156 Fun Facts About WWE

What paid attendance did the WWF claim for WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987?

The WWF claimed 93,173 paid at the Pontiac Silverdome; later analyses put the real crowd nearer 78,000, yet the claimed figure was touted as North America's indoor record until the 2010 NBA All-Star Game drew 108,713.

What was The Undertaker's WrestleMania record, known simply as The Streak, when it was finally broken?

21-0 was The Streak; his overall WrestleMania record finished at 25-2.

Which wrestler ended The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak?

Brock Lesnar pinned The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans on April 6, 2014, ending The Streak at 21-1 in one of wrestling's most shocking results.

Which finishing move did Steve Austin make famous?

The Stone Cold Stunner, a three-quarter facelock jawbreaker, became one of the most iconic finishing moves in WWE history and could be delivered to anyone at any time.

What year did the first WrestleMania take place?

The first WrestleMania took place on March 31, 1985, headlined by Hulk Hogan and shown nationwide on closed-circuit television, launching the event that became WWE's flagship.

What is John Cena's signature catchphrase?

'You Can't See Me!' doubled as the title of John Cena's 2005 rap album with Tha Trademarc, which reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200.

Which trio made up WWE's 'The New Day'?

Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods debuted as The New Day in 2014 and held the WWE Tag Team Championship for 483 days from 2015 to 2016.

Which 2003 stable positioned Randy Orton and Batista as wrestling's future alongside two veterans?

Evolution was a prominent faction in WWE from 2003 to 2005, built around the concept of past (Flair), present (Triple H), and future (Orton and Batista) of professional wrestling.

Which masked, fire-themed WWE wrestler was elected mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, in 2018?

Kane, real name Glenn Jacobs, won the 2018 Knox County mayoral race as a Republican and was re-elected in 2022; in 1998 he beat Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF title at King of the Ring.

What is The Rock's real name?

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, born May 2, 1972, was billed as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler and inducted his father and grandfather into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

Which company acquired WWE in 2023 and merged it with UFC's parent to form TKO Group?

Endeavor Group closed the deal on September 12, 2023, combining WWE with UFC under TKO Group Holdings, which trades on the NYSE under the ticker TKO.

What was the original name of WWE before its rebranding in 2002?

WWE was originally known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) until 2002, when a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund forced the company to change its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

What is The Undertaker's real name?

Mark Calaway, born in Houston in 1965, debuted as The Undertaker at Survivor Series 1990 and entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.

Which wrestler ended a 24-year WWE run as a record-setting 17-time world champion?

He held the WWE Championship a record 14 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times.

What type of match features a steel structure surrounding the ring?

Hell in a Cell encloses the ring and ringside area in a roofed steel cage, originally 16 feet high and enlarged to 20 feet in 2008.

Which legendary manager was known for carrying an urn to the ring with The Undertaker?

Paul Bearer (real name William Moody) was The Undertaker's longtime manager who carried a mysterious urn said to contain the source of The Undertaker's supernatural powers.

Which WWE event is billed as 'The Showcase of the Immortals'?

WrestleMania, WWE's flagship event since 1985, is billed as 'The Showcase of the Immortals' and 'The Grandest Stage of Them All'.

Under which ring name, blending his father's and grandfather's, did The Rock make his WWF debut?

Rocky Maivia, a blend of Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia, debuted at Survivor Series 1996 as a smiling babyface; fans rejected the act before he reinvented himself as The Rock.

Which WWE faction debuted in November 2012 with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, famously entering through the crowd?

The Shield dominated as a unit until Rollins turned on his partners in 2014.

Who stepped down as WWE chairman in June 2022 amid a misconduct probe, then returned as executive chairman in 2023?

Vince McMahon retired in July 2022 after stepping back in June, returned as executive chairman in January 2023 to steer the company's sale, and resigned from TKO in January 2024.

Which WWE Superstar was known as "The Rated-R Superstar"?

Edge entered the Hall of Fame the year after retiring, then came back and won the same 30-man match a year after his 2020 return.

What match type involves retrieving a briefcase suspended above the ring?

