David Sammartino

[2.0] "Three things is what this guy is known for, 1. Going off script in submitting to his own dad's signature hold the bearhug to Ron Shaw. 2. He was the only jobber in WWF got lass creditable when time goes on, hindering his wrestling experience and 3. He sucked hard. Oh and he was Bruno Stammartino son to the surprise of thousands. Unfortunately killing the Sammartino legendary name with him."

[4.0] ""Shoes too big to fill" will unfortunately be the legacy of poor David Sammartino. Just couldn't walk outside of the huge shadow cast by his dad. That said, he wasn't a BAD talent, he just wasn't Bruno."

[3.0] "David Sammartino had so much to live up to, never stood a chance. Kind of like David Flair. Plus he looked like he crashed off the steroids. He looked like a miniature Adrian Adonis."

[3.0] "Another example of talent not being hereditary. David sure wasn't the worst 2nd generation wrestler out there, or even the worst all around as I don't remember him being botchy in the ring. It's just that David had the rotten luck of trying to follow in the footsteps of the monolithic god status of his father, Bruno. David might have been a pretty decent wrestler in the 70's or 80's but I don't think he had the "it" factor for the national expansion and the later years leading up to today."

[4.0] "Sammartino was a decent wrestler who did not succeed due to the expectations based on his father. Basic moveset but he did them well. Not familiar with him on the mic at all."

[7.0] "Think David was better then his father. But still limited in the ring. But he did improve over the years. Definetly not a one hit wonder that some people claim he is. And you also have to look at who trained him. Both trainers were good wrestlers and had good careers."

[2.0] "It is not uncommon that the children of popular wrestlers do not succeed and are in the shadow of their fathers. David was no exception. Not only did he not achieve the same success, but overall he was a mediocre wrestler. 2 points."

[2.0] "Another horrible second generation wrestler! He wanted to be like his father Bruno but no success. His moves were just plain ordinary upper cut and punches. He was a one hit wonder. He is best match was Wresltemania 1 against Beefcake which ended in a double DQ. After that he went down hill. He went to other promotions. Then returned to WWF and did not last long after he was arrested for spitting on a fan. That wrecked his career. He tired WCW in 1996 but went no where. A few runs in the indies no success."

[7.0] "A perfectly fine wrestler who ironically never got much opportunity because of his last name, as he was coming us as Vince Jr was trying to transition away from things that would make fans across the country think about WWF's regional roots. I wonder how many have seen David apart from his 'Mania match with Beefcake. If everyone was judged by how well they could carry Beefcake, everyone would have a terrible rating."

[7.0] "When you think of the career of David Sammartino you immediately think of Bruno, and the fact that he had a very similar working style. By the time David was on Wrestlemania, the business and the fan interest was gearing toward shorter matches, less actual in ring selling, and more of a move based offence. David was a kicker, a puncher, a bear hugger. He was quite good at it too. But by that time, people wanted a hulk up, big boot, leg drop pin combo after 9 minutes. Second, Bruno affected any push the kid could have gotten. At least that was my opinion. Bruno was Vince Seniors guy, not Vince Juniors. In a lot of ways it smacks of Vince Jr. making sure that another Sammartino could go nowhere up the card, so as not to have to deal much with Bruno, a legend of being stubborn and set in his ways, still thinking the same thing that sold in the 60s and 70s would work."