Robert Marella
Robert James "Gino" Marella, better known by hisĀ ring nameĀ ofĀ Gorilla Monsoon, was anĀ AmericanĀ professional wrestler,Ā play-by-play commentator, andĀ booker. He is famous for his run as a super-heavyweight main eventer, and later as the voice of theĀ 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 theĀ Gorilla PositionĀ in his honor. He was a record six-time winner of the "Worst Television Announcer" award in theĀ Wrestling Observer Newsletter's annual poll.
