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#1 Bruno Sammartino: 4040 days
The personification of the American Dream. Bruno Sammartino was born in Italy in 1935.
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During the second World War, Bruno and his family were forced to hide from the Nazi soldiers, and there are legendary stories about how is mother would sneak into German camps to steal food for their family. In 1950, Sammartino would immigrate to USA,
From his humble beginnings Bruno would go on to become a national hero during his time in the then WWWF. His reign lasted at the top of the wrestling industry for more than 11 years.
Something nobody ever has been or ever will be able to match in the sport of professional wrestling.
Just the fact that Bruno Sammartino sold out the world famous Madison Square Garden a record 187 times should tell you everything you need to know about the popularity and admiration that the American people had for this legend.
