As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund experienced success ... where he won the NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championship – Backlund had the rare combination of good looks, pure ...

Having had an excellent Champion vs. Champion match - Bret Hart as WWF Champ, Diesel as IC Champ - at King of the Ring '94, ...

Looking every bit like he'd just hopped out of a time machine into the soon-to-be-dubbed New Generation, 1970s/'80s relic Bob Backlund had a task on his hands to appeal to a younger WWF demographic.

The Iron Sheik became WWE Champion the day after Christmas in 1983 when he defeated Bob Backlund at Madison Square ... which put professional wrestling in the mainstream light for the first ...