Unmasked: Sammartino and McMahon's 25-Year War in the Ring!

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Bruno Sammartino and Vince McMahon had a longstanding animosity that kept "The Living Legend" away from WWE for an extended period. Learn more

That must have been quite the tense moment when the two found themselves alone behind closed doors for the first time in over 25 years, just before the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

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In a 1991 interview, Bruno Sammartino remarked: "I’m hoping some wrestling-minded people will come back into the scene and perhaps start back from basics," ...

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... "get some good-looking athletes, get away from the steroid crap and painted faces."

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Bruno Sammartino: "I don’t care for Steve Austin because of his mouth. He is a very, very vulgar individual, and anybody who is like that I can never be a fan of!"

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