Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino is an Italian-born American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with WWE, where he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship for over 11 years across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history. Sammartino's wrestling style was more mat-oriented which was typical of wrestlers from his era. His brawling, power moves, and personal charisma helped him become the most popular American wrestler in the 1960s through the mid 1980s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 by his longtime friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. [More at Wikipedia]

October 6th, 1935 in Pizzoferrato  /  Died:   Apr 18th, 2018 - aged 82