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Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« on: April 18, 2018, 07:40:49 AM »
I've just learned that form WWWF/WWE world champion Bruno Sammartino has passed away at the age of 82. More details as I get them... :-\

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Re: Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2018, 07:51:35 AM »
WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino has passed away at the age of 82.
 The two-time WWWF Champion passed away at his home in Pittsburgh, PA this morning following a hospitalization, according to PWInsider. Stay tuned as we hope to have more details on his passing soon.

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Re: Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2018, 04:30:34 PM »
R.I.P.

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Re: Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2018, 04:37:39 AM »
R.I.P.
I just saw his documentary on the WWE network and boy was it very interesting. Never realized just how huge his following was in the North East. I knew he was big but boy was he BIG. I remember my grandfather mentioning him several times to me when he was alive. Sammartino was great friends with Arnold and Franco too. Did he ever patch things up with his son David?

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Re: Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2018, 04:12:17 PM »
I just saw his documentary on the WWE network and boy was it very interesting. Never realized just how huge his following was in the North East. I knew he was big but boy was he BIG. I remember my grandfather mentioning him several times to me when he was alive. Sammartino was great friends with Arnold and Franco too. Did he ever patch things up with his son David?


Brother, fans used to actually CRY when Bruno was "in trouble."

While it was a rumor that Bruno's bitterness towards the McMahons' and the Fed were based on the fact that his son never got a push, I am unaware of his most recent relationship with son David.

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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2018, 04:19:51 AM »

Brother, fans used to actually CRY when Bruno was "in trouble."

While it was a rumor that Bruno's bitterness towards the McMahons' and the Fed were based on the fact that his son never got a push, I am unaware of his most recent relationship with son David.
I always thought that David resented Bruno because he simply could not cut it and live up to his father's name. Jealousy played a major part from what I understood.

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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2018, 04:59:26 PM »
I always thought that David resented Bruno because he simply could not cut it and live up to his father's name. Jealousy played a major part from what I understood.


I've heard that, as well.
Maybe Bruno's resentment towards the Fed "just happened" to coincide with the window following David's departure.

As usual, I suspect the friction was multi-layered.
Who knows the "whole truth?"

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Re: Bruno Sammartino has passed away...
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2018, 04:47:10 AM »

I've heard that, as well.
Maybe Bruno's resentment towards the Fed "just happened" to coincide with the window following David's departure.

As usual, I suspect the friction was multi-layered.
Who knows the "whole truth?"
Your guess is as good as mine on that one bud.