Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter (WWWF 10/20/80)
Apr 4, 2023 18:41:14 GMT -5
Post by puropotsy on Apr 4, 2023 18:41:14 GMT -5
Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter, WWWF 10/20/80
Backlund controls the first half of the match, beating a bumping Slaughter all over the ring. Slaughter takes over, including ramming Backlund’s head into the ring and ringpost. Backlund rams Slaughter into the turnbuckle and opens him up. Slaughter moves to ramming Backlund into the ringpost and then gets him in a Cobra Clutch. Arnold Skaaland hits Slaughter with a chair from the ring apron. Backlund gets disqualified and then gives Slaughter a piledriver.
I'd be interested to know the backstory on this program as they seemed to be playing off a lot of hate. And the match structure might have seen Backlund as the heel without being "justified" with going after him like he did for some prior wrong.
Backlund controls the first half of the match, beating a bumping Slaughter all over the ring. Slaughter takes over, including ramming Backlund’s head into the ring and ringpost. Backlund rams Slaughter into the turnbuckle and opens him up. Slaughter moves to ramming Backlund into the ringpost and then gets him in a Cobra Clutch. Arnold Skaaland hits Slaughter with a chair from the ring apron. Backlund gets disqualified and then gives Slaughter a piledriver.
I'd be interested to know the backstory on this program as they seemed to be playing off a lot of hate. And the match structure might have seen Backlund as the heel without being "justified" with going after him like he did for some prior wrong.