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match features multiple wrestlers climbing ladders to retrieve a briefcase containing a championship contract that can be cashed in at any time within one year.

At King of the Ring 1998, Mankind was thrown from the top of a 16-foot cell through what?

The Undertaker hurled Mankind off the cell through the Spanish announce table early in their 1998 Hell in a Cell match, prompting Jim Ross's famous 'As God as my witness, he is broken in half!'

What is Hulk Hogan's signature finishing move?

The Running Leg Drop, billed as the Atomic Leg Drop, finished the 'Hulk Up' routine of finger-pointing, three punches, an Irish whip and a big boot.

Which WWE Hall of Famer is known as "The Nature Boy"?

Ric Flair took the Nature Boy name after a 1975 plane crash forced him to trade brawling for grappling, then feuded with the original Nature Boy, Buddy Rogers, over it.

What event is WWE's annual summer pay-per-view, often called "The Biggest Party of the Summer"?

SummerSlam, held annually in August, is billed as "The Biggest Party of the Summer." It is WWE's second-biggest event after WrestleMania and has been held every year since 1988.

Which wrestler portrayed three distinct personas: Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love?

WWE called them the 'Three Faces of Foley': Mick Foley's Dude Love was the tie-dyed hippie, Mankind the masked lunatic in boiler rooms, and Cactus Jack the hardcore brawler.

What was the name of the professional wrestling war between WWE and WCW in the late 1990s?

The Monday Night Wars (1995-2001) was a fierce ratings battle between WWE's Monday Night Raw and WCW's Monday Nitro. It pushed both companies to innovate and ushered in the Attitude Era.

Which woman first entered WWE's 30-man January over-the-top-rope match, at number 30 in 1999?

Chyna entered the 1999 Royal Rumble at number 30, the first woman in the match, and in 2019 was inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside D-Generation X.

What submission hold is Bret Hart famous for?

The Sharpshooter is Bret "The Hitman" Hart's signature submission hold, a standing leg-lace that puts intense pressure on the lower back and legs. It became synonymous with his "Excellence of Execution" persona.

Which stable's signature entrance routine begins with its leader asking the crowd, 'Are you ready?'

The bit dates to the 'D-X Army' era with X-Pac, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, and the leader repeats the question louder if the crowd disappoints.

Which WWE developmental brand replaced Florida Championship Wrestling in 2012?

NXT replaced Florida Championship Wrestling as WWE's developmental brand in August 2012, running from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, with Triple H overseeing it.

At SummerSlam 2004, Randy Orton became WWE's youngest world champion at what age?

Randy Orton was 24 when he beat Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004, two years after his main-roster debut in April 2002.

What is the name of The Undertaker's finishing move?

The Tombstone Piledriver is The Undertaker's signature finishing move, where he drops his opponent on their head in an inverted piledriver position. It has put away countless opponents over his 30-year career.

Which PPV event traditionally features elimination-style tag team matches?

Survivor Series, one of WWE's original Big Four PPVs, is known for its traditional elimination tag team matches where two teams of four or five compete until all members of one team are eliminated.

Which woman won her 14th WWE world championship by beating Ronda Rousey in December 2022?

Charlotte Flair, born Ashley Fliehr, beat Ronda Rousey on the December 30, 2022 SmackDown for her 14th women's world championship, a record at the time.

Which referee called for the bell in the 1997 'Montreal Screwjob'?

Earl Hebner called for the bell at Survivor Series 1997 on Vince McMahon's order while Shawn Michaels had Bret Hart in a submission hold, though Hart never submitted.

Which catchphrase did Stone Cold ad-lib at King of the Ring 1996 to mock Jake Roberts?

Austin 3:16 mocked Jake Roberts's born-again gimmick; Austin ended the same promo with 'And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so', and the Austin 3:16 shirt became one of WWE's best sellers.

What snake nickname did commentators give Randy Orton for how he stalked opponents?

Commentators dubbed Randy Orton 'The Viper' for the way he coiled and stalked opponents before striking with the RKO; he also went by 'The Apex Predator'.

