The lineage of the current WWE Championship stretches back to 1963, with the first title reign being attributed to Buddy Rogers. However, Rogers would only hold the championship for a few short weeks ...

While the consensus is that heels are more entertaining to watch in wrestling, the baddies need the good guys because the universe (or, rather, sports entertainment) craves balance. To celebrate the ...

The WWE Championship officially turns 60 years old this week. The title’s origins trace back to 1963 when the World Wide Wrestling Federation pulled its affiliation from the National Wrestling ...

Many view Bruno Sammartino as one of the greatest stars to ever grace a WWE ring. Sammartino was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, years after his retirement, as he did not want to be part ...

During his childhood in a small Italian mountain town, Bruno Sammartino heard stories about how the streets in the United States were paved with gold. Though he believed it literally at the time, ...

“I love Bruno, he’s the reason I wanted to be a wrestler.” — Ivan Koloff Ivan Koloff shocked the world by ending Bruno Sammartino’s legendary 7½-year reign as WWWF world heavyweight champion on Jan.