Robert Marella

Born: 1937-06-04

Robert James "Gino" Marella, better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. He is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of the World Wrestling Federation, as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He became on-screen WWF President in the latter decade. 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 WWF shows late in his career, is named the Gorilla Position in his honor. He was a record six-time winner of the "Worst Television Announcer" award in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's annual poll.


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Andre the Giant

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-04-10

An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated...

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WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)
Released: 2005-01-25

Few matches deliver power, prestige, and pure adrenaline like the battles for the...

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WWE Raw

as Gorilla Monsoon
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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