I can't remember if the blonde or the Asian got the pin, but afterwards I approach Harley thinking he's going to give me the what-for, but he was nothing but smiles and seemed genuinely pleased with the performance. .percentage_number { Lou Albano. } } width: 100%; Backlund covered Valentine and the groggy ref counted a pinfall, but Valentine was the first guy to stand up, so the ref raised his hand and awarded him the belt. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[15]. "Shit yes, 20 pounds, fuck you!" Bob Backlund, Actor: Pro Wrestling USA. .election_results_text { As Goldberg is working his way back to the dressing room high-fiving little kids, I position myself with my back to the aisle to display the back of my T-shirt for all wrestlers named Goldberg to see. } color: #0645ad; .electionsectionheading { I reply that my Grandmother lives in that district and I will get her and all her friends to vote you. Once he left the woman who had waited on him told me he was very polite and funny and left a sizable tip. We asked the two unknown wrestlers if it was cool we could take a picture with Val. font-size: 2em; color:white; } And in Val Venis's signature voice, he says, "They've been watching too many of my movies!". font-size: 16px; I said yes. See also: Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2016 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. }; As I walked back to my seat, people in the crowd kept asking if I was a part of the show. width: 350px; Thanks to Owen cheating, Backlund won the title and shocked the world, so tonight is about revenge for Hart. In the late '90s, my friends and I supported WCW for the bulk of the Monday Night Wars. vertical-align: top; I later found out it is commonplace for Virgil to promise the appearance of DiBiase and then when he doesn't show, blames Dibiase. It was in my old high school's gym so I gathered up my kid brother (still in high school) and his friends in my car and went to the show. I am about 14 at the time and like most people in line, way too young to vote. Now, normally, I would have marked out for Doink and begged my buddy to pay for a picture with the clown...but not tonight. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. defer(); Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. This was right after the nWo Wolfpac had formed and Konnan was one of the members. width: 50px; From what I remember, it was Ted Dibase Jr., JBL, Mickie James, Rey Mysterio, and Kofi Kingston. margin-bottom: 4px; But fuck that, I'm going ahead anyway. float: left; The tables were provided by the American Public Media Research Lab. Overall nothing crazy, but I realized how nice and normal all of them are, minus the DUI thing. In the photo, a menacing Virgil sports a fanned-out wad of US bills, which I suggested to him were probably all singles—a jibe that sailed miles over his head. I was in college, broke and spent all my money on beer, while my Buddy had some cash and wanted to get his picture with Buff Bagwell. I'm not talking about Virgil...oh no...it was DOINK THE CLOWN! My friend Nick was still a big wrestling fan so I opted to get one for him. position: relative; .race_header { [9], 2006 In May 1998 WCW came to my hometown for a house show. } Again I refused to make eye contact, because what was I gonna say to the guy? When he came out, one of the wrestlers told him that we wanted to take pictures and Val Venis happily obliged. The physics just aren't right here. overflow-x: auto; Overall he was a pretty nice guy and I got out of there with all my limbs intact so I guess I should say thank you, Mr. Rotten. height: 100%; They have one child. He came in and recognized me, said not to worry about it, that the challenge was tough. Enter, DDP! So I grabbed the recipt he left behind and ran out after him. top: 0px; overflow-y: hidden; [7], 2010 Back in 1999 I went to a WWF house show at Madison Square Garden. .race_header.libertarian { let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); border: 1px solid #999; I stood up, Sheik (who had no idea who I was at this point) motioned for me to come down. After the show, we decided to hit one of the many bars on Beale St. and found a place that had karaoke. On November 2, 2010, John B. Larson won re-election to the United States House. } Francine was showing off her "assets," chairs were as common as arm bars, and the language was incredibly un-PC. (That's Virgil's lame WCW cowboy gimmick. width: 100% As we were eating, I overheard the guys talking about wrestling. color: #888; It involves these about three feet long handles with round, 20-pound weights on the end. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); With WCW, the bigger stars rarely seemed to come to town, especially if they weren't being used on TV. 10.12.2007. One picture is of Virgil standing next to the nWo street rod. padding-bottom: 5px; Last November, I spotted Virgil set up at the big Toronto Sportcard Expo where he had his lemonade stand setup. Mid way through the under-card an announcement is made over the PA saying "Former Wrestling Legend and candidate for Connecticut State Congress, Bob Backlund will be doing a meet and greet in section 119". } I didn't think much of it, but when I wandered back down to the food court a couple hours later to grab some lunch I saw him again. As time went by and while we were silently eating our food, my buddies and I could hear the wrestlers talk. } background-color: #ccc; top: -1px; On a fateful trip to the mall, I came across an official(?) Finally Virgil stomped off in disgust, but not before stealing one of the red pepper flake dispensers and about a dozen packets of parmesan cheese. In 1974, Backlund wrestled in Texas, for Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk's Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sportspromoti… display: block; background-color: #6db24f; He didn't sit down to eat, he walked right out. } He talked about how Vince dealt with the threat of a wrestlers' union forming (he upped Hogan's and Andre's salaries to keep them from joining the brotherhood), and how that got Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell blacklisted from the Federation. top: 2px; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { So when Sheik calls for any "real men" in the audience to challenge him to a test of strength, I looked at my brother and said, "Fuck this, I'm going to do it." Bob Backlund has many great career moments at Madison Square Garden. As fate would have it, Jerry Lawler couldn't make the show. The 1st Congressional District of Connecticut held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Virgil barely greeted us as we started thumbing through his pictures. Nick promptly threw it out, though, but I scanned it before we gave it off for immortality. width: 35px !important; Backlund would represent the WWF as world champion from 1978 to 1983.!983 would be the key year in the career of Backlund as not only a champion but also as a top tier talent for the company. Larson won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][5][6]<. Bob Backlund, Last of The Old Schoolers Before Rasslin’ Went Mainstream height: 56px; We've for years taunted the poor kid with it in a series of shenanigans and I wanted to raise the bar. } position: absolute; Incumbent John Larson (D) defeated Matthew Corey (R) and Mike DeRosa (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Being raised in the South, I was a Mid-South/NWA/WCW guy but, still, the electricity of the moment wasn't lost on me. padding:7px 8px 8px; Intrigued, I poked my head out. There was no one else in the restaurant at this time—-thus, any attempt I made to try and get Earthquake's attention would have seem incredibly transparent and sad. Later, the guys started leaving and my buddy who was able to see, noticed it WAS Val Venis. background-color: #f9d334; background-color: #003388; He got this really soft look on his face and he smiled big, eyes twinkling, and said, "This is good. width: 90%; They all got their drinks, and then the Jr Million Dollar Man got up on stage with one of the other wrestlers, I forget who, and did a few songs. .votebox-scroll-container { Incumbents are bolded and underlined. left: 0px; } Diesel defeats Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship in eight seconds I asked him about a future in the WWF and that loosened him up a bit. Fournier (Green Party) and Matthew Coleman (Write-in) in the general election. While often times, Vince McMahon likes to rib wrestlers in their … My dad pointed out something about the car. Keep sending them in. .non_result_row th { .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { The days of Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund when Superstars would hold titles for years at a time. function indicateScroll (){ font-weight: 100; One of the ways Backlund's elite constitution helped him in the ring during his days as WWE champion was with a Words can't describe the mood as Doink gazed up at us. [10], 2004 He and his friends laughed and egged me on. During college I worked as a bus boy at a Perkins in Central Florida for roughly six months. It's important to note, here, that the FIRST thing you have to do with the Iron Sheik's test of strength is to stand the handles up straight, weights on top, one in each hand. They said that it was fine and we waited for Val to come out. Look it up.). In 2011, the Connecticut State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. I also was and am a self-deprecating sort without a lot of regard for not poking fun at myself. My questions sucked because I was still mostly a doofy kid, but he indulged me. Now, these women weren't knockouts, but certainly in the upper ecehelon of females the crowd sees on a day-to-day basis. Maybe if I had Dad Strength at the time. He defeated Joe Visconti (Republican), Stephen E.D. The Giant (future Big Show). I don't care much about his campaign platform but am willing to listen if I can take a picture with the man. As Jerry 'The King' Lawler continues to celebrate his Mother's Day victory over Bret Hart, Bob Backlund makes a very special announcement. Madison Square Garden – October 24, 1977 background-color: #6db24f; font-size: 1.25em; I needed a subject, of course, and the call happened to coincide with a local wrestling show which was going to feature the Iron Sheik as a one-off match with a local guy become mid-card legend of the 80s named "Beastmaster" Rick Link. When he had succeeded in his third attempt, an angry Sheik attacked him from behind, injuring Backlund. Unfortunately the person right in front of me tells Bob Backlund that he saw him wrestle in 1995 and Bob Backlund doesn't care. } The only thing I remember from this stump speech is that Bob Backlund says he will have people save on energy by lowering the thermostat and putting on a sweater. text-align: center; That was something to be fearful of back in the day. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { As a lifelong wrestling fan, I found this to be mildly exciting and very perplexing. Not a word was spoken. But it was twice as awesome because he had been off TV for a while and there was no reason to expect him at the house show. Slaughter Hulk Hogan vs. Rick McGraw WWF Title Match: Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { A girl from my church found out I was going and begged me to take her (because nothing says good clean Christian fun like an ECW show). (1999). @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { margin-bottom: .75em; Edge Vs. Jeff Jarrett - July 24, 1999. height: 50px; Noticing I am in agony Bob Backlund demands that I tap out, which I believe I was already doing. Again, not a word is spoken. No candidate faced a primary election in August. We entered the line for Buff (which actually was pretty packed). But this month they dusted off a fairly significant show; from late 1983 and the dawn of the WWF's boom period. Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2020, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2018, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2016, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012, The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Connecticut%27s_1st_Congressional_District&oldid=7832513, Tracking election font-size: 12px; However, this was a television storyline only; Backlund wrestled the Iron Sheik at least three times for the title, all at non-televised house shows (including once at the Boston Garden, winning by disqualification), and also wrestled The Magnificent Muraco for the Intercontinental Championship, also at a non-televised house … Shocked, I just stared at him, when he blurted out this gem: "HELP ME UP BROTHER! My dad entered his street rod into the World of Wheels car show at Wisconsin State Fair Park a few years ago. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Was I supposed to throw them out? So, before I became the doughy dad-bodied 30-something I am today, I was a not entirely non-athletic, wiry, baby-faced guy. Finally the line moves and eventually we moved out of Doink's sight. } You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! I told my buddies, "dude, this is a once and a lifetime chance, and we'll regret it if we don't do anything. padding-bottom: 7px; Bob Backlund is a name that stands out not just in the category of wrestling, but across the entire sporting world. Sheik looked me up and down, kind of laughing, and my brother and his friends were cheering wildly. WWF shirt that read "Austin Rules" on the front and "Goldberg Sucks" on the back. According to the picture, it was 9/11 at 4:03 in the morning. } Virge had several 8x10 prints to choose from, but I had to go with the glossy option of retirement-ready Andre The Giant flanked by the Million Dollar Man, and our hero "The Lonely Bodyguard". I wore my lucky new shirt. .inner_percentage.Republican { I guess we never truly met the man but after seeing him there at that table with his woman, child and hopelessly staring into the abyss, I'd glad I never did. .race_header.republican { We arrived to find the show was held in a small convention room inside the Ramada. On November 4, 2008, John B. Larson won re-election to the United States House. So, my brother and I are walking around as things are getting set up and we found a booth right in the middle of everything with a banner hanging up that reads, "Virgil: Wrestling Superstar." Moments pass like eternity as I'm praying this damn line would move. font-weight: 300; Before we leave, my buddy needed to use the restroom. [12], 2000 letter-spacing: .04em; This one was Hornswoggle, the little Irish midget guy. We came up with the idea that I would stand kinda near the table and my buddy would try and get Doink in the picture. And I'm in the middle of a fucking wrestling ring with the Iron Sheik. At the Survivor Series ’94, Backlund defeated Bret Hart in a submission match when a heel Owen Hart convinced the Hart Matriarch Helen to throw a towel into the ring. } He has been married to Corrine Gentzkow since October 31, 1974. } else { margin-right: 10px; December 4-6, 1992 – House Show: Bob Backlund defeated Kamala. font-size: 20px; Sorry Doink! if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Ballotpedia features 324,649 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. } 9/26/12 4:40PM. background-color: #db0000; if (window.jQuery) { color: #888; This picture was better than any posed one I could have taken because of his look and the fact that it was free. We watched as Lawler, sitting in his living room, half turned to the camera as if we interrupted him watching TV, tell all of us that he couldn't make it but he had found someone who wanted to "kick Buff's ass" just as much as him. } If you buy stuff from Amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus -- from Amazon, not from you. } All in good fun of course. On November 7, 2000, John B. Larson won re-election to the United States House. font-weight: bold; Long time friend of Wild Bill and the Funhouse ex WWF heavyweight champion of the world Bob Backlund is launching his new work out system the gym in a box. .inner_percentage.Green { I was to referee the women's match of the evening. let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; I have a friend who is a big classic wrestling aficionado, so I thought, hey why not drop $20 (I think) and get him a signed pic. The crowd was into it and anticipating the Sheik's battle with Rick Link. font-style: italic; So, I just let it go. It seems like most stories of Scott Hall encounters tend to be unpleasant, so I just wanted to mention that for one day in 1998, he couldn't have been cooler to a teeange wrestling nerd at Wendy's. Incumbent John Larson defeated Jennifer Nye and Tom McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 1 on November 6, 2018. } I decided to see if I could interview the Iron Sheik about... well, I didn't know what. I try to do a spin and nearly clock Sheik in a head. Incumbent John Larson (D) defeated Matthew Corey (R) and Jeffery Russell (G) in the general election. The line was at a standstill as Doink continued to stare at us, not saying a word but yet almost trying to say, "Help me". .results_table { She was extremely nice about it, and my friend bought her a drink. It turned on a dime and, in retrospect, was a little weird. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Years ago, however, he had a one-night stand with a woman who wasn't all that attractive and as such she was nicknamed "The Shaved Ewok" by a mutual friend. March 22, 1984 (Packard Music Hall) ... May 23, 1994 (Struthers Field House) After that was intermission which meant we could meet the wrestlers! Axil stands about 6'5", 300lbs. } padding-left: 16px; We stood there, at the end of Buff's line, right in front of Doink's table. The place I worked at was a big gas station/food type complex, and there was no drive-thru which is why he had to come inside. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { I noticed they stopped by the entrance and Val Venis had gone missing. With Bob Backlund, Nick Barbieri, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy. Her lap was a part of the last car show in Milwaukee in January of Sammartino... 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