Bob Armstrong Discusses His Son Road Dogg Going Into the Hall of Fame & His Fight With Bone Cancer

– Chair Shots to the Cranium recently interviewed WWE Hall of Famer “Bullet” Bob Armstrong, who discussed his son, Road Dogg, making it into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Below are some highlights (transcript via WrestlingInc.com).

Bob Armstrong on seeing his son go into the Hall of Fame: “It’s a funny thing, you say the father/son that we were the fourth [to go into the WWE Hall of Fame]. I don’t know what number we were in the Marine Corp, but in 1957 I joined the Marines and made Outstanding Man out of Paris Island, and then 30 years exactly later in 1987, my son Brian [Road Dogg] also made Outstanding Man and I got to go see him graduate because of that. That was a wonderful thing too. So, we kind of joined at the hip at a few father/son deals.”

Armstrong on if he will make the Hall of Fame ceremony: “I’m not sure yet if I’m going to be able to be there or not. I’m fighting bone cancer and I’m not going to take any chemotherapy or anything like that. I’m just going to let nature take its course and so far I’m winning the battle.”

Bob Armstrong on when he got the call to go into the Hall of Fame: “I thought they had the wrong number. No, I’m kidding [laughs]. That shocked me so bad, I had to say; who is this? It took me a minute to process it in my old brain. When I did, it was pure elation…. I wear this ring with honor.”