Bruno Sammartino And Freddie Blassie – Too Real For The Mob Read More

Bruno Sammartino Took The Wrestling Business Seriously — So Seriously In Fact That He Refused To Break Kayfabe Longer Than Almost Anyone Else From His Era. Read More

It Was Sammartino’S Commitment To Kayfabe That Put Freddie Blassie In Severe Real-Life Danger. Read More

Bruno'S Straightforward No-Nonsense Attitude Allowed Generations Of Fans In The Northeast United States To Believe In Him And He Didn’T Want To Let Those Fans Down. Read More

Freddie Blassie Had Just Finished Up As Wwa "World" Champion In Los Angeles. Bruno Sammartino Was In The Middle Of An Epic 7.5-Year Run As The Wwwf Champion. Read More

The Two Met At Roosevelt Stadium In Jersey City New Jersey On June 26 1964. Sammartino Was A Huge Favorite With The Pro-Italian Crowd. Read More

"Bruno And I Had A Real Brawl. I Grabbed His Cauliflower Ears And Twisted Them Then Paused And Looked At The Crowd To Piss Them Off" Blassie Wrote. Read More

After The Matches Things Got Serious Backstage When Members Of The Italian Mob Took The Action In The Ring Too Seriously. Read More

Had It Not Been The Quick Thinking Of Sammartino Blassie'S Life Could Have Ended Right Then And There. Read More

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