Someone We Thought Would never go into the WWE HOF....

[taker707]

IS going in




http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/bruno-sammartino-announcement

[Triple Naitch]

Is that Robin Williams in the middle?

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2013/02/BrunoArticleImage.jpg

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Never realised he looks like a cross between the elephant man and that guy from Fallout Boy.

[Ruien]

Why would he never be allowed in?

[Cool King]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

The WWE's Facebook account has just posted this.

The most highly anticipated Hall of Fame induction is now a reality. The longest-reigning WWE Champion of all time, Bruno Sammartino, returns to Madison Square Garden on the night before WrestleMania 29 to take his rightful place as a WWE Hall of Famer.

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[VSG]

This is quite possibly the most deserving class of all time.

[Bad News Gertner]

Taker707 is a bloated fat ass

[MoFo]

zzzzzzzzzz

Put someone fun like Warrior in ffs, these old farts aren't interesting and nobody knows who they are.

[Triple Naitch]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

Any excuse for this picture to get posted.

http://www.tpww.net/forums/image.php?u=7915&type=sigpic&dateline=1324359238

[mike adamle]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

It is a pretty big deal asshole...:|

[Shisen Kopf]

Bruno Sammartino vs Bobby Jaggers 1981 and the Jap Dome was considered to be the 18th best match of 1981. Bobby Jaggers rassled as his famous gimmick "Capt. Awesome American Tough Guy". He lost via a hold of lethal ouch. DLVH or Beth can verify that. Where the hell has DLVH been?

[Haze]

Why would he never be allowed in?

Not so much, not allowed in...but until recently, he wanted nothing to do with the HOF.

[Cool King]

Not so much, not allowed in...but until recently, he wanted nothing to do with the HOF.

I'm sure I read somewhere that he refused to accept the invite to be in the Hall of Fame because there was no actual Hall of Fame.

Along with that, I do remember reading some time ago that the WWE were looking for good locations to build an actual Hall of Fame, with Orlando or some other place in Florida being chosen.

I can only assume that with Bruno accepting now, that an actual Hall of Fame will soon become a reality.

[Shisen Kopf]

They should induct Owen hart. Who cares if his wife is a bitter old cow. Just do it. She's Canadian so her opinion doesn't count!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

Yes, it needed a fucking thread. Holy shit!

[Cool King]

I would love to see Owen Hart in the Hall of Fame.

I just get the feeling that we would just have to wait for Martha to die or something so it could happen.

[Ruien]

Not so much, not allowed in...but until recently, he wanted nothing to do with the HOF.

I'm sure I read somewhere that he refused to accept the invite to be in the Hall of Fame because there was no actual Hall of Fame.

Along with that, I do remember reading some time ago that the WWE were looking for good locations to build an actual Hall of Fame, with Orlando or some other place in Florida being chosen.

I can only assume that with Bruno accepting now, that an actual Hall of Fame will soon become a reality.

Thank you both.

[Cool King]

Yes, it needed a fucking thread. Holy shit!

Maybe it's just me then.

I knew it was pretty important stuff, but I just read the news and thought "Wow, he finally accepted. Good stuff." I didn't think "Holy shit! Stop the fucking presses!"

Meh, oh well. :-\

[Emperor Smeat]

Well ESPN managed to think it was really worthy since they are reporting it as well.

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/17789/wwe-to-induct-bruno-sammartino-into-hof

[Curd]

Bruno Sammartino vs Bobby Jaggers 1981 and the Jap Dome was considered to be the 18th best match of 1981. Bobby Jaggers rassled as his famous gimmick "Capt. Awesome American Tough Guy". He lost via a hold of lethal ouch. DLVH or Beth can verify that. Where the hell has DLVH been?

He's been abducted by my satanic cult. We'll let him out when he's adequately reprogrammed.

[#1-norm-fan]

Maybe it's just me then.

I knew it was pretty important stuff, but I just read the news and thought "Wow, he finally accepted. Good stuff." I didn't think "Holy shit! Stop the fucking presses!"

Meh, oh well. :-\

You have odd reasoning for what kind of news is worthy of a thread.

[Bad News Gertner]

Good question: where the hell has DLVH84 been? Juan cyber bullied him off the forums.

[Providence Peep]

Bruno Sammartino is to wrestling what Babe Ruth is to baseball.

Maybe that's why the news of his induction got its own thread?

[Tazz Dan]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

STFU, this is thread worthy.

[loopydate]

zzzzzzzzzz

Put someone fun like Warrior in ffs, these old farts aren't interesting and nobody knows who they are.

Yes, old farts like... Trish Stratus...

[Providence Peep]

Nobody knows who Bruno Sammartino is?!?! That's bullshit.
Maybe a lot of today's fans don't know much about him, or much about a lot of the other past Superstars, but that's sad and they should educate themselves.

