Bob Backlund
Known for: Acting
Born: August 14, 1949
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
55 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
8.6
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
9.0
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
9.0
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
6.0
Headstrong
2019
5.5
WWE Battleground 2016
2016
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
8.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
2013NR
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
NR
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund
2010NR
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
6.0
TNA Victory Road 2007
2007
6.0
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
5.0
TNA Lockdown 2007
2007
NR
In the Land of Merry Misfits
2007
5.0
TNA Destination X 2007
2007
8.8
TNA Against All Odds 2007
2007
7.0
TNA Final Resolution 2007
2007
10.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
8.0
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
7.8
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
7.7
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
2002
6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999NR
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996NR
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995
9.3
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
4.0
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
1995
NR
WWE Brawl in the Family
1995
6.5
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
NR
WWE March to WrestleMania XI
1995
NR
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
1995
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994NR
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
1994
NR
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
NR
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
NR
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
9.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
NR
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
6.1
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
NR
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993
6.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
9.0
UWF Beach Brawl
1991
NR
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
NR
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
19858.5
AWA StarCage
1985NR
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985NR
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
10.0
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984NR
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983NR
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
NR
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980
NR
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
NR
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
NR
WWE Old School
1973
NR
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 7: Old School 101
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