50 YEARS AGO TODAY BRUNO SAMMARTINO WINS WWWF CHAMPIONSHIP
- 05/17/2013 (1:12:58 am)
- Bob Mulrenin
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It was 50 Years ago today on May 17, 1963 that Bruno Sammartino defeated Nature Boy Buddy Rogers to become the WWWF Champion at Madison Square Garden. Bruno defeated Buddy in a record 48 seconds.
Here is a photo I took of rivals Bruno & Buddy at a convention in Queens, NY.
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