Bruno Sammartino VS Giant Baba 1

[ogrejd]

Man, it's been forever since I last saw a wrestling match that was mostly holds and throws rather than strikes.

[veirontoner]

bruno is my uncle (my grandpa's cousin)!! im so proud of that..

[ekeb1]

Look how thin Andre is here, how cool

[SolidMike84]

@ekeb1

Giant Baba and André The Giant are two completely different wrestlers

This is Baba, not André

[trex6321]

he wasnt the tallest but boy was he ripped and better than any wwe faget today sammartino>cena and batista

[shaolinfreak9475]

Ahhhh Giant Baba largest professional wrestler in japanese history

[TheCrimsonKing92]

@MangaMoogleMan

You specifically said "Sammartino is better than anyone working today because he made people think it was real". And now you're trying to back-track. Lol.

Yes, wrestling fans suspend their disbelief today and find it entertaining, as well. So, you admit that the one thing you said Sammartino was good for, making people think it was real, is bullshit. Well done.

[TheCrimsonKing92]

@MangaMoogleMan I mean, seriously. Bruno is portrayed as the strongest wrestler ever, and yet he can't hold on to a keylock when he has side mount? Baba shrugs him off like he's nothing. You think that that shit's realistic? You think a nation where Judo is the national sport actually bought that shit?

[TheCrimsonKing92]

@MangaMoogleMan

1. It's retarded to say that someone is "better" if you acknowledge that wrestlers of the past era and modern era have two entirely different goals.

2. Even if they kept working like this today, you would be laughed at for thinking it was realistic, thanks to MMA and ADCC.

[realestatefla1]

Both wrestlers were at the top of their game! Bruno was truly a natural BB. Look at his back,arms and chest! Totally amazing. Today`s pro`s have no concept of what it is to be a wrestler and have a training regime wo roids!

[eslubin]

Bruno proving he can wrestle scientifically when he needs to

[j160ejl]

以前から思ってたけど¨馬場のこの試合のタイツ ぶかぶかじゃない？

[jamal2021]

giant bab was one skiny 7'7 dude but they said he was like 500lbs.

[bluepastry]

nice match

[flairfan101]

Wow,Bruno could actually wrestle. I've seen Bruno "wrestle" several times in the Boston Garden (vs.Patera,Zbyszko,Hansen,Pipe­r & Savage) and he probably used 5 holds;headlock,bearhug,armbar,­bodyslam & backdrop.Everything else was punches & kicks.BRUNO WAS OVERRATED!

[GlorifiedTruth]

This was the first time I've ever seen Bruno wrestle. Usually it was just punch, punch, kick... punch, punch, kick...

[NAYellowjackets]

Amazing! This match is so much better than what we see from WWE or TNA.

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. Amazing match so far. Time for Part 2.

[RangerRob2009]

Bruno was a great wrestler and had much class. I knew Andre and he had little class outside of the ring. He was not liked by many of the other wrestlers. Just ask around and you will see for yourself. Also, most of the physical stats you hear on TV about the wrestlers are not true. Hulk Hogan was 6'4" Tops, Andre was 6'10" tops. Most all wrestlers are smaller than they are made out to be on TV. I know several of them.

[youdude1121]

cool! i'd like to travel in time and meet in the ring with the legendary hairy bruno sanmartino.

[sjl62]

Giant Baba in a giant diaper!

[aaronfowlow]

You are a complete moron. Andre was allot better than that. Also, Andre had a growth problems that he could not control. If you knew what the fuck you were talking about, you wouldn't be saying this kind of shit about one of the biggest legends in the history of professional wrestling. Andre is a true legend. You? Just a nobody.

[robbystlace]

Your name should be aaron the flower. You are a pussy! Andre was nothing more than a fat, out of shape drunkard. His only fame was the fame of being tall he got from Vince. You probably could of beat him yourself and you are a pussy. Grow up little retardo.

[aaronfowlow]

I will just post the message that you sent to me. It sounds to me, like you have a roid rage issue. You sound like you have some insecurities about your manliness, that you stoop as low as threatening to come and find me, and beat the hell out of me. Thats just very lame. I mean, call someone stupid, or retarded, or what you just said. But saying you are going to find me... thats a threat buddy.

