The wild card match is also very entertaining as enemies are forced to team up to battle other rivals and allies. The hart family got involved, and backlund s mental state was in question throughout. Wwf survivor series 1994 november 23, 1994 san antonio, tx freeman coliseum the current wwf champs were as follows. Bret hart vs bob backlund survivor series 1994 video. Bret hart and bob backlund compete in a towel match for the prestigious wwe championship.
Shawn michaels wwf survivor series 1997 wwf championship hd ricardo dias no dailymotion. Backlund won with his signature crossface chickenwing submission hold. It took place on thanksgiving eve, november 27, 1991, at the joe louis arena in detroit, michigan. Bob holly vs mr bob backlund superstars oct 22nd, 1994. Scrub bret hart calls in during the match and talks about his match at survivor series. Survivor series bret the hitman hart the hart foundation 1997 wwf friday nights main event bret the hitman hart 1997. Bret hart vs shawn michaels from wwe survivor series 112592 duration. British bulldog vs mr bob backlund action zone feb 19th, 1995 duration. Three days later, diesel would win the title from him in a squash match in an oddly nontelevised show.
It took place on november 25, 1992, at the richfield coliseum in richfield township, ohio. Bob backlund on the original plan for his 1994 title run. Also at survivor series 1994, shawn michaels and diesel had an argument after. The heavenly bodies defeated the rock n roll express to become the new smw tag. Bret hit man hart w the british bulldog to become new wwe champion. On november 23, 1994, at the survivor series payperview in san antonio, texas, backlund faced bret hart in a special submission match for the wwf world heavyweight championship where the only way for a wrestler to win was to have the opponents valet, like arnold skaaland did for backlund over a decade earlier, stop the match by throwing a. Survivor series 1991 was the fifth annual survivor series professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe.
Backlund believed that he had won the match and the wwf world heavyweight championship by defeating hart. Feuding with wwf bret hart in 1994, backlund would defeat him in a throw in the towel match at that years survivor series, thus beginning a second official reign of championship. Bret has british bulldog and backlund has owen hart. Well ive talked a lot on this blog about how much i love bret hart so lets talk about this match, which is a submission match for hart s wwf title, with owen hart in backlund s corner, and davey boy smith in bret s, both with towels that have to be thrown in for the match to end, playing off of backlund s 1983 wwf title loss to the iron sheik. Royal rumble 1995 was the eighth annual royal rumble professional wrestling. Owen gives his mother the towel to throw in as bret is locked in a chicken wing submission. Bob backlund defeated bret hitman hart at survivor series 1994 in a throw in the towel match to win the wwe championship in a title reign which would last only three days long. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus. Backlund did a great job with that angle and made himself relevant again. Aug 01, 2012 as fun of a match as that would have been, austin vs.
At 1994 s survivor series event, backlund shocked the world when he beat hart for the wwe championship after bret s brother owen threw in the towel. Bret hart and bob backlund compete in a towel match for the prestigious. The match that i really hated the most was at wrestlemania 11. Bob backlund and bret hart their feud and harts most. Diesels jackknife powerbombed bob backlund to win his first major singles title just three days after mr backlund had taken the title from bret hart at survivor series 1994 and it only took. It was a fun idea and it helped highlight bret hart a little more as the then wwf pushed bret up the card as they began to develop him into the face of the company. Aug 09, 2014 bret hart vs bob backlund survivor series 1994. Bull nakano 1120 1994 your hosts are vince mcmahon and gorilla monsoon in. This wwe elite collection action figure celebrates bob backlund s second wwe title reign in all its glory. Bob backlund has bret hart locked in the crossface chickenwing during their special submission match for the wwf world heavyweight championship at november 23rd, 1994 s survivor series payperview in san antonio, texas photo.
