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Ken patera vs bob backlund msg may 19, 1980 texas death match. Bob backlund is a lot like brock lesner, someone with an accomplished amateur background who astonished people with his freaky athleticism. Nash s father, robert, died of a heart attack on april 4, 1968, aged 36, when nash was eight years old. Backlund is, far and away, one of the best wrestling books yet. Bob backlund record book comments the clawmasters archives. The iron sheik challenges bob backlund for the wwe championship at madison square garden on the day after christmas of 1983 in a bout that would change the course of wwe history. He has been married to corrine gentzkow since october 31, 1974. I dont give a crap what anyone says about those two, in my book, great guys. Anything and everything is covered in this once in a lifetime shoot.

Robert lee backlund princeton minnesota, 14 augustus 1949, beter bekend onder zijn worstelnaam bob backlund, is een amerikaans professioneel worstelaar en acteur. His wrestling was top notch of course but he had the whole package, really underrated wrestler, its about time he got in the hof. Steve backlund has 20 books on goodreads with 10 ratings. From the kings court, late 1994 after diesel beat him for the wwf championship. After many references to bob backlund were made by kevin nash, he officially debuted in total. Bob backlund remains true to his allamerican roots fox sports. As soon as the bell rang, nash as diesel kicked wwf champion bob backlund in the gut, drove him into the mat with a jacknife powerbomb, and picked up the win. Mar 23, 2017 kevin nash was one of the pro wrestlers leading the charge of bringing in the ratings, but when the tide turned and the end started to come crashing down on wcw, they ended up the ones being closed and bought out by their rivals, and nash sat out his contract instead of jumping onboard and joining the wwe for the invasion storyline. Planned on returning to the wwe on the 2003 march 31 episode of wwe raw 1993, but pushed it back to april 7 because he didnt want to interfere in the wwe debut of bill goldberg. Diesel defeats bob backlund for the wwe championship in eight seconds. Bob backlunds 2nd championship win wrestlezone forums. Robert lee bob backlund is an american professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years. Backlunds second stint with the wwe, however, was a completely different story.

Sep 01, 2014 ive been on a bob backlund kick lately watching different matches throughout his title reign and im amazed by his ability to work different types of matches based on the style of the opponent hes facing. 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. I have bob books set 1 and bob books set 2 and have used them with both of my boys. After many references to bob backlund were made by kevin nash, he officially debuted in total nonstop action wrestling in january 2007, at the final resolution payperview, judging the finals of the paparazzi championship series pcs between alex shelley and austin starr. Robert lee bob backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american professional wrestler with an inring career spanning over 30 years. Backlund s second stint with the wwe, however, was a completely different story. Backlund, those laughs were silenced because people found out that i could do a promo, said backlund, who reigned from 197883. He has wrestled under several ring names, but is best known for his work under his real name. Steve backlunds most popular book is victorious mindsets. Nash won the wwf championship after beating bob backlund on november 26th. There was good irony in bob backlund being champion during the new generation campaign. Shelley and sabin doubled on backlund for a few seconds, then turned to lynn.

Princeton, nj the alarm clock that sits beside bob backlunds bed at his home in glastonbury, connecticut, is set to sound at 6. Backlund did a great job with that angle and made himself relevant again. At the survivor series 94, backlund defeated bret hart in a submission match when a heel owen hart convinced the hart matriarch helen to throw a towel into the ring. Lynn then ran out to side with backlund, but nash gave him a big boot. We talk about how backlund went to vince and why he wanted to turn heel. Details about tv wrestlers mag kevin nash bob backlund april 1995. Its surprising that backlund would hold the title at all at this point considering the timing and the influx of new talent coming in, but nevertheless, having bob lose in such.

Bret hart vs shawn michaels from wwe survivor series 112592. Backlund holds the record for the second longest wwe world heavyweight championship reign, behind bruno sammartinos first. Apr 27, 2020 bob backlund was a guest on the voc wrestling nation radio show to talk about his wwe hall of fame induction, his upcoming book. 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. I loved the backlund gimmick and was super pumped when he won the title. Bob backlund on the original plan for his 1994 title run. Wwe champion diesel defeated bob backlund to retain the title in a dark match.

Contrary to what wwe, the piledriver is a pretty safe move to take. 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. What happened with kevin nash and bob behind the scenes in the wwe and why did bob lose respect for big sexy. Tv wrestlers mag kevin nash bob backlund april 1995. He was a twotime wwwfwwf world heavyweight champion. It was hot off the heels of one of my favorite title matches of all time bret vs bob, which brought together so many longstanding storylines and created new ones. On december 27, 1994, nash s mother, wanda, died after a fouryear struggle against breast cancer. Australia vs new zealand momentum one day cup sri lanka vs england. Just three days later, on a house show no less, backlund lost the title to kevin nash, under his diesel gimmick at the time, in an astoundingly short eight seconds. He would become the top heel to fight against hulk hogan and. Kevin scott nash born july 9, 1959 is an american actor and retired professional wrestler, best known for his tenures with world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe and world championship wrestling wcw. Diesel kevin nash, bob backlund, ultimate warrior, dusty. I even recommended them as a resource in my i can teach my child to read ebook with the caveat that they should be used in moderation.

He is an actor, known for pro wrestling usa 1984, wwe smackdown. Why did bob backlund lose the wwf championship to diesel at a. Then it gets fucked up, it goes all the way wrong, sure, but the injury rate on piledrivers is a lot lower than a lot of things. I got to say, i forgot how talented backlund was with the mic work. Xdivision wrestlers shoot on working with kevin nash bob. Diesel kevin nash, bob backlund, ultimate warrior, dusty rhodes new wave wrestling magazine april 1995 new wave wrestling on. Books by steve backlund author of victorious mindsets. When he won the wwwf championship in 1978, he was by far the most athletic holder of that belt up to that point. Kevin nash the master of the jackknife powerbomb rotten ink. Kevin nash active also known as diesel, vinnie vegas, oz, great oz, master blaster steele, dr. Nash trotted to the ring and pulled backlund off of shelley. Kevin nash aka diesel then went on to face the undertaker at.

His boynextdoor looks made him impossible to dislike while his superior athleticism solified his lofty inring status. He has wrestled nearly every big name in the sport, including hulk hogan, ric flair. Bob backlund was born on august 14, 1950 in princeton, minnesota, usa as robert lee backlund. Backlund holds the record for the secondlongest wwe championship reign, ahead of hulk hogans first reign and behind bruno sammartinos first. 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. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler with. I would argue that diesel vs bob backlund should be inducted. Bobs wrestling persona is that of a scientific wrestling allamerican boy, but he could get easily get into pissed off brawler mode when he needed to. Given the tie breaking vote, backlund launched a long explanation. Greg valentine vs tiger conway jr houston may 18th, 1979 roy luciers wrestling. Backlund by bob backlund overdrive rakuten overdrive. Diesel defeated bob backlund in 8 seconds to win the wwf title. Dec 14, 2017 bob backlund was easily becoming the hottest heel in the wwf at the ripe old age of 45. Nashs father, robert, died of a heart attack on april 4, 1968, aged 36, when nash was eight years old.

Bob s wrestling persona is that of a scientific wrestling allamerican boy, but he could get easily get into pissed off brawler mode when he needed to. Bob backlund was easily becoming the hottest heel in the wwf at the ripe old age of 45. On december 27, 1994, nashs mother, wanda, died after a fouryear struggle against breast cancer. Bob backlund had his foreman moment and became the wwf champion once more. Bob backlund was a guest on the voc wrestling nation radio show to talk about his wwe hall of fame induction, his upcoming book. Ive been on a bob backlund kick lately watching different matches throughout his title reign and im amazed by his ability to work different types of matches based on the style of the opponent hes facing. After many references to bob backlund were made by kevin nash, he officially debuted in total nonstop action wrestling tna in january 2007, at the final resolution payperview, judging the finals of the paparazzi championship series pcs between alex shelley and austin starr. Bret hart shoots on working with kevin nash at survivor series 1995 duration. Mar 31, 2017 just three days later, on a house show no less, backlund lost the title to kevin nash, under his diesel gimmick at the time, in an astoundingly short eight seconds. Diesel defeats bob backlund for the wwe championship youtube. The undertakers wrestlemania streak was almost ended by nwo.