Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino
Bruno Sammartino, 2005
Ring ad(lar)ı	Bruno Sammartino
Boyu	1,78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Kilosu	120 kg (260 lb)
Doğum	6 Ekim 1935 Pizzoferrato, İtalya Krallığı
Eğitildiği yer	Abruzzo, İtalya Pittsburgh
Eğiten	Ace Freeman Rex Peery
Debut	1959
Emekliliği	1987

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino ya da bilinen adıyla: Bruno Sammartino (d. 6 Ekim 1935), İtalyan asıllı ABD'li emekli profesyonel güreşçi. 1959-1988 yılları arasında WWE'de çalışmıştır. WWWF World Heavyweight Championship kemerini 11 yıl elinde tutmasıyla tanınmıştır.^[1]

Güreşte

• Bitirici Hareketleri
  • Bearhug^[2]
  • Hammerlock
  • Canadian backbreaker rack
• İmza Hareketleri
  • Abdominal stretch
  • Armbar
  • Arm drag
  • Belly to back suplex
  • Body slam
  • Dropkick
  • Full nelson
  • High knee
  • Hip toss
  • Punch Flurry
  • Running big boot
  • Shoulder block
• Lakapları
  • "The Strongest Man in the World"
  • "The Italian Strongman"
  • "The Living Legend"
  • "The Italian Superman"

Başarıları

Sammartino, WWE Hall of Fame

• Grand Prix Wrestling
  • GPW Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Édouard Carpentier ile
• International Sports Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2013^[3]
• Maple Leaf Wrestling
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (1 kez) – Whipper Billy Watson ile
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 kez)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Match of the Year (1972) Battle royal on January 14, Los Angeles
  • Match of the Year (1975) vs. Spiros Arion on March 17, New York City
  • Match of the Year (1976) vs. Stan Hansen on June 25, Queens, New York
  • Match of the Year (1977) vs. Superstar Billy Graham on April 30, Baltimore
  • Match of the Year (1980) vs. Larry Zbyszko at Showdown at Shea in a steel cage match
  • Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1976)^[4]
  • Stanley Weston Award (1981)
  • Wrestler of the Year (1974)
  • PWI ranked him No. 200 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[5]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2002
• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
• World Wide Wrestling Federation
  • WWWF Championship (2 kez)
  • WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Spiros Arion ile
  • WWWF International Tag Team Championship (2 kez) – Dominic DeNucci (1) ve Tony Marino (1) ile
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)
• World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Dick the Bruiser ile^[6]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Feud of the Year (1980) vs. Larry Zbyszko
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Kaynak

1. "Bruno Sammartino - WWE.com". WWE. 23 Haziran 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160623152725/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/bruno-sammartino. Erişim tarihi: 2015-04-19. 
2. "Finishing Moves List". Other Arena. 27 Mayıs 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160527063955/http://www.otherarena.com/nCo/finish/finish.html. Erişim tarihi: November 3, 2009. 
3. "Bruno Sammartino Hall of Fame 2013". International Sports Hall of Fame. 8 Mart 2014 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20140308122921/http://www.sportshof.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-2013/56-bruno-sammartino.html. Erişim tarihi: March 10, 2013. 
4. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Inspirational Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. October 12, 2007 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012013742/http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiinsp.htm. Erişim tarihi: July 27, 2008. 
5. "PWI 500 of the PWI Years". Willy Wrestlefest. 1 Nisan 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160401195630/http://willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm. Erişim tarihi: August 26, 2012. 
6. "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/in/wwa/in-wwa-t.html. 

Dış Bağlantılar

• Bruno Sammartino WWE.com profili
• Twitter'da Bruno Sammartino