The longest reigning WWF Champion of all time and a blueprint for a babyface star as the big draw. However, ranking Bruno on this list in terms of influence requires a consideration of time and place. He was very much a regional star, built mainly around the north east. His style also holds lessened relevance to the modern WWE, with modern promos and in-ring action being vastly different from Bruno's 60's and 70's peak. Still, you can't talk about influential wrestlers in WWE history and not pay tribute to Bruno's contributions. To reign as WWF Champion from 1963 to 1971, and again from 73 to 77 is proof of his importance to the company's foundations. For so long, he was the WWE, it was just the WWE at that time was a more regional company. Vince McMahon Jnr took note of Bruno's success and a decade later applied his model to a national level with more commercial superstars.
