The Iron Sheik is often associated with being the man who lost the WWF Championship to Hulk Hogan, but winning the title from Bob Backland is his best moment.

He won the WWF championship in 1983 by defeating Bob Backlund, before losing it later to Hulk Hogan.

Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund is an American professional wrestler with an in-ring career that spanned over 30 years. Over that time, he was a two-time WWWF/WWF Champion. Backlund holds the record for ...