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 ...