He finally met his match. Hey, someone had to say it.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 2:52 PM, danny burstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-bruno-s > ammartino-dies-= > wwe-wrestler-20180418-story.html > > Professional wrestling Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino dies at 82=20 > > Associated Press > > April 18, 2018, 11:00 AM |PITTSBURGH > > Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestling's "Living Legend" and one of its > l= > ongest-reigning champions, has died. Sammartino was 82. > > Family friend and former wrestling announcer Christoper Cruise said > Sammart= > ino died Wednesday morning and had been hospitalized for two months. > > Sammartino was wrestling's biggest box office draw in the 1960s and 1970s > a= > nd held the World Wide Wrestling Federation championship for more than 11 > y= > ears (4,040 days) over two title runs. > > He was born in Italy and his family immigrated when he was a child to > Pitts= > burgh, where he learned how to become a pro wrestler. > > Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto says Sammartino was one of the city's > great= > est ambassadors. > > The promotion now known as WWE said Sammartino sold out Madison Square > Gard= > en, known as the mecca of professional wrestling, 187 times over his > career= > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/wnndl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
