PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bruno Mars has met the man he's nicknamed after: former pro wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino.
The two met Tuesday night when the pop singing sensation's 24K Magic World Tour stopped in Pittsburgh.
Sammartino heard through friends that Mars, born Peter Gene Hernandez, was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because he was a "chunky" baby. The wrestling legend — now 81 — was about 275 pounds in his prime and the favorite wrestler of Mars' father.
Sammartino told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he didn't know much about Mars before the meeting, but came away "extremely impressed.