Bruno Sammartino Archives - Slam Wrestling

Card Exam: Denucci’s International Wrestling coulda been a contender

Posted by Cory Santos | Feb 5, 2023 | Classics, Event Reports

It’s that time again, time to dust off a wrestling card from history and see what’s...

Uneven ‘Bruno Sammartino’ is long on Emilia, short on The Living Legend

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Jul 5, 2022 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

In Pittsburgh, there had long been rumors and talk of a documentary about the life of “The Living...

Guest column: When Bruno Sammartino gave way to Lawrence Welk

Posted by Guest Column | May 2, 2021 | Music for Cauliflower Ears, Opinion

By PAUL GABRIEL – For SlamWrestling.net Oh the memories. It’s 1956, I’m eight...

Pittsburgh area park renamed for Bruno Sammartino

Posted by Trapper Tom Leturgey | Apr 23, 2021 | Interviews, News

PITTSBURG — Nearly 50 years to the day in which a Pittsburgh Press news story explained how...

Rekindling a 30-year old friendship with David Sammartino

Posted by Don Laible | Feb 13, 2021 | Interviews

David Sammartino is doing just fine. Although the year is young, reconnecting with Sammartino...

Squared Circle Comics honors wrestling heroes

Posted by John Powell | Jul 28, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Things aren’t looking too good for the ailing mainstream comic book industry. Not only have...

Crowther showcases ‘Living superheroes’ in his comics

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 15, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Attorney John Crowther is a big believer in having a hobby outside of one’s work....

Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame inductee Beth Phoenix ‘revels in the magic’ of wrestling

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 28, 2019 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa – WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix shared her journey of overcoming gender...

Third version of Sammartino’s book finally breaks kayfabe

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 12, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

“Bruno was the last guy to hold on to protecting the business, and I was one of the...

‘You could sense Bruno was loved by the people’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2018 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Bruno Sammartino was the Living Legend, and there was no hype about it. He put more than Buddy...

Bruno Sammartino dies at 82

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2018 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Bruno Sammartino, one of the greatest wrestling champions of all time, has died. He was 82....

Mat Matters: From indy fan to a targeted reporter

Posted by Caleb Smith | May 27, 2017 | Opinion

I love being a fan of professional wrestling. Over the years I have met so many nice people from...

Rhodes, Orndorff top 2017 Tragos/Thesz HOF class

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 7, 2017 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has booked itself a Dusty Finish...

‘Russian Bear’ Ivan Koloff dies

Posted by Steven Johnson | Feb 18, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

The date January 18, 1971 and Ivan Koloff will forever be connected. That was the day that...

Praise for ‘The Enforcer’ Arn Anderson

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 25, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

At April’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson received...

WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 make four hours fly by

Posted by Nolan Howell | Mar 29, 2015 | Interviews, WrestleMania

Anyone who has had the experience of watching a WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony knows to...

Jake The Snake turns CAC banquet into a sobering experience

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2013 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — Of all the promos that Jake “The Snake” Roberts has delivered...

Emotional WWE Hall of Fame ceremony dragged at times

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 7, 2013 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW YORK, NY — Though TicketMaster showed the event as being sold out, there were a few...

WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 an impressive group

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Apr 7, 2013 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW YORK, NY – When the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 was inducted Saturday night at Madison...

Guest column: Bruno’s bad call on WWE Hall of Fame shows Vince is right – everyone has a price

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Mar 22, 2013 | Opinion, WrestleMania

Since the Bruno Sammartino marks will automatically swallow just about anything he says, while the...

Original WWWF title found in attic

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 13, 2012 | Interviews, Not Another Collectible!

A major piece of wrestling history was recently discovered: The title belt that Buddy Rogers...

Sammartino goes over at the Hall of Fame

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 19, 2012 | Interviews, PWHF

AMSTERDAM, NY — There were no hard feelings for the 2012 Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame...

SLAM! Wrestling memories from WrestleReunion

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 17, 2012 | Events

TORONTO — The strange thing is that WrestleReunion 8 was in the backyard of SLAM! Wrestling,...

Without Toronto, there would have been no Bruno Sammartino

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 10, 2012 | Classics, Interviews

Bruno Sammartino had said he was done traveling to fan fests and conventions, but then the...

‘Mr. Universe’ Earl Maynard returns to the fold

Posted by Mike Lano | Apr 18, 2010 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews

It took me several years to find where in the world Earl “Mr. Universe” Maynard had...

David Sammartino recalls first ‘Mania as ‘no big deal’

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Mar 27, 2010 | Interviews, WrestleMania, WrestleMania Features

WrestleMania has grown to be the biggest annual pay-per-view anywhere, but the inaugural event...

Baron Mikel Scicluna talks foes new and old

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 9, 2009 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Whatever mayhem he may have caused in the ring, outside of it, Baron Mikel Scicluna is a pretty...

Orndorff tops Wonderful Hall of Fame class

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | May 17, 2009 | Interviews, PWHF

AMSTERDAM, NY — The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is considered by some as the only...

Race-Sammartino ‘debate’ proves a consensus

Posted by Stephen Dean Johnson | Feb 20, 2009 | Shoot Interviews

The term “living legend” is one of the most over-used clichés in professional sports....

Legends abound at Charlotte FanFest

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 18, 2008 | Events, Interviews

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Sometimes, you don’t even have to close your eyes to imagine that you are...

For fans, NWA Legends Fanfest is the main event

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 13, 2008 | Events, Interviews

For nearly 20 years, the National Wrestling Alliance’s wrestling signature event was...

ROH gets love from Bruno

Posted by Matt Mackinder | May 10, 2007 | Classics, Interviews

Bruno Sammartino, though he thoroughly ripped Vince McMahon and pro wrestling last week on SLAM!...

Sammartino: McMahon is ‘a sick-minded idiot’

Posted by Matt Mackinder | May 3, 2007 | Classics, Interviews

You’d think a wrestling legend like Bruno Sammartino would love to chat about the business...

Not a lot of dirt in Sammartino & Koloff bios

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 23, 2007 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

The careers of Ivan Koloff and Bruno Sammartino are very much intertwined. Bruno was...

David Sammartino lets it all out in shoot

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Dec 15, 2005 | Shoot Interviews

For the curious wrestling fan, shoot interviews are the perfect supplement to their wrestling...

Goodbyes and hellos at Fan Slam

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Nov 21, 2005 | Events, Interviews

TOTAWA, NJ – It’s no secret that fans find the wrestling convention scene to be...

World champs still reign supreme at fanfest

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 29, 2004 | Events, Interviews

PRINCETON, NJ – Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. If the testimony of four former...

Superstar Billy Graham: Ring legend

Posted by Chris Schramm | Jul 4, 2000 | Classics, Interviews

He won the title, and he lost the title in the same manner: with his leg on the ropes. Billy...

Sammartino no fan of McMahon

Posted by John Molinaro | Oct 20, 1999 | Classics, Interviews

During his two reigns as WWF World champion, Bruno Sammartino defended his title against some of...

Sammartino admired Monsoon

Posted by John Molinaro | Oct 8, 1999 | Classics, Interviews, Obituaries

Bruno Sammartino turned 64 years old on Wednesday. The former two-time WWF World Heavyweight...

Bruno Sammartino & David Sammartino story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 16, 1900 | Story Archives

He was, quite simply, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and there was a...

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