} letter-spacing: .03em; if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { background-color: #dac113; Incumbent John Larson (D) defeated Matthew Corey (R) and Mike DeRosa (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. and "Who the hell wants to see Virgil?" In her pre-church days she was the steady girlfriend of non-other than Hardcore Legend Axl Rotten. Probably not. December 4-6, 1992 – House Show: Bob Backlund defeated Kamala. Sheik looked me up and down, kind of laughing, and my brother and his friends were cheering wildly. 1993: Bob Backlund made his inspirational return to the WWF as a mid-card babyface. We didn't support how WCW was forcing Goldberg down our throats. The waitress who waited on both our tables came out and asked Val, "So how do these boys know you?" float: left; I asked Hornswoggle if he could help us pull a prank on my friend, to which he agreed, and as such I got him to sign it "Nick, she looked like a shaved Ewok" for Nick. I decide I will tell him about when I saw him wrestle in 1994, which for some reason I think he will care about. He wasn't remotely the weird caricature he is today... except when Hulk Hogan came up. So, my brother and I are walking around as things are getting set up and we found a booth right in the middle of everything with a banner hanging up that reads, "Virgil: Wrestling Superstar." At this point Bob Backlund throws me into the table and applies his signature move the "Cross-Face Chicken Wing". background-color: #6db24f; @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { My friend did not seem to mind. It was in my old high school's gym so I gathered up my kid brother (still in high school) and his friends in my car and went to the show. I'M DRUNK!" They have one child. I said yes. 1. width: 50px; Incumbent John Larson won the election in the district. [8], 2008 width: 35px !important; At this point Bob Backlund pulls me aside to tell me the high points of campaign. I didn't believe, or maybe didn't want to believe, any of my friends who told me they had seen the giant amongst the racks of slacks in that department store. You don't think the 20 or 30 pounds or whatever is that much. Bob Backlund has many great career moments at Madison Square Garden. Use the drop-down boxes on the right side of the table to sort the data by characteristic information and state. Keep sending them in. width: 100% .inner_percentage.Libertarian { He was a remarkably charming man. My dad entered his street rod into the World of Wheels car show at Wisconsin State Fair Park a few years ago. Being raised in the South, I was a Mid-South/NWA/WCW guy but, still, the electricity of the moment wasn't lost on me. We were three feet away from THE Doink the Clown! I'm an OK bullshitter on the fly so I figured I'd just make it up as I went along. width: 90%; So, I just let it go. Slaughter Hulk Hogan vs. Rick McGraw WWF Title Match: Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen The poor 16-year-old girl didn't have any clue who this guy was, and the pizza negotiation was falling apart rapidly. If you've had your own run-in with pro wrestlers past or present, e-mail us, subject line "Virgilbag. .election_results_text { One of the most dominating WWE Championship match performances happened at a House Show in New York's Madison Square Garden. I start to debate about what I will say to Bob Backlund when I meet him. I got my interview at the end of the show, after everyone had left. We watched as Lawler, sitting in his living room, half turned to the camera as if we interrupted him watching TV, tell all of us that he couldn't make it but he had found someone who wanted to "kick Buff's ass" just as much as him. margin-right: 10px; We got all startstruck but we didn't know if it was OK to approach them and take a picture with Venis. The best thing about that Virgil Tumblr feed is that in almost all of the photos, he seems to suggest that DiBiase is just taking a washroom break, or had some other last-minute commitment keeping him from being at the autograph session next to his trusted sidekick. As I got closer I saw that he was talking to one of the girls working there, apparently trying to trade some glossy 8x10s for a slice. The physics just aren't right here. Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund. The setting was the Philadelphia Spectrum house show on November 22nd, 1985. The venue had a hall of horrors backstage area to get to the curtain. Backlund covered Valentine and the groggy ref counted a pinfall, but Valentine was the first guy to stand up, so the ref raised his hand and awarded him the belt. } Axil stands about 6'5", 300lbs. display: inline-block; If it was any other wrestler I would have been going crazy, but not that night. So we all finished our food and made our way towards the entrance. .race_header.green { This was not one of them. .votebox-scroll-container { I was undercarding on a show in Cleveland, and Buff Bagwell was drunk/high/on bath salts /out of his mind. Doink looked up at us with this puppy dog look as his girl continued to try to calm this baby down. .results_table_container { This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[15]. I was pretty nervous and excited at the same time. display: inline-block; Goldberg goes through his usual repertoire of four moves, finishes off The Giant and grabs his championship belt and exits the ring. Very good to see.". Years ago, however, he had a one-night stand with a woman who wasn't all that attractive and as such she was nicknamed "The Shaved Ewok" by a mutual friend. All in good fun of course. ", Yesterday we discovered the wonder and depression of Lonely Virgil, a single-serving Tumblr…. font-weight: 300; He didn't sit down to eat, he walked right out. I feel a pain like I never had in my life of both my arm and neck breaking at the same time. The match is 20 seconds old and Harley, still an imposing gentleman despite his gingerly gait, told me I should disqualify them if the hair-pulling didn't stop. I wore my lucky new shirt. Doink was charging $15 (maybe $10?) I am about 14 at the time and like most people in line, way too young to vote. December 13, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: Bob Backlund defeated Barry Hardy. Fournier (Green Party) and Matthew Coleman (Write-in) in the general election. position: relative; } Tables were set out along the walls of the room for wrestlers to meet, greet and sign autographs after the show. You pick them up by the handles and you have to swing