[#1-norm-fan]

This is the strongest overall class so far that the HoF has had.

[Tazz Dan]

Can you other guys start using some common sense and stop arguing so I can stop agreeing with peep. It's upsetting.

[Cool King]

Nobody knows who Bruno Sammartino is?!?! That's bullshit.
Maybe a lot of today's fans don't know much about him, or much about a lot of the other past Superstars, but that's sad and they should educate themselves.

Who here said that they don't know who Bruno Sammartino is?

[ron the dial]

i'd imagine most kids sitting in the stands or at home have no idea about him, and if they do it is very vague. this can be opportunity to teach them some version of wrasslin history.

[Providence Peep]

Backstage Update: Bruno Sammartino’s HOF Induction
By Ryan Clark on Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 8:12 PM EST
Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer

Bruno Sammartino’s WWE Hall of Fame induction is part of a package deal that will include historical features, DVD interviews and other items WWE will market to their audience.

The deal was made official on Friday and, as previously reported, was largely able to come about due to the efforts of Triple H, who successfully pitched the idea of a working relationship to Bruno.

Here are our reports from earlier:
Legendary pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino will be announced as the next inductee into the Class of 2013 WWE Hall of Fame tonight during RAW. ESPN’s Jon Robinson already has a story up covering the big and quite unexpected news for those who have kept tabs on Sammartino’s comments in recent years.

Sammartino added, “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame at Madison Square Gardens is the biggest thing in my life,” Sammartino said in an exclusive interview for ESPN Playbook. “Any time that people feel that you accomplished enough to enter into a Hall of Fame, of course this is a tremendous, tremendous thrill for me. I had a lot of my success due to appearing at the Garden. I wrestled there over 200 times, it’s where I won the title, and it’s where I picked up 630-plus pounds of Haystacks Calhoun.”
Paul “Triple H” Levesque is a big reason Sammartino is accepting the invite according to the ESPN article. It had been made public that Triple H had made numerous attempts to get Sammartino as part of the Class of 2013 with the ceremony taking place at Madison Square Garden. Sammartino added, “In talking to Paul Levesque, I made it clear, I’ve had issues with WWE and wrestling in general, because there were other organizations. I didn’t like the direction they had taken. It was bothersome to me. I’m an old-school guy. I spent 25 years in this business. But after talking to Paul, and him explaining to me the changes they’ve made in their program, and how they’ve hired a doctor like Dr. Maroon, who is a world-renowned neurosurgeon, who also operated on me, and now that he has been put in charge of the company’s wellness program and their drug testing, that impressed me. I know what kind of a man he is, and he is a giant in that field, so I take my hat off to WWE because they took such huge steps to make things better for the wrestlers themselves and making sure they are healthy to perform. That was very, very important. But as Paul explained to me, WWE made a lot of other changes. There’s no more profanity, there’s no vulgarity in the current product, and that stuff had bothered me as well. When Paul first spoke to me and told me all the changes, I started watching it again, and I was very convinced that they are doing amazing things. I see the wrestlers and all the changes they made. There’s no profanity, there’s no vulgarity, and it’s a family-friendly program. That’s what it used to be, and that’s a huge role in the whole factor.”
“From a legitimacy standpoint, it’s important for us to get Bruno in,” Levesque said. “He’s one of the biggest names there has ever been in the business. So for us to not have him in there, for the legitimacy of the whole thing, it was a major issue. For me, the more important thing was that nobody deserves to be recognized for being a big star and paving the way for the stars of today more than Bruno. Everything that we have today in the business, Bruno was a cornerstone of that foundation. He truly is a living legend. As we started getting into Hall of Fame season, it’s almost like this storyline wrote itself. To have Bruno Sammartino brought into the Hall of Fame in Madison Square Garden, a building he sold out more than anybody in the world, that’s a remarkable achievement. It was an opportunity to honor Bruno, but it was also an opportunity for our fans. There has been this bad blood between Bruno and the WWE for years, and we’re not trying to hide any of it, but I just felt like we are at a point where a lot of it can be resolved. Our wellness program and the way our programming is now, a lot of people are unaware of it, so I felt like if I could get Bruno on the phone and I could run down a list of those things that he didn’t like, I could show him how we changed. We’re PG, family-friendly entertainment with a wellness program that is truly based on the wellness of our performers. We want them to be healthy and live long, productive lives. So I just felt that if Bruno knew about those things, he might feel differently, and eventually, that’s what came to be. Clearly, Vince knew about this right from the get-go, and when I said I wanted to reach out to Bruno, Vince was probably thinking, ‘Well, good luck with that,’” Levesque said. “So Bruno and I established this relationship, and as we came to an understanding on all of this, Vince asked me, ‘Hey, do you think I should call Bruno? I’d like to talk to him.’ At the same time, Bruno said, ‘Do you think I should have a conversation with Vince?’ And I said no to both of them. I didn’t think it was right to do over the phone. They had bad blood for a long time, and we’ve all kind of buried the hatchet here, and it’s a new beginning and a fresh start and everybody is in a great place with this. But going back to what Bruno said about being old-school, I think we should all get in the same room together and the two of them should look each other in the eyes and shake hands. This should be in person. I don’t think it’s right to do over the phone. They both agreed to do that, and while it hasn’t happened yet, Hall of Fame is probably where we’ll make that happen. Vince and Bruno will see each other for the first time in years and officially, in person, look each other in the eyes and bury that hatchet.”

