Ivan Koloff vs. Bruno Sammartino

This is the Match where Bruno Sammartino lost his title.

[@melbias5046]

people forget this guy is a fan and they found this 8mm film and we are lucky to see this because they never recorded the match. people sweat the guy saying he's terrible but that would be you or me calling the match over the film, who cares if he's calling the match i'm glad i got to see the match. after all these years and no one knew this existed. just pictures on the apter mags.

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

He's a former wrestler the guy commentating

[@maskerraid74]

You do realize that's Jesse "The Body" Ventura commentating post-match, post-WrestleMania 1 (hence why he was saying "before WrestleManias at the start of the clip... so its at least 14 years after this match took place that Ventura provided commentary for it

[@Wadzillia]

@@maskerraid74 That's Lou Albano not Jesse Ventura.

[@maskerraid74]

Jason G my mistake 😂 but the overall point I made still stands 😂

[@SamsarasArt]

@@maskerraid74 I thought I was mistakingly hearing him say WrestleMania at first but then he said it again.

[@EBarSays]

Can't believe someone snuck their phone in to film this classic!

[@reginaldbowls7180]

+EBar you mean their potato

[@DotDotkins]

Well the rules were more relaxed back then, you were allowed to bring your phones into the arenas back in the day

[@johnstrika9170]

+AWA stuff lol I really hope that's sarcasm because there was no such thing as a camera phone in 1971

[@EBarSays]

DUHHHHH REALLY?! Thanks Mr. Wizard!

[@woafy4967]

Phones couldn't film back then

[@melbias5046]

if you notice he did not walk out the ring with the belt it was given to him in the locker room, they were really afraid of a riot. crazy back then.

[@tommygreen987]

kayfabe is magic

[@bumblebeemoi]

When Superstar beat Bruno he barely made it back to the locker room as fans were throwing stuff at him and literally trying to hurt him bad.

[@tedcarey3637]

The fans did end up rioting. They attacked the car Koloff and Albano were in. Then they destroyed a bar by the Garden, in which the owner sent Vince Sr. a bill for the damages.

[@doctorsora]

Was he more over than prime Hogan?

[@CrestedSaguaro520]

@@doctorsora I think he was. People really loved Bruno Sammartino.

[@mfbinc]

notice how koloff was not presented the belt and left while bruno stayed behind? they were so fearful of a riot and for koloffs safety that they had him leave the ring ASAP without the belt......

[@stewartberger7734]

yes

[@bkoopers]

I was there that night. The audio and crowd noise in this video is dubbed in. That is not what it sounded like. When the match ended, the crowd was in stunned silence. The quiet (even continuing into the next match) was surreal. Nobody could believe what they just saw.

[@stewartberger7734]

Incredible

[@tracey2jxt]

Your dead 😂

[@bkoopers]

The reports of my death are premature! :)

[@largelarge6581]

@@bkoopers what are the odds i come to a 9 year old comment thread and u just responded 10 days ago😂 Glad ur still alive

[@bkoopers]

I am glad too. It is sad that Bruno and Ivan are no longer alive. Few wrestlers live to advanced ages.

[@davidgee4399]

Man, can you imagine the shock that went through the crowd at MSG when Bruno didn't kick out?

[@xboxxguy_9360]

Almost like when Brock beat Taker at WM 30 the crowd went dead silent

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

The crowd gasped and went dead silent. Bruno thought he had lost his hearing

[@gaminglikeaproallthetime4563]

​@@xboxxguy_9360The closest thing we will ever get tbh

[@thevoid99]

45 years ago, that happened. holy shit. this was a big deal back then.

[@Kfowlkes09]

Huge deal. Undertaker's streak ending is the closest thing modern fans will ever experience to this.

[@BazookaIke]

@@Kfowlkes09 not really, since there were no political implications surrounding Undertaker. This match and a possible riot wasn't about Bruno's streak ending. It was about the Cold War and who this streak ended to.

[@Kfowlkes09]

@@BazookaIke I wasn't really getting at all that. I was speaking from a strictly emotional standpoint.