them in a circle over your shoulders and head, alternating, using only your wrists. We asked the two unknown wrestlers if it was cool we could take a picture with Val. Finally we see a men's room and before we know it, Doink emerges from it. Bob Backlund was a great wrestler and great champion but I can't conceivably put him over the guy who essentially built Japanese Wrestling on his own blood, sweat and tears. Backlund comes home to inspire others. The look of hate on Doink's face is priceless. top: 0px; Across from him was a petite asian woman. One of our stops was in Memphis, and since he is a big wrestling fan, we caught the Raw show that was in town that night. As a fan, there was no way to tell he was even drunk...his movement, equilibrium, and everything in the ring was 100 percent normal. A girl from my church found out I was going and begged me to take her (because nothing says good clean Christian fun like an ECW show). (That's Virgil's lame WCW cowboy gimmick. One picture is of Virgil standing next to the nWo street rod. Bob Backlund Is An Insane Person: More Wrestler Run-Ins. I was in high school at the time, working part-time at a Wendy's right off the interstate. Two months later, my friend and I had floor seats for a WCW house show. Words can't describe the mood as Doink gazed up at us. Bob Backlund vs. Iron Sheik. My story takes place on a typical freezing January night in the south side of Milwaukee. On November 2, 2010, John B. Larson won re-election to the United States House. margin-right: 12px; I try to do a spin and nearly clock Sheik in a head. }; As an exhibitor, you get into the show early as things are getting set up. These two WCW "greats" put on a five-minute showcase that echoed the catch phrase of Al Snow's famous JOB t-shirt, "pin me, pay me.". color: #888; } We did. Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise. overflow-y: hidden; "When [Carrie] watches me wrestle, it's like watching another person," Bob said. Virgil quickly told us that he owned the car, which I somehow believe wasn't true. Bob Backlund and Vince Sr. would develop a Father and Son like bond through the years. He defeated Joe Visconti (Republican), Stephen E.D. text-align: center; We went out and got a couple pictures, and figured that was the end of it. The days of Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund when Superstars would hold titles for years at a time. } I think that over the course of this meet and greet Bob Backlund has realized that doing a campaign stop in Manhattan is not the best way to win votes in Central Connecticut. We also didn't know of his recent DUI at the time. The crowd was into it and anticipating the Sheik's battle with Rick Link. .inner_percentage.Republican { } When he came out, one of the wrestlers told him that we wanted to take pictures and Val Venis happily obliged. I didn't realize that the film starred John Cena, current uberstar in the WWF, and as such there was a pro wrestler there signing autographs as part of your ticket purchase. She shrugged off my advice and still wanted to come. He defeated Scott MacLean (Republican) and Stephen Fournier (Write-in) in the general election. So we get to the show and it's very typical ECW. top: -5px; WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 9, 1984 Televised on the USA Network – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: SD Jones vs. Tiger Chung Lee at 13:36 with a small package Jesse Ventura vs. Tony Garea via submission with the backbreaker at 5:40 As Jerry 'The King' Lawler continues to celebrate his Mother's Day victory over Bret Hart, Bob Backlund makes a very special announcement. We entered the line for Buff (which actually was pretty packed). On November 4, 2008, John B. Larson won re-election to the United States House. The turnout was pretty good and a lot of my old teachers were there. overflow-x: scroll; disputes, lawsuits, and recounts, Submit a photo, survey, video, conversation, or bio. As much as I wanted that for my Facebook profile picture I couldn't rationalize shelling out that much cash. While often times, Vince McMahon likes to rib wrestlers in their … I reply that my Grandmother lives in that district and I will get her and all her friends to vote you. Being from Connecticut and that I had seen Backlund wrestle back in 1994 at my first live wrestling event, I decide to head to section 119. Back in 2008, my friend and I took a road trip to a few cities in the Midwest. border-radius: 50%; } Now, these women weren't knockouts, but certainly in the upper ecehelon of females the crowd sees on a day-to-day basis. In 2011, the Connecticut State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. text-align: left !important; The show was fun, and I have to say it's pretty exciting in person, even for someone who hadn't watched in at least 10 years. On a fateful trip to the mall, I came across an official(?) Just look it up on youtube if you're curious; it's a little tough to describe the movements. max-height: 580px; We got done with some LAN gaming at Howie's Game Shack here in Arizona and decided to go to IHOP to eat. I'm not talking about Virgil...oh no...it was DOINK THE CLOWN! Seemingly running random house shows with no real relevance or even mild interest. The day of the show I had my back to the counter when a female co-worker tapped me on the shoulder and said "Um, isn't that one of those wrestling guys?". } .results_text { During college I worked as a bus boy at a Perkins in Central Florida for roughly six months. I turned around to see Scott Hall walking away from the counter, having just gotten the plain chicken sandwich he ordered. I stand up a broken and defeated man about to walk away when Bob Backlund turns to me and says "Kid, remember: Wrestling isn't fake and don't forget to tell your grandmother to vote.". .indicate_scroll { About halfway through the show I come to find out why. Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2020, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2018, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District election, 2016, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014, Connecticut's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012, The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Connecticut%27s_1st_Congressional_District&oldid=7832513, Tracking election After a couple hours of watching people murder good songs, there was some commotion outside on the street. 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