Nov 23, 2015 bob backlund cuts a promo on his upcoming wwf title submission match with bret the hitman hart at survivor series. This is a special kind of submission match though as both guys have seconds and you have to throw in the towel to end the match. On this day, oddly enough, bob backlund defeated bret hart. Bret s brother owen hart in backlund s corner carrying what backlund claimed to be the same towel skaaland threw into the ring in 1983 and davey boy smith in hart s. It took place on november 19, 1995, at the usair arena in landover, maryland, and was the first survivor series to take place on a sunday night. Apr 24, 20 bret hart and diesel have an epic battle for the wwe championship at the 1995 survivor series. Bret is fine, cradles diesel, and wins his third wwf championship at 24. I cant believe that old crow backlund actually managed to beat bret hart in a submission match.
Hart offered his hand after the match, only for backlund to slap him in the face and then lock hart into the crossface chicken wing and refused to let go, doing damage to hart s. Nov 20, 2015 the wwe will crown a new heavyweight champion this sunday, but in the eyes of the legendary bret hitman hart, the survivor series main event will be missing the two best wrestlers in the. Bob backlund had his foreman moment and became the wwf champion once more. Survivor series 1995 was the ninth annual survivor series professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. In november of 1994 at the survivor series payperview, bob backlund defeated bret hart to recapture the wwe championship at 45 years of age. Bret hart discusses triple h, survivor series and bad booking. Their conflict led to a showdown at survivor series in 1994, in which mr. Survivor series 1992 was the sixth annual survivor series professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe.
Bret harts feud with bob backlund dated back to the july 30, 1994 episode of wwf superstars of wrestling. Bob backlund wins the wwe championship at survivor. Bret hart vs booker t 1999 bret hart vs sting 1999 in terms of quality of matches, disc 2 is vastly superior, with nearly all of the matches being captivating and exciting, highlighting why bret hart was the best wrestler of the mid 90s by a far way. Survivor series 1997 was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe and presented by milton bradleys karate fighters. Survivor series 1994 was the eighth annual survivor series professional wrestling. Survivor series 1987 was the first survivor series professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. It was the first survivor series that broke away from the traditional four on four. Other than that we have three survivor series matches which dont look very appealing. Ravishing rick rude, sting, jesse ventura on the vicki lawrence show 21st february 1994 duration. Wwe championship match survivor series 1995 191195 bret hart vs. Doink and midget clowns vs jerry the king lawler and his midget royalty. King of the ring 1993 semifinal match 693 bret hart vs owen hart. There were two big singles matches on the card, one between bret hart and bob backlund and the other pitting yokozuna against the undertaker in a casket match.
Bob backlund vs stan hansen madison square garden february 16 1981 wwf by itslikeasaunainhere. Bob backlund defeats bret hart to win the wwf championship duration. Backlund winning the title is almost an afterthought, as the announcement is overshadowed by bret s possible injuries and owens gloating over his actions. Jun 12, 2012 chuck norris wwf survivor series 1994 fpw duration. Bret was still in the middle of his feud with his brother owen that had begun almost a year prior at survivor series 93, and was preparing for the cage match at summerslam. Freeman coliseum, san antonio, texas, november 23, 1994. Bob backlund wwf superstars 73094 part 2 smarkschoice. Bob backlund was born on august 14, 1950 in princeton, minnesota, usa as robert lee backlund. Bob backlund was easily becoming the hottest heel in the wwf at the ripe old age of 45. Bret hart, shawn michaels, mark calaway, jim harris, jerry saganowich, brian yandrisovitz, john tenta. Backlund would lose the belt in 6 seconds a few days later to the new good guy diesel. In the late july of 1994, backlund would face bret hart in a nontitle match for the wwf championship. After months of taunts, bret finally accepted the match during a dramatic interview on the october 21, 1996 edition of monday night raw. Bret hart was initially skeptical about losing to bob backlund wwe.
