Bob Backlund moveset

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Here is a movelist to be used for former four-time WWE Champion Bob Backlund (based on his prime years, from the late '70s to early '80s).

Ring-in: Normal
Ring-out: Normal

Taunt 1: Charlie Haas 2
Taunt 2: Swing Right Arm
Taunt 3: Charlie Haas 2
Taunt 4: Swing Right Arm

Fighting stance: Wrestling 1

Walking Motion: Normal
Running Motion: Normal

Standing - Strike attacks:
Dropkick 2
Toe kick 1
Back chop 4
suplex 2
dropkick 2
Outlaw punches 1

Grapple Moves
Clean:
Arm drag 3
Snapmare 2
Wrist clutch & elbow
Armdrag 8
Headlock takeover

Dirty:
Reverse Atomic Drop
Guillotine 1
Reverse Atomic Drop
Guillotine 1
Reverse Atomic Drop

(In his prime Backlund never really resorted to too many "dirty" moves, like eye rakes and eye pokes.)

Submission:
Abdominal Stretch 3
Armbar 5
Headlock 4
Arm Lock 1
Arm Wrench 1

Category 1: Technical
Moves:
Gutwrench Suplex
Double Arm Suplex 2
Leg Trip 1
Belly to Belly 2
Double Arm Suplex 1

Category 2: Old School
Moves:
Headlock Takeover
School Boy Pin 3
Airplane Spin
Neckbreaker 6
Scoop Slam 5

Category 3: Old School
Moves:
Hip Toss 4
Headlock 4
European Uppercut
Russian Leg Sweep 1
Piledriver 2

Grapple Attack:
Grapple Punch 1 x2
Grapple Elbow Strike 1

Grapple from behind:
Rolling clutch pin (as close as you'll get to the Backlund Bridge)
Back suplex 2
Elbow to back of head 2
Russian Leg Sweep 2
Abdominal Stretch 1
School Boy Pin 2
Backslide Pin 1
German Suplex 4
Kneebreaker 2
Bow & arrow 4

Top of the Cell:
Downward thrust x4

Ground: strike attacks
Angry Stomp
Double axe handle 4
Elbow drop 1

Grapple moves:
Camel clutch 3
Fury Punch 6
Headlock 6
Leg lock 12
Leg lock 9
Boston crab

Corner: strike attacks
Turnbuckle Clothesline 1
Running Shoulder Attack 1
Knee Attack 1

Grapple moves:
Double underhook suplex
Big back chop 1
Superplex 1
Shoulder thrust 2
10 punch
Mudhole strikes

Grapple from behind:
Dropkick & school boy pin
Tie to tree of woe
Super back suplex
Forearm to back
Turnbuckle smash

Ropes: groggy on ropes
Elbow & Irish whip

Rebound attack:
Elbow attack 1
Dropkick to knee 3
Vaulting Body Press 2

Diving out of ring attack:
Baseball slide 1

Diving - diving attack vs. standing opponent:
Double axe handle 3
Front dropkick 3

Diving attack vs. downed opponent:
Diving elbow
Near elbow drop
Near elbow drop

Dash - running strikes:
Shoulder block 2
Front dropkick 2

Running grapple:
Neckbreaker 1
Sunset flip pin 1

Rear attack:
Bulldog 2
School boy pin 2

Running ground attack:
Double axe handle 5
Dropkick to knee 3

Counter attack:
Sleeper Hold 5
Back Body Drop 2
Neckbreaker 10

Tag Team: DEFAULT

Specials: Finishers
Super Atomic Drop (atomic spinecrusher)
Crossface Chicken Wing

Signature Moves:
Rolling Clutch Pin
Double Arm Suplex 2
Neckbreaker 6

Chair Finishers: Default

Combination Moves:
Elbow Smash 1
Back chop 3
Double axe handle 1

[goldberg1911]

Pretty good moveset.You made a mistake though because he was only a 2-time champ.The first time he held it for about 6 years and lost to the Iron Sheik and the second time he lost to Diesel a couple days after beating Bret.

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goldberg1911 said:

Pretty good moveset.You made a mistake though because he was only a 2-time champ.The first time he held it for about 6 years and lost to the Iron Sheik and the second time he lost to Diesel a couple days after beating Bret.

Thanks for the positive feedback, man. :-)

Btw, it actually is four. WWE revisionist history would like you to believe Backlund held the title for nearly six straight years, but in reality, this is how it went down:

2/20/78 (defeated Superstar Billy Graham) - 11/30/79 (lost to Antonio Inoki)

12/17/79 (defeated Bobby Duncum to fill a title vacancy) - 10/19/81 (title was held up following a controversial match between Backlund and Greg Valentine)

11/23/81 (defeated Valentine in a rematch to regain the vacant title) - 12/26/83 (lost to the Iron Sheik by submission when Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel)

11/23/94 (defeated Bret Hart by submission when Helen Hart threw in the towel on her son's behalf) - 11/26/94 (lost to Diesel in eight seconds)