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Santino Marella Biography

Santino Marella is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 14, 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He was born Anthony Carelli, he is a Canadian wrestler who made his WWE debut in 2005.

He was overseen under WWE Diva He was managed by WWE Diva Maria Kanellis..

Anthony Carelli started his career on the Ontario independent circuit as Johnny Geo Basco, debuting with a disqualification win over Xhibit (now Rico Montana) in the opening match of a Ring Wars show in Orangeville, Ontario, on August 17, 2003. In the second half of 2004, Carelli wrestled four matches for Battlarts in Japan, as Johnny Geo Basco. By this time he also competed in mixed martial arts, in which he claimed in 2006 to have a 6–1 record, although only one fight is confirmed.

In 2005, Anthony Carelli (as Johnny Geo Basco) began training at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a developmental territory for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In July, during a storyline where he was supposed to act afraid of The Boogeyman, but instead laughed, Anthony Carelli was shouted at and slapped by Jim Cornette, OVW’s head booker and co-owner. This incident led to Cornette being fired as OVW booker by WWE.

He has a daughter. He married Anna Babij in 2015.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Anthony Carelli debuted as Santino Marella (an homage to WWE Hall of Famer Robert “Gorilla Monsoon” Marella) on the April 16, 2007 episode of Raw from Milan, Italy. He was the opponent selected by Vince McMahon for Umaga as a fan. The unknown Marella scored a surprising upset, and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship with an assist from Bobby Lashley. The next day, WWE.com posted a profile on Marella, saying he was an Italian national who moved to Canada as a child and returned to his native country a few times each year to visit family. It said he moved to the U.S. to pursue a wrestling career with WWE.

Santino Marella Net Worth

Santino Marella is one of the richest Wrestler from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Santino Marella's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started wrestling in Canada in his 20s and early 20s under the name of Johnny GeoBasco.

He is a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and one-time United States Champion.

Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian professional wrestler, sports analyst, web series host, trainer, former mixed martial artist and occasional actor. He most recently worked for Impact Wrestling under his real name. He is perhaps best known for his 11-year tenure with WWE where he wrestled under the ring name Santino Marella. He is the founder of Canadian martial arts and professional wrestling training facility Battle Arts Academy.

On January 24, 2007, Alexiev won the OVW Television Championship from Mike Kruel, who was defending in place of champion Eddie Kraven. He lost it back to Kruel on February 7, and regained it from him on March 14. Three days later, he dropped it to Shawn Spears. He was called up to the WWE roster a month later.

Anthony Carelli is known for his humorous gimmick as Santino Marella, an Italian stereotype, often being involved in comedic segments, having several on-screen relationships with fellow wrestlers, as well as being crowned “Miss WrestleMania” at WrestleMania XXV disguised as “Santina Marella”. His character won Carelli Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s award for Best Gimmick in 2007 and 2008. During his time in WWE, Carelli won the Intercontinental Championship in his debut. He is also a former WWE Tag Team Champion and United States Champion. Carelli won four championships in WWE before retiring from professional wrestling in 2014.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Santino Marella height 6 ft 0 in Santino weight 103 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Under OVW’s new booker, Paul Heyman, Anthony Carelli adopted the gimmick of Boris Alexiev, a Russian shootfighter/mixed martial artist. On October 29, he lost his debut OVW match, teaming with Aaron Stevens against Chet the Jet and Chris Cage. Alexiev made his TV debut on April 12, 2006, managed by his “comrade”, Mr. Strongko and defeating Mo Sexton. He was booked to dominate opponents with stiff strikes and submission style wrestling. He had a 10-second win over a wrestler named Dewey. He signed a developmental contract with WWE on August 11, 2006, and continued training in OVW.

In January 2009, Marella entered the Royal Rumble, at #28. He was eliminated by Kane after (officially) 1.9 seconds, breaking The Warlord’s 1989 record for shortest Royal Rumble appearance by a tenth of a second.

Who is Santino Marella Dating?

According to our records, Santino Marella married to Anna Babij . As of December 1, 2023, Santino Marella’s is not dating anyone.

On the July 14, 2008 episode of Raw, Marella lost to Beth Phoenix, who had answered his open challenge. On the next episode, after he lost another open challenge to the returning D’Lo Brown, Marella and Phoenix kissed, both looking confused afterward. Over the next few weeks, they became a parody of a “power couple”, soon called “Glamarella” (a portmanteau of Phoenix’s nickname, “Glamazon”, and “Marella”). At SummerSlam, they wrestled Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston and WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James in a mixed-tag match with both titles on the line. Phoenix pinned James after hitting her finisher, the Glam Slam, giving Marella his second Intercontinental championship.

Facts & Trivia

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On the November 15 Raw, Marella and Kozlov became number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating The Usos. They unsuccessfully challenged The Nexus (Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater) for the title at Survivor Series. They won the Tag Team Championship in a four-way elimination tag match on the December 6 Raw, beating The Nexus, The Usos and Mark Henry and Yoshi Tatsu, after John Cena distracted Gabriel, allowing Marella to hit his Cobra finisher. After celebrating in the ring, Tamina kissed Santino, starting a relationship between them. She began accompanying Marella to his matches. Marella and Kozlov retained the Tag Team title at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, when Gabriel and Slater were disqualified after interference from Nexus member Michael McGillicutty. The next night on Raw, Marella and Tamina beat Ted DiBiase and Maryse in a mixed-tag match. On January 30, 2011, Marella entered the Royal Rumble at number 37. He was one of the final two wrestlers, before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio. At Elimination Chamber, Marella and Kozlov lost the Tag Team title to Gabriel and Slater. At WrestleMania XXVII, Marella teamed with Big Show, Kane, and Kofi Kingston (replacing the injured Kozlov) to defeat The Corre (Slater, Gabriel, Ezekiel Jackson and Wade Barrett) in an eight-man tag match. Marella’s relationship with Tamina ended when she was drafted to SmackDown. On August 5, Kozlov was released from WWE, ending the team.

Why did Santino Marella leave?

After a third neck injury, Marella declared his retirement on July 6 at a house show in Toronto, Ontario.

Where is Santino Marella today?

Marella, whose real name is Anthony Carelli, joined Sportsnet 360 Aftermath as a panelist and TV analyst. He currently works on Impact Wrestling’s “Behind the Lights” stream under his real name, and recently served as a coach at WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.

Does Santino Marella speak Italian?

Marella admitted that when he was asked to speak Italian, he was actually speaking from an Italian audiotape that he memorized and that was good enough for WWE to send him to Milan and capture his first title in WWE. “It was nuts.

How many titles has Santino Marella won?

Anthony Carelli (March 14, 1974), better known by his ring name Santino Marella, is a semi-retired Italian-Canadian professional wrestler, formerly signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, one-time WWE United States Champion, and one-time WWE Tag Team Champion.

Who is Santino Marella wife?

Anna Babij

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