He came to Vince in 1994 and told him he was ready to retire, and he sent him out with a bang. But I agree, he was terrific as a heel. He was a "Mr. America" type and the face of the company until 1984. There was no way to get him over as a face again, but the heel turn was brilliant and highly effective.
At least give Backlund a few extra weeks to build up to a fight with Diesel to where he's presented as a maniac capable of beating Nash instead of a hotshot W for the latter that only NYC folks got to witness live?
![Ultimate Warrior and Legion of Doom Promo on Demolition (09-15-1990) [Boston]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7-Zc7WDMllA/mqdefault.jpg)
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They totally should have gone with this. I would've loved to Backlund as a heel champion.
He came to Vince in 1994 and told him he was ready to retire, and he sent him out with a bang. But I agree, he was terrific as a heel. He was a "Mr. America" type and the face of the company until 1984. There was no way to get him over as a face again, but the heel turn was brilliant and highly effective.
Backlund should have had a longer run as champion here. He was red hot as a heel at this time.
Thats Mr. Backlund to you young man!
Who is this Diesel man? 🤣🤣
He’s a no talent assclown
Lol
A gigantic gorilla, a 7 ft gorilla !!! 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hours later he lost the belt to Diesel
And in a then-record *EIGHT SECONDS!!!!*
Spoilers, dude 😉
sometime a 6'10 man needs to put a former 6'1er in his place.
He was by far the most unlikely heel in wrestling and in my opinion he somehow pulled it off.
At least give Backlund a few extra weeks to build up to a fight with Diesel to where he's presented as a maniac capable of beating Nash instead of a hotshot W for the latter that only NYC folks got to witness live?
I love how they had to edit it.
Backlund Stole the Belt from Bret Hart!
I'd love to see him debate Donald Trump. Two rambling nuts. 🤣
I’d love to watch him debate Joe Biden.
Backlund is healthy and can actually talk. Also Bob ain't suffering of dementia. So that's an easy win.
I’d love to see him do a presidential debate with anyone
Also, Backlund is actually a real human being.
@Vincent Verona damn right.
Trump is dumber than shit lol