[@pops4657]

50 now

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

STILL a big deal! 😎

[@TommyVinMI]

This wasn't televised. The commentary is by a fan in the mid to late 80s when this and a lot of other footage was found.

[@omkhetz3798]

It's actually a great match. A lot of acrobatic moves, great pacing, the atmosphere is great, it feels like a big fight.

[@Biscotticookies]

What I was thinkin

[@Gambino_Crime_Family]

Imagine a wrestler being champ for 8 years today.. the people who would whine lmao

[@codygoodson]

Lesnar would defend the belt 30 times in 8 years tho 😂

[@strawberrystarburstbuthuman]

CJG313 Wrestling and MMA Reactions a lot more than 30

[@smurfyx]

I guess it's a lot easier to have a champ for eight years when you run events like maybe once every few months at the most

[@Curry4u675]

The undertakER

[@markdukett404]

It's really seven and a half year reign as champion

[@cr82558]

i was there the first live wrestling show i went to never forget how quiet it was leaving MSG that night still have the program and ticket stubs

[@melbias5046]

you have history my friend someone just sold the rogers match program, but it was written on the results of the card. on e bay recently

[@rxsebandit3305]

RaZe Rekt probably like 70 because that match was 49 years ago

[@jamessollazzo4860]

i attended those once a month garden cards on a monday night. The crowd was littered with old folks and degenerates who really believed it was on the up and up. You also had to be 14, i remember bringing my birth certificate to prove my age! The program was also a two three page listing of the nights card. I would bring a pen and record the results of each match!

[@Digressor666]

haha I thought the commentary was too good. It was really goofy, but it had me. THIS IS THE GREATEST MATCH OF ALL TIME! EVAH!

[@toptenguy1]

Tony Schivaone Sr. haha

[@rayanrashid7413]

Randy Orton and edge lol

[@qaz-fi1id]

Terrible, should have just shut up

[@melbias5046]

this is the zepruder film of pro wrestling, i dont think tv recorded it. this is from a fan with 8mm film

[@4EyedAnimation]

+mel bias back and to the left

[@melbias5046]

4 Eyed Animation oh, grassy knoll theory.badge man?

[@crookedhill1410]

yes......

[@CollectingCardboard]

50 years ago, today! While I missed these legends,..."in their glory days" ,....I'm certainly glad to say that I *DID* , at least....get to see/watch them in the early 80's when they were towards the end of their prime. R.I.P. to 2 of the best there ever was!

[@jtc1148]

@capnfooDRIVEin Not only did Bruno know, he actually requested that he lose. Bruno was tired of the travel and responsibility of being the champ and carrying the wwwf. He wanted to spend more time at home with his family. The fact that he came back a few years later as champ proved Vince Sr needed him to draw more fans.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

A REAL PIECE OF HISTORY….I never understand why WWE doesn’t collect all the old MSG footage they can & release a box set of all this stuff….or at least put it on the network. Who cares if the quality isn’t that good, it’s AMAZING stuff & an incredibly HUGE part of WWE WWF & professional wrestling history in general…

[@davezanko9051]

A lot of it is because many of the old MSG shows were not filmed. And even when they were, a bunch of the footage was lost in a fire in the early 80s. The stuff that was saved was saved by Kevin Dunn's father, which is why Vince has had ridiculous loyalty to Dunn despite the fact that like no one else in the company likes him supposedly.

[@rentoptional1524]

​@@davezanko9051dunns father saved tapes of the previous weekend shows, not a massive amount of archived footage.

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@davezanko9051 I hate Kevin "Buckteeth" Dunn.

[@bumblebeemoi]

Ivan did that knee drop very quickly; much faster than would be expected for such a big man. I understand that the Ref told Ivan he should get out of the ring in case fans did get hostile (they were not getting that way I believe). Normally, the belt goes on the new champ. This time, get otta here!

