ironworks
02-09-2013, 01:49 AM
- WWE's website has a new article up with various stars commenting on
Bruno Sammartino's Hall of Fame induction. Here are some highlights:
Tommy
Dreamer: "It’s great that Bruno is being inducted into the Hall of
Fame; it’s long overdue. To see him change his attitude about WWE is
awesome. I credit Triple H with reintroducing Bruno to today’s WWE. I’m
really glad he’s back as part of the WWE family."
Joey Styles: "As
an Italian-American whose family is also from the Abruzzi region of
Italy, Bruno Sammartino was and is an inspiration. The haunting story of
his childhood in German-occupied Italy during World War II is even more
amazing than his wrestling career. Back in high school, my paesans and I
had a very bare bones gym above my friend’s garage that was adorned
with posters of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno, Lee
Haney and, the only non-bodybuilder who inspired us to load more weight
on the bar, Bruno!"
Trish Stratus: "Bruno being inducted is long
overdue. It’s like how the Hockey Hall of Fame would be incomplete
without Wayne Gretzky; Bruno being inducted makes the WWE Hall of Fame
complete. I'm absolutely honored that I'm going to be inducted in the
same class as one of our industry’s greats."
JBL: "I don’t know
what has happened in the past between him and sports-entertainment, but
Bruno Sammartino belongs in the Hall of Fame. He sold out the Garden 187
nights. Most people go their entire career without 187 appearances in
the Garden. Phenomenal record, what Bruno Sammartino did."
Shawn
Michaels: "As a Hall of Famer, I feel that, respectfully, the Hall of
Fame takes on a legitimacy [with Bruno] that, could be argued, was not
there before. The entrance of Bruno Sammartino is an example of the
exclusivity, prestige and honor that should be the hallmark of any Hall
of Fame."
Bruno Sammartino's Hall of Fame induction. Here are some highlights:
Tommy
Dreamer: "It’s great that Bruno is being inducted into the Hall of
Fame; it’s long overdue. To see him change his attitude about WWE is
awesome. I credit Triple H with reintroducing Bruno to today’s WWE. I’m
really glad he’s back as part of the WWE family."
Joey Styles: "As
an Italian-American whose family is also from the Abruzzi region of
Italy, Bruno Sammartino was and is an inspiration. The haunting story of
his childhood in German-occupied Italy during World War II is even more
amazing than his wrestling career. Back in high school, my paesans and I
had a very bare bones gym above my friend’s garage that was adorned
with posters of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno, Lee
Haney and, the only non-bodybuilder who inspired us to load more weight
on the bar, Bruno!"
Trish Stratus: "Bruno being inducted is long
overdue. It’s like how the Hockey Hall of Fame would be incomplete
without Wayne Gretzky; Bruno being inducted makes the WWE Hall of Fame
complete. I'm absolutely honored that I'm going to be inducted in the
same class as one of our industry’s greats."
JBL: "I don’t know
what has happened in the past between him and sports-entertainment, but
Bruno Sammartino belongs in the Hall of Fame. He sold out the Garden 187
nights. Most people go their entire career without 187 appearances in
the Garden. Phenomenal record, what Bruno Sammartino did."
Shawn
Michaels: "As a Hall of Famer, I feel that, respectfully, the Hall of
Fame takes on a legitimacy [with Bruno] that, could be argued, was not
there before. The entrance of Bruno Sammartino is an example of the
exclusivity, prestige and honor that should be the hallmark of any Hall
of Fame."