Bruno Sammartino
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-10-06
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"
Also Known For
WrestleMania
Mar 31, 1985
WrestleMania II
Apr 07, 1986
The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth
Aug 20, 1986
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Apr 09, 2013
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Aug 09, 1980
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Aug 13, 2013
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Jun 20, 2006
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Mar 28, 2015
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Dec 07, 2010
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Jan 01, 1985
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Jan 01, 1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Jan 01, 1985
Legends Never Die
Jun 01, 2006
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Jan 01, 2005
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
Dec 16, 2013
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Jun 09, 2009
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Aug 28, 1987
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Jan 01, 2002
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Sep 05, 2006
Bruno
Apr 23, 2018
Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt
Jul 01, 2006
Andre the Giant
Apr 10, 2018
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Nov 18, 2013
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Nov 18, 2014
Body Slam
Nov 21, 1986
Bruno Sammartino
Oct 26, 2019
Sweet Daddy Siki
Jun 11, 2017
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Feb 01, 1987
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Jun 06, 1986
Tag Team Champions
Mar 01, 1986
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Oct 28, 1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Oct 25, 1992
WrestleMania
Mar 31, 1985
WrestleMania 2
Apr 07, 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Oct 28, 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Dec 15, 1987
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
May 02, 1986
Inside the Steel Cage
Dec 11, 1986
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Dec 15, 1987
WWE Grudge Match
Mar 27, 1986
Fury Hour
WWE This Is Awesome
Jul 29, 2022
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sep 06, 1986
WWE Table For 3
Aug 06, 2015
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Sep 13, 1975
WWE Old School
Jun 30, 1973
WWE Old School
Jun 30, 1973
Tuesday Night Titans
May 29, 1984
WWF Championship Wrestling
Jan 12, 1980