BRUNO SAMMARTINO AUTO-BIOGRAPHY RE-RELEASED
- 02/05/2009 (2:25:09 pm)
- Press Release
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Wrestling fans and historians alike can now add the story of the sport's "Living Legend" to their collection courtesy of the re-release of Bruno Sammartino's autobiography.
Originally published in 1990, the book entitled "Bruno Sammartino: An Autobiography of Wrestling's Living Legend," received a limited initial local release. Through a friendship with "The Big Cheese" Sal Corrente, Bruno's story is once again available, this time to a worldwide audience."This is not just the story of a wrestler," said Corrente, who teamed up with Brian Tramel and www.rasslinriotonline.com to make the project a reality. "It is the story of a man who survived many obstacles and challenges as a child to become the biggest wrestling star of his generation."The book is being re-published by Tramel's RasslinRiotOnline website. It was also edited by Brian Thompson, a professional journalist with a wrestling background.
Readers will learn how Bruno, born in October 1935, and his family survived the horrors of World War II, living in Pizzoferrato, Italy at the time. Bruno tells how his family immigrated to the United States of America and how, at the time, he weighed just 90 pounds.Readers will be captivated to learn how Bruno trained hard to overcome life's challenges en route to becoming one of the most popular and respected wrestlers of all time.His title of "Living Legend" given to him by his fans is the result of hard work and determination that led him to two reigns as World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion (1963-71 and 1973-77). Fans will also read about Bruno's disenchanment with the change that professional wrestling underwent in the 1980's and how the sport even caused problems with one of his sons."Bruno Sammartino: An Autobiography of Wrestling's Living Legend," is a must have for any real wrestling fan.Any questions or interview requests can be sent to [email protected]. To order the book, visit www.rasslinriotonline.com and follow the appropriate links. The book will also be available at www.amazon.com.
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