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#8 Bruno Sammartino
Bruno Sammartino was a former WWWF Champion and an icon in the promotion in the 70s and 80s under Vince McMahon Sr., the current WWE Chairman's father. Sammartino retired in the early 80s before learning that McMahon Sr. had not given him some payout that he was supposed to receive.
He filed a lawsuit against McMahon Sr., and after the lawsuit was settled by McMahon's son when he returned to WWE as a commentator.
But a few years down the line, Sammartino quit, because of the widespread use of steroids in the company. This is what he said:
“I’m hoping some wrestling-minded people will come back into the scene and perhaps start back from basics, get some good-looking athletes, get away from the steroid crap and painted faces."
But, he returned to the WWE family in 2013 after being persuaded by Triple H to return and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He had a conversation with Vince McMahon and the two buried the hatchet. Vince convinced Sammartino that the product had changed and praised him for his contribution to the growth of the company.
