If there’s ever someone who deserved to receive this honor as soon as possible, it’s Bruno Sammartino.
At their house show in Cape Town, South Africa today (April 18), hours after the news broke Bruno died at age 82, WWE opened with a ten-bell salute for the Hall of Famer:
#WWECapeTown opens with a 10-bell salute to the late Bruno Sammartino. pic.twitter.com/3iG4eOE1U1
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018
Thanks for the memories, Mr. Sammartino.