The longestreigning wwe champion of all time, bruno sammartino, has been announced as an inductee in the 20 class of the wwe hall of fame. Though he believed it literally at the time, sammartino would experience riches firsthand as the longestreigning wwe champion and the most beloved competitor in the history of the squared circle. Bruno leopoldo francesco sammartino was born october 6th 1935 in pizzoferrato, italy. Remember whenbruno sammartino and hulk hogan teamed.
A look at the hall of fame career of bruno sammartino. While not quite the shooter lou thesz was, and not the street fighter harley race was, bruno was a well respected tough guy with unreal human strength. Former wwe wwwf champion bruno sammartino recently sat down with me for an exclusive interview. Bruno leopoldo francesco sammartino born october 6, 1935 is an italianamerican former professional wrestler, best known for being the longestrunning champion of the world wide wrestling federation wwwf, holding the title across two reigns for over 11 years in total, as well as the longest single wwe championship reign in mens professional wrestling history. Oct 28, 2015 bruno sammartino was a fighter nothing fake about it. These two never met in the ring together so this is a must see. Fuji in a televised bout from an episode of wwwf all star wrestling from 1974. Due to the hardships he endured in italy because of german occupation when he came to the usa he was very thin and spoke very little english.
Jul 22, 2009 former wwe wwwf champion bruno sammartino recently sat down with me for an exclusive interview. Aug 17, 2016 craig wilson in this latest series of posts, titled remember when. Bruno sammartino the wwf wrestler bruno sammartino. In this post we remember when bruno sammartino wrestled his final wwe match as he teamed up with hulk hogan. Andre the giant vs bruno sammartino at shea stadium wwe. As a teen, sammartino emigrated from italy to pittsburgh with no knowledge of. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He is called the jackie robinson of professional wrestling.
Bruno sammartino documentary now available on demand on wwe. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you. We spoke for over 90 minutes about everything from his thoughts on the wwe hall of fame, to ric flairs criticism of bruno, and even sparring with sonny liston. Bruno sammartino is a former wrestler best known in the wwwf wwf. Craig wilson in this latest series of posts, titled remember when. Watch classic videos of the living legend, the longestreigning wwe champion of all time, bruno sammartino. The news was first revealed by pittsburgh journalist ron cook, who described him as one of pittsburghs alltime great sportsmen and great people. Pedro morales vs jose estrada by yellowdogedxpress1. The italian superman sammartino was born in abruzzi, italy and immigrated to the u. Pedro morales madison square garden 2871 wwwf championship. Sports talker mark madden pushes to the edge and his listeners love it.
Now, we go old school and older school as we make the match. The problem with professional wrestling is that its way too easy for the lines to be blurred and for events that seem so real to not be. What have you made of amateur wrestling being dropped from the 2020 olympics. Dec 28, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Name as many of bruno sammartinos opponents as you can oneonone matches only.
In this post we remember when bruno sammartino wrestled his final wwe match as he teamed up with hulk hogan for the one and only time. Born in italy, sammartino immigrated to western pennsylvania and first caught the eye of wrestling promoters with. Bruno sammartino, on the mend pittsburgh postgazette. Look back at the legendary career of the man who held the wwe championship for more than 11 years, bruno sammartino. The wrestling legend bruno sammartino was born on october 6, 1935 in italy. Til bruno sammartino at the age of 51, and iron sheik. During world war ii, with his family, the future pro wrestler hid from german soldiers. Pedro morales bruno sammartino vs wild samoans youtube. Popular videos bruno sammartino bruno sammartino topic.
Another classic never before seen match featuring two wwe legends bruno sammartino vs. Pedro morales went to a one hour and 16 minutes time limit draw. In 1972, more than 22,000 fans turned out to shea stadium to watch morales battle bruno sammartino in the main event of the inaugural showdown at shea supercard, remembered in its obituary. Bruno sammartino backstage incidents pro wrestling. History of wwe championship dvd set complete match listings. The living legend has a very low regard for hulk hogan, and once wrestled an orangutan in his youth. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. For one, it was seven and a half years straight as wwwf champion. The running joke around here was that it was 75 minutes of armbar holocaust. I was very surprised when i read that and saw it on the news, i did not understand it and i still do not understand the decision to drop wrestling from the olympic games. Bruno sammartino is a 2 time wwf international tag team champion, 1 time wwwf united states tag team champion and 2 time wwwf world heavyweight champion.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. The story of bruno sammartino is a tale of pride and of a man whose wish was to retain his credibility and stick to his convictions. Bruno sammartino was finally dethrowned by the russian bear ivan koloff. There was indeed a lot of arm drags on brunos part. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. Bruno sammartino was announced on monday as the latest inductee into the wwe hall of fames induction class of 20.
