Howard Finkel AOL Chat
February 7, 1997
This is one of Howard Finkel's monthly trivia contest chats on America Online. He used to host this, and members could respond and win a prize pack of cool WWF merchandise!
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WWFFink: Folks....We apoloigize for the delay, but we are ready
to go...Take it away Bill
OnlineHost: To send your question to the speaker, click on the
Interact icon, then use the Ask a Question option.
WWFBBANKS: Send your answers in throught the question box folks!!
You ready Fink?
WWFFink: OK....You have 30 seconds to answer
WWFFink: And no multiple winners tonight:):):)
WWFFink: GOOD LUCK TO ALL
WWFFink: First question?
WWFFink: In 1983...Who was known as the WWF's Troubleshooting
Referee?
WWFFink: TIME
WWFFink: WOW
WWFFink: I am surprised
WWFFink: Well anyway
WWFFink: The correct answer was
WWFFink: Swede Hanson
WWFBBANKS: You got em' Fink!
WWFFink: Appointed in 1983 by the WWF
WWFFink: Formner great wrestler
WWFFink: Banks, 1-0...The Fink
WWFBBANKS: These folks are going to have to do better than that
tonight!
WWFBBANKS: I ALWAYS score first Fink!
WWFBBANKS: Here we go with question # 2!
WWFFink: From what building did the FIRST Saturday Night's Main
Event originate?
WWFFink: WINNER!!!!!!!
WWFFink: I knew you guys would bounce back!!
WWFFink: OK, the answer is :
WWFFink: Nassau Coliseum
WWFFink: May 1985
WWFBBANKS: Andy...that was JUST Dandy....excuse the horrible puns
tonight...:)
WWFFink: Congratulations to
WWFFink: Andy Cohen!!!
WWFFink: Hey Bill...Where's the Matrat?
WWFFink: Is he already at Penn Station for Shotgun?
WWFBBANKS: I dunno Fink...Penn Station has MANY holes!
WWFBBANKS: Here we go folks!
WWFFink: Who was Owen Hart's first round opponent in the 1994
King Of The Ring Tournament?
WWFFink: WINNER!!!!!!!
WWFFink: Wow
WWFFink: OK
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFFink: Tatanka
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: BlueHayz
WWFmatrat: Whats cookin' fellas??? How are MY fans doin' tonight?
WWFFink: Where have you been Joe DiMaggio?
WWFBBANKS: Finkmeister....that was TOOOOOO easy.....even Matrat
could have gotten that one, eh Rat?
WWFFink: That's Mat Rat's real name folks
WWFBBANKS: Joltin' Mat DiMaggio
WWFBBANKS: Here we go folks!
WWFmatrat: Heck....Im big time..I show up when I want>>:)
WWFBBANKS: The next question requires a SPECIFIC answer!
WWFFink: How did Rhythm & Blues enter the arena at WrestleMania
VI?
WWFmatrat: They walked in:))))))
WWFFink: WINNER!!!!!
WWFFink: No RAT
WWFFink: You guys are QUICK
WWFFink: The correct answer is
WWFFink: A Pink Cadliiac
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: BokonR
WWFmatrat: Well..they walked in to the ring:)
WWFBBANKS: Hey....he's Bokon...he's cool...he's cocky...and he
just demolished Fink!
WWFmatrat: Boko...is he related to Bozo??
WWFBBANKS: Here we go again! Moving one!
WWFFink: The late Buddy Rogers hosted an interview segment in the
early 80's on WWF TV called: What
WWFmatrat: The Lone Ranger!!!:))
WWFFink: WINNER
WWFFink: Keep the clock right RAT!!
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFFink: Rogers' \Corner
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: HITMAN383
WWFBBANKS: Fink..I didn't even know that one! And as you
know....I know A-LOT!!
WWFmatrat: Yes..Excellence as usual
WWFFink: Rat, please keep the clock accurate!!
WWFmatrat: Puttin himself over heh..Fink?
WWFmatrat: Ok Fink..I got the clock bro:)
WWFFink: Yes, Like he did Tiger Ali Singh!!
WWFBBANKS: Next one!! Here we go!! QUIET RAT!!
WWFFink: From Japan bill??
WWFmatrat: :)
WWFmatrat: Jeep...Jeep!
WWFFink: Who was the Undertaker's first SINGLES' opponent on a
WWF Pay per view event?
WWFFink: WINNER!!!!!!!
