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Post by Not in the Face!!! on Mar 30, 2007 20:36:29 GMT -5
Aside from being a transitional champ Why did backlund get the title. And even for a transition they burried him pretty bad, 8 seconds.
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Post by Skeleton Crew on Mar 30, 2007 22:44:21 GMT -5
Best i can think is way back in the early 80's Vince wanted Backlund to be a "heel" and dye his hair black after Hogan won the belt from the Iron Sheik, Backlund refused and pretty much left wrestling for over a decade.
When he returned in the 90's and became a "Heel" maybe vince thought well why not Backlund as a temp champ? he could pull it off and when he loseses in 8 seconds he can do a back stage interview like he forgot the match even took place(Anyone remember that?).
Or maybe it was the way he looked demented when he put the chicken wing on someone? or the best Backlund moment when he went to spring break and was preaching to spring breakers(Backlund was gold there).
Vince Russo loves the guy so you could blame him too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2007 11:11:50 GMT -5
My guess is Vince rewarded him for doing such a great job as a heel. Sure, it was a 3 day reign, but look at it this way:
That 3 day span was longer than Andre's & Kane's only title reigns put together.
And, look at it another way: he was the first to hold the WWF title in 3 different decades. (Hogan being the other.) He must have done something right.
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