[@The_Real_DCT]

yeah back in the old days it wasn't uncommon for fans to try and attack the heels. IT was actually considered a good thing by the guys if the fans tried that as they felt they weren't doing a good job if they didn't. Ah it was a different time back in the old days. But yeah according to Koloff the reason why the ref felt the crowd was going to try and attack him was 1. Bruno was champ for 8 years and never lost the title before that point and was hugely over in the New York territory 2. the crowd was awfully quiet after Koloff took the belt from Bruno which as I said back in those days it wasn't uncommon for fans to try and attack the heels, one of the reasons why heel managers always carried some item with them like a cane or in Cornett's case a tennis racket to help smack rowdy fans, so when the fans got quiet they thought a riot might happen.

[@Wadzillia]

They had a riot that night, koloff's car was destroyed and a local bar near the Garden.

[@TheReviewSpace]

Pretty good match. It was the early 70s so I'm not sure why everyone expected this to be the same caliber as a modern day, 2014-style technical masterpiece. Yeah, let's go compare a PS4 to a Magnavox and expect the same graphics, music, audio, and overall gaming experience. Okay, yeah, that's real smart there....smh.

[@niko-vz2ku]

How many times is he gonna say "The Russian Bear" and "Living Legend"

[@speakers79]

as many times as Papa Vince tells him to.

[@MrSuperAxlRotten]

Let's all take into consideration this match is 42yrs old. With that said, even with the edits it STANDS the test of Time as to what a well worked match IS supposed to look like. 42yrs from now the same will hold true. Two talented workers doing good business.

[@shodate6324]

hnoestlky it does not stand the test of time

[@decodump3549]

I just met 'The Russian Bear' at a Walmart in Kitty Hawk N.C. He was doing a charity thing. Real nice guy. I got to wear the championship strap and pose with him for a few picks.

[@NeroPiroman]

and nowsadly he is dead

[@RONRIFFLE]

Not dead

[@CROWSNAKE420]

RONRIFFLE Dead

[@SuperMarioJamesSMJ]

Funny.. I live in kdh..I remember when he was there

[@nerdkiller5684]

kayfabe 58 i remember when ur mom was there

[@alan2762]

The announcer was already comparing it to wrestlemania, so obviously it was done many years after the fight. He was more annoying then anything!

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

It sounded like a really shit Lou Albano impression

[@Derby14]

This is incredibly historic. I was under the impression that no footgae of this match existed. It is not on any WWE releases of the history of the Championship. In fact, I think on the old Coliseum Video they specifically say it does not exist. I never thought I would see this. Thank you for posting it!!

[@SilentHotdog28]

Apparently a fan filmed this and commentated. It wasn't an official broadcast or anything, just a passionate fan being passionate.

[@nohbuddy1]

​@@SilentHotdog28 This isn't a fan doing commentary

[@davezanko9051]

@@nohbuddy1 No, the commentary was added some years later by Rocky Raymond. But the footage he's commenting over was indeed just a fan's 8mm home movie of the match.

[@xboxxguy_9360]

Whoever uploaded this rare gem THANK YOU!! now just gotta look for Bruno vs Buddy Rogers from 63

[@georgecostanza9244]

If this happened today the crowd would start chanting “delete delete delete”

[@riprogers8313]

Sammartino _ Ivan - straight finish to get his opponent over- no run ins- no mgr interference - no cheap gimmick finish - a decisive winner with no controversy - that's the way to do it Bruno!' Good job !!

[@terryc73]

wcw was doing these type matches till eric bischoff got involved.. I miss when they used to make it look so real. a guy jumps off the top rope and drives his knee into your head an you get pinned. now guys take sledge hammer shots and kick out with no blood

[@1993Junkfood]

This match was in 1971. Wrestlemania 1 was in 1985. How is it that the commentator is saying "wrestlemania" during a match that took place over a decade before it existed?

[@ben6993]

because the commentary was added years after this match.

[@mrk6105]

Time travel

[@braddockakalatis2]

You answered your own question by saying 1985.

[@YurManDavid]

braddockakalatis2 how

[@braddockakalatis2]

Back to the Future and 1985 are sort of linked at the hip for all "time".

