Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Sammartino is honored on the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame. Shinsuke Nakamuraheld the WWE Intercontinental Championship for a total of 201 days throughout the latter half of 2019. In many ways, it was a full circle. May 2, 2020, the 1965-1971 version of the WWWF World Championship was put to auction, along with Bruno Sammartinos WWE Hall of Fame ring (2013) and several other items, as part of the settlement for hisestate. Battle Royal: Winner: Bruno Sammartino. FULL DESCRIPTION: This photo measures 8 inches by 10 inches.The photo is clean with no staining. In the summer of 1960 James M. AIR Awareness Outreach; AIR Business Lunch & Learn; AIR Community of Kindness; AIR Dogs: Paws For Minds AIR Hero AIR & NJAMHAA Conference Dumpster match, multiple title defenses. Any working guy could relate to Bruno the way they related to Steve Austin many years later. 78 days. Bruno Sammartino: WWWF World Heavyweight Title: WWWF MSG Show (May '77) May 16th 1977: Bruno Sammartino: def. Bruno Sammartino, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is known as professional wrestling's Living Legend. 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Sammartino instead that night had his first match against new number one contender, Gorilla Monsoon. [21], At the inaugural WrestleMania on March 31, 1985, Sammartino was in his son David's corner for his match against Brutus Beefcake. But unfortunately for both WWWF and Buddy Rogers, Rogers rising health issues would become an issue sooner than later following a series of heart issues, it was determined that Rogers could no longer be the face of the company. [11] This made him an easy target for bullies at Schenley High School. During his second reign, Bruno Sammartino held the title for 1237 days. He actually made his WWWF debut on Spectator Sports TV out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, defeating WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino by count-out (the title cant change hands via count-out). April 18, 2018. He has now held the belt for 337 days, almost a full calendar year, and yet in that time has only performed in 4 major televised title defenses. It was the hardest thing in my life to go out of wrestling. Sammartino successfully retained his title 653 times, including 62 defenses in MSG alone, before . Still an affiliate under the banner of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Sammartino felt he was stuck in a holding pattern behind NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Nature Boy Buddy Rogers, who was Capitols biggest star since winning NWAs top prize in 1961. It was there that he was spotted by local professional wrestling promoter Rudy Miller, who recruited the young man into the ring. In 2013, Sammartino appeared as one of the Board of Governors in the nationally televised 69th Annual Columbus Day Parade. RELATED: 10 Superstars Who Were WWE ChampionFor One Day Or Less. Scroll down to learn more about Bruno's Belt and its journey to the IPWHF. To clear up a common misconception, Rogers was not immediately named WWWF World Heavyweight Champion. Just 48 seconds later, Bruno Sammartino was the new champ, and a hero was born. Man, everything went so quiet, Koloff remembered (again in quotes from Pro Wrestling Stories). May 17, 1963: Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers with a reverse backbreaker to capture the WWWF World title. Sammartino finally lost the WWE Championship in January 1971 . Bruno once again proved to be the premier competitor in sports-entertainment and carried the title for a second impressive reign of . [14][21] On January 18, 1971, Sammartino lost the championship at Madison Square Garden to Ivan Koloff. Morales would hold the title for 1,027 days, but it was clear that Pedro was no Bruno. Ray Stevens 5'10 230 lbs San Francisco, CA That victory in 48 seconds began a 2,803-day reign that stands today as the longest in history, by far. May 18 - USA Event: Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Miguel Torres - Singles match Sammartino won. 7 WWE Hall of Fame Stories WWE Doesnt Want You To Know! Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino[1] (October 6, 1935 April 18, 2018) was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). Rogers dropped the NWA Title to Thesz (and got back his deposit on the belt), and the Northeast promoters used the one-fall match as the reason for the split from the NWA. So, as far as I was concerned, Bruno never stood a chance with me. [5] He trained in wrestling with Rex Peery, the University of Pittsburgh team coach. I was just so exhausted It became clear to Vince McMahon Sr. that his World Champion was gassed. The Northeast would soon break away from the NWA to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (later known as the WWF and WWE today). Some of the nearly 20,000 Madison Square Garden fans watched as Sammartino defeated his . Lonnie Mayne The Glass Eating, Raw Meat Chewing Original Moondog! Between Antonino Rocca and Bruno Sammartino they went with the younger Sammartino who was 28 years old at the time. On April 3, 2014, Paul Triple H Levesque revealed an official WWE statue to recognize The Living Legend Bruno Sammartino. non-confrontation at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. And it was 50-years ago this week that that legendary run came to a shocking end in Madison Square Garden. Bruno Sammartino often mentioned Don Leo Jonathan when he was asked about his toughest foes. "Bruno Sammartino proved that hard work can overcome even the most difficult of circumstances. The Sammartinos also teamed against "Mr. Matches. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. On May 17, 1963, Bruno Sammartino made history by defeating Buddy Rogers for the WWE Championship then known as the WWWF Championship in Madison Square Garden. Bruno only gave up his championship when he wanted to, and there was one championship belt he . Late 1967: Sammartino vacated his half of the tag team titles to focus on his world title defenses. WWC North American Heavyweight Champion. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Ernie Ladd (center) also drew a sellout crowd with Bruno. He particularly criticized the use of steroids and "vulgar" storylines. During one title reign he held the belt for an astonishing 2,803 days, a period positively unheard of in today's wrestling climate. I was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in that territory, and Vince McMahon, Sr. was near bankruptcy because that was how poorly this place was doing. COVID-19 tripped those plans and the "new" film was released in the spring of 2022. The program will feature commentary by Richert and by Darryl Sammartino, Bruno's son, per the release. Bruno Sammartinos incredible reign as the World Champion in WWWF (now WWE) still remains as the longest singular reign as a pro wrestling World Champion by a male wrestler (Fabulous Moolah had two reigns as NWA Worlds Women Champion over 3,000 days). Bruno's belt appears on a statue in his hometown, 7. The following title matches feature the WWE Championship. He can be reached by e-mail at matthew.pender@hotmail.co.nz. Blake & Murphy were one of the first major holders of the NXT Tag Team Titles, belts that they managed to hold for a total of 219 days. Believe me; I had pains in my chest just walking to the ring". That works out at one defense every season, which is an astonishingly small number of matches to prove WALTER is still deserving of his championship. With John Atkins, Angela Capri, Primo Carnera, John Cena. 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 . [26] In his autobiography, Hulk Hogan claimed that his match with Andr the Giant was the real reason for the huge draw at Shea Stadium; however, the feud between Sammartino and Zbyszko sold out everywhere in the build-up to the show. He went on to win the World Welterweight and Middleweight Titles. Of all the statues created byWWE, including AndrThe Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Rowdy Roddy Piper, only the Bruno statue wearsa championship belt. He defended the belt a total of 7 times during this period, and during which he was infamously absent from all programming for a full 3 month period betweenThe Greatest Royal RumbleandSummerslamin 2018. Let me tell you a little story that happened here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. HISTORY: : Sugar Ray Leonard was the winner of a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1966, he began using another gimmick briefly as Red McNulty working Western Canada with NWA Vancouver and Stampede Wrestling (then Wildkat Wrestling), then off to Japan, where he competed for Rikidozans Japan Wrestling Association (JWA) for three months. When McMahon Sr. gestured for them to shake hands, both wordlessly turned and walked away. [46] May 17, 2013 was declared "Bruno Sammartino Day" in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. On February 8, 1971, Pedro Morales defeated Ivan Koloff and was presented the 1965-1971 version of the WWWF World Championship belt by Bruno Sammartino. Which brings us to 2017, when Brock Lesnar held the WWE Universal Championship for a phenomenal 504 days after defeating fellow part-timer Bill Goldberg at Wrestlemania 33. He became the first wrestler to become a WWE triple crown champion. 10/23/67 Bruno defeated Hans Mortier 6,612 paid $18,136.10. The superstitious blamed New York's descent into hell in the 1970s as punishment for Bruno losing the title. Over the course of his record-breaking run, Sammartino successfully retained his title 653 times, including 62 defenses in MSG alone. He also wrestled and defeated Blackjack Mulligan, Lord Alfred Hayes, Dick Murdoch, Kenji Shibuya, and "Crippler" Ray Stevens. Bruno Sammartino is the longest reigning WWE Champion in the company's history, stemming from the period when it was officially known as the WWWF. Actor: WWE Smackdown!. "Prior to that, over a period of two years, I defeated Sammartino eleven straight times. He finally lost the title to Superstar Billy Graham in 1977 bringing his total time as Champion to a staggering 4,040 days. PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! "One of the finest men I knew, in life and in business," WWE chairman Vince McMahon said . In CM Punk's 434 day reign, he defended the title 141 times, or an average of just over once every three . WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino revealed why his record-setting WWWF title reign ended. This match was booked by NWA promoter Sam Muchnick as a preliminary to the forming of the WWWF, to ensure the dominance of the senior organization and its championship.