Wednesday, 18 April 2018 ()
Professional wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino died Wednesday. He was 82. Sammartino, known for his decade-long championship run with World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE), is considered one of the greatest professional wrestling performers of any era, headlining some 188 events at Madison Square Garden. That includes the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, when Sammartino was inducted back in 2013 at Madison Square Garden. An Italian immigrant — Sammartino's in-ring nickname was “The Italian…