Bob Backlund
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Robert Louis Backlund
- Ring Names
- Bob Backlund ( June 1, 1973 - Present)
- Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
- Weight
- 234 lbs (106 kg)
- Born August 14, 1949 (age 73)
- Birth Place Princeton, Minnesota
- Billed From
- Princeton, Minnesota
Career History
- Roles
- Ambassador ( January 1, 2020 - Present)
- Ambassador ( December 10, 2007 - October 29, 2017)
- Manager ( May 5, 2016 - October 29, 2017)
- Wrestler ( June 1, 1973 - March 31, 2014)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
January 1, 2020 Present Promotion July 19, 2016 October 29, 2017 Promotion December 10, 2007 July 18, 2016 Promotion TNAJanuary 14, 2007 July 15, 2007 Promotion July 1, 1992 April 2, 2000 Promotion October 23, 1984 August 26, 1985 Promotion March 6, 1974 November 13, 1984 Promotion December 7, 1976 August 4, 1984 Promotion November 30, 1979 September 3, 1984 Promotion June 1, 1973 October 21, 1977 Promotion AJPWJuly 5, 1974 March 13, 1975 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel July 30, 1994 October 29, 2017 Face June 1, 1973 July 29, 1994 - Images
Jan 2007
Jan 1980
Jun 1973
TNA
AJPW
- Finishers
- Crossface Chickenwing ( June 1, 1973 - March 31, 2014)
- Atomic Spinecrusher - Running Atomic Drop ( June 1, 1973 - December 31, 1989)
- Atomic Knee Drop - Diving Knee Drop ( June 1, 1973 - December 31, 1978)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Hail To The Chief" by Jim Johnston - Single ( December 7, 1976 - April 2, 2000)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2013, Individual
- Titles Won
World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation
- 2 WWWF/WWF Championship
- 1 WWF Tag Team Championship (with Pedro Morales)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
- 1 NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (with Steve Keirn)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (with Jerry Brisco)
NWA Western States Sports
- 3 NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship
Northeast Wrestling Federation
- 1 NEWF Heavyweight Championship
St. Louis Wrestling Club
- 1 NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
Western States Sports
- 3 NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship
Wrestling and Romance
- 1 WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Scott Putski & The Warlord)
- Other Accomplishments
- NJPW MSG Tag League Winner (1980 – with Antonio Inoki)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Modern Era induction (class of 2008)
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction (class of 2016)
- WWF Slammy Award - Most Eccentric (1994)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1980, 1982)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1994)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1981)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (1976)
- PWI Match of the Year (1978 - vs. Billy Graham, on 02/20)
- PWI Match of the Year (1982 - vs. Jimmy Snuka, Steel Cage match on 06/28)
- 7° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (Class of 2004)
- WON Best Technical Wrestler (1980)
- WON Match of the Year (1980 - vs. Ken Patera, Texas Death match at WWF on MSG Network)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Bob Backlund & Steve Keirn - Steve Keirn ( May 11, 1976 - November 2, 1976)
- Managers Arnold Skaaland
- Wrestlers managed Darren Young / Fred Rosser, Rikishi