Vote For The Rock's Super Bowl Commercial, Bruno Talks To ESPN About Triple H And His HOF Induction
- You can vote for The Rock's "Got Milk?" Super Bowl commercial at The Wall Street Journal by clicking here. The commercial is currently ranked as the 8th best that aired during yesterday's game.
- ESPN.com has an exclusive interview with Bruno Sammartino about finally being inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame. Bruno credited Triple H for making the deal happen.
"In talking to Paul Levesque, I made it clear, I've had issues with WWE and wrestling in general, because there were other organizations," Sammartino said. "I didn't like the direction they had taken. It was bothersome to me. I'm an old-school guy. I spent 25 years in this business. But after talking to Paul, and him explaining to me the changes they've made in their program, and how they've hired a doctor like Dr. Maroon, who is a world-renowned neurosurgeon, who also operated on me, and now that he has been put in charge of the company's wellness program and their drug testing, that impressed me. I know what kind of a man he is, and he is a giant in that field, so I take my hat off to WWE because they took such huge steps to make things better for the wrestlers themselves and making sure they are healthy to perform. That was very, very important.
"But as Paul explained to me, WWE made a lot of other changes. There's no more profanity, there's no vulgarity in the current product, and that stuff had bothered me as well. When Paul first spoke to me and told me all the changes, I started watching it again, and I was very convinced that they are doing amazing things. I see the wrestlers and all the changes they made. There's no profanity, there's no vulgarity, and it's a family-friendly program. That's what it used to be, and that's a huge role in the whole factor."
The article also contains quotes from Triple H, who discussed the bad blood between Bruno and WWE. You can read the full article by clicking here.
DieHard Pro Wrestling and Brennan contributed to this article.