WWFmatrat: a winner already?
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFFink: The Undertaker (Wrestlemania VII)
WWFFink: Congratulations to:
WWFFink: Snuka
WWFFink: I was thinking about the "Taker
WWFBBANKS: SHOW ME THE ANSWER FINK!!!
WWFFink: It was Jimmy Snuka
WWFmatrat: He snuka in with a win:)
WWFFink: And the winner was
WWFFink: Ray Karna
WWFmatrat: Say hey Ray:)
WWFBBANKS: Here we go again Fink!! Get ready folks!!
WWFFink: What were the FIRST names of the tag team from the late
70's known as the Yukon Lumberjacks?
WWFmatrat: LumberBANKS USA????
WWFFink: WE Got a WINNER at the Buzzer, right?
WWFmatrat: We got it!!!!
WWFFink: Lucky!!
WWFmatrat: Yes..at the buzzer!!
WWFFink: The correct answer was
WWFFink: Eric and Pierre
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: ZR 01
WWFBBANKS: Next one folks!! Here we go!
WWFFink: Well guys, think it's time???
WWFBBANKS: ITS TIME...IT'S TIME...IT's . . . . SUPER STUMPER
TIME!!
WWFFink: EXACTLY
WWFmatrat: OK..Stumper it is!!!
WWFBBANKS: The Man They Call Fink...with the Super Stumper!
WWFmatrat: :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
WWFFink: Here are the rules folks
WWFFink: Cute Rat, cute!!
WWFFink: In a moment, I am going to let loose with the SUPER
STUMPER
WWFFink: If you think you know the answer
WWFFink: E-Mail me at WWFFink
WWFFink: before 12 Noon tomorrow Eastern Time
WWFFink: All correct answers
WWFFink: will be entered in a drawing for a one year's
subscription to the
WWF Magazine
WWFFink: If you are already a current subscriber
WWFFink: You will gte another year tagged onto your existing
subscription
WWFFink: get
WWFFink: And folks
WWFFink: ONE entry per person PLEASE
WWFBBANKS: And you get to read some pretty good articles by yours
truly! WHOOPPEE!! :)
WWFFink: Pitiful Banks, JUST pitiful!!
WWFBBANKS: Here we with the Super Stumper Folks..get ready!!
WWFFink: AndThe very BEST of luck to ALL:
WWFFink: In the music video from Piledriver called "If You Only
Knew"(1987-1988)....
WWFFink: Who spoke/sang the following line:
WWFFink: "A lot of you guys want to see me in agony"
WWFFink: GOOD LUCK
WWFFink: E-Mail me at WWFFink
WWFFink: With the answers
WWFFink: By the way
WWFBBANKS: Hey...whip out those vinyl records folks!!
WWFFink: The winner will be announced in the Full Bodypress
newsletter this coming Monday
WWFBBANKS: Fink takes out his vinyls EVERY night!
WWFBBANKS: Here we go with more trivia!!
WWFBBANKS: Let's move along..here we go!
WWFFink: In the Tag Team Tournament in 1994-1995......
WWFFink: Who were the first round opponents for Bam Bam Bigelow &
Tatanka?
WWFFink: WINNER>>>>>>
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFFink: Men On A Mission
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: TiMeBoMbz
WWFmatrat: Yes..It was his TIME to win
WWFBBANKS: Hey Fink..he just EXPLODED all over you! Congrats
TimeBombz!
WWFFink: Yes he did....WTG
WWFBBANKS: Next question there La Buena?
WWFmatrat: Oh..Billy has a new job...Comedian.
WWFFink: Yes, and you've heard of a stand up comedian?
WWFFink: He's a SIT DOWN one
WWFBBANKS: Why ya gotta be like that Fink?
WWFmatrat: :)
WWFBBANKS: Here we go with more trivia!
WWFmatrat: More TRIVIA!
WWFFink: In what facility did Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales win
the WWF Tag Team Titles in 1980?
WWFFink: WINNER
WWFmatrat: Billy's basement???
WWFFink: Good job folks
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFFink: Shae Stadium
WWFFink: Shea
WWFFink: And congratulations to our winner:
WWFFink: Bill Parcells
WWFFink: WHOOPS
WWFFink: Sorry
WWFFink: He's consulting
WWFBBANKS: That's it...any more cracks about my Jets\ and I'm
moving to England :P
WWFFink: Our winner is
WWFFink: N4CER
WWFmatrat: Put down your weapons....I enforce the law!:)
WWFBBANKS: That's another story there Rat....