Sasha Banks and Bayley were two members of which group credited with transforming women's wrestling in WWE?

The Four Horsewomen — Sasha Banks, Bayley, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch — rose through NXT together and took their name from the 1980s Four Horsemen stable.

Which multi-man cage match, introduced in November 2002, borrowed from Hell in a Cell, the Royal Rumble and WarGames?

The Elimination Chamber debuted at Survivor Series 2002 with Shawn Michaels winning the World Heavyweight Championship; it combines timed entrances, a domed steel cage and pinfall-or-submission eliminations.

Who became WWE's Chief Content Officer in September 2022?

Triple H (Paul Levesque) was named Chief Content Officer in September 2022 after Vince McMahon's retirement, taking charge of creative, a role he kept after the 2023 sale.

What was Andre the Giant's billed height?

Andre the Giant was billed at 7'4" (224 cm) and 520 pounds, a frame that also won him the role of Fezzik in The Princess Bride (1987).

At which event did Hulk Hogan famously bodyslam Andre the Giant?

Hulk Hogan slammed and pinned Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III on March 29, 1987, at the Pontiac Silverdome, retaining the WWF Championship before a crowd billed as an indoor record.

Which move did Hulk Hogan use as his finisher in Japan in place of his usual American finisher?

The Axe Bomber, a crooked-arm lariat, was Hulk Hogan's finisher in Japan; it famously knocked out Antonio Inoki to win the first IWGP League final in 1983.

Who won the first women's WrestleMania main event in 2019, a Winner Takes All triple threat for the Raw and SmackDown titles?

Becky Lynch beat Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to leave with both titles; earlier that night Kofi Kingston beat Daniel Bryan for his first WWE Championship.

Which WWE Superstar held the Universal Championship for over 1,300 days in a historic reign?

Roman Reigns held the Universal Championship for over 1,316 days from August 2020 to April 2024, one of the longest world championship reigns in modern WWE history, during his "Tribal Chief" run.

What does the term "kayfabe" mean in professional wrestling?

Kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events as real — wrestlers staying in character and treating scripted rivalries as genuine; the WWF publicly conceded wrestling was scripted entertainment to New Jersey legislators in 1989.

Which WWE Hall of Famer created the Royal Rumble match?

Pat Patterson devised the Royal Rumble and its staggered-entry format, which separates it from a standard battle royal; he entered the Hall of Fame in 1996.

The first Royal Rumble event aired live as a USA Network television special in which year?

The first Royal Rumble aired free on the USA Network on January 24, 1988, from Hamilton, Ontario; it moved to pay-per-view in 1989 and joined the 'Big Four'.

How many men competed in the first televised Royal Rumble match?

The first Rumble had just 20 entrants and ran 33 minutes of the two-hour USA Network special; Jim Duggan won by last eliminating One Man Gang.

Under Royal Rumble rules, a wrestler thrown over the top rope is only eliminated if what happens?

That loophole let Shawn Michaels win in 1995 after only one foot landed, and Kofi Kingston has built a reputation on exploiting it.

Which two wrestlers were declared co-winners of the 1994 Royal Rumble after a simultaneous elimination?

Bret Hart and Lex Luger went over the top together in 1994 as the planned finish; a genuinely accidental tie in 2005 between Batista and John Cena forced a restart.

Who won the 1995 Royal Rumble after entering at number one?

Shawn Michaels entered first and won the 1995 Royal Rumble, which ran only 38 minutes because entrants came out every 60 seconds instead of the usual 90 seconds or two minutes.

Who won the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match in 2018?

Asuka entered at number 25 and last eliminated Nikki Bella to win the inaugural women's Royal Rumble in January 2018, earning a title match at WrestleMania 34.

Which year's Royal Rumble match expanded to a 40-man field instead of the traditional 30?

The 2011 Royal Rumble was a one-off 40-man match, won by Alberto Del Rio; the only bigger field was the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018.

Who won the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, earning a trophy and a title belt?

Braun Strowman last eliminated Big Cass to win the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah on April 27, 2018, the show that launched WWE's ten-year Saudi partnership.

