10 Most Vicious Wrestling Manager Beatdowns
6. Backlund Snaps On Arnold Skaaland
1994
was the best of times and the worst of times for Arnold Skaaland. The legendary
manager of Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of
Fame. He was also scolded by Backlund for ending his five-year reign as world
champion a decade earlier, when Skaaland threw in the towel while Backlund was
trapped in Iron Sheik’s camel clutch.
Skaaland
apologized, but that wasn’t good enough for the deranged Howdy Doody. Backlund
snatched the elder statesman from behind, locking him in his trademark
cross-face chicken wing. Skaaland gasped for air as officials struggled to pry
Backlund off his old friend.