daniel Bryan modern day Bob Backlund?

[Kris Kobain]

I was thinking about stars from the past who if they debuted in this era may or may not have been as big as they were in the past.
I came to Bob Backlund and started comparing him to "Daniel Bryan". By todays standards he doesn't have the wretler look and neither does Bryan. Both however are solod technicians in the ring and relied more on in ring ability than anything else. Backlund obviously wins in the mic work category. Bryan's overall look really reminds me of Backlund as well. The high shorts. The haircut. Obviously Bryan adds high flying to his moveset which sets him apart but is he the closest thing the mainstream has to Bob Backlund today?

[playoldgames]

Depends if he's going to start bugging out and staring at his hands.

And get beaten for a title by a tall, lazy man in 7 seconds.

[noleafclover1980]

To be fair, Backlund didn't get good on the mic untill his second WWF run. He was pretty bland as far as charisma goes, then found his calling as the crazy old school guy.

[Mozenrath]

Mar 8, 2010 5:36:37 GMT -5 noleafclover1980 said:

To be fair, Backlund didn't get good on the mic untill his second WWF run. He was pretty bland as far as charisma goes, then found his calling as the crazy old school guy.

Which apparently is pretty much who the real Bob Backlund is, a crazy guy. Makes me think it'd be neat to have lunch with him.

[Shining Wizard]

aaand he won a world title with the Crossface Chickenwing.

[Kris Kobain]

Yeah the whole naming Presidents thing to get an autograph was real.
I've read that Psycho Bob is in fact very much who Backlund is.
Maybe Bryan is secretly psycho deep down too and just needs it tapped into.

[Citizen Snips]

Who says Bob Backlund is "really like Psycho Bob"? I've met him, and he's incredibly nice.

[Kris Kobain]

Jericho for one talks about it in his book.
Several wrestlers over the years have mentioned that he is out of his mind.

[Professor Chaos]

He looks just like the early 80's version of Backland in my opinion. I don't think that'll get him over but would be kinda funny if it did. Backland losing the title back then signaled the end of an era so maybe that era will start over with Daniel Bryan.

[Bo Rida]

I hope he starts wearing a bow tie.

Jericho mentioned that he even got Japanese kids to name the presidents if they wanted an autograph, when one managed it he was so impressed he gave the kid two autographs.

[Kris Kobain]

I was actually thinking that Bryan would be better suited in the '80s than now.
Imagine him versus Dynamite Kid.

[Kae]

Didn't Bryan start using the crossface chickenwing at one point because of the similarity between them?

[BigJerichool222]

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See, I always figured Sheamus was the modern day Bob Backlund, just going by skin pigmentation levels alone.

[derrtaysouth95]

Mar 8, 2010 7:04:19 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Who says Bob Backlund is "really like Psycho Bob"? I've met him, and he's incredibly nice.

I don't think it's a matter of him being "psycho" but moreso he's just different and in his own little world.

Which I find nothing wrong with.

I do agree that Daniel Bryan is about the closest we've got to a current day Bob Backlund. Best part is that Backlund can still go. So he should do a oneoff appearance and face Bryan lol