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RIP Bruno Sammartino

Post by kbot » 04-18-2018 10:58 AM

To me, Bruno Sammartino was a class-act. Will be missed.......

Triple H Remembers Bruno Sammartino, WWE Issues Statement And Comments On Bruno's Career

As noted, WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino passed away at his home in Pittsburgh this morning following a hospitalization. He was 82.

Triple H, who played a big role in Bruno returning to the company in 2013 for his Hall of Fame induction, took to Twitter and remembered the former WWE Champion with the following comments:

Devastated to hear the passing of a true icon, legend, great, honest and wonderful man...
A true friend...and one of the toughest people I've ever met.
My thoughts are with his entire family. #RIPBrunoSammartino #AmericanDream
— Triple H (@TripleH) April 18, 2018

WWE remembered Bruno with this announcement on their website:

WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino passes away

WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino passed away at age 82.

The story of Bruno Sammartino is the story of the American dream.

During his childhood in the small Italian mountain town of Abruzzi, Italy, Bruno Sammartino heard stories about how the streets in the United States were paved with gold. Though he believed it literally at the time, Sammartino would experience fortune and fame first-hand as the longest-reigning WWE Champion and the most beloved competitor in the history of the squared circle.

Life wasn't always so glorious for The Italian Superman. Bruno's brother and sister both passed away at young ages, and Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces seized their town, but Bruno persevered. He and his mother hid in a mountain called Valla Rocca during the German occupation and eventually joined his immigrant father in Pittsburgh in 1950.
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