As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund experienced success as both an adored hero and a loathed villain in a WWE career that spanned across three decades. The kid from Princeton, Minn., quickly became ...

To be fair, Backlund and Hogan would seem like they wouldn't get along, given Hogan's ultra flamboyant persona contrasted with the more mild mannered, "aww shucks" vibe of Backlund. But the two were ...

Kurt Angle's debut on the WWE main roster in Autumn 1999 was the beginning of one of the most impressive rookie years in WWE history. The Olympic Gold Medalist won both the WWE European and ...

In the late 1970s, WWE were looking to replicate the success of Bruno Sammartino as a long-running babyface champion. Their choice was Bob Backland; a young, literally baby-faced grappler who embodied ...

At the tail end of Roman Reigns' revolutionary reign as Undisputed WWE Champion, it became Michael Cole's responsibility to list off the only four historical figures who had a World Title reign longer ...

Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for the ...