Bio

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Former wrestling great Bruno Sammartino held the World Wrestling Federation Championship for more than twelve years throughout his two title reigns from 1963 thru 1971 & 1973 thru 1977. Bruno headlined New York’s Madison Square Garden 211 times and sold-out MSG an astounding 187 times during his career! Through all these years this astounding record has never been broken by any other sport or entertainment figure.

Bruno was born on October 6, 1935 in a small Italian town named Pizzoferrato. Bruno and his family survived the horrors of World War II and then immigrated to the United States. Upon arriving in America, Bruno was fourteen years-old and weighed a mere ninety pounds.

With sheer will & determination Bruno overcame many obstacles throughout his personal life to become one of the most popular and respected wrestlers of all time, earning him the title of wrestling’s "Living Legend"!

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Achievements

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Bruno Sammartino won the following titles during his career :

International Tag Team (Toronto) 62/05/11 w/ Whipper Billy Watson
WWWA US Tag Team (Pittsburgh) 63 w/ Argentina Apollo
WWWF World Heavyweight 63/05/17
(WWWF Heavyweight) 73/12/10
WWWF United States Tag Team 67/07/24 w/ Spiros Arion
WWWF International Tag Team 69/12/08 w/ Battman (Tony Marino)
71/06/18 w/ Dominic Denucci
Grand Prix Tag Team (Montreal) 73/07/14 w/ Edouard Carpentier
WWA World Tag Team (Indianapolis) 73/07/21 w/ Dick the Bruiser

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