[18]. Number of successful title defenses (and average gap between two defenses) for all the WWE championship reigns [15], Sammartino also challenged NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz twice for the championship in Canada. (According to Wrestledata.com, the two were on opposing ends of a tag team contest in 1960. From that point, Bruno Sammartino held the title for seven years, eight . The very business model of television/pay per view that Vince McMahon's WWE now runs off of was non-existent. Fifty years ago, on January 18, 1971, Ivan Koloff delivered a Russian Leg Drop to World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino in Madison Square Garden in New York City to get the 1-2-3, becoming only the third man to hold the WWWF World Championship. World Wide Wrestling Federation. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in various arenas. They were grandparents of four grandchildren. ~~~Bruno Sammartino would hold the WWWF World title for an incredible EIGHT years straight! The toll of a near eight year run as the top star in the WWWF a company that was still very much trying to expand its influence nationally beyond the realm of the NWA was beginning to grind The Living Legend down, both mentally and physically. . 10. Bruno's 1965-1971 version of the championship is the oldest surviving title belt officially created for a champion of World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, which is today the largest and most successful professional wrestling company in the world. Some of his defenses ended in time limit draws, and some in DQ, but . ", "Buddy Rogers and I never liked each other. Irvin Muchnick mentioned the incident in his book, Wrestling Babylon. Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 - April 18, 2018) was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). WWWF referee Dick Kroll had to get Koloff out of the ring. He was often teamed with Tito Santana and his old enemy George "The Animal" Steele (who was a fan favorite at this point in his career) to wrestle Savage and "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. Arguably the greatest wrestling champion of all time. An irate Sammartino attacked Savage during a TV interview, after Savage bragged about injuring Ricky Steamboat, by driving the timekeeper's bell into Steamboat's throat during a televised match. At 93 minutes, the reimaged . He wrestled then NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race to a one-hour draw in St. Louis. [17] Soon, he was in demand by other promoters in different Canadian territories. The International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is proud to enshrine this beautiful and pricelesschampionship belt as the centerpiece of ourmuseum collection. [4], Sammartino made his professional debut in Pittsburgh on December 17, 1959, pinning Dmitri Grabowski in 19 seconds. Earth, receive an honored guest: Legendary WWE champion and phenomenally strong man Bruno Sammartino has been laid to reset. Exclusives. While Sammartino remained a popular champion in his second run, before losing to Superstar Billy Graham in April of 1977, it failed to capture the magic of the first run. Two weeks later, all syndicated wrestling shows in the WWWF showed a clip of Sammartino and Morales signing a contract for a title match at Shea Stadium. Mr. Sammartino, 50, of Allison Park, was the co-owner of the . [10] His devotion to weightlifting nearly resulted in a berth on the 1956 U.S. Olympic team, which went instead to eventual gold medalist Paul Anderson. [22] Sammartino recalled the shocked silence that greeted the result, remarking he thought he had damaged his ears. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content, including these Sasha Banks matches on theWWE Network. WWWF World Championship. A sold-out Garden. That was live TV that went to New York. On September 30, 1972, Sammartino and Morales wrestled to a 65-minute draw at Shea Stadium in New York. Bruno made a film to tell the story behind his belt. Bruno! [32][33][34] He appeared in the media in opposition to the WWE on such shows as The Phil Donahue Show, Geraldo and CNN. I didnt know it at the time, I dont even think Buddy knew it at the time either, but we were both booked there. "Close to working that schedule for eight years, I told Vince McMahon Sr., you better get somebody. [30], Sammartino's highest-profile feud during this run was with "Macho Man" Randy Savage. [49] Flair said Sammartino refused to shake his hand at the event, while Sammartino said Flair saw him coming down the hall, turned, and rushed away. Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? After nearly fifteen years of promoting an "ethnic babyface" at the top of his cards, the . WWWF Heavyweight Champion (2x) 1237 days. Terry Funk commented that Sammartino "was bigger than wrestling itself". [23], Eventually, on December 10, 1973, Sammartino regained the WWWF Heavyweight Championship by defeating Stan Stasiak. Bruno Sammartino earned his fame. Matches. His biggest moment was winning the WWWF heavyweight title from the legendary Bruno Sammartino. . Head on over to theLWOS Boardsto engage in conversation with fellow fans! News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Before Hulk Hogan could be the face of the company during its national expansion, before Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock could lead The Attitude Era, and before John Cena or Roman Reigns were even born, Sammartino was a two-time WWE Champion who had cumulatively held the strap for over 11 years (as a fun fact, Cena was born . In 2006, Bruno Sammartino personally commissioned an autobiographical documentary film, 5. Bruno Sammartino was the first two-time WWE Champion. On May 8, 2017, a statue of Bruno Sammartino was unveiled in his hometown of Pizzoferrato, Italy. When Buddy Rogers saw the attendance, he wanted to get out of there, and he told the doctor he felt a funny pain on his chest. Sammartino, shocked and hurt by Zbyszko's betrayal, vowed to make Zbyszko pay dearly. Brock would then defend the belt a total of three times between then and Wrestlemania, with appearances atNight of Champions, Royal Rumble,and the event itself. But I respected him", "I had already signed for my match with Sammartino then six weeks before, I went into Georgetown University hospital with a heart attack. Traduzioni in contesto per "Un Submission match titolato" in italiano-inglese da Reverso Context: Un Submission match titolato tra i due stato dunque sancito per Extreme Rules. In 1986, Sammartino competed in a 20-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2 at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago. He turned to weightlifting and wrestling to build himself up. 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He said that the grueling schedule was taking its toll on him and he couldn't keep up the pace of it. Sometimes, be they world champions, tag team champions, or otherwise, champions have commitments outside of their championship. Thesz made him this offer: "We could do this the easy way or the hard way." He successfully defended the belt against both Ali and The Miz before being recently dethroned by Braun Strowman on the lastWWE Smackdownepisode in January. Wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino has died at the age of 82. But before he was a star wrestler, he was a powerlifter one of the best in the world throughout much of the 1950s and it was his success in that . Sammartino would eventually get the upper hand in the feud, by defeating Piper in a steel cage match at the Boston Garden. RELATED: Ruthless Aggression: 10 Title Reigns (That We Completely Forgot About). When their eyes cleared, they kept fighting each other. 200 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 17:39. Turner has agreed to display the King of Classy Titles atthe IPWHF Museum, soon to be built in New York State. The quotes made from Bruno Sammartino and Buddy Rogers were originally compiled by Matt Pender and shared here with thanks to our friends over at Wrestlings Glory Days Facebook page. You could hear a pin drop, remembered veteran wrestling journalist Bill Apter in an article for WWE.com recounting his memory at ringside. But then on January 24, 1963, something happened. Sammartino filed suit against McMahon Sr. and his Capitol Wrestling Corporation. During his lengthy reign, Sammartino would defeat every villain set up before him, always managing to hang on to his title belt. often gets attributed to other wrestling stories. Just about. I went in that ring". Chants of Bruno! I was in that hospital for up to 5 days before I wrestled. Later in 1972, Sammartino was asked back by McMahon Sr. to regain the title. On October 28, 1989, Sammartino made a special appearance at the NWA pay-per-view event Halloween Havoc, where he was the special guest referee in a "Thunderdome" cage match which featured Ric Flair and Sting taking on Terry Funk and The Great Muta. "Retiring you cant explain it; it really takes you down. This film comprehensively covers the life and career of Bruno Sammartino, and his struggles to become wrestlings greatest champion. He began working in the NWA territories, such as Georgia Championship Wrestling, St. Louis Wrestling Club, NWA Mid America, and others. Roman Reigns is the wrestler who has come closest to those legendary Bruno Sammartino reigns from the decade of the 60's in this era of pro-wrestling. WWE commissioned a statue of Bruno wearing his belt, 6. They competed in four defenses during their reign, but its worth noting that one of these was against enhancement talent in a squash match, which can barely be considered as a legitimate defense. On February 20 2012, Wagner beat Bruno Sammartino's record, and as of today, has kept the title for over 3195 days. [7] Known