May 17 in Pro Wrestling History May 17 is not just another date in wrestling history. This is the day Bruno Sammartino became champion. On May 17, 1963, inside Madison Square Garden, Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Buddy Rogers in under a minute with an over-the-shoulder backbreaker. That one moment began the longest WWWF/WWF/WWE Championship reign in history, lasting more than seven years. That is not a title reign. That is a monument. Bruno Sammartino Makes Hi

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