[ron the dial]

"no profanity, no vulgarity"

hahahaha ok

[VSG]

Did it need a thread? :-\

I thought it would have just been fine in the "100,001" Replies thread.

Any excuse for this picture to get posted.

http://www.tpww.net/forums/image.php?u=7915&type=sigpic&dateline=1324359238

Taker it Easy

[parkmania]

"no profanity, no vulgarity"

hahahaha ok

Having had a couple run-ins with Bruno I can say with absolute sincerity that the Attitude Era WAS a major reason that he didn't want anything to do with WWE.

[ron the dial]

i'm not disputing that. i'm disputing that the current product has "no profanity, no vulgarity." toned down, certainly. but still very present.

[Providence Peep]

Having had a couple run-ins with Bruno I can say with absolute sincerity that the Attitude Era WAS a major reason that he didn't want anything to do with WWE.

So, he won't be inducted by Stone Cold? :shifty:

[#1-norm-fan]

i'm not disputing that. i'm disputing that the current product has "no profanity, no vulgarity." toned down, certainly. but still very present.

Punk and Rock had a "bitch" fest last week.

I guess it depends on Bruno's definition of "profanity"...

[ron the dial]

punk ass bitch fest

[dronepool]

Mike Tyson shouldn't be in it for a few appearances.

[Majunior]

I will echo the sentiment that this HoF class is amazingly strong. Best class yet.

[#1-norm-fan]

Mike Tyson shouldn't be in it for a few appearances.

Do you realize who all is in the celebrity wing? Mike Tyson had more of an impact on things than most of them.

[dronepool]

Being a celebrity shouldn't give you a pass for it. I was surprised when they added him since he's only there because he got the WWE some extra ratings and did a few appearances to hype things up.

Who's next? Dennis Rodman?

[ron the dial]

and karl malone. i'm all for it.

[ron the dial]

and wait. let me get this straight. being a celebrity shouldn't give you a pass to get into the celebrity wing of the hall of fame?

[dronepool]

I didn't know there was a 'division'. Either way I don't have to like it.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol. Yeah. They make a point to say "celebrity wing". AKA the "this brings us some mainstream attention" wing. Anyone should have a pass. Fuck it. Drew Carey is in it.

[CSL]

lol I doubt anybody jumping on Cool King for questioning whether this needed a thread gives a shit about Bruno, get the fuck outta here with that stuff

[#1-norm-fan]

Giving or not giving a shit personally does not factor into whether something deserves a thread really.

I don't personally give a shit about Bo Dallas but we certainly need a thread to discuss Bo Dallas existing.

[CSL]

maybe, maybe not but he was hardly wrong to question it given there's already a HOF thread and maybe 10 of the posts in here are specifically about Bruno

[Kane Knight]

Was hoping for Stevie Richards. Boo.

[Bad News Gertner]

If Cyndi Lauper isn't in the HOF, she should be over any celebrity.

[itsmeJD]

If Cyndi Lauper isn't in the HOF, she should be over any celebrity.

Wrestling is serious business, and that girl, she just wants to have fun.

[HardkoreKillian]

Maybe it's just me then.

I knew it was pretty important stuff, but I just read the news and thought "Wow, he finally accepted. Good stuff." I didn't think "Holy shit! Stop the fucking presses!"

Meh, oh well. :-\


they are looking into something around full sail university where nxt is held....another shrine for us yeahhhhhhhhhh:naughty: as far as Bruno sammartino finally accepting was due largely in part to Triple H working on him..... Sammartino and McMahon have had bad blood between them for a lng time.....gues now bygones will be by gones

[Shisen Kopf]

Good question: where the hell has DLVH84 been? Juan cyber bullied him off the forums.
i think he's turning Japanese, I really think so. He must be in Asia or Toronto or something.

[Black Widow]

I offer my congrats But I still have no idea who this guy is.

[James Steele]

All I know about Bruno Sammartino is...

http://wrestlecrap.com/induction%20files/fightingfit/fightingfit0c.gif