Bob Backlund on Vince McMahon Sr. & Jr!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2016
- Mr. Bob Backlund on differences between Vince McMahon Sr. & Jr.
2 time WWE Champion, author and current WWE Performer "Mr. Bob Backlund" talks about the differences between working for Vince McMahon Sr. and Jr in the WWWF, WWF & WWE in this clip from the Wade Keller Podcast during the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame 2016 weekend in Waterloo Iowa where Mr. Backlund was honored during the HOF ceremony.
www.TheHANNIBALTV.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=3889524
Facebook: / great-north-wrestling-...
Twitter @GNWWrestling
Instagram: / gnwrestling - บันเทิง
![[TH] GEN vs SEN | FPX vs TH - VALORANT Champions 2024 DAY 1](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VcyH-0LAlhs/mqdefault.jpg)
![Ric Flair & Bob Backlund Interview [1982-07-03]](/img/n.gif)
Shiek and Backlund always had big respect for each other. Both being real wrestlers.
Backlund earned the Sheik's respect by getting in the ring and being able to do the Persian Clubs unlike any other wrestler of his day.
Even the Iron Sheik will tell you this.
Awesome strength Sheik said of Backlund when he succeeded in using them.
Yes. True legit skill. Backlund a 2x NCAA D2 champion. Sheik a national champion in Iran (where wrestling is huge) and international competitor. Both guys have had a lot of respect for one another for decades.
Bob hasn't said it outright, but someone has said that while it's known he refused to turn heel to lose to Hogan, as he didn't want his kids to get ridiculed in school, Backlud also didn't want to lose to Hogan, but was willing to lose to Sheik as he respected his actual skill.
@@duanekennard3298 Wasn't there an arm wrestling challenge too? I think Bob won.
In August of 1978, I went to The Spectrum the night Bob was in a Sicilian Stretcher match with Superstar Graham. I was walking along the corridor before the matches started and witnessed a large crowd gathering. As I got closer, I saw that it was Bob Backlund they were surrounding. He was signing autographs and chatting with the fans. I was holding a copy of Inside Wrestling with Bob on the cover. I got to meet him briefly and he signed my magazine. He could not have been nicer to all of us.
I was there!!!!
The Sheik respects Mr. Bob Backlund.... He gave him a set of Persian Clubs-- which I'm sure Bob still has to this day...... Two true Pro Wrestling Legends- True tough Guys - legit Shooters--- HAIL.....
Loved Bob as a champion. One of the best. As a kid, we went to his “amateur” wrestling camps at the Nassau coliseum back in the day. His seminars were great and fun. And the Sheik was a stud in his own right.
That 66 year old man is in better shape than most of the audience members.
That's right, Bob is in much better shape than a lot or most of the audience. Most of those people have beer bellys or pizza bellys and their lungs are all filled with cigarette smoke.
Plus, they EAT marijuana!
@gary robinson Bob stopped wrestling full-time in the mid 90s, so that helped him.. He wasn't a big draw by that time..
@gary robinson Larry is a different type of guy... He stopped wrestling any type of true schedule by the mid 90s..
3 years later he still is. The only straight edge ala old fashioned.
To me, Sheik respects him so much because he's not afraid of being himself. He believes in what believes and he is hardcore about it. While their personalities are wildly different, Sheik is also hardcore in what he believes and is not afraid of saying it.
Bob had the ORIGINAL 4 Horseman of trainers preparing him for greatness: Race,Dory & Terry Funk & Brisco. MAN!!!!!
Harley too...those guys were tough in the ring ans tougher out
This is the most underrated wrestler you'll ever see what a great true ambassador I love you Bob Backlund
I met Bob in Pittsburgh at the YMCA, way back in the 70's. He was the champ when I met him. He was dressed up in a suit and tie. He was going to wrestle that night at the Civic Arena. He wanted to workout early, then rest up for his title match. My friend, and I worked out with him that day. He was very strong, and just a heck of a nice guy to be with.
this really enhances my opinion of Bob Backlund... he's a class-A guy. the cared about the business and the guys around him.
we need a Bob Backlund DVD from WWE
Yes, we do! Especially, the Cage Match Bob had with Pat Patterson. I've always wanted to see that Match!
@@Elvis68spec bob a great wrestler. this is no offense to him but he wrestled before wrestling was mainstream . Only a older demographic would know who he is. therefore the dvd would not do well in sales. Since all age groups are more familiar with wrestler who work in golden era to present. think about it are there people today that would a bruno samertino t shirt or a bob backlund action figure
@@Elvis68spec That Patterson-Backlund cage match is on the WWE DVD Wrestling's Greatest Cage Matches, which came out more than 10 years ago. In fact, it's the first match on the DVD. It's a 3 disc set, but because of how old it is you might be able to get it for less than $15.
