sammartino in A Sentence

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    Sammartino pinned George"The Animal" Steele in his match.

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    Sammartino also challenged NWA World Heavyweight

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    Sammartino's first match in Madison Square Garden

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    Sammartino would retain the title for seven years,

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    Sammartino then finished up his full-time career by touring Japan.

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    Sammartino made his professional debut in Pittsburgh on December 17,

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    Sammartino teamed with Paul Orndorff in his matches against Piper,

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    Sammartino's highest-profile feud during this run was with"Macho Man" Randy Savage.

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    It was during this time Sammartino found out through Angelo Savoldi,

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    After his second reign ended, Sammartino leisurely toured the U.S. and the world.

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    In the late 1960s, Sammartino was involved in a fight with former Pennsylvania

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    Sammartino also challenged NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz twice for the championship in Canada.

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    Later in 1972, Sammartino was asked back by McMahon Sr. to regain the title.

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    After two months, Sammartino returned and faced Hansen in a rematch on June 25,

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    On March 25, 2010, Sammartino was honored at the 74th annual Dapper Dan Dinner,

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    On January 18, 1971, Sammartino lost the championship at Madison Square Garden to Ivan Koloff.

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    Sammartino made his professional debut in Pittsburgh on December 17, 1959, pinning Dmitri Grabowski in 19 seconds.

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    In the late 1960s, Sammartino was involved in a fight with former Pennsylvania Athletic Commissioner Joe Cimino.

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    As the main event of 1980's Showdown at Shea, Sammartino defeated Zbyszko inside a steel cage.

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    During this time, on April 26, 1976, Sammartino suffered a legitimate neck fracture in a match

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    Sammartino teamed with Paul Orndorff in his matches against Piper, while Piper would tag with his"bodyguard", Ace"Cowboy" Bob Orton.

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    After refusing McMahon Sr. 's initial offer, Sammartino was offered a percentage of all the gates when he wrestled

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    Sammartino retired from North American wrestling full-time in 1981, in a match that opened the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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    Sammartino's first match in Madison Square Garden in New York City was on January 2, 1960, defeating Bull Curry in five minutes.

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    the other with Thesz scoring a fluke pin after a collision, despite Sammartino controlling the 20 minute match from the beginning.

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    Sammartino would retain the title for seven years, eight months and one day(2,803 days), making his the longest continuous world championship reign in men's wrestling history.

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    Eventually, promoters Toots Mondt and McMahon Sr. cleared up Sammartino's suspension by paying his $500 fine, allowing him to return to wrestling in the United States.

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    Two weeks later, all syndicated wrestling shows in the WWWF showed a clip of Sammartino and Morales signing a contract for a title match at Shea Stadium.

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    After refusing McMahon Sr. 's initial offer, Sammartino was offered a percentage of all the gates when he wrestled and a decreased work schedule that only included major arenas.

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    In his autobiography, Sammartino states that he believed McMahon set him up, by double-booking him and not informing him of his match in Baltimore, as a way of punishment.

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