Since which year has the Royal Rumble winner traditionally received a title match at WrestleMania?

The stipulation began in 1993, when Yokozuna won the Rumble and beat Bret Hart for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania IX.

Which perennial entrant is famous for inventive ways of keeping his feet off the floor at the Royal Rumble?

Kofi Kingston's Royal Rumble saves have included walking on his hands to the steps in 2012 and pogoing on a chair back to the ring in 2013.

Which city hosted the 2026 Royal Rumble, the first ever staged outside North America?

It was staged at the Kingdom Arena as part of Riyadh Season, the first of WWE's 'Big Five' events held in the country.

WWE traces its origins to which company, whose first show was in January 1953?

Capitol Wrestling Corporation, run by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt, promoted its first card in January 1953 as a Northeastern territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.

What name did Vince McMahon Sr.'s promotion adopt after leaving the NWA in 1963?

The World Wide Wrestling Federation name arrived in 1963 after Vince McMahon Sr. and Toots Mondt split from the NWA; Bruno Sammartino became its champion that May.

Which company, founded in 1980, acquired the WWF brand in 1982?

Titan Sports, incorporated by Vince McMahon Jr. in 1980, bought his father's wrestling company in 1982 and became the parent company of the WWF.

In which Connecticut city is WWE's global headquarters?

WWE's headquarters is in Stamford, Connecticut; the company moved into a new Stamford office complex in 2023, leaving the Titan Towers building it had occupied since 1991.

Which bodybuilding organization did Vince McMahon launch in 1990?

Vince McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation launched in 1990, poached stars from the IFBB and staged two pay-per-view championships before folding in 1992.

Raw moved from USA Network to which platform in January 2025?

The Netflix deal runs for at least ten years.

Which UFC parent company merged with WWE in September 2023 to form TKO?

Zuffa, the UFC's holding company, was combined with WWE in September 2023 to create TKO Group Holdings, which began trading on the NYSE on September 12, 2023.

Who replaced Vince McMahon as TKO executive chairman after his 2024 departure?

Ari Emanuel became executive chairman of TKO after Vince McMahon resigned in January 2024; Emanuel was also TKO's chief executive.

Bruno Sammartino's record first WWWF title reign lasted how many days?

Bruno Sammartino held the WWWF title for 2,803 days from May 1963 to January 1971 — more than seven and a half years; his second reign lasted 1,237 days.

Whom did Bob Backlund defeat in 1978 to win the WWWF Heavyweight Championship?

Backlund lost the title to the Iron Sheik in 1983.

Which championship did Vince McMahon win on SmackDown in September 1999?

Vince McMahon pinned Triple H for the WWF Championship at the September 14, 1999 SmackDown taping with help from Stone Cold Steve Austin, then vacated the title six days later.

Vince McMahon was acquitted at a 1994 federal trial over distributing what to wrestlers?

Vince McMahon was acquitted in July 1994 of conspiring to distribute steroids to wrestlers; Hulk Hogan testified under immunity, and Linda McMahon ran the company's day-to-day during the case.

Who was Hogan's tag partner in the first WrestleMania main event?

Mr. T teamed with Hulk Hogan against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff at the first WrestleMania, with Muhammad Ali as outside enforcer; over a million watched on closed-circuit television.

Which venue hosted the first WrestleMania?

Madison Square Garden in New York City staged the inaugural show; WrestleMania X returned to the same arena in 1994.

Which British wrestler beat Bret Hart for the Intercontinental title at Wembley in 1992?

Davey Boy Smith, the British Bulldog, beat his brother-in-law Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 at Wembley Stadium before roughly 80,000 fans.

Monday Night Raw debuted on which date?

Monday Night Raw premiered on January 11, 1993, from the Manhattan Center on the USA Network; it moved to TNN/Spike TV in 2000 and returned to USA in 2005.

SmackDown began in 1999 on which broadcast network?

SmackDown premiered on UPN on August 26, 1999, and stayed there until 2006, later moving through The CW, MyNetworkTV, Syfy, USA Network and Fox.

NXT originally debuted in 2010 on Syfy as what kind of show?

NXT launched on Syfy in February 2010 as a seasonal reality-style competition pairing rookies with main-roster 'Pros'; Wade Barrett won the first season and formed The Nexus.

Bret Hart began in 1976 in which promotion run by his father Stu?

Stampede Wrestling was Stu Hart's Calgary promotion, where Bret debuted in 1976; Vince McMahon bought it in 1984 and took Bret, Jim Neidhart and the British Bulldogs to the WWF.

Shawn Michaels formed The Midnight Rockers in 1985 with which partner?

Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels formed The Midnight Rockers in 1985, became The Rockers in the WWF, and split in January 1992 when Michaels threw Jannetty through the Barber Shop window.

Under what ring name did Triple H begin his career in 1992?

He was Jean-Paul Levesque in WCW before joining the WWF.

Randy Savage's entrance music was the finale of a piece by which composer?

Edward Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1', the graduation staple, was Randy Savage's entrance theme; his catchphrase was 'Oooh yeah!'

Besides wrestling, Randy Savage had a professional career in which sport?

Randy Savage, born Randy Poffo, played minor-league baseball from 1971 to 1974 in the Cardinals, Reds and White Sox systems before turning to wrestling full-time.

At WrestleMania VI, the Ultimate Warrior beat which champion in a title-vs-title match?

Warrior was released in November 1992, later revealed to be over steroid use.

Roddy Piper, billed from Glasgow, was actually born in which Canadian city?

Roddy Piper was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1954 and raised in Winnipeg; the WWF billed him from Glasgow to match his bagpipes-and-kilt gimmick.

Which 1988 John Carpenter cult film starred Roddy Piper as John Nada?

They Live (1988) cast Roddy Piper as drifter John Nada, who finds sunglasses revealing alien rulers; he also played Da' Maniac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

What was the name of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts' famous python?

Damien, a Burmese python, accompanied Jake Roberts to the ring and was draped over beaten opponents; Roberts also popularised the DDT.

Yokozuna's ring name referred to the highest rank in which sport?

Yokozuna is sumo's highest rank; the Samoan-American wrestler adopted a Japanese sumo gimmick, complete with Mr. Fuji as manager, and won the WWF Championship twice in 1993.

Under which ring name did Kevin Nash win the WWF Championship in the 1990s?

As Diesel, Kevin Nash beat Bob Backlund in eight seconds at Madison Square Garden in November 1994 and held the WWF Championship for nearly a year.

Which future WWE star won Olympic freestyle wrestling gold in 1996 despite competing with a broken neck?

Kurt Angle had also won gold at the 1995 World Championships; he later spent 1998 to 2006 in WWE and a decade in TNA.

Eddie Guerrero's crafty, win-at-any-cost persona was known by what nickname?

'Latino Heat' was Eddie Guerrero's nickname for the lying, cheating, stealing persona that carried him to the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar at No Way Out 2004.

The 619, Rey Mysterio's signature move, takes its name from the area code of which city?

The 619 is named for San Diego's telephone area code; Rey Mysterio grew up in the city's Chula Vista suburb and trained across the border in Tijuana.

Who became the first Undisputed WWF Champion in 2001 by beating Austin and The Rock?

Chris Jericho beat The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin on the same night at Vengeance in December 2001 to become the first Undisputed WWF Champion.

Whom did CM Punk beat at Survivor Series 2011 to begin his 434-day WWE title reign?

CM Punk beat Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series 2011 in Madison Square Garden, starting a 434-day WWE Championship reign that ended against The Rock at the 2013 Royal Rumble.

Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) was born in which Washington state town?

Bryan Danielson was born in Aberdeen, Washington — also Kurt Cobain's hometown — in 1981 and trained at Shawn Michaels's Texas Wrestling Academy.

AJ Styles won his first WWE Championship in September 2016 by beating whom?

AJ Styles beat Dean Ambrose at Backlash on September 11, 2016, for his first WWE Championship, eight months after debuting in the Royal Rumble.

What is Kevin Owens' real surname, under which he wrestled before WWE?