Love his legacy! Tremendous!!!! God bless Bob Backlund!
Bob made a real good point that most fans overlook. He said that "the art" of wrestling is no longer there. Just look at Brock, he tries to peak moments from the beginning to about the middle. No one cares how he wins in the end, because it's almost assumed that he will win. Back in the day, when wrestling was wrestling, the climax of the match was at the very end. It didn't matter who won the match, it was how it ended. Much respect for Bob Backlund!
So true, Bob was the real deal and wrestlers today could learn so much from watching him but it’s all about high spots nowadays. There is the art of wrestling and it’s been lost for sure.
There is a place for guys like Brock and those kinds of matches, but when every match is like that those matches aren’t special. But if wrestlers were taught psychology, pacing, and how to really work and build a story in the ring wrestling would be so much better.
Back in the 1980's the WWF frequently had taped squash matches that were sold to TV stations. You always knew that Barry "O", Iron Mike Sharp, Steve Lumbardi and others were going to lose. These matches served to promote the live events to which they wanted to sell tickets to and for these it was less certain who was going to win. With the independent promotions such as International Wrestling in Quebec you had more matches where the ending was uncertain and these were more entertaining.
Bob Backlund was a great champion. His matches were awesome. He was a great athlete, wrestler and strong a hell. He did things in the ring that other competitors only dream of doing. Witness his finish of KIller Khan in December 1980 at MSG for an example of his ability.
What a class act Bob is.
Backlund was always a classy guy, and he still is ...!
catyear75 true all American and the master of the cross face chicken wing
Yep! From a small town in mn
Bob Backlund was the best technical wrestler to ever hold the WWWF/WWF Title. He was a real credit to that title and the WWWF/WWF in general.
And he got more stoners to turn off wwwf on channel 9 at midnite and put on SNL than Belushi and Ackroyd combined ever did.
Its too bad he had to have the squash match with Kevin Nash in a few seconds. The fans were cheated, Bob was cheated as he should of had a longer run, at least a couple months because he was over as a heel. And quite frankly, Nash was cheated because he just turned face and was shoved down everyones throats for a year. If they built him up as a face before putting the strap on him, then he would of had a much more successful run, thus bigger crowds and more money for everyone.
totally agree met him outside MSG total gentleman humble and a great man
he sold MSG many a night
luv this dude..he was shocked I knew him and knew about the chicken wing
great day
no gimmick needed great mat rasslar
No offense to Backlund but Kurt Angle is best technical wrestler to hold WWF/WWE tittle
I would have to dispute that. I would go first with Kurt Angle then the Iron sheik. Then maybe Backlund. Angle won gold in the Olympics and the Iron Sheik was a Greco Roman wrestler in the Olympics for Iran. Backlund was just a division II AAU champion at North Dakota State.
My favorite Bob Backlund memory came in 2013; I attended a WWE card in Syracuse where he made an appearance. I went with another man and his son, who was a huge John Cena fan. When I noticed Mr Backlund, the boy was using the men's room, so I went over to talk to Mr. Baclund for a few minutes while I waited for the rest of my party before we found our seats. When they came back and saw me, I motioned to them, and over they came. I told the young boy about how I grew up looking at this man as a role model, and I remember telling the boy: "I respect Cena, but if you want a real role model to look up to other than your Dad, this is the man". Mr Backlund almost looked like he was going to cry, it seemed that comment meant that much to him, and the boy's Dad noticed that. On the way home that night, I told the young man all I could about watching Bob Backlund in the ring, and how they just don't make men, let alone wrestlers, like this any longer. To this day, nearly seven years later, that boy not only remembers that night, but his Dad has been able to tell him more and more about Mr Backlund (he does have his resources and I promised not to reveal them) and the boy says that part of it is all the good things people say about Mr. Backlund from the days before Vince Jr.
I watched this twice, I really enjoyed this, and it makes me want to watch some old matches with Mr.Backlund.
i started watching wrestling in 1974, Bob was my champion - in 1982 he main evented at the Spectrum 3 months straight with Jimmy Snuka and in 1983, 3 months straight with Sgt. Slaughter - he kept us coming back to South Philly because of those "explosions" at the end of his title defenses ...
