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In 1959, Sammartino set a world record in the bench press with a lift of 256 kilograms (565 lb), done without elbow or wrist wraps. When he brought the bar down, he did not bounce it off his chest, but set it there for two seconds before attempting the press. [6] He trained in wrestling with Rex Peery, the University of Pittsburgh team coach. [3]
Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, ... Bruno Sammartino presses 256 kg (565 lb). [13] raw: 279 kg (615.5 lb)
Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich May 19, 1975: New York City, New York: Madison Square Garden: 24,553 Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship [27] 9. WWWF: Showdown at Shea September 30, 1972: Flushing, New York: Shea Stadium: 22,508 Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World ...
As a professional wrestler, he famously feuded with WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino, but was unable to win the title.In the 1960s, he wrestled in many areas, such as San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis, and even Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).
Weighing 291 pounds, Arcidi set another world record with a 718.1 lbs bench press at the APF Bench Press Invitational on September 30, 1990, in Keene, New Hampshire. [5] On September 14, 1991, at a Mr. Olympia contest, he squared off face to face with his greatest rival Anthony Clark to determine who the greatest bench presser of the world was.
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In 1977, he challenged Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. [12] This was a huge draw around the northeastern part of the United States and at Madison Square Garden , and was one of Sammartino's last great challengers before losing the title to Superstar Billy Graham , which ended his second, shorter WWF title reign.