Bruno Sammartino
Acting
Born 1935-10-06
Died 2018-04-18
Pizzoferrato, Italy
49 credits
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 1
WWE Hall of Fame 1
Awards
Won 1 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Award
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 1 won
- — Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Won
WWE Hall of Fame 1 won
- — WWE Hall of Fame Won
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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"
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Filmography
Acting
44 credits
WWF Superstars
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Old School
WWF Championship Wrestling
Tuesday Night Titans
WWE This Is Awesome
Bruno Sammartino
WWE Table For 3
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Andre the Giant
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Headstrong
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Body Slam
WrestleMania
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WrestleMania II
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
WWE Grudge Match
Sweet Daddy Siki
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Inside the Steel Cage
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Tag Team Champions
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Bruno
Legends Never Die
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Best of the WWF Volume 1
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
The Macho Man Randy Savage & Elizabeth
Bruno Sammartino Behind The Championship Belt
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Timeline The History of WWE – 1963-1969 – As Told By Bruno Sammartino
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Other credits
5 credits
Universal Wrestling Federation: Fury Hour
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
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