Bob Backlund! The most "important" person in wrestling history! When he broke down the fact that he made other wrestlers "blow up" just by having matches with him, that said a lot. He was absolutely correct. Back in the day, the WWWF was Mid Atlantic (DC) all the way into Canada. (Toronto, Windsor, Novo Scotia etc) All those large and loyal television markets is how Bruno Sammartino gained his fame. By being a "face" that had morals, huge heart, guts, hard working, no nonsense and mentally and spiritually pleasing, the kids adored him and by the time Superstar Billy Graham took the belt in 1977, those kids who lived and died Bruno were grown or on their way to College, Military, or out into the regular life. So their kids needed a new hero! Enter Bob Backlund. Backlund wasn't ready for the belt in '78, and that's part of the reason why Superstar Graham wanted to hold the belt. Plus, Graham was on the verge of turning "face" which at that time would've got the WWWF over BIG TIME! Then, Backlund and Graham could've engaged in a cross promotion and have a classic face vs face that is capable of turning heel again if it meant protecting that belt is how they could've played it, and even include Bruno in the mix. It would've been the most EPIC, storyline ever, and I bet it would've blown up crazy if they (Vince Sr.) would've really sat down and really looked at what they had. McMahon Sr. would've! had the whole East Coast basically choosing the next Champion by TV ratings on the syndicated front, and revenue from the house shows. If they had done that in 1978, things would've been much different. Backlund then would probably. would've handled himself flawlessly.
With that said, Backlund still was the most important. His reign put the Big Money makers in Backlunds undercard. Backlund lost the belt to Iron Shiek to accentuate a new narrative...Network Television and Big Time pay per view. It was wrestling that showed boxing how to make people fork over their beer money, or new Jordan's money so the kids and hard core wrestling fans watch those Pay Per View.
Backlund was one of the best draws on pay per view because half the fans loved Bob and held him up there with Bruno... Then the other half forked over because they wanted to say I saw the belt taken. Backlunds personality made it easy for Hulk Hogan (a complete knock off to Superstar Graham) to wiggle his way in, push his gimmick to the kids and the rest is history.
Without Bob Backlund, no way WWE is what it is today.
Backlund was from a different era. Granted, he was a great in ring guy and a genuinely decent person but he was champion far too long. Hogan was nowhere near the wrestler or the person Bob Backlund was but Hogan was money. Vince Jr. could clearly see that. By 1982 Backlund should have dropped the belt.
Watching this gave me a new look on Bob. He is well spoken and very intelligent about the business and thanks to youtube i get to watch alot of his matches that i never got to see as i wasnt a fan yet or just watching NWA.
I was at The Spectrum one Saturday night when Bob delivered the atomic knee drop to Jerry Blackwell. Awesome.
I wish I could have seen that! I had to "settle" on a local news clip which showed him piledriving the 6ft 1o" BIG JOHN STUDD!
This man is so awesome. He was such a credit to the wrestling industry.
Minus his weird yelling fits that are shoot
Backlund seems like a first class person! What a great champion! He also aged very well.
His matches especially at MSG were classics.
Well spoken guy who confirmed what we already knew about "Senior" and "Junior".
Bob backland one of the all time greats
You know it!
Bob Backlund always had go away heat with me because I thought he was boring but then again my first time seeing him was the angle with Bret in 1994. This video made me gain A LOT of respect for him and the Iron Sheik. When you put it in perspective,The WWF as we knew it wouldnt have transitioned from McMahon Sr to Jr without the Sheik and Backlund.
Watched him fight hogan the other day and I share your opinion completely
yes that is classic Bob Backlund , with motivational style speaking. I do not mind saying I am old enough to remember the exercise wheel he had in front of him. Not to mention he was telling some inside stuff there for a bit.
I also remember the wheel, particularly when he coached the late Eddie Gilbert on the proper way to use that wheel.
You got to love that ending!
He seemed to be getting into his Mr. Backlund character by the end, between that and his fire before then, that was fantastic.
Thank you, Mr. Backlund! You're an inspiration!
Bob Backlund Class Act.
Six years, nobody beat Mr. Bob Backlund...
……’cept that one title match he lost in Japan 🤫
Damn. Bob knows exactly what he's talking about. I totally see why Vince Sr. had him as the champ for all those years, growing the business. He had that Kennedy thing going.
you have to also bare in mind vince sr want to focus more on the in ring segment of wrestling then the entertainment aspect. There some were colorful characters like billy graham but ring skill was the selling point .bob fit the mold on what vince sr looking for he was great technical wrestler who had that shy clean cut image. Vince jr wanted to put more focus on entertainment aspect. BOb did not have the right look or personality vince jr was looking for. Bob was not a steroid head and he had no charisma ..so vince buried him
Great interview, and great wrestler. His work with Muraco and Slaughter still stands out as the very best.
Don't overlook his work with Adrian Adonis either. Bob Backlund helped him have a great career, also.
