bob backlund's Surprise Entrance at royal rumble 2000

[arcmov24]

The MSG fans are some of the wrestling savy, loyal, (sometimes crude) fans in the world!! For them to show Bob Backlund that kind of respect is cool..

[porthose08]

Bob Backlund just got a bigger pop than John Cena!

[nnywrestler]

Backlund was a great wrestler back in the day.

[crusherfan53]

JR: "My gawd its....what the hell is Bob Backlund doing here!?"

[nwolwo]

BACKLUND 4 President 2012!

[kdreamland]

For this, he should have been in the WWF No Mercy game.

[ToruKun1]

I heard Bob Backlund wants to come back to WWE as a full-time member of the roster, I WOULD BE ALL FOR THAT! XD

[StephenAlexWalker]

@ToruKun1 He was in TNA in '07 and he stays in shape, I wouldn't mind seeing him again he's more interesting than anyone else on the WWE roster and he could have great matches with the likes of Punk and Danielson.

[TheRatedIX7]

@ToruKun1 Me too. Watchin him Chicken-wing the shit out of the stars on the current rosters would be funny. Just like he used to do back in the day. Snap and chicken wing a mu'fucka lol

[thenickjacobs721]

"By god, what the hell is Bob Backlund doing here?"

I love JR.

[WildBuster]

He looks like a thin Peter Griffin.

[CanadianGuitarist]

This is my favourite surprise Rumble entrant ever. Ever.

[iphonefrank]

getting close to 50 thousand thankyou!!

[Brian211978]

getting close to 60,000!

[rahbren]

@iphonefrank You should be thanking WWE for giving you footage to use on your youtube. You yourself didn't do anything to deserve the hits. Uploading a video is easy as taking a morning dump. No talent required.

[iphonefrank]

@rahbren thankyou wwe!!

[KevMan005]

@rahbren He did do something to deserve "the hits". He uploaded the video.

[TheUndertakeer]

Raw-kishi!

[liltd87]

@TheUndertakeer lmao!

[AmericanBulldog18]

JR: i thought he was running for congress, XD lol

[goathippo93]

you hear that pop when they realize who it is... no pop is like that. it kinda just builds. its not like a normal pop, where everything erupts at once, it builds... And I like that more.

[Stegill10]

GREAT POP

[TheBenWalker87]

Backlund for Hall of Fame

[Geostrategic1]

@TheBenWalker87 I 2nd that for Mr Backlund.

[Shelver92]

It's really great to see that the fans have not forgotten the stars of yesteryear.

[hitmanfan24]

I absolutely HATE the WWF editing. If it's not the WWF logos which are blurred everywhere, it's the commentary too. Where Jim Ross says "Bob Backlund former champion". I believe he originally said "Bob Backlund former WWF champion", but of course, they had to edit it out. I can't stand that shit. Drives me crazy.

[UndertakerMickieFan]

@hitmanfan24 I know what you mean, but there isn't anything that the WWE can do about it, because those panda-fuckers at the World Wildlife Fund won a lawsuit over the rights to the WWF name. Funny thing is that after the lawsuit, the WWF changed its name to the WWFN, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.

[infernityzero2011]

@UndertakerMickieFan they still use wwf for us and canada the wwfn is not used in us and canada

[MrWWFattitudefan]

@hitmanfan24 same

[tsaleh88]

will he ever be in hall of fame?

[tidykris]

Backlund always looks like he's just popped out of "Happy Days"

[maxpower789z]

His feud with Bret in the 90's was the only thing that kept me watching WWF in those days

[ImTheAmazingWhiteGuy]

i remember marking the fuck out when this happened

[nbrulzonpsn99]

bob backlund is the only legend that has enter in the ring with a elimation because all the rest just fail

[RceaEripsa]

We need bob backlund back for another wwe run put him on raw and smackdown

[kcroyals717]

Its sad that almost half of the people in that ring are now dead

[detroituntilidie]

it's the garden. ofc the fans are gonna give him a pop

[Sheavy722]

Rah-Kishi. lol.