WWFBBANKS: MORE trivia Fink? Can you do MORE??? :)
WWFFink: Well, I gotta Git-uhlong here
WWFmatrat: Ohhhh..sorry..Back to the game..
WWFBBANKS: Next question.....
WWFFink: What was the first Canadian city that hosted an In Your
House pay per view evet?
WWFFink: WINNER!!!!!
WWFmatrat: O' Canada.....
WWFFink: Qukci tonight!!
WWFBBANKS: Qukci?
WWFFink: Which is french for quick
WWFFink: The correct answer is:
WWFBBANKS: OK there French Fry man.....
WWFFink: Winnipeg
WWFFink: October, 1995
WWFFink: And congratulations to
WWFFink: OBannon31
WWFmatrat: <-------- singing to himself....O' Canada.
WWFBBANKS: Ahh...a basketball fan...and he just bounced Fink!
WWFFink: Time for a few more
WWFBBANKS: MORE questions!! WE DON'T STOP!
WWFFink: OK
WWFBBANKS: SHOW ME THE QUESTION!!!
WWFmatrat: We dont stop till we drop....
WWFFink: In what year did Gentleman Jerry Valiant first appear in
the WWF?
WWFFink: WINNER
WWFFink: OK
WWFFink: The correct answer is:"
WWFFink: 1979
WWFFink: The year Banks was in college
WWFBBANKS: I was just THREE YEARS OLD in 1979 Fink! WOW!
WWFFink: And congratulations to
WWFFink: RingSongs
WWFFink: Very impressive
WWFmatrat: You can ring my bell.......ring my
bell!:)<------singing again
WWFBBANKS: MORe Folks!! Here we go!
WWFFink: A few more
WWFBBANKS: No one liked that song Rat..give it up
WWFmatrat: 5 minutes to go....
WWFFink: Who won the award at the 1987 Slammy Awards for Best
Hygiene?
WWFFink: WINNER!!!
WWFFink: OK
WWFFink: The correct answer is
WWFFink: The Bolsheviks
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: RamRick
WWFmatrat: Ram Bam thank you Mam...:))LOL
WWFBBANKS: Bill Banks says...NO COMMENT! Congratulations Rick!
WWFBBANKS: THE LAST QUESTION...here we go!! Get ready for the
last chance!!
WWFmatrat: This is it..for all the marbles!!
WWFFink: In the late 70's and early 80's the WWF TV Program
Championship Wrestling was televised from what location in Pennsylvania?
WWFFink: Location specific
WWFmatrat: Finks Backyard???
WWFFink: WINNER
WWFFink: The correct ansewr was ALLENTOWN
WWFFink: A great place for that
WWFFink: And congratulations to:
WWFFink: PTFSPORTS
WWFFink: WOW
WWFFink: They wiped me out except for the first one
WWFBBANKS: Hey Fink...did you get that question from your Billy
Joel vinyl???
WWFmatrat: YES! baby....<-----Singing once again to Fink...Na,
Na, Na , Na Hey , Hey , Hey goodbye:)
WWFFink: Folks, you have just heard the two Casey Kasem rejects
WWFFink: OK
WWFmatrat: Ohhh.we love ya..Fink!
WWFFink: That's gonna do it for this session
WWFFink: Again, don'tt forget to E-Mail me at WWFFink
WWFFink: with your answer for tonight's super stumper
WWFFink: Rat, thanks
WWFFink: BANKS
WWFmatrat: Bill..thanks for working tonight..
WWFFink: Don't quit your day job!
WWFBBANKS: I'm a workin' man....no time for rest....:)
WWFFink: You might be riding a JEEP
WWFBBANKS: Better than the car I have now Fink!
WWFmatrat: LOL....
WWFFink: Thanks again everyone
WWFFink: You guys are great
WWFFink: Back next month
WWFBBANKS: Later folks!
WWFmatrat: AND thanks to everyone who attended..NIGHT!!
WWFFink: GOOD NIGHT!!!!
WWFBBANKS: Don't forget Shotgun Saturday Night coverage this
Saturday night!
ONlineHost: Copyright 1997 World Wrestling Federation, Titan
Sports Inc.
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With years of experience ring announcing for the World Wrestling
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Transmitted: 3/18/1997 10:03 AM
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