Santino Marella
| Santino Marella | |
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Marella in January 2016
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| Birth name | Anthony Carelli |
| Born |
March 14, 1974 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence |
Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Babij (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www.battleartsacademy.ca |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Boris Alexiev Johnny Geo Basco Santino Marella Santina Marella Joe Basko |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Billed from | Calabria, Italy |
| Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | August 17, 2003 |
| Retired | July 6, 2014 |
Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974) is a Canadian trainer, entrepreneur, actor, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is known for his tenure in WWE by his ring name Santino Marella. He is the founder of Canadian martial arts and professional wrestling training facility Battle Arts Academy.
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.
Carelli was born in Mississauga, Ontario, to a family of Italian descent, and attended St Basil's Catholic Elementary School, and later Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School. Carelli trained in judo at the age of nine and also competed in high school wrestling, winning the Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) Tournament, back-to-back as a junior and a senior. Carelli was originally trained by journeyman wrestler Don Kolov in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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