cactus Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 Backlund and Hart are obviously very capable wrestlers, but the stipulation hindered this big time. They trade some nice holds, but the mid-90's WWF audience aren't the type of crowd who are going to pop for submission wrestling. Bret locks in the winning submission by countering Backlund's finisher into a crossface chickenwing of his own. Piper screaming into everyone's face every few seconds didn't make this anymore tolerable. To make matters even worse, Backlund doesn't even say 'I quit!' when Piper calls for the bell. ★½ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 A big issue (besides the stipulation and Piper being annoying as hell with it) is that Backlund is just not a good, entertaining heel in-ring. The character itself is fine, the work way below what he still could at this point. Just a week earlier, Backlund had a great five minute match with Jeff Jarrett where Backlund ended up playing the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted November 8 Report Share Posted November 8 Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund - WWF WrestleMania XI I Quit Call me crazy but I liked this match don’t understand all the fuss why people think it is so bad. Yes both 1994 matches are significantly better but this is still good. The blowoff to Bret’s other big feud of 1994 does not reach the heights of the two great Backlund of 1994. I thought both wrestlers did a great job with psychology, working snug and everything looked tight. Bret’s punches and headbutts always look frat and he was using them liberally early to overwhelm Backlund. I loved Bret going for the Sharpshooter early and often. Look how Backlund escaped it was so realistic and forceful. I like how Bret settled for the Figure-4 and then a leg lace to keep towards the Sharpshooter. Backlund gets a heel to the face and immediately starts working the arm. It is really great arm work. The arm wrenches around the ropes. The arm bars are all great. Backlund like Bret us committed to his finish the Crossface Chickenwing but like Bret needs to settle for arm bars. Bret battles back. Still can’t get the Sharpshooter. Backlund struggles and applies the Crossface Chickenwing but can’t get it all the way cinched in. Bret reverses applies his own and damn he even clasps his hands. That shit is legit. Backlund doesn’t say I Quit but the match is called. It is a little short, a little anticlimactic. The finish is bizarre as they really don’t do anything with Bob after this. If there was ever a wrestle who could’ve said I Quit without it damaging them it was Bob Backlund in 1995. That mars the match a touch. I still enjoy this. ***1/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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