Bob Backlund’s WWE world title reign is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time. The superstar is among a handful of performers to hold the prestigious championship for more than ...

WWE has begun to fudge the numbers or un-fudge the numbers depending on one's perspective, in regard to Bob Backlund's reign with the WWE Championship from 1978 to 1983. They've begun to recognize ...

5 Longest Time Periods Between WWE Title Reigns Much like with any sport, professional wrestling has characters with certain championship dry […] By Lan Pitts ...

Bob Backlund ruled the WWE for nearly six years. ... For my money, the number of title reigns a wrestler has pales in comparison to the number of years a talent carries the title.

It was insane to think Vince McMahon would put the big belt on Bob, but he did. By winning, Backlund entered the history books as the dude with the longest gap between reigns. He went an ...

It worked. Involved in an angle with Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith, Mr. Backlund beat Bret The Hitman Hart for the belt in November 1994. Albeit a very short title reign, it marked his second ...

Six title changes followed, with the seventh champion being Bob Backlund. During Backlund’s four-year title reign from 1978 to 1983, the WWWF was changed to the World Wrestling Federation.

Former WWF champion Bob Backlund was at WWE HQ in Stamford, CT last Friday as the company wants to induct him into their Hall of Fame. Backlund was actually scheduled to be inducted in 2004 but ...

Bob Backlund, the scrappy, clean-cut All-American boy who defeated Superstar Billy Graham to become the WWWF heavyweight champion in 1978, is now 68 years old and a longtime resident of ...