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Bob backlund record book comments the clawmasters archives. Backlund, those laughs were silenced because people found out that i could do a promo, said backlund, who reigned from 197883. Edge beats dolph zigglersmackdown 2011 3 mins, 3 seconds 9. When he won the wwwf championship in 1978, he was by far the most athletic holder of that belt up to that point. Inoki returned the belt to backlund before returning to the us.

Backlund dropped the wwf title to the iron sheik on december 26 in madison square garden, with bob getting injured by the sheik and his persian clubs. Miller, includes interviews with roddy piper, ric flair, the iron sheik and vince mcmahon. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and organizations into catalytic levels of hope. All media animation western anime comic book fan fics film game. Apr 09, 20 promos from bob backlund and diesel 12041994 duration. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bob backlund books online. Brian mcgilloway, new york times bestselling author of little girl lost. Bob backlund was one of the most technically gifted wrestlers to ever step foot inside the squared circle. Bob backlund celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. The 63yearold from princeton, minnesota was an allamerican in both football and wrestling but it was the latter that he pursued a career in.

Backlund did a great job with that angle and made himself relevant again. Robert lee bob backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american professional wrestler. Books by steve backlund author of victorious mindsets. Steve backlund has 20 books on goodreads with 10 ratings. And one of the biggest surprises for me of the night was the crowds reaction to former threetime wwf heavyweight champion bob backlund. If this show taught us anything, we would not be surprised that backlund was too weak to get back in the ring a month later. Why did bob backlund lose the wwf championship to diesel at a. He has been married to corrine gentzkow since october 31, 1974. Steve backlund is an encourager, leader developer, joy activist, and a revivalist teacher.

Backlund went on to join the wwwf in 1977 and on february 20th 1978 he captured the wwwf championship and went on to hold the title for six years. Graham, who was traditionally a rule breaker, had the rules broken on him for a change. Posts about bob backlund written by primaryignition. May, 2015 bob backlund is a lot like brock lesner, someone with an accomplished amateur background who astonished people with his freaky athleticism. Bob backlunds 2nd championship win wrestlezone forums. Bob backlund remains true to his allamerican roots fox sports. Diesel beats bob backlund in 8 seconds to win wwf title ricky steamboat has quietly decided to retire. May 15, 2020 wwe hall of famer bob backlund recently appeared on the two man power trip podcast to discuss various topics. Diesel is the man who ended bob backlunds title reign, and then big. Diesel defeated bob backlund in 8 seconds to win the wwf title.

The undertakers wrestlemania streak was almost ended by nwo. Backlund holds the record for the secondlongest wwe championship reign, ahead of hulk hogans first reign and behind bruno sammartinos first. Bob backlund told me the most step ups he ever did at one time was 8 hours with 30 minutes off, that is a long time to do step ups. If you dont keep up with wrestling these days, 66yearold backlund is back on tv, playing the role of a coach to current wwe wrestler darren young. From allamerican boy to professional wrestlings world champion by bob backlund 20150915.

Backlund by bob backlund overdrive rakuten overdrive. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and. The belt had been held up after backlund lost the belt to antonio inoki in a very controversial finish. Vince mcmahon wouldve agreed to book him to defeat the undertaker at.

Goldberg beats the fiendsuper showdown 2020 2 mins, 57 seconds 8. Robert lee bob backlund is an american professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years. He is known for holding the record for the second longest reign as wwe champion in history which is ahead of hulk hogans first reign and behind bruno sammartinos first. Promos from bob backlund and diesel 12041994 duration. Backlund would lose the title days later to a green kevin diesel. His rivalry with jimmy snuka and the manner snuka carried himself outside the ring. Then, in 1992, bret the hitman hart beat flair for the world title and held it for an. Beginners guide to new japan pro wrestling book or cook. The diesel reign was planned as far back as the summer of 94. Dec 14, 2017 so instead of the long backlund title reign building diesel as the heir apparent, mcmahon decided to shock fans by the quick switch and do it in a fashion to make diesel look like a monster. Brian mcgilloway, new york times bestselling author of little girl lost coming october 9, 2018 from crooked lane books.

Why did bob backlund lose the wwf championship to diesel. Robert lee backlund princeton minnesota, 14 augustus 1949, beter bekend onder zijn worstelnaam bob backlund, is een amerikaans professioneel worstelaar en acteur. Wwe hall of famer bob backlund recently appeared on the two man power trip podcast to discuss various topics. Diesel beats bob backlund in 8 seconds to win the wwf. Nash won the wwf championship after beating bob backlund on november 26th. Just like that diesel was one of the most popular guys in the wwf. He was a belowaverage student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. Weve recently done a major upgrade, so pardon our dust as we get everything in place. Princeton, nj the alarm clock that sits beside bob backlunds bed at his home in glastonbury, connecticut, is set to sound at 6. Backlund was never intended to be anything more than a transitional champion, a way to get the.

Backlund was never intended to be anything more than a transitional champion, a way to get the belt off bret and over to diesel while still protecting that diesel bret money match. During a match with steve austin in august at clash of the champions, steamboat suffered a herniated and collapsed disc in his lower back, which pressed on a nerve in his left leg. Kevin nash aka diesel then went on to face the undertaker at. Shawn is also a published author, with a nonfiction book about the. Lessons and stories on life from wrestling legend bob backlund, was released on september 18, 2015. I remember bob backlunds career well under the vince mcmahan organization. Bob backlund wrestlers database cagematch the internet. Robert louis backlund is an american retired professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years, best known for his tenures in the world wid. Backlund had graham in a pinning predicament, but graham got his foot on the ropes. Bob backlund feat hus kingpin by westsidegunn west side. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler with. Steve backlunds most popular book is victorious mindsets.

Three days later at a house show in madison square garden diesel beat bob backlund who just beat bret hart for the title at survivor series for the wwf title in eight seconds. Singles wrestler 1973 2018 tag team wrestler 1976 manager 1996 1997, 2016 2017. I doubt a second book about his postwrestling days would go over well, but i would love to hear more about bob backlund the man vs bob backlund the. Backlund is a vibrant new voice in crime writing and one to watch.

From the rise of icons like the rock and bill goldberg, to the montreal screwjob, to ecws pay per view debut, its impact would be felt for years to come. Backlund was never intended to be anything more than a transitional champion, a way to get the belt off bret and over to diesel while still protecting that dieselbret money match. As a person born on this date, bob backlund is listed in our database as the 23rd most popular celebrity for the day august 14 and the 69th most popular for the year 1949. The diesel power era had begun that night and bob backlunds big heel run became just a blur. Bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. He is best known for working for the world wide wrestling federationworld wrestling federation from 1977 to 1984.

Diesel defeats bob backlund for the wwe championship in eight seconds. But out of the ring he was an embarrassment to soc. Wwf, 1983 wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. So instead of the long backlund title reign building diesel as the heir apparent, mcmahon decided to shock fans by the quick switch and do it in a fashion to make diesel look like a monster. Bob backlund remains true to his allamerican roots fox. Bob backlund is an actor, known for all my friends are leaving brisbane 2007. Bob backlund is a lot like brock lesner, someone with an accomplished amateur background who astonished people with his freaky athleticism. Three days later, diesel would win the title from him in a squash match in an oddly. Bob backlund simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. August 1949 in princeton, minnesota ist ein ehemaliger. So instead of the long backlund title reign building diesel as the heir.

Princeton, nj the alarm clock that sits beside bob backlund s bed at his home in glastonbury, connecticut, is set to sound at 6. We knew this turn was coming and the fans loved it when it finally happened. Bob backlund feat hus kingpin by westsidegunn west. There was good irony in bob backlund being champion during the new generation campaign. Diesel kicked backlund in the stomach, hit him with a jackknife powerbomb and pinned him in eight seconds. Diesel defeats bob backlund for the wwe championship youtube. Bob backlund was born on august 14, 1949 in princeton, minnesota, usa as robert lee backlund. He is an actor, known for pro wrestling usa 1984, wwe smackdown. For the first 11 years of bob backlunds pro wrestling career, he was portrayed as.

Diesel finally turned babyface on shawn michaels, bob backlund won the title from bret hart in a nearly 40minute match that dave was bored to death by. Whatever your specialtygrip, olympic lifting, strongman, highland gamesand whether you are world class or mortal, if you like strength, the ironmind forum is for you. Sep 15, 2015 bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. But still to this day, he does 30 minutes of step ups everyday on a 15. Bobby duncum backlund beats duncum in a texas death match to win the vacant wwf world title. Backlund held bret hart in the chicken wing for over 9 minutes before the towel was thrown in. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years, best known for his tenures in the world wide wrestling federationworld wrestling federation wwwfwwf, later known as world wrestling entertainment and currently simply known as wwe, where he is a twotime wwwfwwf heavyweight championwwf. Ironically enough, that would ultimately be the match in which vince took the belt off diesel a year later. Bob backlund celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes. Seth rollins beats brock lesnarwrestlemania 35 2 mins, 30. Bob backlund is a famous american wrestler, who was born on august 14, 1949.