Jake The Snake Roberts Names The Wrestler Who Legitimately Scared Him

[Rollie Forbes]

 

[KFBF]

Met Backlund when I was kid, he refused to sign my autograph. he’s not all there

I remember reading or listening to something, it may have been The Lapsed Fan, and they mentioned Backlund would make kids do push-ups or situps or other random fitness test shyt before signing an autograph. Maybe he didn't think you could do ten jumping jacks.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Bro that was legit terrifying as a child watching him get Bret in that hold and then the white towel throw in

I remember in elementary school we would do the chicken wing on each other. My one breh would do all the Backlund mannerisms lol. The hold was legit though

 

[patscorpio]

Met Backlund when I was kid, he refused to sign my autograph. he’s not all there

kayfabe breh..i met him too..he was super obnoxious that day

 

[Big Jo]

I remember reading or listening to something, it may have been The Lapsed Fan, and they mentioned Backlund would make kids do push-ups or situps or other random fitness test shyt before signing an autograph. Maybe he didn't think you could do ten jumping jacks.

He asked me to name the presidents in order… I couldn’t and I’m sure no 9 year old could … jumping jacks are feasible, every President not so much

kayfabe breh..i met him too..he was super obnoxious that day

I met 40+ WWF wrestlers in the 90s backstage, he was the ONLY one that stayed in character/ kayfabe … as I understand it, he becomes his character. Dude is legit nuts and insufferable person

 

[PHamm]

Old man strength plus retard strength =

 

[PHamm]

I hated him when he beat Bret Hart

Owen pleading with Mama Hart to throw in the towel

 

[PHamm]

He asked me to name the presidents in order… I couldn’t and I’m sure no 9 year old could … jumping jacks are feasible, every President not so much


I met 40+ WWF wrestlers in the 90s backstage, he was the ONLY one that stayed in character/ kayfabe … as I understand it, he becomes his character. Dude is legit nuts and insufferable person

You should Make a thread detailing what you thougut of each wrestler you met

 

[patscorpio]

Backlund in those days was really brolic and of course he was a shooter...shouldn't surprise anyone he was more than capable of holding his own

 

[Chrome2279]

From all of the wrestlers that I've seen do the Crossface Chickenwing Bob Backlund is the only one that makes the move look terrifying. Bob uses that old man strength and just ragdoll the life out of you...

Jake was like

I remember Bret Hart saying this was the most painful move he was ever put in. (That says a lot being that he trained in the dungeon)

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

I remember reading or listening to something, it may have been The Lapsed Fan, and they mentioned Backlund would make kids do push-ups or situps or other random fitness test shyt before signing an autograph. Maybe he didn't think you could do ten jumping jacks.

A hopeless fat ass.

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Owen pleading with Mama Hart to throw in the towel

Ma! The meatloaf !

 

[Bugzbunny129]

Bob backlund is one of the goats

Im glad he got his return run after the hogan era

That lil wm 9 comeback was wack

But the bret shyt, one of the all time heels imo. He was spitting during promos.

 

[mvp_status]

I remember when he beat Bret Hart back when I 1st started watching wrestling, that shyt had me hot lol