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after retiring from professional wrestling , Rafael Halperin helped create a credit card that would not work in Israel on Sabbath ?
after retiring from professional wrestling , Ida Mae Martinez was one of the first nurses in Baltimore to work with AIDS patients?
after being told he was too small for professional wrestling , Sam DeCero increased his weight from 75 to 90 kg (165 to 200 lbs) within three months?
after a professional wrestling match between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar at Unforgiven (2002) , The Undertaker attacked Lesnar by throwing him through the wall of a set?
at King of the Ring 1998 , Mick Foley was thrown head first off a sixteen foot high cell onto a table by The Undertaker and it has since become one of the most famous moments in professional wrestling ?
during 2002 and 2003, professional wrestler Justin McIsaac would make three-hour drives from New Hampshire to Massachusetts so he could compete in Yankee Pro Wrestling ?
in 1958, female professional wrestlers Kay Noble , Lorraine Johnson, Penny Banner , and Laura Martinez were charged with inciting a riot when they began fighting outside of the ring , but pleaded not guilty in court?
former pro wrestling announcers, and real life husband and wife, Joe Pedicino and Boni Blackstone , often referred to themselves humbly as "wrestling fans who got lucky"?
during a match in 2000, professional wrestler Ricky Blues left the ring to argue with hecklers at ringside?
after professional wrestler "the New Horror" Sami Callihan won the CZW Iron Man Championship , he renamed it the "CZW New Horror Championship"?
a professional wrestler broke his leg at Ring of Honor 's pay-per-view , The Big Bang! , but was still able to win his match?
Katsuhiko Nakajima , a Japanese professional wrestler , represented as a freelancer by Kensuke Office , is the youngest junior heavyweight champion in history ?
Final Battle 2009 was the first live pay-per-view event of professional wrestling Ring of Honor 's?
Bad Blood (2003) , a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, was offered free of charge to members of the U.S. military returning from the Iraq war ?
Leonardo Carrera who wrestles as Damián 666 is nicknamed "The Beast of the Apocalypse"?
Tekno Team 2000 , a "futuristic" professional wrestling tag team , was said to have the goal of bringing the World Wrestling Federation "into the 21st century"?
Mexican wrestler Octagón took his name from the 1980 film The Octagon starring Chuck Norris ?
Mexican professional wrestler Charly Manson was injured so badly that a surgical steel plate on his femur bent more than 20 degrees and had to be replaced?
American professional wrestler Frankie Arion won the NECW Television Championship two months after legitimately breaking his ankle and fibula ?
in 1975 professional wrestlers Sandy Parker and Jean Antoine had the first legal women's wrestling match in Oregon in 50 years?
in the 1970s, female professional wrestler Betty Niccoli helped lift the New York State Athletic Commission 's ban on women's wrestling ?
the MCW Heavyweight Championship was won by Jerry "The King" Lawler , who has held over 200 professional wrestling championships throughout his career?
the ROH World Tag Team Championship was first represented by a trophy, instead of a normal professional wrestling tag team championship belt(s) ?
the CZW World Tag Team Championship has been won by an individual wrestler once, when it is only supposed to be intended for tag teams ?
the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame is the only professional wrestling hall of fame that lets fans select the inductees?
the WWE Video Library has an archive of over 75,000 hours of footage dating back more than fifty years, representing a very significant portion of the visual history of modern professional wrestling ?
while working on Lipstick and Dynamite , a 2005 documentary about women's professional wrestling , Neko Case found out Ella Waldek in the film was her great-aunt?
while a son of professional wrestler Aurelian Smith said his father hid the scripted nature of the business from his family, causing strain, three of his children became wrestlers?
the first ever Hell in a Cell match to feature six professional wrestlers was held at the Armageddon pay-per-view event?
the WWF in 1986 introduced a stable of masked wrestlers to keep the injured wrestler Andre the Giant on television, but off the ring?
the professional wrestling group Los Infernales were the first team to win both the Mexican National Trios Championship and the CMLL World Trios Championship ?
now-retired professional wrestler Mark Freer was once handcuffed to ring ropes and beaten with a nightstick at the end of a match?
no professional wrestler has held the ROH World Championship twice during its seven-year existence?
in the last 50 years, 17 championships have been retired by current professional wrestling company World Wrestling Entertainment ?
now-retired professional wrestler Scotty Summers was once powerbombed during a match and had to be carried backstage on a stretcher ?
on two occasions, the TNA World Tag Team Championship has been held by individual wrestlers rather than tag teams ?
the professional wrestling stable Poder Mexica was formed after two of the founding members, Sangre Azteca and Dragón Rojo, Jr. , wrestled to a draw?
the NAACP forced the cancellation of some wrestling events in Mississippi to protest a tar-and-feather match featuring Melvin Nelson wrestling as "Burrhead Jones"?
the 30 June 1961 wrestling match between Pat O'Connor and Buddy Rogers had ticket sales of US$148,000, which was a North American professional wrestling record for almost 20 years?
masked Mexican professional wrestler Metro is sponsored by the major Mexico City newspaper "Metro" and has the paper's logo on his tights?
