 On the July 9, 2012 episode of "Raw", after losing to Sin Cara, Slater berated the audience and issued a challenge "to any former champion" and guaranteed he would defeat him; Bob Backlund accepted the challenge.Shortly after Backlund entered, Slater hit him with a cheap shot.Backlund then applied the crossface chickenwing submission hold and kept it locked in long after Slater had tapped out.