[@finch45lear]

Bootlegs preserve so much history .

[@user-el1nv9hd1l]

Jimmy King The film is legit . the sound isn't .

[@megamovieman101]

Amazing how the crowd was dead silent for a second when Koloff won, then began booing.

[@sjustice16]

I read about this match back in the day in one of the popular wrestling magazines of the time. Never thought I would actually see it. One of the best matches ever! Thanks for posting!

[@miggy25]

Ivan Koloff was a monster back then...Bruno was almost invincible, having held the title since 1963...people were stunned when this happened (so i've heard--i wasn't born till '81)

[@jimmyv.495]

Bruno and Koloff were thick! Pushing 300lbs each. This was pre 250lb Bruno. One of Brunos faster paced matches with much more variety and moves. Reminds me of Macho Steamboat in the first minute. I do not think this is the entire match though. I wish more of Brunos matches were like this NWA style match. They did a great job putting this together.

[@foeud]

who here in 2024?I once sent my wrestlemania 1 and the hall of fame disc when bruno was inducted to him and he signed them--hello from norway

[@LucasIsHereYT]

Let's say you saw Bruno Sammartino win his championship on your fourteenth birthday, in that time, you went through puberty, learned to drive, moved out of your parent's house, got a job, maybe got married, possibly had children, and became old enough to drink. To celebrate your twenty first birthday, you went to a wrestling show with your small child, the main event a title match with your favorite wrestler, Bruno Sammartino, defending his title. This man, who held the championship for a third of your life, loses it clean to a Russian, your sworn American enemy. Heartbreaking.

[@KHayes666]

My dad was 9 years old when the Boston Celtics won the world championship in 1959. He was 17 years old when they finally lost in 67. Streaks like that are unreal

[@stache297]

1971: “You could hear a pin drop” 2014: “You could hear a pin drop”

[@DotDotkins]

I'm amazed that this footage exists especially after being told for years that it didn't exist.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

WOW! Where did they find this? I thought this was either never filmed or the footage was lost!

[@elc1960]

@3ringsAIKMAN Koloff held the belt for 4 weeks to the day. He won it at one MSG show and lost it at the very next one. In between he defended the belt only a couple of times (one was against Chief Jay Strongbow in Philadelphia - Koloff won by countout). The reason the two matches were 4 weeks apart was that MSG shows back then were 4 weeks apart, and always on Monday nights.

[@elc1960]

@TonySpargo What you said was true, except the part about them wanting to replace Pedro quickly as champ. He continued the wrestling sell-out streak at MSG for almost three years, then Bruno came back and sold it out for another 3 years. The only time in the last 40 years that wrestling lost interest at MSG was during the early '90s, when fans stopped caring about the "cartoon characters" like Hogan and Ultimate Warrior that Vince was ramming down their throats.

[@ryanmacdonald5738]

R.I.P the living legend Bruno Sammartino. Truly one of the greatest of all time

[@hayesman76]

In 1971 I was a huge fan of WWF wrestling. I distinctly remember being in bed on that cold winter day iand having just woken up when my father (as I had asked him to do the previous evening) brought me a copy of that day's New York Daily News. At mach speed I turned to the back pages, searching for the short (usually only a few inches of text) article about the prior night's championship fight between Bruno Sammartino and Ivan Koloff. I was absolutely heartbroken when I found the (continued)

[@Thisizaraisu]

There's something satisfying about seeing a referee not stay down for 4.82 minutes after being knocked down

[@BOOGE64]

I was under the impression that the title change was a screw job, like when Superstar Graham beat Bruno in 1977. No, it was a clean, in the middle of the ring pin fall. Five stars to whomever uploaded this match!!!!!!

[@MrCarl220]

Lou Albano said in an interview Bruno's loss caused a riot!!

[@Vipers_Pit]

Everything has a END!!! even a 7 years Title Regine.

