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Better World Champ?

  • Undertaker

    Votes: 13 61.9%
  • Bob Backlund

    Votes: 8 38.1%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .

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Undertaker
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The Undertaker won the WWE title from Hulk Hogan on November 27th 1991 at Survivor Series. He lost the title back on December 3rd 1991 at This Tuesday in Texas. He won his second WWE title from Sycho Sid on March 23rd 1997 at Wrestlemania. He lost the title to Bret Hart on August 3rd 1997 at Summerslam in a match featuring Shawn Michaels as referee. He won his third WWE title from Steve Austin on May 23rd 1999 at Over the Edge with The McMahons as referees. He lost the title back to Austin on June 28th 1999 on Raw. He won his fourth WWE title from Hulk Hogan on May 19th 2002 at Judgment Day. He lost the title to The Rock in a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle on July 21st 2002 at Vengeance. He won the World title from Batista on April 1st 2007 at Wrestlemania. He lost the title to Edge on the May 11th 2007 Smackdown. He won the title back on March 30th 2008 at Wrestlemania. He vacated the title due to his Hell’s Gate finisher being banned on the May 2nd 2008 Smackdown. He won his third world title from CM Punk on October 4th 2009 at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell Match. He lost the title to Chris Jericho on February 21st 2010 at Elimination Chamber in an Elimination Chamber match also involving John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio.

Bob Backlund
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Bob Backlund won the WWE title from Superstar Billy Graham on February 20th 1978 in New York, NY. He lost the title to The Iron Sheik on December 26th 1983 in New York, NY. He won the WWE title for a second time from Bret Hart on November 23rd 1994 in a Submission Match at Survivor Series. He lost the title to Diesel the next night in New York, NY.
 

Andrew

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Bob Buckland here for me.
 

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I love Taker, but this one isn't even close. Backland was THE Champ for a rather lengthy time, and he was the Champ at a time when it really meant you were THE top guy. Taker for the most part, was a transitional Champ, and was never really intended to be THE Champ at any point in his career. He was A Champ -- which is still something -- but never THE Champ. If that any makes sense...
 

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I went with Backlund because Taker's legacy is more about The Streak than it is about the World Titles he has held. I mean, in retrospect, his World Title reigns didn't really mean all too much as he was merely holding it for someone to take it from him. He is a main attraction, but not a main draw whereas Backlund was a main draw back in the day and was champion because of that.
 

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I have to agree with you guys, Undertakers reigns are not very memorable and i think they could have timed him as a champion better. As far as i remember he never held the title when he was the leader of the ministry which i thought was his best character. Then you have the title reigns late last decade which were pretty bad imo.
 

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Taker was an amazing champ so I picked him.
 

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Gonna go with Taker here.
 

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I went with Taker. Pretty much for being the man that killed what was going to look like a horribly long Hogan reign. Just pure Hogan hate really.
 

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This is a Champion's tournament in that regard Backlund wins hands down.
 

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Close because I think you can make a case for both for different reasons. I went with Taker, but not by much.
 

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Went with Undertaker because I thought that he had a couple of strong title reigns compared to Backlund's one good title reign.