As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund experienced success as both an adored hero and a loathed villain in a WWE career that spanned across three decades. The kid from Princeton, Minn., quickly became ...

Kurt Angle's debut on the WWE main roster in Autumn 1999 was the beginning of one of the most impressive rookie years in WWE history. The Olympic Gold Medalist won both the WWE European and ...

WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash won the WWE Championship on November 26, 1994, defeating Bob Backlund in eight seconds during a WWE house show in Madison Square Garden just three days after Backlund had ...

The Iron Sheik became WWE Champion the day after Christmas in 1983 when he defeated Bob Backlund at Madison Square Garden. The victory was a controversial one, as Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland ...

Making an opponent utter the words "I quit" is no easy feat, as only an elite number of WWE Superstars can lay claim to having done it. Bret Hart and Bob Backlund had the first-ever "I Quit" contest ...

On Aug. 11, 2016, the WWE on ESPN vertical came out of the gate firing. Triple H broke down in-ring psychology and character development, Stephanie McMahon talked about the transition from having a ...

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Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the ...