost the match that night to Hennig in only ten seconds, he would wrestle in the 1985 World Wrestling Entertainment's "Wrestlemania" event and the 1983 Jim Crockett Promotions' "Starrcade" event. Who was this young wrestler?
12. In 2000 in Extreme Championship Wrestling, twenty-six year old Steve Corino feuded with a fifty-four year old Dusty Rhodes which led to what type of violent match at the Extreme Championship Wrestling's "Living Dangerously 2000" event?
13. In 2009, thirty-nine year old wrestler Chris Jericho started a feud with actor Mickey Rourke and several World Wrestling Entertainment legends. At the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2009 "Wrestlemania XXV" event, Jericho had a match with three of these older World Wrestling Entertainment legends. Which of the following wrestlers did NOT face Chris Jericho in this match?
14. In August of 1996, forty-six year old Jerry Lawler beat a twenty-four year old rookie named Flex Kavana in a United States Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title versus career match. Due to this loss, Kavana was forced to leave the United States Wrestling Association. Flex Kavana joined World Wrestling Entertainment a couple of months after this loss and evolved to become which iconic superstar?
15. In 1983, forty-year-old Harley Race was in his seventh and final reign as the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion. His title was being pursued by thirty-four year old Ric Flair. This title chase culminated at the first "Starrcade" event held in November, 1983 by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions. What type of match did Race and Flair have at this event?
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