[@Saskman73]

8 yrs

[@Baydzone]

revz1373 *Eight Years

[@krazyhatter6479]

+Baydz1 its the same thing genius

[@dbgrfdg]

+Anonymous Truth Seeker EIGHT YEARS!!!

[@owenlxa_]

Krazy Hatter SAME THING? ARE YOU MENTALLY CHALLENGED OR SOMETHING??!! Because last time I checked, 8 years and 7 years were two very different amount of times!

[@jsn593]

Holy shit, 8 years to those who watched it live couldn’t anything be more shocking than this

[@tonyrosales915]

Great cellphone video footage from that far away, good job!!

[@Hydro_9293]

A moment that will be talked about till the last humans last breath no one thought Bruno would lose he was Superman he couldn’t lose he’d be the campion for 8 years it was almost impossible but when Ivan won no one knew what to do the arena fell silent Bruno thought his eardrums burst from how quite it was what a moment

[@masterrserch3971]

In all seriousness though this was amazing. I was born in Brooklyn, 100% Italian, in 1978. My real first memories as a human being revolve around watching wrestling upstairs in my grandma's apartment,and catching a very VERY few of Bruno's matches (or at least replays) in 1981 before he left for Japan (October 4th, 1981, Meadowlands, his last US match at the time vs George Steele! I only remember that date reading about it years later cuz I was exactly 3 years, 5 months old lol...) And wrestling has been in my life, my entire life, since then... my Grandmother LOVED the Italian Living Legend, and my Dad would tell us about Bruno as we got older, on our way to the Ridgewood Grove Arena for local shows hahaha... I wish I was older to have seen this, or to understand its importance, and not just thru my Grandma like havin a stroke cuz the " 'Talian " guy lost lol ...all I know is hearing about this was when my damn near STRICT heel fandom kick started!

[@JKTube]

The Northeast (WWWF) was based on having a strong babyface champion. Ivan Koloff and Stan Stasiak were pure transitional champs. "Superstar" Billy Graham was a slight departure since he held the title for a year as a heel. Even when the modern era kicked in with Hogan, heels held the belt for at most a few months.

[@40colby]

Well, actually Pedro held the belt for a year or two and couldn't draw the crowds. He was certainly young enough to have continued as champ. But due to his not being able to fill the arenas Vince SR brought Bruno back due to Bruno's continued drawing power... and kept Bruno for another 4 years and Bruno once again had to say, enough is enough and told McMahon that if he'd retire with the title unless he let him go, so Mc Mahon let him go.

[@boodroe]

The announcer sounds like no other than King Kong Mosca a great wrestler

[@SuperMarioJamesSMJ]

A huge deal when I was a kid....

[@Shawnmichael500]

Imagine if this was a current day UK crowd

[@jose2144]

I was at that match in Shea It was a brusing 90 min fight to a draw. Bruno had Pedro in his "bearhug" hold but Pedro would escape & then Pedro would put Bruno in the Abdominal Strech. each would escape the others hold and pins. BUT the fights in the stands! The Italians & the Puerto Ricans!! It was on! Me being Puerto Rican i couldn't root for Bruno but Bruno was The Man! A draw was the only way this could end. yes wrestling was better then!

[@todd62164]

@OldSchoolRasslin. The wrestling "style" in the 60's & 70's had very few high spots. It was alot of grappling and brawling.

[@darrinh.2322]

love the boxing ring... look how big the apron is

[@humbledude3784]

Bruno had the greatest streak ever!

[@alaxsparkz359]

The notion that a pin drop could be heard is wild to me I never heard the crowd stop once

[@__504__]

dubbed in noise

[@cbpointblank]

@piyasdv He's not Russian or Bulgarian. Ivan's real name is Jim Perras, and he's from Montreal, Quebec. He's French Canadian.

[@wrestlingconnoisseur]

Can you believe it! January 18th, 1971! This was the greatest match OF ALL-TIME!!!!!!

[@lauralecour8350]

And Pedro Morales best Koloff to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion!!

[@notaniceguy34]

This took place the very day I was born.