If the guys today learned from Backlund and his conditioning is amazing even today.
What a great wrestler Backlund was.. I still like to watch his old contests. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
When Vince Jr. shakes on a promise, count your fingers.
Bret found out the hard way.
WOW! The best most underappreciated wrestler in my lifetime. I'm fired up !!
I agree with Backlund about the undercard getting becoming better while he was champion. Bob wasn’t the most charasmatic champion in the world, and he got bashed for that by Bruno and others. But that shift to making the undercard better was good for business in the long run, and you had a cast of characters that could draw you money and work multiple towns on their own. And Vince Jr really took advantage of that during National expansion. Backlund might be a little self-effusive, but he’s 100% right there, and deserves credit( like Bret Hart) for making the guys he worked with better.
Bob Backlund is such a true legend with REAL LIFE INSPIRATION
That's why I love his work so much
Step test and the wheel are the best exercises.
i love his energy! Wow
bob made a excellent point how he helped make careers.....people careers did do much better AFTER they fought backlund then before.
i hated him as a kid (thought he was too boring to be champion) but as an adult and understanding the business i can appreciate him now.
Wrestling IS for kids. As King Kong Bundy said, "It's grown men in their underwear pretending they're fighting," which is the definition of a comic book.
look at all the wrestlers backlund helped make superstars- Sgt slaughter, Jimmy snuka, hulk Hogan, the iron sheik! although all these men "lost" to backlund but it didn't matter because he helped to put them over with the audience! made them look great! Anyone who denies his connection with the audience should see him at the end of this video! magnificent to see!!
Awesome video/shoot. Shouts to Bruce and Wade asking the Q's from the Torch. BTW, this is the best I've seen the Shiek in years, he looks great! Bob is a class act....great stuff, thanks for the constant uploads.
BB was a great wwe champion,one of the greatest technical wrestlers ever,today’s fans don’t know how great he was because they never saw him in his prime,he was great.
Backlund was my childhood idol. For a man his age, he looks amazing. Everything he says here makes a lot of sense. Just wish he did not get into his "Mr. Backlund" character. Also, he needs a dental implant ASAP!
I saw Bob Backlund wrestle many, many times at The Spectrum. Great days.
Backlund is in amazing shape whereas some guys younger than him are broken wrecks! And ya know what? He did it STEROID FREE! (P.S. his "Mr.Backlund" character now manages Darren Young, helping take that guy's Singles career higher than, like EVER!)
Pulsar Stargrave yeah you can tell he lived pretty clean and that makes the difference now
agree hated that gimmick
backlund should go into coaching in wwe and be a mentor.
i grew up in the hogan years and only later did i learned to appreciate backlund. sadly fans today wont enjoy his work as its considered 'outdated' and slow, but i enjoy it for its simplicity and the philosophies explained in this vid.
a true wrestling legend,,,mad respect
Building based on crowd reactions is way better than a series of telegraphed spots.
I met Bob in the Town Fair Tires in Easthartford CT. He was driving a Ford F150. He stop and leaned over to hes passenger side window and asked me how much for a set of 4 tires. I recognized him quick but i got so nervous cause it was so unexpected to see him in public that i forgot his name. I said to him, woa you're that wrestler and he stretched his hand out and said, nice to meet you im Bob Backlund. I was so happy it was unvelibable i almost hug him. He owns an oil company and he is a lot taller in person. I can only imagine how much taller are some of the other wrestlers. Bob's role to me was like the real High School wrestler of the WWF.
The Miz and Backlund can probably pass as father and son.
He is still a CHAMPION! Just a regular guy
I was at the Garden when the Iron Sheik beat Bob Backlund; the whole Garden went slient...
When Bob checks his watch while Sheik rambled on, lol
the sheik will put the Bob backlund watch in the camel clutch like he putted the Bob backlund.
LMAO, Iron Sheik rules..
He likes and respects the Sheik but doesn't seem to like to listen to him talk. Lol.
I remember liking Bob and Jimmy way more than Hulk. They just faded away and I stopped watching Wrestling for a long time till I saw ECW in Philly....
Bob is so right it's about making your opponent better so he can have a better career. The art of wrestling is gone because it's about getting pops and not building up the match.
Backlund still looks like he's in good shape for 67.
backlund must be the man if the sheik respects him ........
There's a short documentary I saw on the Sheik. He's a pretty solid family man these days. I understand he was a pretty heavy partier in the day , but he's married a long time to the same lady for decades and he has lovely daughters who say he is a great Dad.
