Bruno Sammartino
Acting · Born Oct 6, 1935 · Died Apr 18, 2018 (82) · Pizzoferrato, Italy
Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). 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 the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days. He is overall a two-time world champion in professional wrestling. Dubbed "The Italian Strongman" and "The Strongest Man in the World" early in his career, Sammartino later earned the title "The Living Legend". Known for his powerful bearhug finishing move, he is widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Sammartino became a vocal critic of the drug use and raunchier storylines that became prevalent in the professional wrestling industry after his retirement but he reconciled with WWE in 2013 and headlined their Hall of Fame ceremony that year. Terry Funk commented that Sammartino "was bigger than wrestling itself"
Known for
Films
Bruno Sammartino
20192.0
Headstrong
20196.0
Bruno
2018
Andre the Giant
20187.3
Sweet Daddy Siki
20176.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
20156.8
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
20147.6
Timeline The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
201310.0
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
20138.8
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
20139.2
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
20138.0
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
20108.3
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
200910.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
200610.0
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
20068.0
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
200210.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
19929.5
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
19896.8
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
198710.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
Body Slam
19865.1
The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth
1986
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
198610.0
WrestleMania II
19866.4
WWE Grudge Match
1986
Tag Team Champions
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
WrestleMania
19856.6
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
19856.0
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