[@elc1960]

@SnoojaDogg It got lots of attention at the time, even in other promotions. Over the years, people have tended to forget his accomplishments. Not to disregard them, but we've become so infatuated with Flair, Rhodes, Hogan, Austin, The Rock, HHH, Cena and the rest that we've forgotten that it was guys like Bruno who made all that possible.

[@ThatManWasTheRyback]

Haha this was best match Here is where the ryback won his first wwe championship Bruno must be proud he losed to a legend rybackk He'll win his 5th championship soon Cm punk sucks Ryback is a legend

[@CommentSectionCritic]

That camera quality made Roman Reigns look strong.....

[@urbanben6203]

Bruno Sanmartino is a jobber Ryback is the real living legend Ryback RULES

[@realdjtoddthunder1323]

rybackkkkkk is bad ass...if they did rybackkkkkk vs brock in a real fight,i really think rybackkkkkk would win...he's a monster .

[@kellysmith929]

That Man Was The Ryback are you high?

[@StardomKid]

UrbanBen u Calling A 13 Time Champion With A Reign Of 4044 Days A Jobber?

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

Not only did they not announce that Koloff won nor did they present him with the belt, he just left after the bell rang because back in the territory days, if fans threatened to riot then they made good on that promise. The closest comparison in modern times to Bruno losing the belt after 7 years was the streak ending at WMXXX.

[@ddenuci]

For the people who asked, the commentator on this video is Stan "Rocky" Raymond. My understanding is that he filmed mostly matches from the Boston Garden.

[@moehammondmedia]

When I was a little boy I would be watching this telling my buddy “Sammartino is so scientific!” Lol. I use to love wrestling. 😁❤️

[@josegr21]

is that capt. lou albano?

[@00RockyAngel00]

Sounds like him, years after the match. No way would he have been that impartial, and nice to Sammartino, in the '70s.

[@elc1960]

@piyasdv Huh? The last I knew, Koloff was alive and well and living in North Carolina. He became a born-again Christian a number of years ago. He's a lay-minister at a church down there, and makes occasional speaking engagements at churches and does appearances at wrestling fan conventions around the country.

[@rojeliocirilo3493]

What I want to know is how did they still be able to find this footage and how they be able to put it on KZbin

[@dutchlinde3574]

You know footage from the 1800s exist and you are fascinated with this? This is only from the 1970s.

[@bdegrande]

Koloff was an excellent heel, he cut very intelligent promos, a big step over the usual screaming and ranting.

[@JDraugr]

For a few moments I was trying to figure out if that was Capt. Lou Albano commentating. Sounded like him during the end which is where I started watching it from, but then after watching the beginning it doesn't sound like him at all. Only when he gets worked up near the end of the match. LOL

[@justinwinn01]

I love the announcers heavy new york accent

[@05credito]

Greatest match of alllll time

[@agustingarcia5366]

how come this match isn't on the WWE Network

[@bauble24]

+Agustin Garcia Reason is the WWWF doesn't own this footage. This belongs to a fan who bfought a 8 mm camera not knowing that he was recording one of the most important moments in wrestling history

[@bauble24]

+Spellcaster86 He didn't, this is a silent 8 mm film, somebody added crowd noises and commentary many years later. He even mentions Wrestlemania at around the 1 minute mark.

[@melbias5046]

he didnt this is someone calling the match. for youtube i think.

[@sinjin4563]

+bauble24 was it random crowd noise

[@bauble24]

It's generic crowd noise that you can add to any video. For instance, when you watch a tv show or movie that takes place in a crowd, most of the time the crowd is silent and only the actors are heard. They later add the crowd noise and in some cases music (like when it's in a bar).

[@richa7970]

In the immortal words C3-PO thank the maker thank you for uploading!

[@NickYousoufian]

Michael Cole on the Monday after WrestleMania 30 said the most shocking moment that came close to Lesnar ending Undertakers streak was this moment.

