Wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino made the rounds prior to Mother’s Day, championing the uncontested World Champion of his life, his late mother, Emilia. As Sammartino tells the story, his mother frequently took day-long journeys from the mountains, high above Pizzoferrato, Italy into town below in a search for food. Bruno, his older brother Paul and sister Mary oftentimes didn’t know if she would make the 24-hour trip back. The small Italian town had fallen under the control of Germany and ... Read More
Justin Labar’s living out his dream as Pittsburgh’s voice of wrestling
How often do people who dream big as children make their dream become a reality? Well in the case of Justin LaBar, he did just that. LaBar is a professional wrestling fanatic who is the co-creator and executive producer of an Internet wrestling talk show entitled Chair Shot Reality on Wrestlezone.com. On top of that, he writes weekly columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and is the host of a radio show on TribLive Radio. Not only does he get to talk and write about wrestling on a ... Read More