Kevin Steen debuted in 2000 at 16 and won the Ring of Honor World Championship in 2012 before signing with WWE in 2014 as Kevin Owens.

Which future 'American Nightmare' once wrestled as Stardust, a spin-off of Goldust?

Cody later became 'The American Nightmare'.

Which 'special counsel' managed Roman Reigns's Bloodline stable from 2020?

Paul Heyman served as Roman Reigns's 'special counsel' in The Bloodline from 2020 until 2024, having earlier been Brock Lesnar's advocate.

Seth Rollins is billed from which Iowa city?

Seth Rollins is billed from Davenport, Iowa, where he grew up; he debuted locally in 2004 under the ring name Gixx and later headlined Ring of Honor before WWE.

Bianca Belair's 420-day reign is the longest in the history of which title?

Bianca Belair held the Raw Women's Championship for 420 days from WrestleMania 38 in April 2022 until Asuka beat her at Night of Champions in May 2023.

Rhea Ripley, the first Australian woman to win a WWE title, joined which stable in 2022?

Rhea Ripley joined The Judgment Day at WrestleMania Backlash in May 2022 alongside Edge and Damian Priest, and the group later turned on Edge to follow Finn Bálor.

Trish Stratus initially studied at York University hoping to become what?

Trish Stratus studied biology and kinesiology at York University aiming to become a doctor, but a 1997 faculty strike pushed her into fitness modelling and then wrestling.

Whom did Lita beat for her first WWF Women's Championship in August 2000?

Lita beat Stephanie McMahon for the WWF Women's Championship on the August 21, 2000 Raw with The Rock as special referee; she retired in 2006 after losing the title to Mickie James.

Chyna was billed as 'The Ninth Wonder of the World' because who was already the eighth?

She was the first woman in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring.

Which title did Chyna hold twice, a first for a woman?

Chyna won the Intercontinental Championship from Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy 1999, the first woman to hold it, and was recognised as co-champion with Chris Jericho in January 2000.

Ronda Rousey won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in which sport?

She was the first American woman to win an Olympic judo medal.

Who was the first wrestler to hold the WWE, WCW and ECW world championships?

Big Show won the WCW title in 1995, the WWF Championship in 1999 and the ECW Championship in 2006, the first man to hold all three companies' world titles.

Goldberg played college football as a defensive tackle for which school?

Goldberg played defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1986 to 1989 before being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams and playing for the Atlanta Falcons.

Whom did Goldberg lose to in his July 2025 retirement match in Atlanta?

Gunther retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg at Saturday Night's Main Event in Atlanta on July 12, 2025, Goldberg's final match at age 58.

Sting's last WWE match, against Seth Rollins at Night of Champions 2015, was for which title?

Sting challenged Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions on September 20, 2015, and suffered a neck injury that ended his WWE in-ring career.

Ric Flair's WWE-recognized 16 world titles include how many NWA World Heavyweight reigns?

The rest are six WCW and two WWF reigns; some sources count up to 25.

Ric Flair's second Hall of Fame induction, in 2012, was as a member of which group?

Ric Flair went in with The Four Horsemen in 2012 — alongside Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham and J.J. Dillon — four years after his 2008 solo induction.

WWE claimed a record attendance of 101,763 for WrestleMania 32 at which venue?

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hosted WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016; WWE claimed 101,763 fans and a $17.3 million gate.

Who won the 2018 WWE World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel?

Shane McMahon won the 2018 WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel by replacing an injured Miz in the final and pinning Dolph Ziggler, declaring himself 'best in the world'.

WrestleMania XII's main event was the WWF's first televised bout of what type?

The 60-minute Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII in Anaheim ended 0-0 before Shawn Michaels beat Bret Hart in sudden-death overtime for the WWF Championship in 1996.

Which two men met in the acclaimed Intercontinental title ladder match at WrestleMania X?

The event also opened with Owen Hart defeating brother Bret.

Whose managerial services were at stake in the No Mercy 1999 ladder match?

Terri Runnels's managerial services, plus $100,000, went to the winners of the 'Terri Invitational Tournament' final, a ladder match at No Mercy in October 1999 that drew a standing ovation.

