Bruno Sammartino was born in Pizzoferrato, Abruzzo, Italy on October 6, 1935, and was the youngest of seven children. After Bruno’s family was almost executed by the Nazis during World War II ...

Before Bruno Sammartino started his nearly eight-year World Wide Wrestling Federation Championship reign in 1963, Buddy Rogers had held the title for a few weeks. Vince McMahon Sr. commissioned a ...

Plodding around the ring - the champion of the world - Bruno Sammartino. In the ring, being lifted onto a stretcher, the loser - the villain - Killer Kowalski. Everyone had come to see Bruno ...

It's harder to find someone in wrestling who almost everyone respects. The late WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino is one of those, renowned for his longevity as WWE's top star during the 1960s ...