Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1984 and in the 1990s, where he held the WWWF/WWF Championship on two occasions. His 2,135-day reign is recognized as the second longest in the championship's history. Backlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. More about Bob Backlund
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Backlund began his career in amateur wrestling, competing for the North Dakota State University Bison from the late 1960s to early 1970s. He began training as a professional wrestler in 1973 under Eddie Sharkey and competed for the American Wrestling Association. He then wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance and won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship in 1976. Later that year he joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation, defeating Superstar Billy Graham for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship in 1978. He held the championship until 1983, where he lost it in a match against the Iron Sheik. Shortly after losing the title, Backlund left the WWF, but returned in 1992 and was in the 1993 Royal Rumble match for over an hour, a record held until the 2004 Royal Rumble. At the 1994 Survivor Series, Backlund won his second WWF Championship, defeating Bret Hart. He held the championship for three days, before losing it to Diesel at a house show in Madison Square Garden.The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Backlund (IRON SHEIK & BOB BACKLUND SIGNED 8 X 10 ***JSA CERT*** - WWE, WWE HOF) was sold in January 2024 for £86.84 while the cheapest item (Bob Backlund Signed 8x10 Photo) found a new owner for £3.89 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2024 with an average selling price of £15.52 for an autographed item of Bob Backlund. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with £86.84 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.89 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Bob Backlund is worth £17.06.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bob Backlund were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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BOB BACKLUND signed 2017 WWE Topps Heritage autographed card WWF Wrestling | £11.95 | ||
BOB BACKLUND Wrestling Signed Autographed 1979 Ticket Stub WWWF JSA WWF Title | £80.37 | ||
BRET HITMAN HART BOB BACKLUND SIGNED 11X14 POSTER AUTOGRAPHED WWF WWE | £32.17 | ||
IRON SHEIK & BOB BACKLUND SIGNED 8 X 10 ***JSA CERT*** - WWE, WWE HOF | £86.84 | ||
m3035 WWWF Champion Bob Backlund signed wrestling Photo w/COA **Bonus** | £23.68 | ||
m3036 WWWF Champion Bob Backlund signed wrestling Photo w/COA **Bonus** | £23.59 | ||
m569 Bob Backlund signed vintage Wrestling Photo w/COA **BONUS** | £16.44 | ||
VINTAGE 1983 wrestling revue magazine BOB BACKLUND AUTOGRAPH SIGNED COA WWF WWE | £15.52 | ||
Wrestler Bob Backlund Autographed 3x5 Index Card | £3.99 | ||
WWE HOFer PRO WRESTLER BOB BACKLUND AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~ | £17.67 |