WWE WrestleMania 1 Stars - Where Are They Now?

By Alexander Podgorski /

24. David & Bruno Sammartino

By WrestleMania I, Bruno€™s son David was trying to kick-start his own wrestling career. Unfortunately, promoters saw David as nothing more than a vehicle to get his famous father back into the ring. The writing was on the wall: when David was with his father Bruno, such as in his match against Brutus Beefcake at WrestleMania I, he was pushed and enjoyed some success. But when Bruno wasn€™t there, David was a jobber. Frustrated, both Sammartinos€™ careers fell apart thereafter. Bruno felt that this was the worst part of his career, while David experienced more shortcomings in his own career. David quit wrestling and became a personal trainer, and his relationship with his father became strained for a very long time. Recently, Bruno managed to mend fences with WWE, and accepted an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. David, meanwhile, still works as a personal trainer, but also wrestles semi-regularly at €˜legends€™ shows.