[aaronfowlow]

Here's the message this beefcake faggot sent to me. It's pretty funny, at how serious he really takes it....

You ever leave me another message like you did, I will find you and beat your scraggly fat head in. You are another little pussy or maybe fat pig who wishes he was a wrestler because your no more than a retarded moron.. Get a life and grow to heck up.

[aaronfowlow]

Part two of the beefcake faggot's message to me: Andre was nothing more than a dirty drunkard. Non of the other wrestlers like him because he was such a fat lazy smelly pig. His only legend was his hight and that was all a lie as well. He was never more than 6'9". He ate and drank himself to death. So grow to hell up or meet me someplace so I can beat your head in with my fists of fury!

A Real Man.

So... I need to grow the heck up. I guess nobody should tell you that, making threats and all

[CharlieMagnante]

We all see that aaronfowlow uses profane language and is nothing more than a filothy trouble maker. He should be banned just due to his filthy language. He is also a huge coward.

[NAYellowjackets]

faggot

[kaar20]

bruno the real man beast 280 no fat all power and some skill

[SandyKrebs]

baba was 7 feet tall and 300 lbs. Geez the baba chop was furoucious

[robbystlace]

They lie when they give size, I read an article by him stating he was actually 6'9" and roughly 250 pounds. Just like Andre, 6'9" and probably 390 - 400 pounds of fat.

[erwintommy]

When I think of a Baba vs. Andre' match, all I can think of are those old Charles Atlas advertisements and getting sand kicked in ones' face.

[WORDmanrick]

Yes, Bruno Sammartino was a real weight lifter in his prime; earning his massive, bulky physique the old-fashioned way as he was a weight-room fanatic.

He was naturally gifted in building muscle, as there are folks do have genes that enable them to build muscle quickly and effectively. But he built on that gift with old-fashioned, weight-pumping work.

[robbystlace]

Bruno was stronger than any of the steroid clowns we have today. At 5'11" and 285 lbs in his prime, I do not think any of the clowns today was that powerful.

[FerretJohn]

As much of a nostalgia buff as I am, I try not to wear the rose colored glasses too much (and I really don't like pointing the 'roid finger without proof), but with Bruno you are probably right. Him bodyslamming 610-lb Haystacks Calhoun was a feat I don't see many guys today duplicating (though Big Show and Mark Henry could probably make a good argument)

[Danimal77]

@robbystlace

Bruno was more like 265-275 at 5'10" in his prime, but still a skilled beast...

[81carlos]

@robbystlace Bruno held a bench press world record at the time.I think it was over 550 lbs!

[robstlace]

How can you say Bruno is an average sized man at 285 pounds? Your blind or nuts, either one or both. Baba was tall with no muscle.

[ddenuci]

Did someone forget to tell Giant Baba that this was not a diaper match?

[jargenlink]

come on a little bear hug ended the match wow .how fake can you get,and how come bruno boy is shooting elbows to baba's head thats not very sports man like.i think the fight sucked it was not realistic it looked white washed all the way.with some yellow strikes

[thelordofdarknessfan]

jargenlink look at giant baba he is a fucking giant and look at bruno he is a averige size man he can be killed by baba so elbows are alowed and a another thing its wrestling gro up!!!!!!1

[mferg240]

bruno is an average size man? i haven't seen too many people in the streets lately who even remotely came close to the size of bruno,and the guys who are wrestlers that are bigger today are all on steroids,bruno wasn't.

[jargenlink]

you better watch your mouth boy i am a pro midgit wrestler you know i will meet you in any ring punk.

[mferg240]

a little bear hugby a man that benched pressed nearly 600 pounds 41 years ago!.if he had that''little'' bear hug on you,i guarentee you would change your mind!.

[mfbinc]

All Americans wrestled as bad guys in Japan when wrestling Japanese wrestlers. When you say it was not realistic looking, surely you aren't comparing it to today's cheesy, ultra fake, acrobatic style.  Bruno worked as good a match as he could against a limited Baba. This match is a classic!

[aitraining]

Wow! Amazing footage. Thank You!

[elvinrock]

someone should translate this into english.Vinny Capobianco