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[edit] WWF championship
Bob is a two time champion. Backed up by the fact that the company who created, owns and runs the belt said so. [1] Halbared 10:31, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- He is a 3-time champion, he lost it for 2 weeks to Antonio Inoki in Japan, but that is not recognized by WWE but is recognized by the wrestling media including the prestigious Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
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- It could be recognised by anyone, if it's not recognised by the company itself, it doesn't mattr, that is how belts work, champs can be stripped or given them after the fact, like Hulk Hogan and the AWA.Halbared 10:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Well, there are enough weird things in wrestling history that it is smart to pick an unbiased governing body for things like this. This is why many fans use PWI as a standard. AWA isn't even the same company and Hogan retroactively becoming AWA Champion is a publicity stunt joke to this Hogan fan. In Backlund's case, WWE does not recognize his loss to Inoki at this time. They had a short lived WWF Title Histories website around 2000 that did list Inoki as a former champion. And I have read where the incident with Greg Valentine was orchestrated so the WWF at the time could list Backlund as a 2 time Champion without recognizing Inoki, making his win over Hart his 3rd Title. So in the goofy world of a made up sport, it really just depends on who you believe. --Talison 18:51, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, given WWE's fondness for revising parts of its own history, I'd prefer to go with a reliable, unbiased third-party source for things like this. For instance, the WWE doesn't list any of the pre-TAKA Light Heavyweight champions. Does this mean that suddenly, none of the people who held the belt from 1981-1997 [2] were ever champions? Of course not. -- SHODAN 14:05, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
