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). (1965-1971) Bruno Sammartino is the greatest world champion in the history of professional wrestling. 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. Bruno Sammartino had been wrestling professionally since 1959, and the Italian immigrant who had left to the US with his family from Italy in 1950 after hiding from the Nazis during World War II captivated a rising influx of immigrants into the US during and post-war. 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. I worked in pain. It was time to make a switch. In 2014 The Beast Incarnate obliterated John Cena atSummerslam to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He's also written for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WrestleZone, The Windsor Star, and other publications. Bruno Sammartino. "Prior to that, over a period of two years, I defeated Sammartino eleven straight times. Buddy Rogers continued to wrestle after this match, though he worked mainly in short tag matches until his first retirement one year later. They were grandparents of four grandchildren. He went on to win the World Welterweight and Middleweight Titles. No creases or tear Sammartino, shocked and hurt by Zbyszko's betrayal, vowed to make Zbyszko pay dearly. May 17 - USA Event: Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino - Singles match Sammartino won by submission at 0:48. I dont know if I should allow him to go in the ring. Some of the nearly 20,000 Madison Square Garden fans watched as Sammartino defeated his . Bruno Sammartino is the greatest world champion in the history of professional wrestling. He said that the grueling schedule was taking its toll on him and he couldn't keep up the pace of it. Between Antonino Rocca and Bruno Sammartino they went with the younger Sammartino who was 28 years old at the time. But the amount of defenses pales in comparison to the length of time Dunne held the gold. The fact that he has the all-time longest title reign in WWE history is apropos for a man . Because Monsoon won the match by disqualification, thus Sammartino retained his belt. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. 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. While on his way to California, he missed two bookings in Baltimore and Chicago, and as a result was suspended in those territories. Acknowledged as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Sammartino's legacy began in 1959 and lasted until his final match in October of 1981. . On AXS (1/19/21) Eric Young versus Rhino. That made me the number one guy I was going to be the headliner after that, you know? They had three sons together, David and fraternal twins Danny and Darryl. Bruno had the belt polished andthen maintained personal ownership of his prized possession until he passed away on April 18, 2018. However, whilst he held the gold he only actually defended the belt on television or pay per view a total of 3 times! Sammartino was living proof of the American Dream, an immigrant who left a wartorn time to become an accomplished athlete. . Very bad feelings. 11. Any fifteen-year-old kid coulda beat me that night. 5 Bruno Sammartino WWE Champion, 2803 Days. Just about. WWF House Show - House Show @ Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Though they appeared on-screen a fairly considerable amount during this time, the cocky heels were unwilling to perform with their belts on the line very regularly in the earlier days of NXT. Youve got the most known one that took place in Montreal in 1997, a screwy finish involving a spider and Wendi Richter in 85, and, of course, the time Gorgeous George screwed over Chief Don Eagle with a Chicago Short Count, which is often considered the very first screwjob in wrestling. [14] Sammartino made his Toronto debut in March 1962 and very quickly, with the help of self-promotion in local newspapers and radio programs, became an attraction. (Laughs) Yeah, thats how it happened". In that sense, it's easy to see why WWE fans give Reigns' run the title of historic. He was 82. ROSS TOWNSHIP PA - Daniel Sammartino, the son of the late wrestling giant Bruno Sammartino, died Tuesday. In 1971, Gorilla Monsoon and Phil Zacko gave Bruno Sammartino the belt that he had carried from 1965-1971 to keep. [29], Sammartino's final match was at a WWF house show in Baltimore on August 29, 1987, where he teamed up with Hulk Hogan to defeat King Kong Bundy and One Man Gang in the main event. . Twitter: @JustSKendall Number of successful title defenses (and average gap between two defenses) for all the WWE championship reigns The MSG title . 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). Itis due to hit theaters in 2020and features many images of Bruno and his1965-1971 version of the WWWF World Championship. 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. May 18 - USA Event: Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Miguel Torres - Singles match Sammartino won. Rogers was one of the great wrestlers of his era. WWWF World Championship. Any working guy could relate to Bruno the way they related to Steve Austin many years later. If he does, it remains to be seen who could defeat him in 2020. [11] In 1950,[13] she and the children joined her husband in Pittsburgh. 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. "[Its been] said that when I wrestled Rogers for the title, the reason was Rogers had had a heart attack and had to be helped to the ring, and thats how he lost the belt. ", Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. BILLY GRAHAM IN THE IWE (JAPAN) . Let me tell you a little story that happened here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He held the company's top title from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1973 to 1977. But it wasnt just any new championship victory Koloff became the first man to pin Bruno Sammartino in a WWF World title match in 2,803 days, ending a reign that lasted nearly eight years. Sammartino worked as a commentator for the Universal Wrestling Federation. 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. [52][53] Mayor Bill Peduto remembered him as "one of the greatest ambassadors the city of Pittsburgh ever had."[54]. Tickets to the screening are $15 for adults, $10 for members and $5 for children. Despite this mammoth title reign length, Pete Dunne barely defended his belt in televised appearances. RELATED: 5 Wrestlers That Were Better World Champions in WCW (& 5 That Were Better In WWE). As the final entrant on this list, Ricochet is unique in the fact that during his NXT North American Championship reign he was actually unsuccessful in ever once retaining his belt on pay per view, losing it in his first defense at an NXT Takeover. 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. In 2006, Bruno Sammartino personally commissioned an autobiographical documentary film, 5. 