WrestleMania , an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event, has involved 94 celebrities in a 24-year span?
professional wrestler Bam Bam used the name of his favorite cartoon character, Bamm-Bamm Rubble , as his ring name ?
professional wrestler Alex Koslov was the first Russian to wrestle in Arena Coliseo, 72 years after it was built?
professional wrestler Ángel Blanco was killed in a car accident that left his long-time tag team partner Dr. Wagner an invalid ?
professional wrestler Ángel Azteca died from a heart attack shortly after losing a wrestling match?
professional wrestler Christopher Bauman first gained recognition in a ladder match described as "psychotic"?
professional wrestler Dragón Rojo, Jr. is one of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 's "ambassadors" against tuberculosis ?
professional wrestler Estrella Blanca holds the record for the most "bet match " wins?
professional wrestler Juan Aguilar Leos was not revealed to be the son of El Texano until he was unmasked, after which he adopted the ring name "El Texano, Jr."?
professional wrestler Juan Alvarado Nieves and his five brothers all use ring names with the term Brazo (Spanish for "arm") in them?
professional wrestler "Dr. Death" Steve Williams has called working on the sitcom Learning the Ropes the "most painful $2,000" he ever earned?
pro wrestler Gregg Groothuis 's ring name "Jack Bull" was inspired by an interview with Dusty Rhodes , in which Rhodes described looking into a ring full of bulls?
Luchador Mascara Dorada had to outlast nine other wrestlers to win the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship ?
Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura had his former wrestling tag team partner Stephen Cepello paint his official portraits?
Canadian professional wrestler and promoter Bronko Lubich was influential in the careers of several wrestlers such as Mick Foley , Steve Austin and Percy Pringle ?
Mexican professional wrestler La Sombra made his in-ring debut at the age of thirteen?
Mexican masked professional wrestler La Parka is the second man to wrestle under this ring name ?
female professional wrestler Ann Casey won the USA Women's Wrestling Championship in 1974 from The Fabulous Moolah and was never defeated for the title?
professional wrestler Christie Ricci first became a fan of professional wrestling after attending a Sunday school class with Ted DiBiase, Jr. ?
Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis , the son of professional wrestler Road Warrior Animal , is the first Buckeyes scholarship football player from Minnesota since 1933 ?
professional wrestler Franky The Mobster once tagged with Kevin Steen as "Frank N' Steen"?
professional wrestler Johnny Valentine needed a clamp to hold his back together after a 1975 plane crash?
professional wrestling promoter Emile Dupré has said that the Cormier wrestling family (Yvon , Jean-Louis , Leonce , and Romeo ) "were to New Brunswick what the Hart family was to Calgary "?
professional wrestler Virus once worked in the Minis division until he won the right to wrestle regular sized wrestlers?
professional wrestler Tiger Raj Singh had a try-out match for World Wrestling Entertainment in December 2009 and was signed to a developmental contract?
professional wrestling promoter Eddie Quinn is credited with making wrestling more popular in Quebec than any other sport except hockey?
professional wrestling promotion Chikara hosted La Lotería Letal , a tag team tournament composed of randomly paired teams?
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 's X Division , which uses a fast-paced style of wrestling , has been praised by Kevin Nash ?
The Undertaker , a professional wrestler , was momentarily engulfed in flames due to a pyrotechnics accident at WWE Elimination Chamber ?
The Headbangers were reunited during the Break The Barrier , a professional wrestling supercard in 1999?
professional wrestler Super Muñeco teamed with Super Ráton (dressed like Mighty Mouse ) and Super Pinocho (dressed like Pinocchio ) to form Trio Fantasia ?
professional wrestler Susan Green legally changed her name to Susan Tex Green to differentiate herself from another woman named Susan Green who was writing bad checks ?
professional wrestler Mike Segura earned the nickname "Suicida" because of his risky dives out of the ring?
professional wrestler Mascarita Dorada was the first Mini-Estrella to have a regular size wrestler, Mascara Dorada , named after him and not vice-versa?
professional wrestler Pablo Fuentes Reyna took the ring name "MS-1" from the highest rank of a Mexican Antiterrorist corps?
professional wrestler Misterioso, Jr. ' s nickname translates as "the King of Yogurt"?
professional wrestler Mr. Niebla once wrestled as "Batman "?
professional wrestler Stan Frazier was also known for selling fake Rolex watches?
professional wrestler Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. wrestled for a year before his father, Rayo de Jalisco, Sr. , found out?
professional wrestler Olímpico 's ring name was inspired by the 1992 Summer Olympics ?
AAA 's first Triplemanía event in 1993 attracted 48,000 people, setting the all-time attendance record for a Mexican professional wrestling event?
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Question 1 : For example, ________ would arrive into the arena in a lowrider.
Question 3 : Many television shows and films have been produced which portray in-character professional wrestlers as protagonists, such as ¡Mucha Lucha! , ________ , and the Santo film series.
Question 4 : Its origins date to 19th-century carnival sideshows and ________ , as part of displays of athleticism and strength.
Question 5 : Wrestlers may strike an opponent using any part of their own limbs, head or body, with the following exceptions: a wrestler may not punch his or her opponent with a closed fist nor ________ his or her opponent with the toe of their boot.
Question 6 : Although professional wrestling started out as petty acts in sideshows , traveling circuses and ________ , today it is a billion-dollar industry.
Question 7 : [ 25] The characters and storylines portrayed by a successful promotion are seen to reflect the current mood , attitudes , and concerns of that promotion's ________ [ 15] [ 16] (and can, in turn, influence those same things).
Question 9 : This began with ________ , who faced men (and usually defeated them) in both ECW and WWF.
Question 10 : Several documentaries have been produced looking at professional wrestling, most notably, ________ directed by Barry W.