DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Sammartino vs. Blassie

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 18 Dec 2018, 09:44

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It’s round one, match eight in the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament.

This time, we pit two contemporaries from the late 1960s against each other: WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. WWA World Champion Fred Blassie. Blassie has terrorized the west coast, Georgia, and Japan, while Sammartino has become a legend in Toronto and New York. Who will win this battle of WWE legends? You voted and the winner is in!

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Karl Stern

Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.

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