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. 2/19/68 Bruno won with the backbreaker on Bull Ramos before 13,059 fans in the first match at the new MSG. After regaining the title in December 1973 . The longest WWE championship reign belongs to Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, who held the the title from May 17, 1963 until Jan. 18, 1971 for a grand total of 2,803 days. In winning the title, Sammartino became the second WWE Champion in the company's history and did so in just 48 seconds. On September 30, 1972, Sammartino and Morales wrestled to a 65-minute draw at Shea Stadium in New York. Between 1963 and 1980, he main evented many times and many of those main events drew a full house. Louis. Indianpolis, Indiana: . Bruno only gave up his championship when he wanted to, and there was one championship belt he decided never to let go. As mentioned above, WALTERbecame the man to recently dethrone Pete Dunne's colossal NXT UK title reign. Matches. Bruno! Cimino was new to his post and intervened in a match finish involving Sammartino, who took a shot at Cimino in the ring and the argument continued backstage. Ivan was awarded Bruno's owntitle belt and carried itfor several weeks during his championship reign. That was live TV that went to New York. [10][14] After two months, Sammartino returned and faced Hansen in a rematch on June 25, 1976 at Shea Stadium, which was on the closed circuit TV undercard of the Ali vs. Antonio Inoki match for WWWF cities. Despite this, the reign lasted for alengthy 161 days. Ray Stevens 5'10 230 lbs San Francisco, CA ), and remains one of the most popular pro wrestlers of all time based on their ability to connect to fans worldwide during their respective eras. Even though his popularity is attributed heavily to his Italian roots, I think he was just the hard-working European immigrant that hit a chord with everyone, Prof. Ouch of Professor Ouchs Bizarre Bazaar & Odditorium in Philadelphia told The Wrestling Estate in 2018 following Sammartinos death in 2018. 3.0 3 Ratings. Chants of Bruno! [22] Sammartino recalled the shocked silence that greeted the result, remarking he thought he had damaged his ears. 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. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. In CM Punk's 434 day reign, he defended the title 141 times, or an average of just over once every three . He successfully defended the belt against both Ali and The Miz before being recently dethroned by Braun Strowman on the lastWWE Smackdownepisode in January. Soon after, Sammartino and then champion Pedro Morales teamed up for a series of tag team matches. Boston 10/21/75) 21. Bobo Brazil & Bruno Sammartino & Buddy Austin & Pedro Morales: def. [7] Later that year, he won the International Tag Team Championship for the second time by teaming with Dominic DeNucci. Man, everything went so quiet, Koloff remembered (again in quotes from Pro Wrestling Stories). 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. But as the quiet began to work back into a rumble, the fear of fan outburst became real. In 2006, Bruno Sammartino personally commissioned an autobiographical documentary film, Bruno Sammartino: Behind The Championship Belt. 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. During his second reign, Bruno Sammartino held the title for 1237 days. Arguably the greatest wrestling champion of all time. It wasnt until he got in the ring that Sammartino told him in no uncertain terms that it was HE who was going over that day. On April 30, 1977, he was defeated by Superstar Billy Graham for the title. Dumpster match, multiple title defenses. B. Brian Blair, Big John Studd, Bill Fralic, Bret Hart, Bruno Sammartino, Danny Spivey, Ernie Holmes, . [10], In 1959, Sammartino set a world record in the bench press with a lift of 256 kilograms (565lb), done without elbow or wrist wraps. [43][44], Sammartino was married to his wife Carol from 1959 until his death in 2018. During one title reign he held the belt for an astonishing 2,803 days, a period positively unheard of in today's wrestling climate. In this Nov. 30, 2000, file photo, former pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino, 65, poses with a painting of him in his pro wrestling prime weighing 275 pounds in 1965 at age 35, in his Pittsburgh home. [17] Sammartino worked several WCW events in a minor analysis role in the early 1990s, as well as a brief run doing color commentary with Jim Ross on Saturday Night in 1992. 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. Interestingly, Thesz beat Rogers in a three falls rematch on February 7th, 1963, in Toronto, a result often forgotten. It was dead silence as the new champion left the ring with Albano behind him. Bruno was shattered but more because his body had finally exhausted all its strength after a rugged past decade from fighting for his spot to defending it around the world than at actually losing the title. The match was rated 1976 "Match of the Year" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.[24]. Many, many years later, there was a convention one time in New York where they invited some wrestlers from yesteryear where we signed autographs and so forth. Preview: MLW FUSION Jacob Fatu vs. ACH (01/20/21), Preview: IMPACT! But it would be Canadian-born Russian wrestler Ivan Koloff who would put an end to Sammartinos historic reign. - Bruno Sammartino and Dominic DeNucci defeated The Mongols (Geeto and Bepo) for the WWF International Tag Team Titles. After handing over ME duties to Alex Richards, he remains a frequent contributor to the site. An ever-increasing argument in today's wrestling world, in light of a continued use of part-time stars from yesteryear like Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, is how often should we realistically see the world champion defend their belt in televised appearances? There are paper champions, there are fighting champions, and there are champions who scarcely put their gold up for grabs. When the doctor heard that, he called Paul Sullivan, who was the head of the state athletic commission. That match meant so much to me because that put me at the top. 10/23/67 Bruno defeated Hans Mortier 6,612 paid $18,136.10. 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 Sammartino: Directed by Patrea Patrick. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Bruno Sammartino Saves Freddie Blassie From Being Killed By The Mob! The Sammartinos also teamed against "Mr. In the late 1960s, Sammartino was involved in a fight with former Pennsylvania Athletic Commissioner Joe Cimino. 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. [23], Eventually, on December 10, 1973, Sammartino regained the WWWF Heavyweight Championship by defeating Stan Stasiak. 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