[@3ringsAIKMAN]

Thats an interesting point and a valid reason for the end of Bruno's reign....However, I had heard that Vince McMahon Sr wanted to draw an hispanic following to the WWF.... If I'm not mistaken, Koloff held the title for a very short time, (not even a month) and he was defeated by Pedro Morales......Morales held the title for a few years, with a growing hispanic following.

[@jerryofox]

Put Ivan in the Hall of Fame! (or at least the Koloff's at Atlanta of all places April 2011

[@MrOldschool416]

bruno going in2 the wwe hall of fame class of 2013 im glad he finally gave in and will accept the hall of fame award

[@viscig60]

Bruno, greatest champion EVER!

[@brutbrutbrut]

Sammartino, the best italian superstar in wrestling history!

[@georgemartinez8434]

Leonardo Anedda Samartino probably ate too much spaghetti and meatballs prior to the match, I mean you could literally see spaghetti sauce running out of his ears, nose, mouth and out his ass. Noway could it be mistaken for blood, although koloff beat him to a bloody pulp that night...lol ha ha ha ha! Ciao Bella paisan.

[@juselara02]

Matches at that time where not like matches today. The weak finishes were very common.

[@joestone1972]

Koloff was actually from Canada. But just like with Slaughter in the 90's beating The Warrior and the Iron Shiek beating Backlund back in late 83 they were just transitional champs.

[@JW-do2wc]

"You could hear a pin drop!" That's exactly what happened the moment he lost the title.

[@posterboylegacy6214]

Koloff ended an 8 year WWF title reign with a knee drop... A fucking KNEE DROP. What the flippity-flop

[@noahsarch3702]

The Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar @ WrestleMania XXX will be looked upon in the same breath and pedestal as this in history books

[@irishock]

Match quality has zilch to do with that.

[@Kfowlkes09]

Maybe. It was the closest thing that our generation has to Bruno losing his title after an 8 year super run.

[@melbias5046]

uh, it was senior not junior and bruno wanted to let go of the belt, he needed a break.

[@thepatriottz9205]

Danny Martin you guys should understand Bruno lost the tile after 8 years the crowd went silent just like takers night they were crying just like ppl cried when taker lost they were furious just like after wm 30 and they threw chairs in the ring after Bruno lost ppl did the same for taker on social media I honestly believe takers legacy is nothing short or inferior to the legacy of Bruno sammartino

[@nohbuddy1]

Danny Martin "breath and pedestal" lol

[@richardalmeida1843]

That shocked the world! They had to give Ivan The title in the back room out of fear of a riot. People were too stunned by the crushing defeat of their champion.

[@tayc9855]

Love uncle diaz doing commentary

[@daxmoney5011]

7:41 This has to be one of the greatest title changes in wrestling history

[@chriszenko3598]

This was huge when it happened it made the sports headlines in all the NY newspapers.

[@ThomasTheDankEngine1]

Kolof should be recognized more as having a bond/chemistry with sammartino. They did a good job with their wrestling moves and the match was non stop action... they kept going at it. Yea maybe some rest holds are boring but they kept the flow good and that's what matches should be about. Not just a bunch of jobbers putting people over

[@johnclark562]

Awesome watching this. Thank you for uploading.

[@jonmeans2637]

Commentator(overdub) sounds like he has A mouthful of f'n meatballs,very annoying

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

Jon Means. Yep.

[@moreblack]

thanks now we're all hungry

[@WisdomTooth1987]

because it's Joey coco Diaz

[@strawberrystarburstbuthuman]

don't be mean to him, he was only having fun

[@bronxboy1952]

@Sanguiluna You are so right!!! Wrestling was so much better than it is today. The packaging that it has now, its a damned soap opera that is just garbage to the time when Bruno was champ! No wonder he has repeatedly cricized the current state that his sport is now in.

[@jdmitchell2]

more legit than what you see today

[@VegasPanhandlers]

Get ready for Roman Reigns to be the next Bruno Sammartino lol. The way things are looking he's never gonna lose the title. By the time he does fans will be in attendance thru augmented reality.

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

Back in the day when you didn't know if a wrestler was going to kick out after receiving a body slam or elbow drop.