Tag Archives: Bob Backlund

Xtreme Wrestling Alliance sent out the following: WWE HALL OF FAMER COMING TO WATERVLIET Mark August 26 on your callendar! Xtreme Wrestling Alliance is proud to announce that WWE Hall of Famer and former Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund will be in town for a rare; once in a lifetime appearance in the Capital Region! Fans  Continue Reading »

The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling sent out the following: Today The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling welcomes WWE Hall of Famer, former two time WWF World Champion and Author of Backlund: All American Boy, the legendary Bob Backlund. Chronicling his story from small town farm boy to the bright lights of Madison  Continue Reading »

Ring Rust Radio sent out the following: We had WWE Hall of Famer BOB BACKLUND on the show this week, and it was a great episode with plenty of exclusive content. YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/ekBi_8Fizt4 Blog Talk Radio Episode: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2015/09/15/ring-rust-radio–sep-15-w-wwe-legend-bob-backlund-night-of-champions-preview Donald Wood: You recently released your autobiography BACKLUND: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling’s World Champion.  Continue Reading »

The Godfather, Sgt. Slaughter and “Grandmaster Sexay” Brian Christopher are all in Baltimore, Maryland and are schedule to appear on tonight’s “Old School” edition of WWE RAW. Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi had been featured on advertising for tonight’s RAW, however Christopher’s appearance means that all 3 members of Too Cool will be reuniting tonight.  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: MONDAY NIGHT RAW® GOES OLD SCHOOL STAMFORD, Conn., January 6, 2014 – WWE Legends and Hall of Famers reunite for “Old School” Monday Night Raw, tonight at 8/7C on USA Network. Returning WWE alumni include “The Million Dollar Man™” Ted DiBiase®, Bob Backlund™, Roddy Piper™, Ric Flair®, The New Age  Continue Reading »

Sports Publishing sent out note that an autobiography on WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund titled “The All-American Kid: Lessons And Stories On Life From Wrestling Legend Bob Backlund” is scheduled to be released on March 4th, 2014 and will be co-written by Robert H. Miller. The sypnosis for the book is below: The All-American  Continue Reading »

John Pollock sent out the following: John Pollock catches up with Brian Heffron a.k.a. The Blue Meanie at WrestleCon about attending the WWE Hall of Fame, the now infamous Bob Backlund speech, memories of ECW and his involvement in the Barbed Wire City documentary.

The 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame broadcast which aired on the USA Network on April 9th drew a 1.23 rating, rounded up to a 1.2 rating overall. The show had an overall viewership audience of 1,630,000 viewers.

Maria Menounos issued the following today: Dear fellow WWE fans and members of the wrestling press, As you know, I had the honor of inducting my friend, Bob Backlund, into the WWE Hall of Fame. The fans were a little rough as another inductee and friend, Donald Trump, would likewise experience. It’s understandable as we  Continue Reading »

The following are the results for WWE’s WrestleMania 29, from MetLife Stadium in New Jersey which took place on April 7th, 2013. Pre-Show The Pre-Show has Josh Matthews and Matt Striker on commentary, along with Scott Stanford, Jim Ross, Kofi Kingston and Dusty Rhodes in a remote location in the upper level of MetLife Stadium.  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Renee Young for WWE Active, Maria Menounos commented on inducting Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame, as well as their good friendship. Maria said that she feels happy for Backlund and that she teared up when reading her speech prior to going on stage.

In an interview with Tony Dawson for WWE Active, WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund commented on his WWE Hall of Fame induction, as well as the buzz surrounding his speech. Backlund said that his speech was something he came to do and noted that he meant what he said in “never giving up”. Backlund  Continue Reading »

Michael Cole came on stage and welcomed everyone to the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame and asked everyone to remain respectful when the Hall of Famers are speaking and not to “catcall” at any point when they are on stage. Cole said that fans should hold their applause until the end of the speeches. No  Continue Reading »

Speaking through her official Facebook account, former WWE RAW Guest Host Maria Menounos responded to the criticism that she shouldn’t have been chosen to induct Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame and fired back saying that she has known Backlund for over 14 years and that the two are close friends. “I know  Continue Reading »

Following Booker T’s announcement at last night’s WrestleMania AXXESS event, confirming that his brother Stevie Ray would induct him into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame class, the full list of those being inducted and their inductors are below. – Bruno Sammartino to be inducted by Arnold Schwarzenegger – Mick Foley to be inducted by  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. : Maria Menounos to Induct Bob Backlund into WWE® Hall of Fame WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced today that Extra Host Maria Menounos will induct Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 6, 2013 as  Continue Reading »

Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis is believed to be returning to the company shortly, as current plans have her inducting Bob Backlund into the 2013 WWE Hall Of Fame. Kanellis, along with several other former WWE Divas were contacted about returning to the company for a proposed “Past Divas vs. Present Divas” 5 on 5  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, Triple H noted that 2013 WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund was at WWE’s headquarters today and posted a photo of the two together. Never know when a legend will walk into your office……today, Bob Backlund#HOF2013 twitter.com/TripleH/status… — Triple H (@TripleH) March 13, 2013

On her official website, former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus offered her opinion on the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame class, which she will be part of. Mick Foley: No other Superstar has given more blood, sweat and tears to this industry and for his fans than Mick Foley has. Bob Backlund: To hold the  Continue Reading »

In an update on the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame class, inductors are being finalised by the company, with one big name being actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who the company are in negotiations with to have induct Bruno Sammartino. The two will be appearing at the Arnold Fitness Expo, so it will be interesting to see  Continue Reading »