Heel Backlund will forever be the WWEs biggest dropped ball.
2026-03-08 17:39:11
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user8727781093764 :
I didn’t understand where this storyline came from at the time, but Backlund really did great in this role. I remember truly feeling like he lost his mind with his promos and staring at his hands after the crossed face chicken wing, kinda like he’s looking at the blood on his hands after committing a crime. It was really powerful for the time, but he then lost the title in 3 seconds at a house show (because Vince wanted to make people think house shows were worth paying more for tickets) and then he became a joke
2026-03-08 05:49:25
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Markus Cory Andrews :
That crossface chicken wing was no joke
2026-03-08 10:05:01
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G Money :
Awesome promo . Could you please post some more of Bob Backlund's matches and/or promos ? Bob is 💯 percent correct when he wanted to be a positive role model for society . My hat's off to Mr. Backlund !
2026-05-02 14:34:25
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Saucemill :
Backlund should’ve turned heel in 83 it would’ve been legendary
2026-03-08 17:10:49
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ReplugInteractive :
gunther can't cut promo like this
2026-03-08 09:29:18
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poisewinstitles :
Time is weird. At the time this felt like someone from a long gone generation coming back to become champion. But today it would be like 2010 Randy Orton becoming champion in 2026 (which he will in a few weeks).
2026-03-08 07:53:50
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braves4ljfe :
this promo is way too good for a reign that lasted like 3 days
2026-03-09 00:14:43
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Alan X :
WWE did that because Hulk Hogan never beat Backlund. So when Diesel beat him easily Diesel looked stronger than Hogan. But Diesel didn’t draw like Hogan so it was scrapped.
2026-03-08 00:45:54
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Jamie Niemeyer :
Backlund was right he never lost the belt back in 1978 the towel was thrown in by his manger!
2026-03-08 18:33:08
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Dougefresh79 :
I didn’t get him as a kid. But now as a man he was really good and underrated as a heel
2026-03-11 14:20:47
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MoeHawk :
heel bob backland, chefs kiss ,
2026-03-08 04:50:35
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knucklepuck0 :
So underrated. Too bad new gen came through
2026-03-08 00:54:15
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PoloJaims :
then diesel beat him 5 days later in 30 seconds 😂😂😂😂
2026-03-08 08:41:11
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bingbong7785 :
Wildly underrated run
2026-03-12 05:16:54
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Joshua Crompton :
Promo lasted longer than his title reign..
2026-03-12 03:17:39
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Benn Witty :
lowkey a great promo
2026-03-09 05:08:07
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Eric :
48 hours later....
2026-03-08 23:43:00
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Hanif Adams, MBA :
They dropped the ball with his heel work! He was so good as a heel when there weren’t great heels then.
2026-03-30 20:10:34
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LonelyWelder :
He deserved a longer run
2026-03-14 18:14:20
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gf56 :
Bob was 45 here
2026-03-28 01:10:57
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chiraqdreaming :
I cried when Bret lost
2026-03-14 19:27:27
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davidschwartz08 :
if he had done this back in the 70s/early 80s he probably would have been on top a lot longer.
2026-04-07 19:21:16
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