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., ...

Having had an excellent Champion vs. Champion match - Bret Hart as WWF Champ, Diesel as IC Champ - at King of the Ring '94, the Hitman and Big Daddy Cool went and topped that with a stunning contest ...

Looking every bit like he'd just hopped out of a time machine into the soon-to-be-dubbed New Generation, 1970s/'80s relic Bob Backlund had a task on his hands to appeal to a younger WWF demographic.

Entry Number 14 Time Spent 02:00 Eliminated By Chris Jericho After his comeback run came to an end in the mid 1990s, Bob Backlund became a manager, but he began appearing less and less on WWE ...

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 ...