Bob Marella
Gino Marella · Gorilla Monsoon
- Туған күні:
- 1937-06-04
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1999-10-06
- Туған жері:
- Rochester, New York, USA
Өмірбаяны
Robert James Marella better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of WWE, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWE President from 1995 to 1997. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWE shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor. Although remembered fondly by many viewers, Monsoon was voted Worst Television Announcer a record six times by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the publication's annual awards poll. Marella was married to his wife, Maureen, for more than 40 years and had three children: Sharon (born 1960), Joey (adopted, 1963–1994), and Valerie (born 1966). Victor Quinones (1959-2006) was listed in Gorilla's obituary as his son as well. This was never confirmed officially by Gorilla but the Marella family has acknowledged this after Gorilla's death. Along with Linda McMahon, Marella was considered as a possible replacement for Vince McMahon as the owner of WWE if McMahon had been found guilty during his 1994 legal trial for illegal steroid use in the company. On July 4, 1994, his adopted son, Joey Marella, fell asleep at the wheel and died in a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, while returning from refereeing a WWE event in Ocean City, Maryland. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. For years, Marella had a custom New Jersey license plate which read "kayfabe Death and legacy Marella died on October 6, 1999, of heart failure brought on by complications of diabetes, at his home in Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He was 62 years old. In a tribute that aired on October 11, 1999, on an episode of Raw Is War from the Georgia Dome, McMahon described Marella as "one of the greatest men I have ever known." He is interred next to his son, Joey Marella, at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. WCW commentator Tony Schiavone acknowledged Marella's death on the October 11, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Bobby Heenan insisted on doing a tribute to Marella, even though Marella never worked for WCW. Heenan said on-air: "Gorilla will be sadly missed. Now he was one big tough man. He was a decent honest man. And we're all gonna miss him very much. And you know the pearly gates in heaven? It's now gonna be called 'the Gorilla position.' Goodbye, my friend." Robert Marella was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, class of 1994, on June 9. When Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004, he ended his acceptance speech with a very emotional, "There's only one thing missing, I wish Monsoon was here." In 2007, when Anthony Carelli made his debut with WWE, as a tribute to Marella, he was given the ring name "Santino Marella".
Фильмографиясы
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Self (archival footage)
Андрэ Гигант
2018
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Self (voice) (archive footage)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
Gorilla Monsoon
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon (WWE President)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1996
1996
Self
WWF 1995: The Year In Review
1995
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Self
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
German Fan Favorites
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
Razor Ramon
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
The Undertaker
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon (Host)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1994
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
Gorilla Monsoon (Commentator)
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
The Ultimate Warrior
1992
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
Gorilla Monsoon
Hulkamania 6
1991
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gorila Monsoon (Commentator)
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
Hulkamania Forever
1990
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling Superheroes
1990
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
Gorilla Monsoon
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
Gorilla Monsoon
The Ultimate Warrior
1989
Gorilla Monsoon (Commentator)
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988
Gorilla Monsoon
Women of the WWF
1988
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
Gorilla Monsoon
George "The Animal" Steele
1987
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
1987
Gorilla Monsoon
Hulkamania 2
1987
Gorilla Monsoon
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
Inside the Steel Cage
1986
Gorila Monsoon
The British Bulldogs
1986
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE Grudge Match
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
Tag Team Champions
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
Gorilla Monsoon
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gorilla Monsoon
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
Gorilla Monsoon (Commentary)
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978
Gorilla Monsoon
WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
1973
Gorilla Monsoon