Most impressive thing about Bruno truly is his memory.....like a steel trap. Talking about things more than FIFTY YEARS AGO and remembers incredible detail. You just don't get the sense that he's simply making it up (as a lot of wrestlers do).
The term legend gets thrown around way too much but not in Bruno's case. He earned every single letter in the word LEGEND. Bruno Sammartino was and always will be, A TRUE LEGEND.
Bruno is a legend, and a man's man. One of the most respected wrestlers of all-time. Even Mike Tyson idolized him! He was almost a God in the Northeast during the 60's/70's.
Bruno tells a story about dining in NYC after a Garden match. Carlo Gambino was there and wanted to meet Bruno. He went on to tell the champion what a fine example he set for Italian-Americans. Everybody loved Bruno. They still do.
+Kevins Best: Subscribe I still love the story where Bruno was threatened by a bunch of football players and he and Iron Sheik just kicked their asses lol
crassyfrake That's what real wrestler did. If they lost a fight out in the population, they lost their jobs! Not that Bruno couldn't whip everyone's ass anyway.
crassyfrake Deep respect to the wild man The Iron Sheik for coming to Bruno’s aid in that incident. Bruno wasn’t even fighting on the card that day, he was managing the locker room and would’ve been wearing civilian clothes. Epic story!
to me, the greatest of all-time..remember watching him live for years at the garden...class act outside the ring as well...there never will be another.
The history of Pro Wrestling has always fascinated me. My friends and I always had a lot of fun watching the WWWF on TV and going to The Spectrum on Saturdays. Coming across these trailers brought back so many fun memories for me that I had to order The Bruno DVD. I received it in the mail three days later . I enjoyed every minute of this great interview. Entertaining as well as informative. Bruno is a great storyteller. Kayfabe did a wonderful job with this series. Thank you.
I'm related to Bruno he is my cousin from my fathers side he and my grandfather were good friends/cousins my dad once told me when I was little that I was related to Bruno and I remember flipping out I thought that was the coolest thing to be related to such a legend he's definitely come a long way I never had the chance to meet him in person his sister visits every once in a while with my grandmother and she came to my parents wedding along with a few of Bruno's relatives
Great job by Kayfabe, booking Bruno for that kind of interview must be very difficult. Can we get another shoot featuring Harley Race ?? Plllleeeeaassseee !!!
Sean Discussed the Pains in the Ass Him & KC Had to Endure (Some Involved the WWE, & How Bruno Had to Kinda B.S. Them into Letting Them Keep His Word to Sean & KC) in His Book, "Kayfabe"
I could listen to Bruno all day long. What a class act and real gentleman. When Bruno speaks of the old days I feel like I’m getting the TRUE story. In this interview he could’ve let the interviewer’s claim about Jilly Rizzo actually pulling a gun on Fred Blassie go by without clarification - certainly it makes for a better story. But no: while agreeing that Jilly was mad as hell at Blassie, Bruno points out there was no gun involved and I tend to believe him. I wonder why Bruno didn’t like Antonio Inoki? Of all pro wrestlers I’ve ever known of - and as someone who’s longtime favorite wrestler is Chief Jay Strongbow - there’s NO ONE who comes closer to being a first-class man than BRUNO SAMMARTINO. Rest In Peace, my paisan. You are a credit to Italian-Americans everywhere.
In a tag team match Inoki tried to shoot on him with a submission hold that Brino said Inoki really turned up the pressure. Realizing this Bruno powered out of it, countered with a side headlock that gave Inoki a bloody nose. Inoki never got back in the ring, and let the other three finish it.
He Grew Up in the Northeast With the Legend of Bruno & Even Met Him as He and His Dad Were Getting Some Work Done on Their Car, & Bruno Was There to Do a (Poorly-Promoted by the Then-WWF, from Sean's Own Personal Recollection of It) Personal Appearance at the Shop or the Area Back in the Mid-80s
Now this looks like one hell of an interview. I'm glad kc isn't wasting their time with another jerk off like Russo, or another pillhead looking for a quick payday. Hogan and Flair should take notice as well. This is how a true legend conducts himself....
What the hell are you talking about? He did. He gave the dude an ultimatum: give it up or get broken in half. Unless you were fucking there, or you have another source that can refute this, I really think that you should stfu troll. At his age NOW, he could still kick your keyboard typing ass.
Wow ... Just wow. I have no comeback for that. I can't think of a single source on the interwebz that could dispute your logic. So, yes. Bruno Sammartino won the WWWF title from Buddy Rogers at the St. Johns Arena in Steubenville, Ohio in front of perhaps 400 fans, and not Madison Square Garden, which I've always foolishly believed.
Re : Complaining, Old Dinosaurs Whatever ytou think of him, the man sticks by his convictions. He is correct about most of the stuff he talks about. If he was active today, he could beat these alcoholic , steroids freaks. The man was amazing. Some of you folks make comments that show your true mentality. The man met me, when I was 14. He stopped what he was doing and gave me an autograph. He truly cared about his fans. You think people go crazy for Steve Austin, John FCena ? Nothing compared to the reactions Bruno received. The last comment I saw ,was indeed athetic.
+Tom André Svellingen he filled the garden years in end, was an american icon, beloved by the common people. he was more over than I think anyone ever has been
It’s a work, you mark. Plus, he was 5’8” and had no charisma or mic skills. His whole wrestling style and gimmick is antiquated and wouldn’t work. It’d be an anachronism. He’d be pegged in the Shorty G spot.
Buddy Rogers was too into himself and to hell with the fans...he was hurting the business(no shows) and Bruno Sammartino was more humble and saved the business...
He hated Rodgers cause Rodgers was part of a kliq that did the same thing the 90s kliq did, which was hog the spotlight. Besides that they black balled him from territory after territory. He was only allowed back after business started going down and he came back on the conditions that it wasn't going to be the same.
Sorry to clutter up the comment thread, but someone please let me know if they see a user named "Don Wadd" on here? He was talking to my 13 year old son and asked him if he had a sister, and then asked "Is she a teenager? (she is 15) I'd really enjoy talking to her if you can get her on", then asked her name and if she has a RUclips channel and said "I think Im ur neighbor, where did u say u guys live again?" My son told my wife and I, and I tried to talk to him but hes blocked us.
I've watched numerous video interviews of Bruno. The one thing he never does is change his stories. He is consistent across the board. Embellishes nothing.....
He didn't like Buddy Rogers and Antonio Inoki. He hated Rogers because Buddy was a prick who hurt people for real because he could. Do they explain why he didn't like Inoki?
This is just a guess. As far as I know, when Bruno wrestled in the JWA, he faced Inoki in a tag match. Inoki, being a student of Karl Gotch, tried to shoot on him and Bruno overpowered him.
Inoki tried to shoot on him in a tag match. Bruno said that he recognized the submission hold right away and when Inoki turned up the pressure he powered out of it, Sammartino then put a side headlock on Inoki that bloodied Inoki's nose. Inoki never got back in the ring. He let the other three wrestlers finish the match.
This MAN is legendary, is presence must be respect-demanding! The only thing I criticize about Bruno is that he didn't seem to like many people! I think he trashed Lou Thesz in this one saying that he didn't have it already in the 60'!
lou was about in his 40's-50's by then, a lot of the older wrestlers went on FOREVER! fucking bockwinkel was 52-53 when he dropped the awa belt to curt henning.
He's not saying Thesz didn't still have it. He's saying that by this time Thesz could not take him in a legitimate shoot. Sammartino is in his 20's in the 1960's holding the worlds bench press record and weighing 285 lbs. In the end Bruno went along with the script and let Thesz win the match, but in reality Sammartino would have torn Lou a new asshole. Remember Sammartino was a legitimate wrestler. Not as gifted as Thesz but the age and strength would have made all the difference.
Buddy Rogers deserved it. I'm glad Toots gave Bruno the go ahead. Bruno said that when he told Rogers to do his best, Rogers gave him a funny unbelieving look. I wish I could have seen that. Better yet, can you imagine the scene in the heel locker room after that 48 second match.
TO ME WHEN IT'S ALL SAID & DONE BRUNO WAS A PUNCHER & A KICKER--THAN A BACK FLIP ON HIS OPPONENT--THE PUNCH AGAIN , KICK KICK KICK- BEAR HUG----OK --JUST LOOK AT 20 OF HIS MATCHES & SEE--I DOUBLE & TRIPE DARE YOU DO IT--PEACE.
You are looking at revenge matches in Madison Square Garden. These are matches held after 3 or 4 months of draws, count outs, and disqualifications. This is the way they did it then. This culminated in an ass kicking by Sammartino punching and kicking the shit out of this rule breaker. After this match the heel would leave the territory and not return for 2-3 years where they would start the series all over again. If you want to see Sammartino wrestle look at him against Volkoff, Giant Baba, Ivan Koloff, or Spiros Arion. There is Sammartino the grappler.
He was close to 80 when he gave this interview. He's setting the record straight about his dislike of McMahons, and Buddy Rogers, and that he won the championship in a shoot. What do you want, jokes ? Just watch Monday night Raw, it's all a joke.
ok ! I have a ton of respect for Bruno sammartino ,..but lou thesz would have for real destroy Bruno.. Bruno like most any fighter , has a puncher chance against a wrestler, which people like thesz was...
larry floyd no he wouldn't have. thesz wrestled Bruno twice and didn't try to shoot on him like he did with a lot of other guys. and he was smart not to.inoki tried to shoot on Bruno and Bruno beat the piss out of him so bad that inoki wouldn't get back in the ring.
MrMferg240 i'm glad your sticking up for Bruno.. like I said I respect Bruno . I thought his matches in st. Louis were very good, against Harley race, big bill miller, rip hawk, and two awesome bouts with dick Murdock.. but Bruno, was not the wrestler , lou thesz was...he was a hooker, and shooter, that was train by the best... but like sam muchnick said , he would have no problem putting the n.w.a belt on Bruno... but Bruno, didn't want to wrestle a 250-300 matches a year that the nwa champion did.. as far as Bruno vs inoki , no contest Bruno, would crush him... allways glad to chat with real wrestling fans
larry floyd and I have tons of respect for thesz, I know he trained military soldiers and was a great wrestler. but Bruno was a different animal then anyone lou would have faced in a real fight.i'm not just talking power either. Bruno took the best shots on the chin from sonny listen who was one of the hardest hitting pro boxers ever and they didn't even phase Bruno.matter of fact listons trainers tried to persuade Bruno from wrestling and go into boxing because they were so impressed with his ability to take those shots and keep coming.
+The Shredder Lulz no. That's like saying Mark Henry could take out Brock Lesnar in a real fight. Bruno was tough and knew how to throw down, but Lou was a legit hooker and knew how to hurt people with minimal effort. Plus Lou himself was not exactly a weakling either.
The McMahon family owes Bruno's family a debt that they can never repay because quite likely, without Bruno, there would be no WWE today!
Most impressive thing about Bruno truly is his memory.....like a steel trap. Talking about things more than FIFTY YEARS AGO and remembers incredible detail. You just don't get the sense that he's simply making it up (as a lot of wrestlers do).
The term legend gets thrown around way too much but not in Bruno's case.
He earned every single letter in the word LEGEND.
Bruno Sammartino was and always will be, A TRUE LEGEND.
Wen Potera says that Hogan was better than Bruno Ken Potera most had a kilo of cocaine
He still looks like he could kick half of todays WWE roster's ass
Kristopher Levine he looked great up until he died was always in great shape
He still could,Kristopher!
Thinking all of them
Bruno is a legend, and a man's man. One of the most respected wrestlers of all-time. Even Mike Tyson idolized him! He was almost a God in the Northeast during the 60's/70's.
Bruno tells a story about dining in NYC after a Garden match. Carlo Gambino was there and wanted to meet Bruno. He went on to tell the champion what a fine example he set for Italian-Americans. Everybody loved Bruno. They still do.
+Jimmy King DANG! Don Carlo himself was a fan! Respect for Bruno!
Bruno was and remains the one and only truthsayer in the business...everything he says is a lesson in Wrestling, and life as well.
Bruno was The Man. He was still at it in the 80s. He's one of the last legitimate bad asses. Anyone who ever Ran afoul of him were in trouble.
+Kevins Best: Subscribe I still love the story where Bruno was threatened by a bunch of football players and he and Iron Sheik just kicked their asses lol
crassyfrake That's what real wrestler did. If they lost a fight out in the population, they lost their jobs! Not that Bruno couldn't whip everyone's ass anyway.
crassyfrake
Deep respect to the wild man The Iron Sheik for coming to Bruno’s aid in that incident. Bruno wasn’t even fighting on the card that day, he was managing the locker room and would’ve been wearing civilian clothes. Epic story!
such a pleasure listening to Bruno tell old wrestling stories on wwwf and other territories
Glad stuff like this exists. People in the know from that era are all but gone now.
to me, the greatest of all-time..remember watching him live for years at the garden...class act outside the ring as well...there never will be another.
The history of Pro Wrestling has always fascinated me. My friends and I always had a lot of fun watching the WWWF on TV and going to The Spectrum on Saturdays. Coming across these trailers brought back so many fun memories for me that I had to order The Bruno DVD. I received it in the mail three days later . I enjoyed every minute of this great interview. Entertaining as well as informative. Bruno is a great storyteller. Kayfabe did a wonderful job with this series. Thank you.
I used to love when Bruno did commentary with Vince Jr. in the late 70s. " Well Vince , he's certainly not addicted to gym work".
I'm related to Bruno he is my cousin from my fathers side he and my grandfather were good friends/cousins my dad once told me when I was little that I was related to Bruno and I remember flipping out I thought that was the coolest thing to be related to such a legend he's definitely come a long way I never had the chance to meet him in person his sister visits every once in a while with my grandmother and she came to my parents wedding along with a few of Bruno's relatives
Garland Girl 21 That's cool if true ;) He looks in good health everytime I see him on video
Great job by Kayfabe, booking Bruno for that kind of interview must be very difficult.
Can we get another shoot featuring Harley Race ?? Plllleeeeaassseee !!!
Sean Discussed the Pains in the Ass Him & KC Had to Endure (Some Involved the WWE, & How Bruno Had to Kinda B.S. Them into Letting Them Keep His Word to Sean & KC) in His Book, "Kayfabe"
The 60s and early 70s is such a good timeline for Bruno to do before he passed. Thanks, legend :)
I could listen to Bruno all day long. What a class act and real gentleman. When Bruno speaks of the old days I feel like I’m getting the TRUE story. In this interview he could’ve let the interviewer’s claim about Jilly Rizzo actually pulling a gun on Fred Blassie go by without clarification - certainly it makes for a better story. But no: while agreeing that Jilly was mad as hell at Blassie, Bruno points out there was no gun involved and I tend to believe him.
I wonder why Bruno didn’t like Antonio Inoki?
Of all pro wrestlers I’ve ever known of - and as someone who’s longtime favorite wrestler is Chief Jay Strongbow - there’s NO ONE who comes closer to being a first-class man than BRUNO SAMMARTINO.
Rest In Peace, my paisan. You are a credit to Italian-Americans everywhere.
In a tag team match Inoki tried to shoot on him with a submission hold that Brino said Inoki really turned up the pressure. Realizing this Bruno powered out of it, countered with a side headlock that gave Inoki a bloody nose. Inoki never got back in the ring, and let the other three finish it.
Another great addition to the timeline!
He still looks great and is coherent, look at the generations after him and all the deaths, he warned against it even before it came to pass.
Holy shit! BRUNO!!!
The Man.
the start of a company with their leading champion.The Legend
A must-have. Even Sean was in awe...
He Grew Up in the Northeast With the Legend of Bruno & Even Met Him as He and His Dad Were Getting Some Work Done on Their Car, & Bruno Was There to Do a (Poorly-Promoted by the Then-WWF, from Sean's Own Personal Recollection of It) Personal Appearance at the Shop or the Area Back in the Mid-80s
I always like listening to Bruno, the man has some interesting theroies on the Business.
what a fucking legend!
This is going to be really good! I can't wait!!
Be sure to check out the limited one of a kind signature edition for the DVD. KC went all out on this one. Those HoF editions look incredible.
This teaser was very good, Bruno though you may not agree with them seems to work by themes and lessons he learned
Now this looks like one hell of an interview. I'm glad kc isn't wasting their time with another jerk off like Russo, or another pillhead looking for a quick payday. Hogan and Flair should take notice as well. This is how a true legend conducts himself....
Hogan can't be counted on to do a proper shoot interview. The guy's always on with kayfabe BS and/or BS in general.
I love Bruno
I recommend this to any old school fans. Good stuff.
Class act.
Bruno made them an offer they couldn't refuse
Damn this looks really interesting. I'd love to see this one. RIP btw, Bruno.
how many wrestlers can say they dictated the terms of their run at the world heavyweight championship....TWICE? a true legend
KFC ! THANK YOU ! I was hoping you would someday start going back to that 60's era before they are all gone ! As always you are king of shoots !
Bruno never breaks kayfabe!
I saw him wrestle the shiek in Cumberland MD he was a bear rip Bruno you'll always b the champ
RIP Bruno Sammartino
What a fucking bad ass. He legit won the belt from Rogers.
Legend
Yeah what a "badass". The part of the history he won't tell you tho is that Rogers had a heart attack right before the match. Sucha a "legit" win eh?
Velveteen Dream lmao, yeah because BEFORE the heart attack he would have had a better shot. You’re funny.
Strider, Roger's most certainly did not have heart attack. He was wrestling every day before & after the match
Bruno always will be the man harley race a close second real men when wrestling was wrestling
That was a nice editing trick, almost making it sound like Bruno won the title in Steubenville lol
What the hell are you talking about? He did. He gave the dude an ultimatum: give it up or get broken in half. Unless you were fucking there, or you have another source that can refute this, I really think that you should stfu troll. At his age NOW, he could still kick your keyboard typing ass.
Wow ... Just wow. I have no comeback for that. I can't think of a single source on the interwebz that could dispute your logic.
So, yes. Bruno Sammartino won the WWWF title from Buddy Rogers at the St. Johns Arena in Steubenville, Ohio in front of perhaps 400 fans, and not Madison Square Garden, which I've always foolishly believed.
Does he talk about losing the title to Ivan Koloff? Really good idea having Bruno. Too bad Thesz and The Nature Boy have past.
After hearing Bruno talking about Inoki, it seems that it's true that Moeru Toukon tried to shoot on him.
Exequiel Ortega That, and Giant Baba is a honest man.
can i give this a 15/10? love it
Really Cool
Re : Complaining, Old Dinosaurs
Whatever ytou think of him, the man sticks by his convictions. He is correct about most of the stuff he talks about. If he was active today, he could beat these alcoholic , steroids freaks. The man was amazing. Some of you folks make comments that show your true mentality. The man met me, when I was 14. He stopped what he was doing and gave me an autograph. He truly cared about his fans. You think people go crazy for Steve Austin, John FCena ? Nothing compared to the reactions Bruno received. The last comment I saw ,was indeed athetic.
I don't believe you when it comes to the Stone Cold thing, I can't picture anyone getting more crazy than they did over Stone Cold.
+Tom André Svellingen he filled the garden years in end, was an american icon, beloved by the common people. he was more over than I think anyone ever has been
It’s a work, you mark. Plus, he was 5’8” and had no charisma or mic skills. His whole wrestling style and gimmick is antiquated and wouldn’t work. It’d be an anachronism. He’d be pegged in the Shorty G spot.
The rings were much harder back then. The wrestlers can do more and be ready to compete much faster now a days.
i read that in some parts of the country they used boxing rings not as much in New York but in the smaller terrories.
Fabulous.
the only and real and first italian stallion
Buddy Rogers was too into himself and to hell with the fans...he was hurting the business(no shows) and Bruno Sammartino was more humble and saved the business...
Damn the Gorgeous George vs Bruno Sammartino part. That's sad for real.
He hated Rodgers cause Rodgers was part of a kliq that did the same thing the 90s kliq did, which was hog the spotlight. Besides that they black balled him from territory after territory. He was only allowed back after business started going down and he came back on the conditions that it wasn't going to be the same.
RIP Bruno.
Sorry to clutter up the comment thread, but someone please let me know if they see a user named "Don Wadd" on here? He was talking to my 13 year old son and asked him if he had a sister, and then asked "Is she a teenager? (she is 15) I'd really enjoy talking to her if you can get her on", then asked her name and if she has a RUclips channel and said "I think Im ur neighbor, where did u say u guys live again?" My son told my wife and I, and I tried to talk to him but hes blocked us.
they need to get jim ross on here
"Maybe if they put a little extra barbecue sauce on the table I'll consider it." - Good Ol' J.R.
RIP
Wow.
I bet "Da Brune" could teach today's guys a thing or two.
I've watched numerous video interviews of Bruno. The one thing he never does is change his stories. He is consistent across the board. Embellishes nothing.....
What is that running from Bruno's neck down his chest? Either a pressed Sean or a cord going to a hearing aid?
I'm sure that's just a mic.
I love Bruno but he is still sticking to the story of the Rogers match as a shoot here. Maybe I'm wrong,but I doubt if it was.
No. Rogers realised it was a shoot once he was in the backbreaker
He didn't like Buddy Rogers and Antonio Inoki. He hated Rogers because Buddy was a prick who hurt people for real because he could. Do they explain why he didn't like Inoki?
Maybe disliked Inoki's stiff/shoot influence? Just a theory.
This is just a guess. As far as I know, when Bruno wrestled in the JWA, he faced Inoki in a tag match. Inoki, being a student of Karl Gotch, tried to shoot on him and Bruno overpowered him.
Inoki tried to shoot on him in a tag match. Bruno said that he recognized the submission hold right away and when Inoki turned up the pressure he powered out of it, Sammartino then put a side headlock on Inoki that bloodied Inoki's nose. Inoki never got back in the ring. He let the other three wrestlers finish the match.
I wonder how old he is here.
This MAN is legendary, is presence must be respect-demanding! The only thing I criticize about Bruno is that he didn't seem to like many people! I think he trashed Lou Thesz in this one saying that he didn't have it already in the 60'!
lou was about in his 40's-50's by then, a lot of the older wrestlers went on FOREVER! fucking bockwinkel was 52-53 when he dropped the awa belt to curt henning.
He's not saying Thesz didn't still have it. He's saying that by this time Thesz could not take him in a legitimate shoot. Sammartino is in his 20's in the 1960's holding the worlds bench press record and weighing 285 lbs. In the end Bruno went along with the script and let Thesz win the match, but in reality Sammartino would have torn Lou a new asshole. Remember Sammartino was a legitimate wrestler. Not as gifted as Thesz but the age and strength would have made all the difference.
Sicluna was a better wrestler, showman and human being than this spaghetti bender
As long as he wasn't holding his ear, or reaching for that infamous roll of quarters. By the way, they eat pasta on Malta too.
Inoki is shady
THE ORIGINAL SCREWJOB
Buddy Rogers deserved it. I'm glad Toots gave Bruno the go ahead. Bruno said that when he told Rogers to do his best, Rogers gave him a funny unbelieving look. I wish I could have seen that. Better yet, can you imagine the scene in the heel locker room after that 48 second match.
How old is Bruno?
78
diesel101raw
looks fantastic for his age.
RampantFury925 yeah i thought the same thing, lotta life left in him.
Cokedlr Chuck Norris is the only other 70s year old man ive seen that looks in as good a shape.
RampantFury925 Yeah, but Chuck has hair transplants. x3
Cub
TO ME WHEN IT'S ALL SAID & DONE BRUNO WAS A PUNCHER & A KICKER--THAN A BACK FLIP ON HIS OPPONENT--THE PUNCH AGAIN , KICK KICK KICK- BEAR HUG----OK --JUST LOOK AT 20 OF HIS MATCHES & SEE--I DOUBLE & TRIPE DARE YOU DO IT--PEACE.
You are looking at revenge matches in Madison Square Garden. These are matches held after 3 or 4 months of draws, count outs, and disqualifications. This is the way they did it then. This culminated in an ass kicking by Sammartino punching and kicking the shit out of this rule breaker. After this match the heel would leave the territory and not return for 2-3 years where they would start the series all over again. If you want to see Sammartino wrestle look at him against Volkoff, Giant Baba, Ivan Koloff, or Spiros Arion. There is Sammartino the grappler.
wow how come you start digging out dinosaurs?
Would rather watch Bruno Sammartino than 99% of current wrestlers.
That Dinosaurs would kick you ass all over the place.
still fucking old
You were saying, goofball?
Hendy
I'm sure you wouldn't.
Smallmartino? Definitely not 99% percent.
Please get rid of that f**king background music. It's distracting and there's no reason it should playing throughout the entire video
Total Gimmick...
Bruno I definitely respect but he really does take himself WAY too serious.
Bruno vs Brett Hart for the World's Biggest Mark of their own run championship!
He was close to 80 when he gave this interview. He's setting the record straight about his dislike of McMahons, and Buddy Rogers, and that he won the championship in a shoot. What do you want, jokes ? Just watch Monday night Raw, it's all a joke.
ok ! I have a ton of respect for Bruno sammartino ,..but lou thesz would have for real destroy Bruno.. Bruno like most any fighter , has a puncher chance against a wrestler, which people like thesz was...
Naw, if it was a shoot, Bruno would have kicked the shit out of him.
larry floyd no he wouldn't have. thesz wrestled Bruno twice and didn't try to shoot on him like he did with a lot of other guys. and he was smart not to.inoki tried to shoot on Bruno and Bruno beat the piss out of him so bad that inoki wouldn't get back in the ring.
MrMferg240 i'm glad your sticking up for Bruno.. like I said I respect Bruno . I thought his matches in st. Louis were very good, against Harley race, big bill miller, rip hawk, and two awesome bouts with dick Murdock.. but Bruno, was not the wrestler , lou thesz was...he was a hooker, and shooter, that was train by the best... but like sam muchnick said , he would have no problem putting the n.w.a belt on Bruno... but Bruno, didn't want to wrestle a 250-300 matches a year that the nwa champion did.. as far as Bruno vs inoki , no contest Bruno, would crush him... allways glad to chat with real wrestling fans
larry floyd and I have tons of respect for thesz, I know he trained military soldiers and was a great wrestler. but Bruno was a different animal then anyone lou would have faced in a real fight.i'm not just talking power either. Bruno took the best shots on the chin from sonny listen who was one of the hardest hitting pro boxers ever and they didn't even phase Bruno.matter of fact listons trainers tried to persuade Bruno from wrestling and go into boxing because they were so impressed with his ability to take those shots and keep coming.
+The Shredder Lulz no. That's like saying Mark Henry could take out Brock Lesnar in a real fight. Bruno was tough and knew how to throw down, but Lou was a legit hooker and knew how to hurt people with minimal effort. Plus Lou himself was not exactly a weakling either.