jaedmc Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I was hoping to get another mixtape done before I disconnect on Friday, but it doesn't look like it'll happen. Bob Backlund will totally be on it. And Vader killing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Did Backlund do much at all between his WWF runs? Wikipedia suggests he was involved with the NWA/AWA and Herb Adams UWF? Did he wrestle much anywhere else? Japan? I think Wikipedia really needs to be edited to say "Bob Backlund stepped into a stasis capsule at some point in 1984 and did not escape the capsule until 1992 to make his return to the WWF" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Speaking of Backlund, is there a formal name for those silly-looking steps that he does in the ring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Did Backlund do much at all between his WWF runs? Wikipedia suggests he was involved with the NWA/AWA and Herb Adams UWF? Did he wrestle much anywhere else? Japan? I think Wikipedia really needs to be edited to say "Bob Backlund stepped into a stasis capsule at some point in 1984 and did not escape the capsule until 1992 to make his return to the WWF" He worked at least two matches for the UWF in Japan in '89, and I believe he worked an indy show against Terry Funk around 1990 or so. But yeah, he kept a pretty low profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Wikipedia suggests he was involved with the NWA/AWA and Herb Adams UWF? Did he wrestle much anywhere else? Japan? He did some New Japan stuff(I think his match with Choshu is the only one on tape from this specific post-WWF period), and some UWF-i stuff in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund worked WAR because he held the 6 man title with Scott Putski and the Warlord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund worked WAR because he held the 6 man title with Scott Putski and the Warlord Bless WAR just for making sentences like that possible. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund worked WAR because he held the 6 man title with Scott Putski and the Warlord This sentence made my Grinch heart grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund worked WAR because he held the 6 man title with Scott Putski and the Warlord I love that they won and lost the titles to a team featuring Jado and Gedo. Warlord probably ate enough shark steaks to equal their combined weight that afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund worked WAR because he held the 6 man title with Scott Putski and the Warlord This is the answer I feel like I wanted. Brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Savage/DDP was up there, IMO. See Savage/DDP at Spring Stampede 1997 and GAB 1997. The only thing that mars it is that Savage had the nonsensical heel turn to set up the feud. The weekly shows were driving toward a Sting/Savage/DDP coalition that would challenge the NWO, and Savage's heel turn made no sense. The matches are actually better in a vacuum when you don't realize why these two are feuding. Savage & Flair from GAB 95 was pretty good as well, better than some of Savage's lesser WWF work but not sniffing his best stuff for Titan. Savage/DDP was up there, IMO. See Savage/DDP at Spring Stampede 1997 and GAB 1997. this was going to be my #1 example. i also dig the Halloween Havoc match, but it isn't really on par with the other 2. his stuff with Flair is ok, but doesn't touch their Mania match. I find the Hog Wild Giant match to be surprisingly good as far as WCW Hogan goes. This is why I shouldn't post after cocktails and pancakes. What I really meant to ask was how everyone rated their stuff in WCW against each other vs. their WWF stuff. I know they tagged a lot in '95, which I've seen, but outside of the title matches in '99 I really haven't seen too much of them against each other there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The Backlund WAR run was after '92, though. A quick visit to Cagematch shows two New Japan tours in 1984-5, several matches in Georgia and Mid-Atlantic, and even an AWA title shot against Martel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Oh. Then, no, they did not have any notable matches against each other in WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I really want to see Backlund in WAR because his BattlARTS stuff was aces. And that bit that Jae posted is the fucking BEST. That was so chaotic and Savage was killing it on commentary; Vince was great giving attitude to Backlund setting it up too. You could tell we was going to relish getting physical. (cue Olivia Newton-John) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Backlund being potatoed with kicks in Japan was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 lollllllllllllllll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I love that a list from 1983 talks about Terry Funk having bum knees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wasn't that why he "retired" in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 No, he did it because New Japan was killing All Japan's business, he was the booker, and he wanted to give AJ a shot in the arm with a program to build to. He said he did the "fork in the arm" thing with Abdullah for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I think he also said he wanted to give a bump to Terry Gordy because he was a talented up-and-comer, but that's a peripheral reason. EDIT: He also said he had some good money and he could make it in the business world, and that he was working in the movie business by then anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 lollllllllllllllll http://youtu.be/ctBa0_4H0g8 The reason I've always like Ryder, despite his many limitations, is stuff like this. The WWE machine is giving him nothing, so he's taking it upon himself to try to get something going. Is it the best? No. But it's an effort. Compare that to someone like Justin Gabriel. Gabriel has much more talent than Zack, but seems to be just fine coasting along collecting checks until he gets released. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 When the AWA and NWA among others formed Pro Wrestling USA to try and fight back against the WWF expansion, they brought out Flair, Martel, and Backlund as the three Champs on their first TV show. Backlund was being billed as the "real" WWF Champ because he'd been "screwed" out of the belt. He got that shot against Martel and worked there for a short bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That Justin Gabriel takes the roster shark diving video is better than anything Zack Ryder has ever done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The moment Zack Ryder banged on that wall and it became clear that he was failing to muster up that Serious Business Fire that he was going for, is the exact moment that video went from being good to sad. I'm pretty sure the last time I watched Zack Ryder wrestle was when he won that belt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 So it appears James Storm is gonna appear on one episode of Sarah Palin's dumb reality show. Oh boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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