Bruno Sammartino
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
49
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-10-06
Day of death
2018-04-18 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Pizzoferrato, Italy
Bruno Sammartino
Biography
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). There, he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship during his second reign) for more than 11 years (4,040 days) across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days. He is overall a two-time world champion in professional wrestling. Dubbed "The Italian Strongman" and "The Strongest Man in the World" early in his career, Sammartino later earned the title "The Living Legend". Known for his powerful bearhug finishing move, he is widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Sammartino became a vocal critic of the drug use and raunchier storylines that became prevalent in the professional wrestling industry after his retirement but he reconciled with WWE in 2013 and headlined their Hall of Fame ceremony that year. Terry Funk commented that Sammartino "was bigger than wrestling itself"
Known For
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Body Slam
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
WWE Table For 3
Andre the Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Bruno
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Tuesday Night Titans
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Inside the Steel Cage
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
WWE Grudge Match
WrestleMania
Tag Team Champions
The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth
WWF Championship Wrestling
WWF Championship Wrestling
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Sweet Daddy Siki
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Legends Never Die
WrestleMania II
Bruno Sammartino
Fury Hour
WrestleMania 2
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt
Best of the WWF Volume 1
