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Backlund was born in Princeton, Minnesota, in 1949. [3] He is a graduate of Princeton High School, where he was a state finalist in wrestling.During his freshman year while at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, Backlund was an All-American in both football and wrestling (191 lb [87 kg], finishing third).
On March 12, 2009, the Hennepin County Prosecutor's office officially announced that Gagne would not be criminally charged as a result of the death as, because of Gagne's dementia, he lacked the mental capacity necessary to be criminally culpable.
Bob Backlund wrote in his autobiography that "Nick had a great head for the game, a wonderful sense of ring psychology, and an uncanny ability to use his intelligence and cockiness to get under the people's skin. He was a terrific representative for the AWA and was the key player in the success of the AWA for a long time."
He was hospitalized in Columbia, South Carolina, in October 2001 due to dementia and died from sepsis, on February 19, 2002. [3] [4] Hanson is regarded as an intimidating but honest wrestler. The character he portrayed was hated by many fans, but Hanson was different from many heel wrestlers because he did not cheat to win matches. [7]
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Match of the Year (1982) vs. Bob Backlund in a cage match on June 28 [22]: 369 [133] Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983) [134] Tag Team of the Year (1980) with Ray Stevens [133] Ranked No. 75 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993 [135] Ranked No. 29 of the top 500 singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003 [136]
In Your House was a series of monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events first produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. [4]
Later that night, he defeated Young when he pinned him while grabbing Young's tights. Afterwards, he got into a backstage altercation with Bob Backlund before Young came to the defense of Backlund by attacking O'Neil. [37] The week after on Raw, Young defeated O'Neil via pinfall by grabbing O'Neil's tights, mimicking the way O'Neil defeated him ...