In Memory Of Bruno Sammartino - The Living Legend has moved on

Bruno Sammertino was born Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino Pizzoferrato Abruzzo, on October 6th, 1935. Growing up, Bruno’s hobbies were mostly weight lifting. This would later pay off in the future as he nearly made it to the 1956 US Olympic Team, but that honor went to Paul Anderson. But in 1959, Bruno would set a world record with a bench press record of 565 pounds. Bruno made his pro-wrestling debut on December 17th, 1959 by beating Dmitri Grabowski in nineteen seconds. He would then have his debut at Madison Square Garden on January 2nd, 1960, where he defeated Bull Curry in five minutes. For the next two years, Bruno would be a dominant force in Canada as an upper mid carder and tag team guy. In 1962, he was in high demand to wrestle all over Canada and even challenges for the NWA World heavyweight title, where he faced Lou Thez. One match ended in a draw and another one, also with Lou Thez, ended with Bruno getting a lucky pinfall. Bruno would end up winning his f...