for his powerful bearhug[4][5] finishing move, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. On AXS (1/19/21) Eric Young versus Rhino. Pittsburgh has a new arena, which was the Civic Arena that held 19,000 people, and Buddy Rogers came in with a big cigar strutting around, and by the time it was 8:00 pm, he went to look at the audience, and the place was empty. Dr. Jerry Graham: WWWF World Heavyweight Title: WWWF MSG Show (Nov '63) Nov 18th 1963: . Flair had denigrated Sammartino's wrestling ability in his book To Be the Man. Bruno was the foot that held the door open for Rocky to become a phenomenon. In todays story, we hear from both Bruno Sammartino and Buddy Rogers regarding the screwjob finish in 1963 that propelled "The Italian Strongman" into becoming "The Living Legend. Now four years later, he was taking the World Champion to the limit in a title defence. Sammartino faced Piper in both singles and tag team matches. Bruno Sammartino Saves Freddie Blassie From Being Killed By The Mob! WWF House Show - House Show @ Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. [20] Sammartino held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship for seven years, eight months, and one day (2,803 days). BREAKING NEWS: IPWHF ACQUIRES BRUNO SAMMARTINO TITLE BELT, Chants of Bruno! Sammartino teamed with Paul Orndorff in his matches against Piper, while Piper would tag with his "bodyguard", Ace "Cowboy" Bob Orton. It was no different on the night of May 17, 1963, whenBruno Sammartino defeated Nature Boy Buddy Rogers to become the WWWF World Champion. Bruno selected a classic photograph with his 1965-1971 version of the WWWF World Championship for the cover of his autobiography, which he wrote with Sal Anthony Corrente. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. 2022. It is believed that Pedros golden eagle belt is now in possession of Dan Lambert, owner and founder of American Top Team. Remarkably, Pedro Morales original golden eagle belt was procured from a pawn shop in Manhattan in late 1974/early 1975 for $75 by renowned wrestling historian, Tom Burke. Bruno only gave up his championship when he wanted to, and there was one championship belt he decided never to let go. Can you imagine it? Bob Backlund, the talented former N.C.A.A. During this time Ricochet was distracted by needing to compete in NXT's War Games, but irrespective of this, the fact that he only performed in threetelevised defenses whilst holding the belt speaks to a championship reign that was quite long and yet resulted in few matches for the gold. Buddy Rogers was wrestling every day and he was NOT in a hospital. WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, who held the championship belt for nearly eight consecutive years from 1963 to 1971, has died at age 82. . Boston 10/21/75) 21. Seth Turner, President of the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, successfully procured the belt. Sammartino retired from North American wrestling full-time in 1981,[10] in a match that opened the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. While on his way to California, he missed two bookings in Baltimore and Chicago, and as a result was suspended in those territories. I get your point but honestly, I think the amount of defenses should be the #1 criteria. After regaining the title in December 1973 . ROSS TOWNSHIP PA - Daniel Sammartino, the son of the late wrestling giant Bruno Sammartino, died Tuesday. On April 30, 1977, he was defeated by Superstar Billy Graham for the title. [36], In 2013, Sammartino accepted an invitation for induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, after having declined several times in prior years. [49], Sammartino underwent heart surgery in 2011. Bruno Sammartino is the longest reigning WWE Champion in the company's history, stemming from the period when it was officially known as the WWWF. Ivan Koloff backstage with manager Captain Lou Albano after defeating Bruno Sammartino (Photo: PWI) Sadly, Koloff's reign was short-lived. 21.07.1973 - 05.01.1974. He died in 1992 at the age of 71. [14] He died on April 18, 2018, at the age of 82 from multiple organ failure due to heart problems[12] following a two-month hospitalization. It was my whole life. The statue is over 13 feet talland includes a likeness of his 1965-1971 version of the WWWF World Championship. Bruno's belt is enshrined in the IPWHF Collection, Watch IPWHF President Seth Turner unbox Bruno's historic belt, Bruno Sammartino: Behind The Championship Belt. Bruno's belt now appearsin an acclaimed film, 9. Bruno Sammartino is . [11] In 1998, he said he had been estranged from David since retiring from wrestling against David's wishes for a tag team.[45]. The new film, just called Bruno Sammartino, is simply a revamped and slightly updated version of La Mia Mama, meaning it's long of Sammartino's tough-as-nails mother, but shockingly short on the champion's in-ring exploits. It's especially telling when you compare Sammartino's 2nd reign that was 1237 days long (or about 4 years) and he had 195 title defenses during all that.

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