Bruno Sammartino
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-10-06 in Pizzoferrato, Italy
Died
2018-04-18
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"
Most Known For
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Bruno Sammartino
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Bruno Sammartino (Commentator)
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Bruno Sammartino
WWE This Is Awesome
as Bruno Sammartino (archive footage)
WWE Old School
as Bruno Sammartino
WWE Old School
as Bruno Sammartino (Himself)
WWE Table For 3
as Self
Tuesday Night Titans
as Bruno Sammartino
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Bruno Sammartino
Tag Team Champions
as Bruno Sammartino
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
WrestleMania II
as Bruno Sammartino
Fury Hour
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Himself
WrestleMania
as Bruno Sammartino (Ringside)
Bruno Sammartino
as Self
Body Slam
as Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Bruno Sammartino
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Self