Robert "Bob" Backlund was born on August 14, 1949. He was a standout athlete in high school and went on to win the NCAA Division 2 Amateur Wrestling Championship during his time at North Dakota State ...

Inoki was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. He defeated Bob Backlund in 1979 to win the WWE championship, but Backlund defeated him in a rematch six days later. WWE ...

Hello everyone. As always, I would like thank all of you for spending a few moments with me today. The man I would like to talk about today may not be someone that many of you recognize. It is a man ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The late, great Antonio Inoki passed away in October 2022 from complications related to a rare disease called amyloidosis. He was 79 years old ...

Antonio Inoki, a pro wrestling icon who was also a Japanese politician, has died, WWE and New Japan Pro-Wrestling said Friday. He was 79. Inoki, born Kanji Inoki in Yokohama, Japan, in 1943, rose to ...

As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund experienced success as both an adored hero and a loathed villain in a WWE career that spanned across three decades. The kid from Princeton, Minn., quickly became ...

WWE has begun to fudge the numbers or un-fudge the numbers depending on one's perspective, in regard to Bob Backlund's reign with the WWE Championship from 1978 to 1983. They've begun to recognize ...

Antonio Inoki, the legendary founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, passed away on October 1, 2022. To write a full biography of the man would take more than any one article could ever hope to do justice ...

On the heels of the announcement that DX will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, another name has popped up as a possible inductee. PWInsider is reporting former WWF Champion Bob Backlund has been ...

WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki. One of the key figures in the history of Japanese wrestling, Antonio Inoki was among the most respected men in ...