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WWE.Legends.Of.Wrestling.Hulk.Hogan.and.Bob.Backlund.2008.DVDRip.x264-RUDOS

For those who don't already know, the "Legends Of Wrestling" program is a program on WWE 24/7 On Demand channel that's a roundtable discussion featuring Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, Pat Patterson, Michael Hayes, and Mike Graham speaking on various subjects. Throughout each discussion, you'll hear various personal & behind the scenes stories of each individual mentioned along with rare video highlights & pictures to showcase the point being put across. On each disc, you'll get a set of bonus matches with most of them never released on DVD before & even rare ones never seen on national television either...with Jesse Ventura's commentry not removed from the matches. 

The panel here covered the critism regarding Backlund's charisma & personality, his ability to work out & stay in shape...to this day at his age, the reasoning & setup behind his title reign, the role of his manager, why he left WWE after losing the title, and the reason why he's not in the WWE Hall Of Fame. Hulkster's discussion talked about his introduction to the wrestling business, charisma, time in AWA, effects of Hulkamania & impact of Rocky III, if he has overstayed his welcome, an interesting debate comparing him to Dusty Rhodes himself, and who made whom: WWE or Hogan. 

Matches Include: 
Hulk Hogan & High Flyers vs. Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, Ken Patera - This was a nice six man tag that went back & forth between both teams at times with everyone have a chance to showcase their strengths. 
AWA Aug. '81 

Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant vs. Bobby Heenan, Bobby Duncam, Nick Bockwinkel, Ken Patera - This was a unique handicap match as eventhough there was double the amount of people on the Heenan's team, they only outweighed Hogan & Andre by 300 lbs. and pay attention to the opening ring announcement as Andre kept having fun at Bobby's expense. Eventhough on paper this looks heavily lopsided, this was really good as Hogan & Andre were able to hold their own against all four men while Heenan's team took advantage of the numbers game various times. This was a better match than you would expect with just looking at how the match is shaped up. 
AWA Nov. '82 

Hulk Hogan vs. Harley Race - A nice match that went back & forth at times between both men with Harley at one point going through a table that would have him sidelined for almost a year. 
"Saturday Night's Main Event" Mar. '88 
("Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology - Bonus Disc") 

WWE Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion - It should be noted that this footage isn't as clear quality as the others. This was just your average match showcasing Backlund's amature wrestling skills. 
Mar. '78 

Steel Cage Match: WWE Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka - A lost gem here as this was back when Jimmy Snuka was a heel & managed by Capt. Lou Albano. This match started off slow with both men wrestling each other before Backlund turned it up & started ramming Snuka into the cage causing him to bleed to the point where Backlund had it on his leg & fist. This match is most memorable for Snuka jumping off the top of the cage...and missing which would be overshadowed later by when it jumped off the cage & landed onto Don Muraco. 
"MSG" June '82 

WWE Champion Bob Backlund vs. Buddy Rose - It's interesting to note that at this time, "Playboy" Buddy Rose was managed by The Grand Wizard and had his future AWA manager in Sherri Martel as one of his valets as well. This was just another match where Backlund was able to show off his amature wrestling skills along with his underestimated strength at times. 
Aug. '82 

This is one of the disc where the discussion was the highlight with the bonus matches being exactly that, a bonus. While it was nice to give us some matches from Hogan's run in the AWA, I would have liked to see more famous Backlund matches besides the Snuka cage match. Overall, a good one to add to the collection.