Q 01/05

Pro Wrestling Noah's original logo paired an ark with which bird from the biblical flood story?

A) A raven

B) A dove

C) A crane

D) An eagle

Answer · why

B) A dove

A dove with an olive branch marks a fresh start in the biblical flood story, which the founders saw as a mirror of their own walkout from All Japan Pr...

Q 02/05

Noah founder Mitsuharu Misawa spent much of the 1980s as the second wrestler to play which masked manga hero?

A) Kinnikuman

B) Kamen Rider

C) Tiger Mask

D) Ultraman

Answer · why

C) Tiger Mask

Tiger Mask was a character All Japan licensed for him, and Misawa played the part until May 1990, when he told his tag partner to pull the mask off in...

Q 03/05

Which knee-strike finisher did Pro Wrestling Noah star Kenta invent before CM Punk popularized it in America?

A) Kinshasa

B) Busaiku Knee

C) V-Trigger

D) Go 2 Sleep

Answer · why

D) Go 2 Sleep

Go 2 Sleep drops an opponent from a fireman's carry onto a rising knee, and Kenta later added a version from a backbreaker rack that he called the Ura...

Q 04/05

Which American, a three-time WCW world champion, joined Scorpio as the first GHC Tag Team Champions in 2001?

A) Big Van Vader

B) Scott Steiner

C) Bill Goldberg

D) Diamond Dallas Page

Answer · why

A) Big Van Vader

Big Van Vader and Scorpio won an 11-team tournament that October, then lost the belts six weeks later to Noah's founder and his regular partner.

Q 05/05

Under which new ring name did Pro Wrestling Noah's top star Kenta perform after joining WWE in 2014?

A) Yoshi Tatsu

B) Taka Michinoku

C) Hideo Itami

D) Sho Funaki

Answer · why

C) Hideo Itami

Hideo Itami means 'Hero of Pain', a name he unveiled on NXT in September 2014 before moving on to the cruiserweight show 205 Live.