On november 23, 1994, at the survivor series payperview in san antono, texas, backlund faced bret hart in a throw in the towel submission match for the wwf championship. In earlyaugust 1994, wwe champion bret hart was informed by mcmahon that he. At the survivor series 94, backlund defeated bret hart in a submission match when a heel owen hart convinced the hart matriarch helen to throw a towel into the ring. Well the wwe made a return to five on five survivor series matches this year, after many years of four on four matches. Doink and lawler then introduced many more midgets over the following weeks. With bret hart trapped in the crossface chickenwing but refusing to submit, owen hart pleads with his parents to throw in the towel, costing the hit man his wwe title at survivor series 1994. On this day, oddly enough, bob backlund defeated bret hart to win the wwf title at survivor series 1994. Survivor series matches marty jannettyrandy savagerazor ramon123 kid defeated adam bombirsdieselrick martel bret hart bruce hart owen hart keith hart defeated red knightblue knightblack knightshawn michaels smokey mountain wrestling tag team title match. Bret hart plays the role of barely mobile corpse, dragging his sorry self back into the ring. Bret harts feud with bob backlund dated back to the july 30, 1994. A year later the younger brother of bret, owen hart, became king, and this is when the concept really took hold for me.
Bret hart s feud with bob backlund dated back to the july 30, 1994 episode of wwf superstars of wrestling. Mar 11, 2015 bret the hitman hart cuts a promo on his wwf title defence against bob backlund at madison square garden. Survivor series 1995 is by far the best pay per view of that year 1995 is often seen as wwes worst year for good reasons and has one of the best matches of kevin nashs career against bret hart. On the july 30, 1994 edition of wwf superstars, backlund attempted to win back the wwf championship from bret hart in a title match. Thats why hes fighting bret in a throw the towel match. With bret hart, bob backlund, mark calaway, yokozuna. List of wwe dvd and video releases pro wrestling fandom. Bob backlunds 2nd championship win wrestlezone forums. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon.
It took place on thanksgiving night, november 26, 1987, and was held at the richfield coliseum in richfield township, ohio. Bret hart from survivor series 94 highlights of diesel winning the wwf title from bob backlund at msg promo by bob backlund promo by diesel jim neidhart vs. Three days later, bob backlund was scheduled to defend the title against bret hart at madison square garden only on the eleventhhour, hart was replaced by diesel. After winning the wwe title at survivor series 1994, bob backlund explains his excitement by comparing himself to god.
Bret hart submission match for wwe title survivor series 1994 the submission match at survivor series 94 is a tremendously underrated work of art. Meanwhile, owen hart and bob backlund attacked bret hart. The storyline behind the wwf world heavyweight championship match began in 1994, when bob backlund with the help of owen hart, beat bret hart for the championship at survivor series. Diesel sets up for the powerbomb, but bret collapses like a sack of potatoes. An elimination match was booked for survivor series, with lawler, queasy, sleazy and cheesy facing doink, dink, wink and pink. Bret tries another figurefour but bob forearms free. Madison square garden would get the call to host the firstever austin vs. Bob backlund and bret hart were part of a heated feud on television that culminated in an i quit match at wrestlemania 11 on april 2nd, 1995. Highlights of survivor series and msg they show the 8 second match where diesel defeats bob backlund and becomes the wwf champion for the first time, not to mention that he turns face too.
Shawn michaels wwfwwe championship match wwf survivor series november 25, 1992 extra from. It was the eleventh annual survivor series event and took place on november 9, 1997, at the molson centre in montreal, quebec, canada. Ic title shawn michaels vs bob backlund summerslam. Bret hart shoots on working with kevin nash at survivor series 1995 duration. Bob backlund cuts a promo on his upcoming wwf title submission match with bret the hitman hart at survivor series. Bob backlund for the wwf title which is an i quit match where someone has to throw in the towel for you, which is how backlund lost the title back in the early 80s. Backlund quickly becoming the man the wwe universe loved to hate, the verbose superstar entered into a bitter rivalry with wwe champion bret hart. Bret hart vs bob backlund survivor series 1994 video dailymotion. On november 23, 1994, at the survivor series payperview in san antonio, texas, backlund faced bret hart in a special submission match for the wwf world heavyweight championship where the only way for a wrestler to win was to have the opponents valet, like arnold skaaland did for backlund over a decade earlier, stop the match by throwing a towel into the ring.