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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: A rare example of a company taking advantage of this trope and repackaging a wrestler accordingly. Backlund was never fully appreciated by fans raised on the Rock & Wrestling era, as he came from a simpler time where squeaky clean {{Face}} wrestlers - which Backlund defined as well as anyone - were much more widespread. Since Wrestling/HulkHogan made larger-than-life characters en vogue, Backlund seemed out of step and faded away as a result, and it's virtually impossible to picture him as the face of a company that now has guys like [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Bray Wyatt]] and Wrestling/RandyOrton as top stars.
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* XPacHeat: Towards the end of his first World championship run, fans were getting bored of him, openly cheering for the heels and wishing someone else would win the title. Only losing to [[Wrestling/TheIronSheik The Iron]] [[ForeignWrestlingHeel Shiek]] got the fans on his side. It was so bad, that Wrestling Observer Newsletter called him still being champion in 1982 their "Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic" and "Most Overrated Wrestler" in 1983.
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* CrazyAwesome[=/=]CreepyAwesome
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* LawfulGood: As an AllAmericanFace.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Snapping at Bret Hart was one thing, but Bob Backlund's FaceHeelTurn was cemented when [[KickTheDog he did]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdY9ZxyH64 this]].
* Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nash's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, greatly appreciated it and has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
* Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nash's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, greatly appreciated it and has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Snapping at Bret Hart was one thing, but Bob Backlund's Bob's FaceHeelTurn was cemented when [[KickTheDog he did]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdY9ZxyH64 this]].
*Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: {{Narm}}[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nash's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, greatly appreciated it and has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Crazy Bob ''horrified'' the young [=WWE=] audience, and became one of the most noteworthy happenings of 1994. One can only imagine what kind of havoc Backlund would have continued with had [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] not been given the belt so quickly, and it wasn't too long after that the BadassDecay set in.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Crazy Bob ''horrified'' the young [=WWE=] audience, and became one of the most noteworthy happenings of 1994. One can only imagine what kind of havoc Backlund would have continued with had [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] not been given the belt so quickly, and it wasn't too long after that the BadassDecay set in.in.
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* Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nash's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, greatly appreciated it and has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
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* BadassDecay: Crazy Bob Backlund was a sight to see while it lasted, but after his feud with Wrestling/BretHart ended (in an underwhelming ''Wrestlemania XI'' match), he started a goofy storyline where he ran for president.
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* BadassDecay: Crazy Bob Backlund was a sight to see while it lasted, but after his feud with Wrestling/BretHart ended (in an underwhelming ''Wrestlemania XI'' match), he started a goofy storyline where he ran for president.president, and more or less played a harmless nutjob ever since.
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* Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nazi's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
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* Narm[=/=]NarmCharm: After getting hit with Kevin Nazi's Nash's (wrestling as Diesel) Jackknife power bomb in their 8 second match at Madison Square Garden, Backlund ''crawled'' all the way back to the locker room. Nash, for his part, has said that Backlund doing that sold the move as a devastating finisher more than anyone else had at that point.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The "I feel like God" promo at ''Survivor Series 1994,'' where he discussed (as only Bob Backlund can) that he wanted to bring morality back to wrestling. Yeah..... [[Wrestling/AttitudeEra that didn't happen.]]
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* BadassDecay: Crazy Bob Backlund was a sight to see while it lasted, but after his feud with Wrestling/BretHart ended (in an underwhelming ''Wrestlemania XI'' match), he started a goofy storyline where he ran for president.
* CreepyAwesome[=/=]CrazyAwesome
* LawfulGood: As an AllAmericanFace.
* MoralEventHorizon: Snapping at Bret Hart was one thing, but Bob Backlund's FaceHeelTurn was cemented when [[KickTheDog he did]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdY9ZxyH64 this]].
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: A rare example of a company taking advantage of this trope and repackaging a wrestler accordingly. Backlund was never fully appreciated by fans raised on the Rock & Wrestling era, as he came from a simpler time where squeaky clean {{Face}} wrestlers - which Backlund defined as well as anyone - were much more widespread. Since Wrestling/HulkHogan made larger-than-life characters en vogue, Backlund seemed out of step and faded away as a result, and it's virtually impossible to picture him as the face of a company that now has guys like [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Bray Wyatt]] and Wrestling/RandyOrton as top stars.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Crazy Bob ''horrified'' the young [=WWE=] audience, and became one of the most noteworthy happenings of 1994. One can only imagine what kind of havoc Backlund would have continued with had [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] not been given the belt so quickly, and it wasn't too long after that the BadassDecay set in.
* CreepyAwesome[=/=]CrazyAwesome
* LawfulGood: As an AllAmericanFace.
* MoralEventHorizon: Snapping at Bret Hart was one thing, but Bob Backlund's FaceHeelTurn was cemented when [[KickTheDog he did]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdY9ZxyH64 this]].
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: A rare example of a company taking advantage of this trope and repackaging a wrestler accordingly. Backlund was never fully appreciated by fans raised on the Rock & Wrestling era, as he came from a simpler time where squeaky clean {{Face}} wrestlers - which Backlund defined as well as anyone - were much more widespread. Since Wrestling/HulkHogan made larger-than-life characters en vogue, Backlund seemed out of step and faded away as a result, and it's virtually impossible to picture him as the face of a company that now has guys like [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Bray Wyatt]] and Wrestling/RandyOrton as top stars.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Crazy Bob ''horrified'' the young [=WWE=] audience, and became one of the most noteworthy happenings of 1994. One can only imagine what kind of havoc Backlund would have continued with had [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] not been given the belt so quickly, and it wasn't too long after that the BadassDecay set in.
