Bob Backlund vs Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka: WWE Championship Steel Cage Match - June 28, 1982 (3:16)

Bob Backlund defeats Jimmy Snuka at Madison Square Garden on June 28, 1982 to retain the WWE Championship after Snuka's failed Superfly Splash off the top of the cage lets Backlund escape for the win.

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