[1994-10-15-WWF-Superstars] Bob Backlund and Arnold Skaaland

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Kevin Ridge]

Vince McMahon mentions how Skaaland had a great deal in building the WWF. They talk about Skaaland throwing the towel in against Iron Sheik. Skaaland threw the towel in to save Backlund’s career. Backlund runs full steam out to the ring with towel in hand. He flips out on Skaaland. Arnold apologizes and wants to shake hands. Mr. Backlund snaps and puts the Chicken Wing on Skaaland. Sparky Plug is out the break things up. He sure is asking for it yelling at Mr. Backlund like that. Good stuff.

[El-P]

Another great angle for Mr. Psycho Backlund.

[Gregor]

Jerry Lawler was really annoying during this. It didn't annoy me when Macho Man was talking during the Backlund interview from September because he was at least helping the angle get over.

 

Vince is awesome in this interview, as he was in the previous one. He sounds like Backlund's dad or something, completely let down by how Bob has turned on all the people who used to support him.

[Loss]

Backlund and Vince are phenomenal in this. Backlund cuts a scorched earth promo on Skaaland for costing him the WWF title. Arnold Skaaland apologizes for throwing in the towel and offers a handshake, but Backlund refuses to shake his hand and attacks him. This was awesome.

 

Bob Holly scolds him for hurting someone (Ha!) and I was hoping Holly was about to get attacked on principle, but it wasn't to be.

[Exposer]

This was a really great segment. Backlund and Vince are awesome here. Backlund scolds Skaaland for throwing in the towel and locks him in the Crossface Chicken Wing. It's pandemonium again but with Bob Holly complaining to Backlund as an added bonus. Great stuff.

[soup23]

Another wonderful Backlund segment with an out of control feel you just were not getting from WWF at this time. Vince's suit looks straight out of 1987. I enjoyed how lawler refused to help pull Backlund off like savage did previously.

[PeteF3]

This really needed Holly to be chicken winged as a final exclamation point, but everything else was gold.

[Zenjo]

Mr Backlund flips out on former PWI manager of the year Arnold Skaaland, administering a long overdue procurement. A decade of pent up frustration will do these things to a man apparently. It felt like a swerve him not attacking Thurman Plugg afterwards.