Bob backlund and bret hart were part of a heated feud on television that culminated in an i quit match at wrestlemania 11 on april 2nd, 1995. Lex luger, wrestling megasensation and threetime world heavyweight champion, ruled the ring for years as the total package. Championship wrestling october 1989 wwf wwe ecw nwo nwa wcw awa living legend larry zbyszko, hulk hogan, nature boy ric flair, sgt slaughter, great muta, chris adams, rick rude, cactus jack manson, larry zbyszko, lex luger, bruno sammartino, macho man randy savage, ricky the dragon steamboat, southern rockers. With bret hart, bob backlund, mark calaway, yokozuna. Owen and brets feud is beaten to death after it was already stale. I believe bret, luger, taker and bigelow all could have had better matches. Backlund lost the wwe title 11 years earlier, so he was trying to win it back here. Lex luger trains whiro matsuda cwf tv decmeber 1985 5. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. They run a horrible countout sequence where backlund atomic drops razor back in when he could have just back suplexed and murdered the bad guy, then grabs the crossface chickenwing, only for the referee to remind him he just got counted out. According to him, he was the one who approached mcmahon this time about tweaking his character. Wwf wrestling challenge august 21st, 1994 scotts blog. From bruno sammartino and the great american bash to mcmahon vs. Memorial cup tag team tournament in the wake of former partner barry windham turning on luger and taking luger s old spot in the four horsemen and ron garvins injury at the hands of the varsity club.
Bret hart vs bob backlund for the wwf championship. Crush vs narcissist lex luger raw april 26th, 1993 video. Lex luger nwa world heavyweight title match at the great american bash. Backlund suggested turning himself heel and trying that. The hart family got involved, and backlund s mental state was in question throughout. From allamerican boy to professional wrestlings world champion is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the life of pro wrestling legend, bob backlund. Bob backlund vs narcissist lex luger wrestling challenge may 2nd, 1993. Bob backlund and bret hart their feud and harts most hated. Lex luger sketchbook 129 pages, sketching, drawing and creative doodling notebook to draw and journal 8. Lex luger defeated bob backlund by disqualification. Silly match with flashes of brilliance and a bad finish. Meanwhile, shawn would be equipped with a new finishing move that would become sweet chin music.
Wwf monday night raw october 31, 1994 wwe network lex. During a jobber match the headshrinkers threaten backlund, crush makes the save because thats the kind of guy he is. Bob backlund to enter the pro wrestling hall of fame. John stanley has stopped about he has ruled bob backland unable to continue to to facial cuts. Bob backlund vs bret hart is the worst title match ive ever seen. Frank gotch awardlex luger living inducteebob backlund. Dec 14, 2017 they also started chanting boring for some of them as well. It took place on thanksgiving eve, november 23, 1994 at the freeman coliseum in san antonio, texas. Perfect this is the last watchable match in my opinion. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Brian damage although a babyface for much of his time as a wrestler, during the 1990s, bob backlund had a short, and relatively successful, stint in the wwe as a heel. Backlund would lose the belt in 6 seconds a few days later to the new good guy diesel. Despite the fact it doesnt really ever get going, it just suddenly ends with ramon picking up the win from nowhere. The main event was a royal rumble match, a battle royal in which two wrestlers started the match in the ring. The bob backlund versus razor ramon is a strange one too. The standoff lets backlund take him down but luger slips out in something i wouldnt have bet on. Watch crush vs narcissist lex luger raw april 26th, 1993 ironclad wrestling on dailymotion. This is a 215 page book and lugers wrestling career is done and dusted within 75 of them some would argue that the lex express and his time with wwe could have gone for that long, despite the chapter representing just 3 years of a 16 year career. Rebooking every wwe ppv from wrestlemania i to wrestlemania. Triple h tweets photo from meeting at wwe hq, book on wwe legend finally coming out, nxt uk. Royal rumble 1993 was the sixth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Two legendary professional wrestlers, ric flair and sgt. Lawrence wendell pfohl born june 2, 1958, better known by the ring name lex luger, is an.
