Gorilla Monsoon

Birth Name: Robert James Marella

Height: 198 cm

Robert James Marella was born in Rochester, New York, USA . After being a WWF Champion and President, he became known for his work on WWE Raw (1993), WWF Challenge (1986) and WWF Prime-Time Wrestling (1985). He also hosted many Wrestlemanias with Jesse Ventura.He was married to Maureen Hess for 40 years. He passed away on October 6, 1999 in Mooresv... Show more »

I was a physical education major at Ithaca, and the only thing I regret about becoming a professiona...Show more »

I was a physical education major at Ithaca, and the only thing I regret about becoming a professional wrestler is that I missed the opportunity to teach youngsters. Show less «

(On a television program as "Gorilla Monsoon" being asked about his real name.) It took me years to ...Show more »

(On a television program as "Gorilla Monsoon" being asked about his real name.) It took me years to become Gorilla Monsoon. I'm not about to blow that in ten seconds Show less «

(Questioned on why he left teaching to become a professional wrestler) "Of course, there aren't many...Show more »

(Questioned on why he left teaching to become a professional wrestler) "Of course, there aren't many $100,000-a-year teachers." Show less «

(To Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) "Will you stop?!"

After the end of each match: "Stick a fork in 'im; he's done!"

It's pandemonium!

Gorilla Monsoon

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