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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to 10 years ago this week (8-4-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewing Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik live [...]

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to 10 years ago this week (8-4-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewing Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik live in front of a studio audience at the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo, Iowa on July 23, 2016. They discussed their transition from amateur to professional wrestling, their relationships with Vincent J. McMahon and Vincent K. McMahon, and much more. In our second Interview Classic selection, we jump back ten years (7-30-2016) to PWTorch contributor Jim Valley's interview with Magnum T.A., plus live ca...

George Schire and Glen Braget welcome former WWF World Champion Mr. Bob Backlund to the program to talk about his many in ring battles at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden Arena. Bob gives great insight into how he ended up with the WWF and was soon put into the main event spotlight defending the companies' top title. The inspiration for the recently released book put out by Crowbar Press titled Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York by Scott Teal & J. Michael Kenyon.

On this edition of Wrestling with Ideas, Zach McGibbon and Alec Miske and special guest co-host “The Other Zach of the Radio Broadcasting Program” Zach Langdon discuss the entirety of the Elimination Chamber PPV including the decent, 2 babyfaces vs. 1 heel, and YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH of the show! PLUS We sit down with the legendary Bob Backlund to discuss his career with WWWF/WWF, how he found out he would be WWWF Champion, His thoughts on “Superstar” Billy Graham and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, his run as champion in 1994 facing off against Bret Hart, His current run with Darren Young, and more! This is an interview that you will most certainly enjoy! Listen to us on Podbean: wrestlingwithideas.podbean.comListen to us on Soundcloud!Follow us on Twitter: @WrestlingWIdeasLeave a like on Facebook! Listen, learn, and wrestle with ideas!

In this episode the guys are talking role models! They discuss which superstars were champions inside the ring and outside the ring and who some of their favorite role models were even those who fell off the horse. They also dive into their Royal Rumble & NXT Takeover after thoughts including Tye Dillinger, #30, Cena hitting 16x, Orton winning the Rumble and did Takeover live up to the hype? They also set sail on the Road to Wrestlemania talking about Samoa Joes main roster debut and Seth Rollins' injury. Joining them today is WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund. He talks to us about his book "From All American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion", his six principles, Superstar Billy Graham, his Hall of Fame speech and a whole lot more!

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