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Robert Marella

1937-06-04 – 1999-10-06 (age 62) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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.

Known For

Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant

2018

as Self (archive footage)

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

2005

as Gorilla Monsoon (archive footage)