Bob Backlund
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Acting · Born 1949-08-14 · age 76 · Princeton, Minnesota, USA
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 second longest reign as WWE Champion in history, ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. On January 21, 2013, he was announced as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Backlund was also an accomplished amateur wrestler, wrestling for the North Dakota State University Bison in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Backlund continues to work in the pro wrestling business in various capacities. In 2000, Backlund unsuccessfully ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket.
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Raw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE WrestleMania IX
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
WWE WrestleMania XI
WWE Battleground 2016
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
TNA Against All Odds 2007
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWF Superstars
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE Survivor Series 1994
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
TNA Final Resolution 2007
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
AWA StarCage
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
TNA Destination X 2007
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
TNA Lockdown 2007
TNA Victory Road 2007
TNA Slammiversary 2007
UWF Beach Brawl
WWF Championship Wrestling
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
WWE Brawl in the Family
In the Land of Merry Misfits
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
Inside the Steel Cage
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Old School
WWE Pay Per View