History Wrestling / GorillaMonsoon

* CoolShades

* CoolOldGuy

* BashBrothers: (in the ring) Bruno Sammartino; (on commentary) Wrestling/JesseVentura and Wrestling/BobbyHeenan.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: In a metaphorical sense.
** Gorilla and [[Wrestling/{{Raven}} Johnny Polo (Raven)]] called the Wrestling/ShawnMichaels-Marty Jannetty cage match from the August 17, 1993 ''WWF Superstars'' taping that was later included on the 2003 ''Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Cage Matches'' [=DVD=]. During the match, Gorilla said, "Gorilla don't like cages," and Polo remarked on how many of Monsoon's brethren live in them.

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Billed from [=Manchuria=].

** Also, the German death metal band that named themselves for him.

-->'''Wrestling/BobbyHeenan''': "And you know the Pearly Gates in Heaven? It's now gonna be called 'The Gorilla Position.' Goodbye, my friend"- from the October 11, 1999 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''.

* ArchEnemy: (as a heel): Wrestling/BrunoSammartino; (as a face) George "The Animal" Steele, "Superstar" Billy Graham.

* VitriolicBestBuds: with [=Heenan=]. After Gorilla Monsoon died, Heenan, then working for WCW Nitro, would say that the Pearly Gates of Heaven would now be "The Gorilla Position" -- an allusion not only in tribute of Monsoon, but also of the position wrestlers take just before they enter the main arena for a match or segment.

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for the then-[=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, for the WWA promotion in Los Angeles, for [[http://mapleleafwrestling.4t.com Maple Leaf Wrestling]] in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, for the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}, UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}} and St. Louis, and for the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/wcw/au-iwa-h.html IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-h.html WWC (Puerto Rico) North American Heavyweight Champion]] and a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-t.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team Champion]]. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[Horrible/{{WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

!!! Tropes Associated with Gorilla Monsoon:

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for the then-[=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, for the WWA promotion in Los Angeles and for the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/wcw/au-iwa-h.html IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-h.html WWC (Puerto Rico) North American Heavyweight Champion]] and a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-t.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team Champion]]. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[Horrible/{{WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/wcw/au-iwa-h.html IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-h.html WWC (Puerto Rico) North American Heavyweight Champion]] and a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/wwa/wwa-t.html WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team Champion]]. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[Horrible/{{WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[Horrible/{{WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[Horrible/{{WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

* ArchEnemy: (as a heel): Bruno Sammartino; (as a face) George "The Animal" Steele, "Superstar" Billy Graham.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: After winning a short match against Baron Mikel [=Scicluna=] in Philadelphia, PA, on June 2, 1976, MuhammadAli, the greatest boxer of all time, who was at ringside and was preparing for what would be a [[Website/{{WrestleCrap}} disastrous "match"]] with [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling Antonio Inoki]], ran into the ring and [[{{Kayfabe}} attacked Monsoon]]. Monsoon picked up Ali, gave him an airplane spin and set him back down on the mat. [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] interviewed Monsoon, who said, "This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."

* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much he even had it on his [[VanityLicensePlate license plate]].[[note]][[FridgeBrilliance It works because anyone who saw it and didn't know what it meant would just think it was a made-up word, thus protecting [=Kayfabe=]]].[[/note]]

* ComedyDuo: with [=Heenan=].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: After winning a short match against Baron Mikel [=Scicluna=] in Philadelphia, PA, on June 2, 1976, MuhammadAli, the greatest boxer of all time, who was at ringside and was preparing for what would be a [[Website/{{WrestleCrap}} disastrous "match"]] with [[{{Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling}} Antonio Inoki]], ran into the ring and [[{{Kayfabe}} attacked Monsoon]]. Monsoon picked up Ali, gave him an airplane spin and set him back down on the mat. [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] interviewed Monsoon, who said, "This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: After winning a short match against Baron Mikel [=Scicluna=] in Philadelphia, PA, on June 2, 1976, MuhammadAli, the greatest boxer of all time, who was at ringside and was preparing for what would be a [[{{WrestleCrap}} disastrous "match"]] with [[{{Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling}} Antonio Inoki]], ran into the ring and [[{{Kayfabe}} attacked Monsoon]]. Monsoon picked up Ali, gave him an airplane spin and set him back down on the mat. [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] interviewed Monsoon, who said, "This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."

* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much he even had it on his [[VanityLicensePlate license plate]].

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWF=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWF=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWF=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[{{Horrible/WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania XV]]'' , which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much he even had it on his [[{{VanityLicensePlate}} license plate]].

* VitriolicBestBuds: with [=Heenan=].

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWE=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWE=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWE=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[{{Horrible/WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' XV, which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

* ArchEnemy: (as a heel): Bruno Sammartino; (as a face) George "The Animal" Steele, "Superstar" Billy Graham

* FinishingMove: Airplane Spin, [=Manchurian=] Splash
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Billed from [=Manchuria=]

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Worked as a booker for a time and had ownership points with [=WWE=] and with the World Wrestling Council.

* ShoutOut: The staging area behind the curtain is named the ''Gorilla Position'' in his honor.

* VitriolicBestBuds: with [=Heenan=]

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[[caption-width-right:209: "WILL YOU STOP?"]]

[[caption-width-right:209: "TVTropes, [[{{Memes/ProfessionalWrestling}} you will be singing soprano in the Vienna Boys' Choir after hitting your lower occipital protuberance on the second turnbuckle on the inside."]]]]

[[caption-width-right:209:"WILL YOU STOP?"]]

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Worked as a booker for a time.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Was supposed to have a match with Baron Mikel [=Scicluna=]. Instead, MuhammadAli, the greatest boxer of all time, [[{{Kayfabe}} ran into the ring and started throwing punches at Monsoon]]. Monsoon, picked Ali up, gave him an [[{{FinishingMove}} airplane spin]] and set him back down on the mat. After the match, [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]] interviewed Monsoon, who said, "This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."

* ShoutOut: Born Anthony Carelli, Wrestling/SantinoMarella's last name is a tribute to Monsoon.

'''Robert James "Gino" Marella''' (1937-1999) was an American amateur and [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]], announcer and executive from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} the WWWF/WWF]] from the 1960s to the 1990s as '''Gorilla Monsoon'''. He competed primarily for [=WWE=], but also for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and the [[http://www.worldchampionshipwrestling.com.au/index.html World Championship Wrestling promotion in Australia]] (not to be confused with Wrestling/{{WCW}}). He was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-t.html WWWF United States Tag Team Champion]], holding the belt the first time with Killer Kowalski and the second time with "Cowboy" Bill Watts. After retiring from in-ring competition, he spent many years as a broadcaster on [=WWE=] TV and [=PPV=]s, often with Wrestling/JesseVentura or Wrestling/BobbyHeenan on commentary, and worked in the office and as the [[{{Kayfabe}} President]] of the [=WWF=] after Wrestling/VinceMcMahon had cut ties with the Tunneys, who were the main promoters in [[{{UsefulNotes/Toronto}} the Toronto area for decades.]] Monsoon was inducted into the [=WWE=] Hall of Fame in 1994. His last public appearance was as a judge for the [[{{Horrible/WWE}} "Brawl for All" fight]] between Butterbean and Bart Gunn at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' XV, which Butterbean won in 35 seconds.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Was supposed to have a match with Baron Mikel [=Scicluna=]. Instead, MuhammadAli, the greatest boxer of all time, [[{{Kayfabe}} ran into the ring and started throwing punches at Monsoon]]. Monsoon, picked Ali up, gave him an [[{{FinishingMove}} airplane spin]] and set him back down on the mat. After the match, Wrestling/VinceMcMahon interviewed Monsoon, who said, "This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."

* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much he even had it on his [[{{VanityLicensePlate}} license plate]].