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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 20, 2016 11:09:41 GMT -5
Darren and Jojo barely concealed their amusement and awkwardness.
I love Bob Backlund.
Have we worked out why the f*** Young is so over yet? The pop for the chickenwing was ridiculous.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 20, 2016 11:13:07 GMT -5
BARBARIANISM!
IN THE WOODS!
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Post by Andy Martin on Jul 20, 2016 11:13:54 GMT -5
Darren and Jojo barely concealed their amusement and awkwardness. I love Bob Backlund. Have we worked out why the f*** Young is so over yet? The pop for the chickenwing was ridiculous. Because Bob f***ing Backlund. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 20, 2016 11:14:53 GMT -5
BARBARIANISM! IN THE WOODS! When he said 'in the woods' I couldn't stop laughing. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 20, 2016 11:15:58 GMT -5
Darren and Jojo barely concealed their amusement and awkwardness. I love Bob Backlund. Have we worked out why the f*** Young is so over yet? The pop for the chickenwing was ridiculous. Because Bob f***ing Backlund. Yeah, Mr. Backlund and Darren being decent in the ring and the PTP pretty much have always been over to a degree |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jul 20, 2016 11:17:16 GMT -5
I just watched the retro Raw from 1996 where he starts ranting about trying to stop AIDS with condominiums. So I'd have to agree
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Post by government mule on Jul 20, 2016 11:34:51 GMT -5
I have a major soft spot for 1994 Bob Backlund. Great to see that he hasn't changed one bit, he is still f***ing nuts!
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 20, 2016 11:43:10 GMT -5
Backlund is great.
Young is still so awkward in these promos.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 20, 2016 11:47:49 GMT -5
Backlund is great. Young is still so awkward in these promos. which is more or less why Backlund is there. Darren was always the ring guy of the PTP while Titus was the charismatic guy. |
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Post by sonofsharknado on Jul 20, 2016 13:43:58 GMT -5
Backlund's been insane for thirty years.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Jul 20, 2016 14:17:35 GMT -5
Now name all US president in order and what years they served, or it's Chickenwing time for you!  |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jul 20, 2016 14:18:49 GMT -5
Backlund is a prime example of a wrestler who was forced to be baby face for years, but when he became heel he became one of the best.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jul 20, 2016 14:30:09 GMT -5
Backlund is a prime example of a wrestler who was forced to be baby face for years, but when he became heel he became one of the best. I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 20, 2016 14:35:14 GMT -5
Backlund is a prime example of a wrestler who was forced to be baby face for years, but when he became heel he became one of the best. I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. The clues were there the entire time though. Go watch the promo from his face run where someone destroyed his World belt. Him bawling and losing it was a sign of things to come, or some of the other lesser-known promos where he whines/cries were a sign of the nutjob waiting to break free. Hell, his body language at times back then was...erratic at best, like when the match where he reintroduced Hogan to the WWF. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jul 20, 2016 14:36:58 GMT -5
Backlund is a prime example of a wrestler who was forced to be baby face for years, but when he became heel he became one of the best. I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. I still want to see Johnny Rotten Bob |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 15:07:18 GMT -5
That's MR. Bob Backlund.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 15:14:23 GMT -5
Backlund is a prime example of a wrestler who was forced to be baby face for years, but when he became heel he became one of the best. I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. I'm so pissed punk rock Backlund never happened. Dude does look like a skin though, |
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Post by lws on Jul 20, 2016 15:27:08 GMT -5
I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. The clues were there the entire time though. Go watch the promo from his face run where someone destroyed his World belt. Him bawling and losing it was a sign of things to come, or some of the other lesser-known promos where he whines/cries were a sign of the nutjob waiting to break free. Hell, his body language at times back then was...erratic at best, like when the match where he reintroduced Hogan to the WWF. The same year he won the title, he was in a tag match with Peter Maivia. I forget who they were against, but the finish was that Maivia turned on Backlund and the heels did a beat down on Arnold Skaaland. Vin Man tries to get a word with Bob after order has been restored, and he's staring at his hands walking around in circles screaming WHAT HAPPENED over and over, then he stares at the camera and yells I'M GONNA KILL THE SON OF A BITCH. They knew as early as 1978 how to get him over. it's weird they waited until 1994 to go all the way with it. And then again in 2016, it's still one of the best things around. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 15:35:03 GMT -5
I would not say force because Bob was basic as hell for decades. He was more plain than vanilla. His nickname was Howdy Doody for a good reason. He had no personality beyond white meat babyface. Hell, he rejected Vince's plan to turn him heel and feud with Hulk Hogan doing the early days of Hulkamania. Granted he was suppose to be a punk rocker with the proposed gimmick. The clues were there the entire time though. Go watch the promo from his face run where someone destroyed his World belt. Him bawling and losing it was a sign of things to come, or some of the other lesser-known promos where he whines/cries were a sign of the nutjob waiting to break free. Hell, his body language at times back then was...erratic at best, like when the match where he reintroduced Hogan to the WWF. HE'S DONE SOME BAD THINGS IN THE PAST, BUT HE'S A GOOD MAN NOW! His promo after losing the title ("I LET MY COUNTRY DOWN!") should have made him completely snap. Dude was inconsolable, even Pat Patterson couldn't get him to see the honor in fighting injured, yet putting up a strong front. |
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Jul 20, 2016 15:41:25 GMT -5
Some history dropped in this thread. Gotta put some respeck on that.
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