During a title match , Hansen broke Sammartino 's neck while they were wrestling .
Neck was from this incident that both Hansen and promoters claimed that Sammartino 's injury came about from the enormous power of Hansen 's lariat .
During a title match , Hansen broke Sammartino 's neck while they were wrestling and it was from this incident that both Hansen and promoters claimed that Sammartino 's injury came about from the enormous power of his lariat .