To try and best explain the impact Bruno Sammartino had on professional wrestling would be difficult by today's measures, largely because there are simply no easy modern comparisons. Sammartino, a ...

FILE - 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 ...

The wrestling world is saying goodbye to one of its biggest stars. WWE announced Wednesday that Bruno Sammartino had died. He was 82. Known as “The Italian Superman,” Sammartino joined his immigrant ...

Wrestling fans will forever remember Abruzzo, Italy. The legendary Bruno Sammartino, a proud son of Abruzzo, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. Sammartino is one of the most influential ...

The wrestling world lost a true icon on Wednesday with the passing of Bruno Sammartino, and his death resonated with many current wrestlers who realize the role Sammartino had in blazing a path for ...

Bruno Sammartino is one of the most iconic performers in the history of professional wrestling. He was also one of the biggest draws in the business. Throughout his legendary career, Sammartino had ...

Bruno Sammartino, whose Hall of Fame WWE career earned him the nickname “The Living Legend,” has died at the age of 82, the WWE announced Wednesday morning. Sammartino passed away with his wife and ...

During his childhood in a small Italian mountain town, Bruno Sammartino heard stories about how the streets in the United States were paved with gold. Though he believed it literally at the time, ...

"The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino, one of the greatest icons in the history of professional wrestling, has died at age 82, WWE confirmed on Wednesday. At his time, Sammartino was the most ...

Bruno Sammartino is one of the most legendary names in the world of professional wrestling. The Italian-American star holds the record for the longest World Championship reign in all of professional ...

My grandfather was a huge pro wrestling fan, and it didn’t take much persuasion to get me, his only grandson, hooked on the sport. Every week, we’d watch the matches on his grainy black-and-white TV.

Sammartino's name on the marquee nearly guaranteed a squared-circle sellout in the 1960s and 1970s, and he held the World Wide Wrestling Federation championship for more than 11 years (4,040 days) ...