Which 1997 pay-per-view featured the first Hell in a Cell match and Kane's debut?

Badd Blood: In Your House, on October 5, 1997, in St. Louis, staged the first Hell in a Cell, where the debuting Kane Tombstoned The Undertaker and handed Shawn Michaels the win.

Vince McMahon's XFL football league played its only season in 2001 with which TV partner?

NBC co-owned the original XFL with the WWF and aired Saturday-night games in 2001; UPN and TNN carried others, and the league folded after one season.

Which WWE Studios film starred Kane as a hulking killer?

See No Evil (2006), the first WWE Films release, cast Kane as the hulking killer Jacob Goodnight; a sequel followed in 2014.

Which celebrity was the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame's celebrity wing in 2004?

Pete Rose, a three-time WrestleMania foil for Kane, opened the Hall of Fame's celebrity wing in 2004; William Perry, Bob Uecker and Drew Carey followed.

Who was the first woman inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame, in 1995?

The Fabulous Moolah, inducted in 1995, was the first woman in the Hall of Fame; the WWF credited her with a 28-year Women's Championship reign ending in 1984.

John Cena holds the record for granting the most wishes for which charity?

John Cena has granted more than 650 Make-A-Wish wishes, the most of anyone in the charity's history, passing 500 in 2015.

John Cena's rapping 'Doctor of Thuganomics' persona debuted in 2002 on which holiday episode of SmackDown?

John Cena debuted his rapping 'Doctor of Thuganomics' persona on the Halloween 2002 SmackDown, freestyling in a Vanilla Ice costume, which saved his flagging push.

Which rapper interfered to help John Cena beat Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41?

Travis Scott, who had been on Cena's side since his March 2025 heel turn, attacked Cody Rhodes during the WrestleMania 41 main event as Cena won his 17th world title.

WWE Network launched in the United States on what date?

WWE Network launched in the United States on February 24, 2014, at $9.99 a month, and its US content moved to Peacock in 2021.

Owen Hart died during which 1999 pay-per-view?

Owen Hart fell from the rafters of Kansas City's Kemper Arena during a Blue Blazer stunt entrance at Over the Edge on May 23, 1999, and died from his injuries.

Which two on-screen proteges of Ted DiBiase have held his Million Dollar Championship?

Ted DiBiase handed the Million Dollar Championship to Steve Austin as 'The Ringmaster' in 1995, and LA Knight won it in a 2021 NXT ladder match against Cameron Grimes with DiBiase at ringside.

Mr. Perfect was the son of which wrestler?

Larry 'The Axe' Hennig, an AWA tag champion, was Curt Hennig's father; Curt's son Joe took the name Curtis Axel in WWE in tribute to both.

The Miz first found fame on which MTV reality series in 2001?

Mike Mizanin appeared on The Real World: Back to New York in 2001, where he debuted 'The Miz' alter ego, then competed on several Real World/Road Rules Challenge seasons.

Edge first retired in 2011 because of what?

He returned as a surprise entrant in the 2020 Royal Rumble and won it in 2021.

Jeff and Matt Hardy started out in what backyard promotion in Cameron, North Carolina?

The Trampoline Wrestling Federation was the Hardys' backyard promotion, begun when they were teenagers in Cameron; it evolved into OMEGA Championship Wrestling in 1997.

Mark Henry, 'The World's Strongest Man', was a US Olympian in which sport?

Mark Henry competed in weightlifting for the United States at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was a 1995 Pan American Games medalist.

Drew McIntyre was the inaugural world champion of which Scottish promotion?

He returned to SmackDown in 2009 as 'The Chosen One'.

WWE's longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion, Walter Hahn, is from which country?

Gunther, born Walter Hahn in Vienna, Austria, held the Intercontinental Championship for a record 666 days from June 2022 to WrestleMania XL in April 2024.

The Bloodline stable takes its name from which Samoan wrestling dynasty?

The Anoa'i family — Roman Reigns, The Usos, Jacob Fatu, Rikishi and Yokozuna among them — is the Samoan dynasty behind The Bloodline, which formed around Reigns in 2020.