Okay, two things I have heard: 1. Back in the day, it was rumored Backlund was to dye his hair black, turn heel and lose to Hogan. Iit was the heel part with young children of his own that he did not like doing. Later, Backlund obviosly did the heel turn when they grew up. 2 . According to wrestling wiki, Ivan Koloff, not Shelkie Baby, was scheduled to win the belt from Backlund. A knee injury forced a change to Sheik...
+Buckyrhino Since Backlund had to lose the belt, I'm glad it was to the Iron Sheik instead of Ivan Koloff, because Koloff had already had ended Bruno Sammartino's first reign as champion way back in 1971 and was past his prime by 1983, and Sheik was a little younger and a better wrestler, a former Olympic wrestler.
Kevin Smith A better wrestler, younger, and yes, much funnier.
Bob Backlund handled the Persian Clubs. He wasn't supposed to but he did. That must be why The Iron Sheik respects him.
Love Bob Backlund! :D
21 years of being here on earth 21 years of watching wrestling the art is still there you just have to find It
He is very passionate. It is a very welcome sight.
Mr Backlund is awesome
"It's stillr eal to me, dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" LMAO! Bob's a trip!
Why is there not any footage of Vince Sr anywhere? Not one interview, not even a voice interview, nothing. It's not like he died in the 1800's. He did business with Hogan in the early 80's. Why were there no recordings of him? Was he even real??
The old style promoters were not in any way performers. They were businessmen, like producers of movies and Broadway. The public never saw them in the spotlight. In many cases, they would have been awkward and shy around a camera or the spotlight. I'm from St. Louis and grew up watching wrestling promoted by legendary Sam Muchnik, who presided over the entire NWA for years. He never did a "promo" other than maybe tell the lineup for a future card on the radio.
I know your comment was from 4 years ago, but I had to respond: There is a little bit of interview footage of Vince Sr. It was shot for a piece some TV crew did on Bruno. Plus he appeared as himself in the 1973 Verne Gagne-produced movie The Wrestler; there's a scene where some promoters are sitting near a swimming pool: Vince Sr., Eddie Graham, Paul Boesch and a couple of others. Vince Sr. has some lines in that footage.
Awesome point about the adrenaline rush I miss it I love it
great to see backlund's and the sheik together out of character!
a damn legend
Thank you for sharing this video :). Mr. Backlund is a great source of inspiration to us all and should run for President of the United States again! YEAH!
Super legendary
Wow, he looks phenomenal for an older guy!
He's a walking inspiration
Vince Sr. had the ethics and credibility of the old guard, but those times
of handshake agreements, gone with the wind.
Forever young
Bob Backlund was the goat of the old wwwf/WWF.
Thanks u Mr Bobby
This is awesome (especially the end, was classic Backlund there in the best way), but I have to ask....if you didn't know this was from 2016, how many woulda thought Roddy Piper was there at the table with Shiek and Bob? I did for a while not realizing till just now when this was, before I saw the guy ask Bob a question near the end.
Awesome
Good to hear Backlund be so candid...one of my favorite wrestlers all time. I just can't get past the fact he has no front tooth...reminds me of Dumb & Dumber. At least jam a peppermint Chicklet in there Bob!
He got his tooth fixed finally. Still don't know how he lost it.
Bobby backlund bless u in the name of Jesus
Bob is a real champion.
Well said....YOUNG MAN!!
Mr..Bobbbbbby!!!! Backlund 👌
One off the healthiest wrestlers of his generation along with Paul Ordnoff and Ricky Steamboat
Orndorff walks with a cane, and Steamboat can BARELY walk.
Hannibal, would it be possible for you to do a story on my favorite wrestler Dino Bravo from the 1970's, thank you.
When wrestling was good.
The old school guys were the best
Had Backlund went heel in Jan of 84, he would have probably never left the WWF. He could have gotten a helluva run with Hogan. Maybe even main evented WM 1 with Hogan. Backlund was a great babyface champion but was an even better heel. Likability about a 5 or 6...Hateability 8 or 9 which equates to a better heel than babyface.
I went to MSG in those days
Its so crazy to me that wrestlers talk about Vince McMahon Sr. so glowingly but Vince McMahon Jr completely opposite. Vince Jr was a conman but Vince Sr was a man of his word
I wish Bob as my coach amatuer wrestling
Bob Backlund. The original standard bearer.
He's still in great shape. I was a kid when he was champ. I remember hating the Iron Sheik! LOL
Bob Backlund picked up Hulk Hogan with one arm. I'm definitely going to check that out.
Bob was hella strong, more than any of the fake bullshit-wrestlers like Hogan.
I was just up there
Is there any footage of Bob Buckland vs Rick Flair match
Did Bob Buckland and Rowdy Piper ever wrestle eachother
Bob Backland was a great guy. He is an awesome man.