[BiGGuY32]

The WWF crowds were awesome. Nowadays, if a legend like Backlund enters the Royal Rumble nobody would know who the hell he is.

[BLModder2010]

OH GOD THIS IS THE SINGLE GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE RETURN EVER. BOB. FUCKING. BACKLUND.

[LOLWEISER]

Bob Backlund don't seem to age lol!

[funkiersnoog1]

Backlund should be in the damn WWE Hall of Fame already.

[greatestgoalie25]

That pop, no other place like NY!!

[marty34156]

He got a bigger pop then cena gets!

[Brian211978]

Back then a great pop even for bob backlund!

[lawrence142002]

I hear Backlund is still in tremendous shape and can still work. Kudos to him for that. Also, he had one of the funniest political ads I've ever seen where a honking car passed and he proceeded to yell at it in character.

I loved Backlund's later heel run. Entertaining as all hell and totally a departure from the "howdy-doody" babyface he'd been before.

[PivotMakeranimations]

he got that pop because hes a former WWF/E Champion and theres MEN in the crowd

[slwalsh]

@PivotMakeranimations Being at MSG (more wrestling smart than most other places in America) didn't hurt either.

[ryanhitmanfury]

@PivotMakeranimations - Also he was a near permanent fixture in MSG during the 70's and 80s as champion so NY would remember him well - as to this very good pop he got.

[spider1974]

@PivotMakeranimations And that it was MSG.

[xtremelucasY2J]

RIP Test, Bulldog and Bossman

[021391flores]

Bob Backlund is a legend in MSG.

[mmabuff101]

@021391flores i thought for a moment backlund got that reception from ny cause they are true wrestling fans (boston philly and florida included), but i forgot backlund is absolutely a madison square garden legend. i'm happy he got a good reception, that probably made his year

[efan2011]

This is in my opinion is the best surprise entrance ever in a Royal Rumble, with Nash in 2011 in second. Plus Backlund had a hell of a pop, most of the crowd had no idea who Nash was.

I also liked how Bob handled it, the pop really surprised him. I wish he could have won the election to Congress, that would have been fun to see

[napalmman420]

J.R : Rahkishi!

[Jasonmcintyre2007]

I forgot what a great pop he received!

[zzDzCzCzz]

Bob Backlund should come back and beat Cena for the title Via Chicken Wing!

[perogypower81]

"At 234 pounds, from Mayberry, Opie Taylor."- bobby hennan

[e123shadowaisha]

RAH-kishi.



[johnissoevil]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Attitude Era version of Mr. Backlund. Same as old school Backlund, as the most he did was manage Kurt Angle.

[BieberJustinl]

imagine him returning in 2011... mommy whos that man?

[WFChrisHammers]

@BieberJustinl People were saying that in 2000 when this happened, so what's your point.

[TheFWAdmin]

JR his name is Rikishi not RAkisi notice the 'i'

[therussianspy]

Love the pop he gets! Bob himself looks genuinely surprised by the reaction (it looks as if the pop caused him to break his stride and stop for a moment). Great bit when he looks at his hands and has a sick smile on his face to play up his "crazy old man" gimmick.

[hoghash78]

Backlund isn´t in the HOF...I thought would be automatic=((

[ilikethecoke]

@hoghash78 WWE has tried numerous times, but I believe he refused to be put into the Hall of Fame because there's no ACTUAL Hall of Fame for people to go to.

[mmabuff101]

@ilikethecoke theyll convince him someday. money talks

[Danlows1]

RA-kishi?

[terminat1]

With that physique, how was Backlund not a jobber?

[Tomthestarhartnell]

@terminat1 he was a good wrestler and during his prime (the 70s and early 80s) he was not all that jobber looking, in fact during his days i don't think there were even such things as jobbers!!

[nextmovebestmove]

@terminat1 Brilliant ring psychology and wrestling skills that were absolutely second to none.

[TRIGMASTER06]

Im not afraid to say it bob backlund got a bigger pop than any wwe star of today lol.

[bigguyjames34]

It is a shame that Bob Backlund is not in the wwe hall of fame!

[HoseaThaGreat]

God This Man Must Be Immortal He Barely Ages, He Looks Like He's 14 In This Video!

[defensivestopper]

I always wanted to see Ken Shamrock vs Backlund

[KYExtemper]

He should've gotten in there and chicken winged anything that moved.

[mcintosh182]

My friends and I went nuts when Crazy Hands Backlund showed up in this match. The Rumble surprises were usually fun.

[BIGMFBEN]

Always keep a dictionary at arms length!

[iphonefrank]

Backlund should get one last run in wwe i would watch. seen him a few years back in tna and he was chicken wingin fuck out of alex shelly he looked great for his age lol and it would more entertaining than those nexus assholes lol

[DAPDave]

@iphonefrank He would be a great manager honestly.

[noblefailure]

Hahaha Howdy Doody enters to "Hail to the Chief" haha gotta love MISTER Backlund. 

[cgb201]

If this was this year's Royal Rumble the place would be silent

[rasamahamasahama]

Why isn't Bob Backlund in the Hall of Fame already? Drew Carey gets into the Hall of Fame for ONE Royal Rumble appearance that lasted about two minutes while Bob Backlund was WWF Champion for like what 6 years? And he's ignored for Drew Carey? Way to go Vince, way to go.

[MVPtr4sh]

@rasamahamasahama he's in the celebrity hall of fame. its a little difference

[MarcZERO1980]

@rasamahamasahama Bob Backlund has refused the Hall of Fame as he wants one more run in the WWE as an active wrestler.

[TripleHHHelmsley]

Bob Backlund for the Hall of Fame! Come on, it's about time already!

[dnr71345]

This was my favorite wrestler growing up. The True World Champion when we all thought that wrestling was real!

[Halloffamer333]

They knew right away who it was to.

[nbk5vb3]

bob backlund in the hall of fame

[iphonefrank]

Can't beleive the pop he gets

[MrDaleHicks]

@iphonefrank Not saying Backlund wouldn't get a pop anywhere else in the country, but this was MSG, where Backlund reigned as champion for years. And as we've all noticed for years, the Garden always give great pops to Legends. Hogan, Piper, Backlund, Sheik, they've all gotten good pops at MSG. It's what makes a show from MSG so much more different then other shows

[nextmovebestmove]

@MrDaleHicks That's because New York is the original Fight Town, and the Garden is the Mecca.

[domirules28]

@MrDaleHicks: not to mention bob backlund's royal rumble reputation....i remember at one of the earlier rumbles backlund drew second and was one of the last four left at the end....

[LMLR187]

@domirules28 second to last elimination if i recall.

[silverbeast75]

@iphonefrank i know right ?? even bob stopped to listen i dont think he expected to hear it

[Vinnce12]

@iphonefrank It seems as though he were surprised by it as well. Did you see his face?

[DrewBludd]

@iphonefrank Madison Square Garden: the scene of the crime of the century. In my eyes, Bob Backlund is STILL WWF champion.

[FranchiseVideosINC]

@iphonefrank Can't beleive it? Why not? ITS BOB FUCKING BACKLUND!

[maxpower789z]

@iphonefrank New York has the "smartest" fans, so to speak...the old guard of wrestling fans, the tape traders, the sheet readers...people who watched more wrestling outside the WWF/WCW/ECW American trifecta

[papillonaquatique]

@iphonefrank Yeah it wasn't nearly big enough.

[qubeh]

neither could he, considering his reaction.

[ImTheAmazingWhiteGuy]

@iphonefrank he deserves it he a real legend

[TQXPreturns]

what the hell is bob backlund doing here?

hahahaha

[marty34156]

@TQXPreturns

Lmao hes got his workout attire on! Gotta love the good 'ol days of King and JR