Pete Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Re the "sold out MSG 188 times deal" - that was a figure Georgiann Makropolous came up with. Dave crunched the numbers and that's more sellouts than the number of times he even worked the Garden. Rough breakdown follows: Actual MSG matches (III & IV): 160 "True" MSG main events: 130 Verified MSG sellouts with him on top: 60 Garden shows were a tough draw in the late 60s, but that was during a period where they had literally no TV in NYC and drew entirely via newspaper ads and word of mouth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I think it's hilarious the shirt says NYC because they don't want to pay to say MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Truly sucks Bruno and David never reconciled. I remember reading the KDKA article in Pittsburgh that said Bruno died with his other two sons, Darryl and Dan by his bedside. I can't even imagine not wanting to be there if my father was ever in that position. Bruno deserved better in that aspect. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Quote The WWE Network will be honoring Bruno Sammartino on Monday night. WWE announced today that a documentary on Sammartino would be airing on the Network immediately after Raw on Monday. The company noted that the special will include some of Sammartino's "greatest matches, moments, and more," but no other details have been revealed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 AP's obit was honestly better than the Times or Post ones. They interviewed Zybyzko and he talks about people destroying his Cadillac and hiding in car trunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 No disrespect intended, but if anyone has any question about where the WWE style of punch-punch, kick-kick came from, they need look no further than Bruno's match with Randy Savage. That (and the bearhug) is pretty much what Bruno did in the ring, but damn he made it work and work for years. As a Westcoast guy, I didn't really get it, but I could sure appreciate the pops he would get from the crowd, they loved them some Bruno, that was for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP Steve Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 20 hours ago, Pete said: Re the "sold out MSG 188 times deal" - that was a figure Georgiann Makropolous came up with. Dave crunched the numbers and that's more sellouts than the number of times he even worked the Garden. Rough breakdown follows: Actual MSG matches (III & IV): 160 "True" MSG main events: 130 Verified MSG sellouts with him on top: 60 Garden shows were a tough draw in the late 60s, but that was during a period where they had literally no TV in NYC and drew entirely via newspaper ads and word of mouth. I wonder why the fake number? Sixty sellouts of Madison Square Garden is pretty damned impressive. I grew up in Florida during Bruno's prime period and was always disappointed he never wrestled here, because the magazines made him seem godly. Like OSJ, once I saw him work, I scratched my head a little. But there's no questioning those molten crowds in MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 4 hours ago, LP Steve said: I wonder why the fake number? Sixty sellouts of Madison Square Garden is pretty damned impressive. Probably because 60 is a realistic number but more than tripling that number makes him a mythological god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 10:35 AM, (BP) said: I wonder if Taker ever looks around the locker rooms where his old drinking buddies used to lace up their boots while the Clique would be nodding off on downers and be disgusted at all of the video gaming and vlogging. I would and I don't even drink or smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 2:05 PM, Pete said: Wrestling Data has it as: If I recall correctly from hearing it years ago, I believe Phil Schneider missed out on an opportunity to see that Hogan/Bruno card from Baltimore. Anyways, here's another 80s Bruno clip. The Bruno/Roddy Cage match from Boston Garden isn't on YouTube, due to certain 'difficulties' with uploading Coliseum matches in the Network era (the 12/7 Boston Garden match is online though). So, marvel at Bruno working on his home field with Piper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Jericho put up an ad free version of his interview with Bruno from last year. I always thought it was his best episode and Bruno comes off as such a humble, decent guy. He talks a bit about the documentary and it sounds like they went all out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 My first hazy memories of wrestling revolve around Bruno and that's what really got me hooked. As a young kid he was the ultimate good guy, who would always do right and play fair, yet come out on top. Then in his later runs as a commentator and a wrestler he was a character that you really believed in and really trusted. It's great to read all the things around now to know the real life version completely backed up the character on television. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works anymore and it's really a damn shame. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 1:41 PM, Peck said: Truly sucks Bruno and David never reconciled. I remember reading the KDKA article in Pittsburgh that said Bruno died with his other two sons, Darryl and Dan by his bedside. I can't even imagine not wanting to be there if my father was ever in that position. Bruno deserved better in that aspect. I'm not going to be there when my father passes away. My plan is to donate his body to the mortuary program I attended. To borrow a line from Everclear singer and fellow Cretan, Art Alexakis, "Daddy gave me a name and then he walked away.". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 22 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: If I recall correctly from hearing it years ago, I believe Phil Schneider missed out on an opportunity to see that Hogan/Bruno card from Baltimore. Anyways, here's another 80s Bruno clip. The Bruno/Roddy Cage match from Boston Garden isn't on YouTube, due to certain 'difficulties' with uploading Coliseum matches in the Network era (the 12/7 Boston Garden match is online though). So, marvel at Bruno working on his home field with Piper. FWIW, that cage match is on the Network on the CHV Inside the Steel Cage tape. Really fun match with Roddy selling like a motherfucker and Bruno just beating the shit out of him. It also has one of my favorite Roddy Piper moments ever. The Bears had just destroyed the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, so Roddy hangs posters of the Bears on the cage before the match even starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 14 hours ago, Godfrey said: Jericho put up an ad free version of his interview with Bruno from last year. I always thought it was his best episode and Bruno comes off as such a humble, decent guy. He talks a bit about the documentary and it sounds like they went all out. And Wrestling Observer has his interviews grouped together in the Classics section. Those are certainly worth a listen if anybody hasn't checked them out yet. If anything before really checking out his matches it was his interviews that made me a huge fan of him. He sounded like a really great guy and made it easy to see why he was so beloved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Vince was here for the funeral today. Classy move for him to show up and pay respects 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Watched the WWE doco last night. Weird contrast to how history views the Bruno/Rogers screwjob in such a different light to Bret/Shawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Probably because Bruno and Bret were closer in personality, as were Shawn and Buddy. There's a noble kind of side and a kind of... well... greasy side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Videos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 This is the one Meltzer linked too earlier this week in an update. He called this the "Philadelphia" documentary. Meltzer described it as being "good but not as good as the WWE one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Dave said on the radio show that the "Pittsburgh" documentary only surfaced online today I am 99.9% sure this is it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Definitely is. That’s the Larry Richert I mentioned on page 3 introducing the documentary. During the radio interview with him the day of Bruno’s passing he said it was almost complete. I’m going to assume he meant it was done and perhaps they’re now looking at ways to distribute it widely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 15 hours ago, RolandTHTG said: Watched the WWE doco last night. Weird contrast to how history views the Bruno/Rogers screwjob in such a different light to Bret/Shawn. FWIW, Rogers always denied that version of events and said he knew exactly what was gonna happen. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: FWIW, Rogers always denied that version of events and said he knew exactly what was gonna happen. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Meltz confirmed that Rogers knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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