Lex luger news, pictures, videos and biography wrestling inc. Apr 02, 20 the book is called wrestling with the devil and in lex luger is brought to his knees literally by circumstances he could have and should have controlled. Introduction below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in dave meltzers wrestling observer newsletter. King kong bundy paul bearer catch wrestling lex luger wwf superstars shawn michaels british bulldog wwe wallpapers royal rumble. Met bob backlund at an allentown book signing for this. Mabel puts on a good show but then gets eliminated via count out. From very humble beginnings, to turbulent teenage years, to finding a passion that spurred years of hard work, to eventual unprecedented success, the book truly encapsulates how. Jun 02, 2015 bob backlund vs narcissist lex luger wrestling challenge may 2nd, 1993. The royal family vs clowns r us is equivalent to cancer. Vince claimed at the beginning of the match that this would be a classic.
Its important to know the back story that led to the events of that night in 1987. Backlund lost the belt 3 days later, thus making his horrible match here an even bigger waste of time. Lex was a conceited and vain person with whom every time he would see his reflection he was always admiring himself. Luger adopted the ring name lex luger, being a fan of the comic book villain lex luthor. After a few weeks, it turned into a program that featured mainly highcard wrestlers from various promotions across the united states. List of pro wrestling illustrated awards wikipedia. I can remember him complaining about it in his book and he was right.
He tells lawler to kiss his ass, lawler says backlund will kiss his foot and he we are. Perfect would move into a mutual respect feud with bob backlund before entering a feud that fall with lex luger. Lex applied a headlock and knocked irs down and struck a pose. Twenty years ago this was the main event of wrestling challenge. Remembering wrestling lex luger vs sting wcw december. Bob backlund s hall of fame class of 20 inductee video. Harlem heat for the tag titles, and the road warriors vs. Missouri heavyweight champ bob backlund vs nwa world champ terry funk. Bob backlund luger has a young girl to carry the flag and lead him to ringside.
Bob backlund, virgil, tito santana, earthquake, typhoon, kamala, jim duggan, and big boss man are all viable options for this spot. Ultimate warrior vs lex luger iyo, who was the better wrestler. Lex luger news, pictures, videos and biography wrestling. Irs, the smoking gunns, jim neidhart, bob holly, the bushwhackers december 21, 2015. Always thought it was weird to have a guy named luger as a patriotic american hero. Backlund goes to a wristlock and luger cant power out this time. Today, we look back on that heel run, a run which culminated in grabbing the wwe title. It took place on january 24, 1993 at the arco arena in sacramento, california. Bob holly vs mr bob backlund superstars oct 22nd, 1994 by monsoon classic. Lex luger defeated bob backlund by countout to qualify in the king of the ring tournament.
A quick armdrag puts backlund down and luger does backlunds lunging steps thing. Bob backlund vs superstar billy graham lumberjack match 12 28 1982 msg. Whoever you want to squash i hate doing something like this, but really, the wwf was littered with worthless lumps or people on their way out of the company. Slaughter spin tales about their remarkable careers with the help of colleagues. Countout lex luger defeated bob backlund via countout after backlund sustained luger s running forearm. The hart family got involved, and backlunds mental state was in question throughout. The premise of the luger feud would be heenan blaming perfect for destroying ric flairs mental state and career youll see. Dibiase claims the reason he is not with luger at ringside is that luger only needs his advice and not is hand held. Sting and lex luger first teamed up in april 1988 after luger found himself without a tag team partner for the 1988 jim crockett, sr. Smackdown vs raw 2011 night of champions intercontinental championship lex luger vs. Whether he was making a dramatic entrance from a helicopter, defeating champ hulk hogan, or sculpting a nearperfect physique, lex was on top of his game. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler with.