Which bayou-dwelling cult stable did Windham Rotunda lead from 2013?

The Wyatt Family — Bray Wyatt with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan — debuted on the main roster in July 2013 after forming in NXT.

Nikki Bella's 301-day reign was the longest in the history of which title?

Nikki Bella held the WWE Divas Championship for 301 days from November 2014 to September 2015, the longest reign before the title was retired at WrestleMania 32 in 2016.

Which woman won the first women's Elimination Chamber match in 2018?

Alexa Bliss retained the Raw Women's Championship by winning the first women's Elimination Chamber in February 2018, then won that year's women's Money in the Bank ladder match.

Iyo Sky cashed in Money in the Bank at SummerSlam 2023 to win which title?

Iyo Sky cashed in her Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam 2023 in Detroit, pinning Bianca Belair moments after Belair beat Asuka, to win the WWE Women's Championship.

Jade Cargill won her first WWE title, the Women's Tag Team Championship, alongside whom in 2024?

Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair beat the Kabuki Warriors at Backlash in Lyon, France, on May 4, 2024, for the Women's Tag Team Championship, Cargill's first WWE title.

YouTuber Logan Paul held which WWE singles title?

Logan Paul beat Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship at Crown Jewel in November 2023 and held it until losing to LA Knight at SummerSlam in August 2024.

Commentator Pat McAfee played in the NFL as a punter for which team?

Pat McAfee punted for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2016 after being a seventh-round pick out of West Virginia, making the Pro Bowl in 2014.

Jerry 'The King' Lawler gained national fame in 1982 for a feud with which comedian?

Andy Kaufman's feud with Jerry Lawler, built on Kaufman's 'intergender champion' act in Memphis, peaked with their 1982 Late Night with David Letterman confrontation.

Manager Jimmy Hart, 'The Mouth of the South', was a member of which 1960s rock band?

Jimmy Hart sang with The Gentrys, whose 'Keep On Dancing' reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, before managing in Memphis and the WWF.

Manager Mr. Fuji was infamous for throwing what into wrestlers' eyes?

Mr. Fuji's trademark was a handful of salt flung into opponents' eyes, a 'Japanese' heel gimmick he carried as a wrestler and then as manager of Yokozuna and Demolition.

Wrestlers managed by 'The Brain' were collectively known as what?

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan's stable was The Heenan Family, which at times included Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect and King Kong Bundy.

Jim Ross, 'Good Ol' JR', is an enrolled citizen of which Native American nation?

He was raised in Westville, Oklahoma.

Ring announcer Howard Finkel worked MSG shows from which year?

Howard Finkel announced his first Madison Square Garden card for the WWWF in 1977 and in 1980 became Titan Sports' first hire; he died in April 2020.

WWE's 1985 late-evening NBC specials occasionally pre-empted which show?

Saturday Night's Main Event aired in Saturday Night Live's NBC slot on select weekends from 1985; the specials were revived in 2006–08 and again from December 2024.

WWE's first premium live event in Germany, in August 2024, was held in which city?

Bash in Berlin, at the Uber Arena on August 31, 2024, was WWE's first premium live event in Germany; CM Punk beat Drew McIntyre in a strap match.

Clash in Paris (2025) was held at an arena in which Paris suburb?

The venue was Paris La Défense Arena.

The WWE 2K video game series adopted the 2K name in 2013, starting with which title?

WWE 2K14, released in October 2013, was the first game under the 2K Sports banner after THQ's bankruptcy; the series had been PlayStation-exclusive until 2006.

Whom did Hulk Hogan pin at Madison Square Garden in January 1984 to win his first WWF title?

Hogan powered out of the Camel Clutch and pinned the Iron Sheik five minutes in; the Sheik later claimed Verne Gagne had offered him $100,000 to break Hogan's leg.

Kofi Kingston, WWE's first African-born world champion, comes from which country?

Kofi Kingston was born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1981; WWE billed him as Jamaican on his 2008 debut before he dropped the accent in 2009 and won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.