8 things you did not know about Bruno Sammartino

#5 Bruno was badly bullied in school

Sammartino gained weight to escape the bullying

Bruno Sammartino went from the frying pan into the fire. A sickly child because of the war and subsequent disease, he would relocate to Pittsburgh in America and go into a dark phase of his life. He would be tormented by bullies through his school days, because of his frail physique.

But this would inspire him to gain weight, and become a strong man to keep them at bay. Soon enough, Sammartino became a gym addict!