Y'all better "Stand Back"! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Vince McMahon

What an ego! Vince was accompanied by eight dancers who fawned all over him. He did a decent job, but come on! This was one of three songs off the "Piledriver" album performed. The other two were "Rock N Roll Hoochie Coo" and "If You Only Knew".

The "Piledriver" album was released in 1987, and had such songs as, "Girls in Cars" by Robbie Dupree with Strike Force; "Demolition" by Rick Derringer; and "Crank It Up" by Jimmy Hart.

Answer: George "The Animal" Steele

George "The Animal" Steele, whose real name is William Myers, is a former Physical Education teacher. He has a Masters degree, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree. In 2005, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Answer: "Ravishing" Rick Rude

"Ravishing" Rick Rude, whose real name is Richard Rood, was born on December 7, 1958. He earned a degree in Physical Education, and began wrestling in 1983. On April 20, 1999, he passed away due to heart failure.

Answer: Rick "The Model" Martel

Rick Martel, whose real name is Richard Vigneault, was born on March 18, 1956. He won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times, twice with Tony Garea and once with Tito Santana. He is also a former AWA Champion.

Answer: None

The "Slammy Awards" aired in the beginning of 1987. "The Beast from the East" arrived in November 1987 to wreck havoc on the WWF roster.

Answer: "Never slowing down, never gonna stop!"

"But along the way you're gonna see a lot of men drop! Baby watch'em drop!"

People have said this song could be autobiographical. The way Vince McMahon went to the top of the professional wrestling business in the 1980s. A lot of the little territories dropped off the wrestling landscape. He bought up all their best talent.

Answer: "When I was just a boy, everybody told me,"

"What I should do and who I should be"

Here is an interesting tidbit - this song has the phrase "Stand Back" 32 times! I know this because I counted everyone of them.

Another neat piece of information - the "Piledriver" CD (not the album) was only released in the UK!

Answer: Ordinary Guy

"I always push higher reaching for the sky"

He was raised by his mother and the stepfather "du jour". Vince never met his father until he was almost a teenager. When he did he got hooked on the wrestling business. The rest is history.

Answer: understood

"I do my own thinking. Got a lot of big plans!"

Vince revolutionized the Pay Per View industry while re-shaping the professional wrestling industry. He knew when he bought the WWF from his father that he was going to go global.

He had a lot of naysayers. Opposition to change is normal. He perservered and in the process became a billionaire by entertaining millions of fans around the world.

Answer: Andre The Giant

The epitome of "The Gentle Giant". He was in "The Princess Bride" as Fezzik. He was also in "Conan The Destroyer" with Wilt Chamberlain.

Andre's fellow wrestlers had so much respect for him they simply called him "Boss"!

His drinking and card playing were legendary. He passed away on January 27, 1993. He was the first (and only) inductee into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 1993.