6 Second generation wrestlers who didn't live up to their legendary fathers

Manu was briefly a part of Legacy while David Flair found some success in WCW
Manu was briefly a part of Legacy while David Flair found some success in WCW

#3 David Sammartino (son of Bruno Sammartino)

David Sammartino flanked by his father
David Sammartino flanked by his father

To be fair to David Sammartino, it must have been impossible being in the shadow of his father Bruno Sammartino. Bruno is up there amongst the most influential professional wrestlers of all time and he held the WWWF Championship for a record 2,803 days. He also sold out Madison Square Garden 188 times and headlined the WWE Hall of Fame, class of 2017.

Bruno Sammartino actually did not want his son to become a wrestler, but David clearly had it in his blood. He was hampered by the fact that he was always compared to his father and never really managed to cement himself as his own man in the company. The fact that David was part of a tag-team along with his legendary father soon after his WWE debut definitely didn't help him form his own identity either.

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After leaving the company, he went on to wrestler for the AWA, WCW as well as a host of other promotions. Despite a decent career, he did not live up to Bruno Sammartino's legacy.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav
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