Bob backlund vs narcissist lex luger wrestling challenge may 2nd, 1993 duration. Smackdown vs raw 2011 backlash intercontinental championship lex luger vs christian. Backlund defeating the wild samoans for the tag belts despite being unable to keep them is the reason for the attack, they were humiliated and will never forgive him for that. Heavenly bodies, tatanka, bam bam bigelow, and king kong bundy vs lex luger, mabel, adam bomb, and smoking gunns. I am sure that the braintree here can do more with the talent at the time. Please note that ratings are given to the overall match. He was featured alongside percy pringle and rick rude as a bare chested silent type. Some leg sweeps have backlund in more trouble and bob cant believe it. Razor ramon vs bob backlund short match, ramon wins with a cradle. Badd and diamond dallas page for the tv title and some money stipulation. While pro wrestling is a fictitious soap opera, when you finish reading this book you will realize that bob backlunds ethics and integrity made him a champion in real life.
Miller, includes interviews with roddy piper, ric flair, the iron sheik and. Bob backlund still wanted to preserve his characters moral values. Lex luger and bob backlund meet in a halloween edition of raw on october 31, 1994. Luger began wrestling in the nwa florida territory. Backlund would rack up wins and victims, including top of the line guys such as lex luger and the 123 kid, to the likes of his old manager arnold skaaland and wwf magazine editor lou gianfredo. Harlem heat vs sting and lex luger for the wcw tag team titles. Jun 23, 2016 bruiser brody and lex luger couldnt have possibly been more different individuals, and the reputations of each made it almost a sure thing that there would be problems when the two eventually met up. Luger adopted the ring name lex luger, being a fan of the comic book villain lex luthor, which helped cast himself as a typical wrestling heel which he would continue to be throughout most of his early years in wrestling. Bret hart and lex luger defeat adam bomb and bam bam bigelow and bart gunn and billy gunn and bob backlund and crush and diesel and doink and fatu and greg valentine and jeff jarrett and kwang and mabel and marty jannetty and mo and owen hart and randy savage and rick martel and rick steiner and samu and scott steiner and shawn.
Was kinda nervous since he had been a hero to me growing up in the 70s80s. Survivor series 1994 was the eighth annual survivor series professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Vintage pro wrestling harlem heat vs sting and lex luger. Bob wasnt going to give up on this comeback so easily. He was a belowaverage student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. Lex luger vs tatanka just have luger cost tatanka a match for some heelish reason.
In the weeks and months following this sudden attitude change, backlund would rack up wins and victims, including top of the line guys such as lex luger and the 123 kid, to the likes of his old manager arnold skaaland and wwf magazine editor lou gianfredo. Bob backlund s book pushed back again, jake roberts. Another clip showed lex luger talking to his team and ted dibiase talking to his guys as well. While the idea of their final match at wrestlemania 11 may have sounded good in theory, according to bret hart, this match with bob backlund was his least. Mar 26, 2015 crush vs narcissist lex luger raw april 26th, 1993. Luger works over salleto as dibiase says he is sick of hearing that luger sold out and just signed a contract. A quick armdrag puts backlund down and luger does backlund s lunging steps thing.
Forgotten wrestlers bob backlund vs ivan koloff facebook. In action this week are the undertaker, bob backlund, the headshrinkers, and lex luger. Raw, october 31, 1994 youtube bret hart and british bulldog vs. The first incarnation of wwf all american wrestling was a show that would focus on one specific wrestler in the wwf. This is a list of both active and inactive pro wrestling illustrated awards which are voted on by pro wrestling illustrated pwi readers every year from 1972 onwards, expanding to more categories in later years unlike other wrestling magazines and websites, pwi is largely a magazine written within the fictional realm of professional wrestling and the awards recognize this. Bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. I remember bob backlunds career well under the vince mcmahan organization. The wrestling fan nwa sunday edition all american wrestling went through three different formats during its run. Some of their most memorable matches against foes like the iron shiek, lex luger and bob backlund are included. Public enemy in a street fight, and the taskmaster vs. Backlund goes to a wristlock and luger cant power out. Search bob backlund s star ratings from the wrestling observer newsletter at the internet wrestling database. Jerry lawler vs bob backlund lawler mocks backlund relentlessly for being an old man past his prime, finally backlund has enough and snaps. Pwtorch editor wade keller and pwtorch columnists pat mcneill and bruce mitchell discuss indepth wrestlemania 11 including bam bam bigelow vs.