Sep 30, 2016 he routinely toured the northeastern states on a regular basis and was a major draw for almost his entire run there. With the vast number of wrestling matches which raise the bar for quality entertainment, its hard to keep up with all of the great matches out there. It took nearly 20 years for it to come out the entire andy k. Bruno sammartino speaks on wwe, ric flair, sonny liston. Giant gram 2000 was produced for the sega dreamcast in 2000. Bruno sammartino is one of the most heralded and respected heavyweight wrestling champs of alltime. Bruno sammartino was born on october 6, 1935 in pizzoferrato, abruzzo, italy as bruno laopardo franceso sammartino. He routinely toured the northeastern states on a regular basis and was a major draw for almost his entire run there. Oct 06, 2008 this is the match where bruno sammartino wins the wwwf championship from buddy rogers in madison square garden on may 17,1963. Sammartino oli world wide wrestling federationin mestari yhteensa yli 11 vuotta ja oli yksi suosituimmista painijoista 1960ja 1970luvuilla. Bobo brazil c vs bruno sammartino video dailymotion. Discover information about bruno sammartino and view their match history at the internet wrestling database.
Pedro morales vs ivan koloff, wwwf championship match, 08. The wrath of madden descends upon kevin in the car, a. A collection of bruno sammartino pictures, bruno sammartino images, photos. Til bruno sammartino at the age of 51, and iron sheik kicked. Bruno shea stadium match welcome to the board golgo.
Bruno sammartino vs bruiser brody all japan october 7th, 1981 roy luciers wrestling classics. Wwe hall of famer bruno sammartino has died at the age of 82. One of pittsburghs alltime great sportsmen and great people. Search bruno sammartinos opponents and partners at the internet wrestling database. A nimble bear of a man, he looks like he could have played for a steelers team in the 70s. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus. Wrestling historian fred hornby and i have been working on this project of bruno sammartinos matches at madison square garden. He has a massive neck, rockhard biceps and meaty, menacing hands. History of wwe championship dvd set complete match.
History of the wwwf the year was 1966 tvofyourlife. Bruno sammartino backstage incidents pro wrestling sports. Bruno started yelling at cimino, and cimino, who was a small guy but a former boxer, got up on the ring apron. Please share as many memories as you have of this match. Oct 20, 2016 8 things you did not know about bruno sammartino. Bruno sammartino is asked by bill apter if he would grant a wwwf title shot to former champion and friend pedro morales. As a teen, sammartino emigrated from italy to pittsburgh with no knowledge of english, let alone any pittsburghese. Search bruno sammartino s opponents and partners at the internet wrestling database. Bruno was pissed because that screwed up the finish, which was designed to bury the fargos and end their run. In this edition of the chronicles of wwe, or as heelsinc likes to refer to it as what the world was watching, well be covering some very rare surviving 8mm footage from nine different wwwf events from madison square garden during the year of 1973. Bruno leopoldo francesco sammartino october 6, 1935 april 18, 2018 was an italianamerican professional wrestler, best known for his work with the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Set to be released 9506complete matches set for the collection are as follows.
Find bruno sammartino movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Wwwf world champ pedro morales drew bruno sammartino 65. Bruno took a poke at him, and cimino stumbled on the ring steps. Msg promo bruno sammartino vs superstar billy graham bob backlund vs ernie ladd by yellowdogedxpress1. Til bruno sammartino at the age of 51, and iron sheik kicked a football player and 5 other mens asses when sammartino was about 51 years old, he was involved in a. Apr 18, 2018 wrestling pioneer bruno sammartino has died, wwe announced wednesday. Hardcore wrestling fans will love to read this book and newer and younger fans should be introduced to one of the alltime greats who wrestled in supremacy through the 60s and 70s one of the longest running wwf champs of alltime. Bruno sammartino defeated stan stasiak to recapture the wwwf world title.
Han oli etniselta taustaltaan amerikanitalialainen. Brazils first title defence after his brutal and relentless victory against rogers. Pedro morales msg opponents awesome list 19711973 the. History of the wwwf the year was 1974 tvofyourlife. A look at the hall of fame career of bruno sammartino under. He died on april 18, 2018 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa. Bruno sammartino is considered by many to be the greatest wwwf champion of alltime. Killer kowalski applies the claw to bruno sammartino s chest. Bruno sammartino was a fighter nothing fake about it. For the other, its 21 years and counting as the dark king of wrestlemania. Here is just a list of the results of bruno sammartino, just so you can see the schedule of madison square garden years ago. Vince mcmahon welcomes bruno sammartino back home to wwe ahead of the decorated champions induction into the wwe hall of fame class of 20 in the new documentary bruno.
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