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30 years ago today.
July 22, 1996
WWF RAW TV Taping
Key Arena, now Climate Pledge
Seattle, WA

Pretending to argue with Bob Backlund when I'm really telling him that he was my favorite wrestler as a kid.

I'm 27 years old even though I look 12

#WWF
#WWE
#WWFRAW
#WWERAW
#BobBacklund
#wrestlesky
Me on WEF RAW July 22, 1996
July 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
efrenblackjack.bsky.social
NOVEMBER 23RD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS!!!

HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY!!!

#SurvivorSeries
#BretHart
#OwenHart
#BobBacklund
November 23, 2024 at 6:03 AM
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#BobBacklund
February 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
shanitown.bsky.social
Cena’s heel turn is up there but still not better than 94 Backlund. #wwe #johncena #eliminationchamber #toronto #therock #codyrhodes #Wrestlemania #bobbacklund
March 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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#ApterMags #DustyRhodes #BobBacklund #HarleyRace
September 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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On December 26, 1983 the #IronSheik defeated #BobBacklund to win the #WWE title
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December 27, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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Wrestling is Cyclical 🤼 #WrestlingIsCyclical #BobBacklund #RoyalRumble1993
Wrestling is Cyclical
Scott, Bob Backlund made his return at Royal Rumble 1993 and lasted over an hour to little or no fanfare.  Where were the Backlund chants from 1983-1993 until his return?  It's not like he was some scrub in the pre-Hulkamania landscape having been…
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December 2, 2024 at 2:03 PM
wrestlehist.bsky.social
7/3/1994

Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund to retain the WWF Championship on Superstars of Wrestling from the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland.

#WWF #WWE #SuperstarsOfWrestling #BretHart #TheHitman #ExcellenceOfExecution #BobBacklund #WWFChampionship
July 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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8/22/1980

Antonio Inoki defeated Bob Backlund by countout for the WWF Championship from Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

#NJPW #AntonioInoki #BobBacklund #WWFChampionship
August 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
thedavedynasty.bsky.social
Happy birthday to #BobBacklund was born on August 14, 1949
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August 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
wrestlehist.bsky.social
8/9/1980

Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated The Wild Samoans in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match to become the new WWF Tag Team Champions at Showdown at Shea from Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York.

#WWF #WWE #ShowdownAtShea #BobBacklund #PedroMorales #TheWildSamoans #Afa #Sika #SamoanDynasty
August 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
wrestlehist.bsky.social
7/27/1978

Bob Backlund vs. Antonio Inoki in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match for the WWWF Championship ended in a time-limit draw from Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

#NJPW #WWWF #WWF #WWE #BobBacklund #AntonioInoki #2OutOf3FallsMatch #WWWFChampionship
July 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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7/15/2007

The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Jerry Lynn & Bob Backlund at Victory Road from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.

#TNA #VictoryRoad #MCMG #AlexShelley #ChrisSabin #JerryLynn #BobBacklund
July 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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💥City of Rasslin💥
WWF World Heavyweight Champions of the 1980's @dedrian91

💥Watch City of Rasslin:
youtube.com/@cityofrassl...

#machoman #ironsheik #andrethegiant #wwf #wwe #bobbacklund
May 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Yes. I have a #hellokitty specifically because she made me think of #BobBacklund former #WWE champion.
June 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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“I’d like to grab Backlund’s leg and rip it off, no, not rip it off completely, just kind of let it dangle a bit you know watch it swell and listen to back and scream and cry. “ - Greg Valentine (1980)

#GregValentine #BobBacklund #ApterMags
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
jdacrylics.bsky.social
“When the decade is over, I hope people will point me and say there goes Bob Backlund, one of the greats.” Bob Backlund (1980)

#BobBacklund #ApterMags
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
wrestlehist.bsky.social
6/17/2007

Bob Backlund (in his TNA in-ring debut) defeated Alex Shelley at Slammiversary from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

#TNA #Slammiversary #BobBacklund #AlexShelley
June 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
wrestlehist.bsky.social
5/19/1980

Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match to retain the WWF Championship from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

#WWF #WWE #BobBacklund #KenPatera #TexasDeathMatch #WWFChampionship
May 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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#100DaysOfWrestlersIMet #wrestling #countdowntowrestlemania #wrestlemania #bobbacklund
April 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM