Before there was Andre the Giant and the Rock, there was gregarious, bear-like Bruno Sammartino, a sickly immigrant kid who became the Italian Sampson with head-turning exploits in the pro ...

Among other things, Hansen shared stories about working with fellow WWE Hall Of Famers, Bruno Sammartino and Andre The Giant. During the interview, Hansen said that the best pro wrestlers of all ...

Andre the Giant traveled between territories a great deal. While Andre was in New York, Bruno Sammartino spent a lot of time with him. One of the few figures in wrestling history whose legendary ...

To try and best explain the impact Bruno Sammartino had on professional ... largely because there are simply no easy modern comparisons. Sammartino, a giant of the sports entertainment industry ...

Even Andre The Giant, was he wanted at that time? No, there was only one person they wanted. That was Bruno, and he was legendary all the way around the world.” Sammartino treated pro wrestling ...

There are plenty of legends who transcended professional wrestling from Bruno Sammartino to Ric ... “For more than 20 years, Andre the Giant’s larger than life personality and unique charisma ...

including Bruno Sammartino and André. The sight of André the Giant being interviewed by Tony Schiavone and hanging out with Teddy Long on WCW television was more than a bit bizarre, but getting ...

and Vince Jr. used Andre was that Vince Sr didn’t use ... It could be Dusty [Rhodes]. It could be Bruno [Sammartino],” Calaway said. “And I base that on contributions to the business.

But in 1986, William “Refrigerator” Perry, Russ Francis, Jimbo Covert and Bill Fralic joined wrestlers like Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant and the Iron Sheik in a 20-man battle royal.

Bruno Sammartino vs. Buddy Rogers, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant and Edge vs. John Cena didn't just captivate fans, they begot WWE history. A wrestling match can launch a megastar's career.