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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 14, 1949
Place of Birth
Princeton, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Bob Backlund
- Mr. Backlund
- The All-American Boy
Bob Backlund
1.5 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
8.6
Bob Backlund
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
9.0
Bob Backlund
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
9.0
Bob Backlund (archive footage)
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
5.8
Bob Backlund (Manager)
WWE Battleground 2016
2016
9.2
Bob Backlund
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
8.0
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013
🎬
0.0
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
8.3
Bob Backlund
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
0.0
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010
🎬
0.0
Bob Backlund
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
Credits
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Bob Backlund
2021
8.6
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Bob Backlund
2021
9.0
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as Bob Backlund (archive footage)
2019
9.0
WWE Battleground 2016
as Bob Backlund (Manager)
2016
5.8
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Bob Backlund
2013
9.2
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
as Self
2013
8.0
🎬
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
0.0
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Bob Backlund
2010
8.3
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010
0.0
🎬
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
as Bob Backlund
2008
0.0
TNA Victory Road 2007
as Bob Backlund
2007
6.0
TNA Slammiversary 2007
as Bob Backlund
2007
6.0
TNA Lockdown 2007
as Bob Backlund (Ringside)
2007
5.0
In the Land of Merry Misfits
as Friar Chuck
2007
0.0
TNA Destination X 2007
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Ringside)
2007
5.0
TNA Against All Odds 2007
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
2007
8.8
TNA Final Resolution 2007
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Judge)
2007
7.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
10.0
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
8.0
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
as Bob Backlund (Archive Footage)
2005
8.0
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
as Himself
2002
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as Mr. Bob Backlund
2000
6.3
🎬
Battlarts Battle Fiction
as Bob Backlund
1998
0.0
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Manager)
1997
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1996
5.5
🎬
WWF Mega Matches '95
1995
0.0
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
10.0
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
as Bob Backlund
1995
1.0
WWE Brawl in the Family
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
0.0
WWE WrestleMania XI
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
6.6
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
0.0
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
as Bob Backlund
1995
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1995
7.0
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1994
8.2
🎬
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
as Mr. Bob Backlund (Appearance)
1994
0.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
as Self
1994
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Bob Backlund
1994
6.9
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
as Bob Backlund
1993
0.0
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Bob Backlund
1993
0.0
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Bob Backlund
1993
0.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Bob Backlund
1993
9.0
WWE WrestleMania IX
as Bob Backlund
1993
6.2
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as Bob Backlund
1993
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Bob Backlund
1993
6.6
Raw
as Mr. Bob Backlund
1993
6.8
Raw
as Bob Backlund
1993
6.8
UWF Beach Brawl
as Bob Backlund
1991
0.0
WWE The Main Event
as Bob Backlund
1988
9.7
🎬
WWF The Main Event
as Mr. Backlund
1988
9.0
Inside the Steel Cage
as Bob Backlund
1986
0.0
WWF Superstars
1986
8.0
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
as Himself
1985
0.0
🎬
AWA StarCage
as Bob Backlund
1985
8.5
🎬
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
as Bob Backlund
1985
0.0
🎬
PWUSA Star Wars
as Bob Backlund
1985
0.0
WWE The Brawl to End it All
as Self
1984
10.0
🎬
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Bob Backlund
1983
0.0
🎬
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Bob Backlund
1980
0.0
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself
1980
0.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Bob Backlund
1980
6.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Bob Backlund
1975
0.0
WWE Old School
as Bob Backlund
1973
0.0
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
as Himself
N/A
0.0