Gorilla Monsoon (original) (raw)

| | | 35 movies | 0 Blu-ray releases | 45 DVD releases Born June 4, 1937 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, as Robert James Marella. He was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Best known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon. Monsoon is famous for his run as a villainous super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as commentator and backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s. He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWF 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 WWF shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor. He died October 6, 1999 in Mooresville, New Jersey, at the age of 62. | | Average movie rating Based on 35 movies and 84 ratingsHighest rated: 7.2 / 10 WWF Royal Rumble (1992) Lowest rated: 6.5 / 10 WWF WrestleMa... (1989) | | - | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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