Harley Race & Bob Backlund

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• Harley
• Race
• Bob
• Backlund
• wrestling
• nwa
• wwf
• wwwf
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• gcw
• cwf

[darrinbaker00]

I know some black men who would have given years off their lives to grow an Afro like Harley Race.

[bwashinski]

@adidaslou Backlund was a great worker & it was a different era. Iron Sheik did not "whip his ass". Are you a 10 year old? The match was pre-determined as Vince McMahon hand-picked Hogan to launch pro wrestling from a territorial industry to nationwide. Backlund never even really lost - the angle was that his manager threw in the towel. Backlund wouldn't do the job to Hogan and Shiek was a transitional champ. Don't make a fool of yourself by acting like who wins/loses is not predetermined

[therehastobeme]

Vince McMahon Sr Wanted To Shape Bob Backlund Into A Bruno Sammartino Type

Of Wrestler , The Big Difference With Sammartino Is That He Had Charisma , Backlund Didn't Have Any Charisma , Just Technical Wrestling Skill

[bpatrice49]

Bob Backlund was in incredible shape in his heyday. He had he ideal physique to be a pro wrestler; small, stocky, powerful, thick necked and muscular. Later adopted by such technical greats as Dynamite kid, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle etc

[jwill5587]

So strange to see Vince acknowledge the NWA champion but this was back when he was just an announcer and his father was a member of the NWA.

[Desstrik]

@darrinbaker00

lul

[traviedawg]

Bob Backlund had the personality of a turnip-YAWN!!!!

[Kane6676]

I never understood why WWF gave backlund such a push and a title run. He had no mike skills and was not an exciting wrestler. Until ofcourse he turned bad guy in the 90s

[yardlet6]

@AirplaneRadio That's true.

[AirplaneRadio]

@yardlet6 He made up for the promo work in his 90's promos when he was playing MR. BOB BACKLUND. Oh man the promo he gives after he defeated Bret Hart at SS '93 was awesome.

[yardlet6]

@mrach198 Bruno was good but all he did was punch-kick-punch-kick-repeat. Race was the better performer and a legit tough guy. Backlund was a pure wrestler. Very strong but dull on promos.