1998 was a big year for the WWE. We are here to test your knowledge of the year of WWE television. Take our WWE 1998 quiz to prove your fandom. This will include some specific questions about matches, moments and events!
WWE 1998 Quiz
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the 10 trivia questions. In the end, it will let you know how you scored and how big of a fan you are.
Who Became The First-Ever WWF Hardcore Champion (in 1998)?
Who Won The 1998 Royal Rumble Match?
The WWF Women's Championship Was Reactivated In 1998 (It was Deactivated In 1995). Who Became The First Champion?
Where Was Wrestlemania XIV (1998) Held?
Who On This List Did NOT Hold The WWF Title At Some Point In 1998?
Who Won The King of the Ring Tournament In 1998?
The Infamous WWF Brawl for All Tournament Took Place In 1998. Which Of These Names Did NOT Compete In The Tournament?
Who Did The Undertaker Defeat At Wrestlemania XIV (1998)
Who Won The Vacant WWF Title In The Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament (Survivor Series 1998)?
The Undertaker Defeated Mankind In The Most Infamous Hell in a Cell Match In WWE History. What PPV Did This Happen At in 1998?
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WWE 1998 Quiz: Questions & Answers
Here are some more details on the answers if you are curious. Don’t read until AFTER you take the quiz! This will provide you some context into some of the answers that you may have gotten wrong. It will also include some fun facts.
1) Who Became The First-Ever WWF Hardcore Champion (in 1998)?
Mankind became the first-ever WWF Hardcore Champion in 1998. Mr.Mahon awarded him the title. This was Mankind’s only reign as Hardcore Champion.
The Title was active from 1998 until 2002. It was defended under the 24/7 rule, which meant that the title could be defended anywhere at any time as long as a referee was present. This led to a massive amount of title changes in a short period of time. The Title changed hands 240 times in only four years.
2) Who Won The 1998 Royal Rumble Match?
Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 1998 Royal Rumble match. He last eliminated The Rock to earn a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XIV. Austin entered the match in the 24th spot. He compiled 7 eliminations throughout the match.
This was the second straight year that Austin had won the Royal Rumble. Austin would go on to win the Rumble again in 2001.
3) The WWF Women’s Championship Was Reactivated In 1998 (It was Deactivated In 1995). Who Became The First Champion?
Jacqueline won the WWF Women’s Championship in 1998 after it was reactivated. She defeated Sable to win the belt. This was the first of Jacqueline’s two Title reigns in his career.
Jacqueline’s reign lasted for 61 days. She was eventually defeated by Sable and lost the belt.
4) Where Was Wrestlemania XIV (1998) Held?
Wrestlemania XIV was held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This took place on March 29th, 1998. This was the first Wrestlemania to ever take place in Boston.
The main event of Wrestlemania XIV was between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer for the match. After this match, Michaels took a 4-year hiatus due to injury.
5) Who On This List Did NOT Hold The WWF Title At Some Point In 1998?
The Undertaker is the only person on the list who did not win the WWF Championship at some point in 1998. Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Kane, and Shawn Michaels all held the belt at some point during the year.
Stone Cold had the longest Title reign, holding it for 91 days.
6) Who Won The King of the Ring Tournament In 1998?
Ken Shamrock won the King of the Ring Tournament in 1998. He defeated the Rock in the finals. Shamrock defeated Kama Mustafa, Jeff Jarrett, and Mark Henry during the earlier rounds.
7) The Infamous WWF Brawl for All Tournament Took Place In 1998. Which Of These Names Did NOT Compete In The Tournament?
Ahmed Johnson is the only person on that list who didn’t participate in the Brawl For All Tournament. The Brawl For All Tournament was won by Bart Gunn.
The Brawl for All Tournament will go down as probably one of the worst ideas in WWE history.
8) Who Did The Undertaker Defeat At Wrestlemania XIV (1998)
The Undertaker defeated Kane at Wrestlemania XIV. This extended his undefeated streak to 7-0. This was still at a time where the Undertaker’s legendary streak was not even really thought about.
9) Who Won The Vacant WWF Title In The Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament (Survivor Series 1998)?
The Rock defeated Mankind in the Tournament final match for the vacant WWF Championship. This was the ‘Deadly Games Tournament’ at Survivor Series 1998. The Rock defeated Big Boss Man, Ken Shamrock, and the Undertaker in previous rounds of the tournament.
10) The Undertaker Defeated Mankind In The Most Infamous Hell in a Cell Match In WWE History. What PPV Did This Happen At in 1998?
The Undertaker defeated Mankind at King of the Ring 1998. This is the most infamous Hell in a Cell match of all time. Arguably the most infamous match of all time in general. Mankind was tossed off and through the cell during the match.
There have been plenty of Hell in a Cell matches in WWE history. This is likely the one that first comes into your mind when the match type is brought up.
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