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    known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as...
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  • in 1979, where he lived with Gorilla Monsoon until 1984. In 1984, Quiñones bought a quarter interest from Gorilla Monsoon in the World Wrestling Council...
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  • Wrestling Federation and son of former wrestler and then WWF announcer Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella) from Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Joey Marella...
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  • 13, 2022. Nems Gorilla MonsoonUnion Heights Archived September 13, 2022, at the Wayback Machine "Rapid album review Nems Gorilla Monsoon". audioapartment...
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    color commentator and is remembered for his on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon. Outside of wrestling, Heenan authored two books, appeared on numerous...
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  • included: Gorilla Monsoon and Lord Alfred Hayes, UK Challenge (1987-1988) Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan (February 7, 1988) Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Schiavone...
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    Samoans (soon to be the Headshrinkers) made their debut. Commentator Gorilla Monsoon made mention of another, larger Samoan that they would soon be seeing...
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  • Escapology "Monsoon", the English-language version of the German hit song "Durch den Monsun" by Tokio Hotel from their 2007 album Scream Gorilla Monsoon (1937-1999)...
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  • the NCAA national rankings. In 1974 he was scouted by Red Berry and Gorilla Monsoon who trained him for a life in professional wrestling and later that...
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    July 9, 1985, with Gorilla Monsoon replacing him as Ventura's co-host the week after. Bobby Heenan made his first appearance as Monsoon's co-host on April...
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    SummerSlam, but was replaced by Razor Ramon at the request of WWF President Gorilla Monsoon, with Ramon challenging for Michaels' Intercontinental Championship...
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  • artist Butterbean. This event also marked the final WWF appearance for Gorilla Monsoon, who died in October that year. WrestleMania is the World Wrestling...
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    Video release of WrestleMania III, Hayes briefly appeared alongside Gorilla Monsoon hyping the event. In 1986, Hayes served as ring announcer for early...
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    most beloved babyfaces throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. As such, Gorilla Monsoon often stated that Roussimoff had not been defeated in 15 years by pinfall...
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  • the event, with play-by-play announcer Gorilla Monsoon adding new comments condemning Sid for his actions (Monsoon had originally said Justice's elimination...
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    venue at Caesar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. He took over for Gorilla Monsoon on WWE Wrestling Challenge the following weekend. Ross worked alongside...
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    Schiavone commentated alongside others including Lord Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon, Hillbilly Jim, Rod Trongard, and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Behind...
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    three decades. As a young adult, Chioda lived close to the Marellas (Gorilla Monsoon and his son Joey), who helped him break into the wrestling business...
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  • belt. The on-screen WWF President Gorilla Monsoon declared the match a no contest. On the June 3 episode of Raw, Monsoon announced that Michaels would defend...
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  • a Texas Death match at the Boston Garden on May 11 and teamed with Gorilla Monsoon several days later fighting to a time-limit draw against Bruno Sammartino...
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    Skaaland Bobo Brazil Buddy Rogers Chief Jay Strongbow Freddie Blassie Gorilla Monsoon James Dudley 1995 Antonino Rocca Ernie Ladd The Fabulous Moolah George...
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  • from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2007. "Gorilla Monsoon". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on October...
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    a brief stop in the WWWF in the Northeast. There they feuded with Gorilla Monsoon & Klondike Bill and the Graham Brothers. The team never won the tag...
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    Raw, before assaulting WWF officials and eventually, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon demanded that Vader cease his attacks and received a Vader Bomb for...
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    Adalberto Torres as Morales's tag team partner, along whom he also faced Gorilla Monsoon and a variety of partners. On October 17, 1965, he defeated Graham...
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    Tanaka occasionally teamed with Gorilla Monsoon. Tanaka also main evented the Garden in tag matches, twice with Gorilla Monsoon vs. Sammartino and Spyros Arion...
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    Toronto which included a match with Gino Morella, who was later known as Gorilla Monsoon. in October 1960, he wrestled in the United States for the St. Louis...
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  • WrestleMania not to feature Jesse "The Body" Ventura as a color commentator. Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby Heenan. When Heenan had to manage at ringside...
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    Prime Time Wrestling from July 17, 1989, to December 25, 1989, with Gorilla Monsoon, feuding with Bobby Heenan, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, and Brother Love...
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  • referee for this match and JYD counted the 3 himself. Commentators Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura then announced that a judge was at ringside and that...
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