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The following was announced:
The Living Legend. Uno is Bruno.
Way back in 1935, Pizzoferrato gave birth to the man who would become one of the greatest pro wrestlers in history.
Bruno Sammartino was the greatest World Champion in Professional Wrestling, with an unbreakable record of 2,803 days as champion.
The magical New York arena, the Madison Square Garden, was sold out for an amazing 188 consecutive times thanks to the charisma of “our” Bruno.
In 2013 he was inducted in the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame and, in 2017, Pizzoferrato erected a beautiful statue in his honor during Bruno’s last visit to his hometown.
AUGUST 18TH, 2024: Pizzoferrato is back into the Professional Wrestling map to honor the memory of “The Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino with a World Class Tournament with a selection of some of the best professional wrestlers in the World, organized by top italian company FIW (Federazione Italiana Wrestling)
Already announced are former WWE and Impact Superstar Tom La Ruffa (formerly known as Sylvester Lefort), which is now one of the very best wrestlers in Europe.
From Malta Island, “The Wildman” Gianni Valletta, who wrestled on various tours in Japan for All Japan Pro-Wrestling and, more recently, Dragon Gate.
20 years veteran Fabio Ferrari will be representing Italy, being by far the most renowed italian wrestler of these days. Trained by british legend Marty Jones, he wrestled in over 24 countries, 3 times European Champion and many other titles held during his career and had many important matches against Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Chris Masters and many others under his belt.
Flagship of the show will be the Ladies Match with Abruzzo very own Miss Monica, the only italian female to ever compete in WWE Raw against Nia Jax and trained by professional wrestling legend Harley Race.
A day that no one should miss, either you’re a fan or just curious.
A very unique, spectacular extravaganza to celebrate the most important Italian Professional Wrestler. A full day of activities, leading to the big show, with the chance to see where Bruno grow up, his first house in the town, the majestic statue, many memorabilias and the WWWF World Championship belt he donated to the city during his last visit!
Save the date, more infos very soon!
Sunday, August 18th 2024
Pizzoferrato (CH)
Free entry
