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Sammartino, shocked and hurt by Zbyszko's betrayal, vowed to make Zbyszko ( whom Bruno described as a " Judas ") pay dearly.
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Sammartino and shocked
While the crowd at Madison Square Garden had expected a tough contest they were shocked at the manner in which Sammartino was able to completely dominate the champion.
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In 1986 Dirk Benedict starred as a low-life band manager " Harry Smilac " in the movie " Body Slam " along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric flair, and Bruno Sammartino.
Albano was soon joined by fellow managers Ernie Roth and Freddie Blassie, forming the " Triumverate of Terror ," managing heel opponents for Sammartino and later champions Pedro Morales and Bob Backlund.
Fairleigh Dickinson University was founded in 1942 as a junior college by Dr. Peter Sammartino and wife Sally, and was named after an early benefactor Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson, co-founder of Becton Dickinson.
Eventually, Sammartino caught rheumatic fever but was nursed back to health by his mother with hot blankets and leeches.
He was edged out by legendary strongman Paul Anderson – who outweighed Sammartino by 70 pounds.
It was there that he was spotted by local wrestling promoter Rudy Miller, who recruited Sammartino for professional wrestling.
After taking much punishment, Sammartino punched the orangutan in the stomach and was disqualified by the animal's owner.
Sammartino was then told by Rudy Miller to jump back to McMahon.
Very soon after arriving, Sammartino was informed by the local athletic commission that he was suspended.
In his autobiography, Sammartino states that he believed McMahon set him up, by double-booking him and not informing him of his match in Baltimore, as a way of punishment for working for Kwariani.
Sammartino was so popular that in 1965 he was picked by the National Wrestling Alliance board to wrestle against the legendary Lou Thesz in a match for both the NWA and WWWF titles.
Later in 1972, Sammartino was asked back by McMahon Sr. to regain the title.
Eventually, on December 10, 1973, Sammartino regained the WWWF Championship by defeating Stan Stasiak who had won the title from Pedro Morales nine days earlier in Philadelphia.
Sammartino was rushed back into action by Vince McMahon Sr. when the advance gate for the show was a disaster.
Sammartino then finished up his full-time career by touring Japan.
It was during this time Sammartino found out through Angelo Savoldi, a recently fired office employee of Capitol Wrestling Corporation, that he had been cheated by Vince McMahon Sr. on the promised gate percentages for his entire second title run.
Despite being in his mid-50's, Sammartino proved to be in much better physical shape than his opponents, often leaving them " blown up " by the middle of the match.
David Sammartino eventually realized he was being used by McMahon to get his famous father to wrestle, Sammartino still drew huge crowds in the northeast.
An irate Sammartino attacked Savage during a TV interview, after Savage bragged about injuring Ricky Steamboat, by driving the timekeeper's bell into Steamboat's throat during a televised match.
Sammartino would eventually get the upper hand in the feud, by defeating Piper in a steel cage match at the Boston Garden.
Sammartino was eliminated by Killer Kowalski protege Big John Studd.
Although he dominated the matches against the champion, Sammartino never won the title, winning most of his matches by count out or disqualification.
Sammartino and make
Sammartino, already working an extremely busy schedule, refused the title match opportunity for fear that winning the title would make his schedule even more hectic.
According to friend and fellow wrestler Frank Dusek, the company wanted to make Bruno Sammartino its champion again but did not want Sammartino to defeat current champion Pedro Morales in the process.
Sammartino and Zbyszko
As the main event of 1980's Showdown at Shea, Sammartino defeated Zbyszko inside a steel cage.
In his autobiography, Hulk Hogan claimed that his match with Andre the Giant was the real reason for the huge draw at Shea Stadium, however the feud between Sammartino and Zbyszko sold out everywhere in the build-up to the show.
Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s.
Whistler trained under Bruno Sammartino and debuted in 1973 as the babyface " Larry Zbyszko ", with his name a tribute to 1920s Polish American wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko.
Sammartino eventually agreed to the match after Zbyszko threatened to retire if he was not granted the match.
After Sammartino threw him out of the ring, an irate Zbyszko seized a wooden chair and struck Sammartino, leaving him in a pool of blood in the middle of the ring and instantly turning Zbyszko into a reviled heel.
So despised was Zbyszko by partisan Sammartino fans in the northeast that his car was repeatedly damaged and taxis in which he was travelling were overturned by fans.
After turning against Sammartino, Zbyszko was approached by the WWWF's " Unholy Trio " of managers ( Fred Blassie, The Grand Wizard, and " Captain " Lou Albano ), but he decided to continue wrestling without a manager.
Sammartino and Zbyszko fought one another repeatedly in a lengthy feud that stretched throughout 1980.
In the course of the feud, Zbyszko began referring to himself as " The New Living Legend " ( a reference to Sammartino, who was often addressed as " The Living Legend ").
The feud culminated in a steel cage match at Showdown at Shea at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York on August 9, 1980 that saw Sammartino defeat Zbyszko in front of an audience of 36, 295.
As Bockwinkel retired shortly after the incident, Zbyszko began claiming to have retired both Bockwinkel and Bruno Sammartino.
As a commentator, Zbyszko began referring to himself simply as " The Living Legend ", as many WCW fans were unfamiliar with his feud with Bruno Sammartino.
On August 27, 2005 at WrestleReunion in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Zbyszko faced Diamond Dallas Page, with the provision that he would receive five minutes alone in the ring with the sixty-nine year old Bruno Sammartino if he won.
Sammartino then entered the ring and began throttling the still-prone Zbyszko until he was dragged away.
* Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a steel cage match ( 15: 10 ).
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