Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler of Italian descent better known by his ring name Santino Marella. He has also wrestled as Santina Marella, the "sister" of Santino. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on the Raw brand. Since competing for WWE, he has become a two-time Intercontinental Champion and is the still reigning Miss WrestleMania after holding the title twice.
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Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler of Italian descent better known by his ring name Santino Marella. He has also wrestled as Santina Marella, the "sister" of Santino. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on the Raw brand. Since competing for WWE, he has become a two-time Intercontinental Champion and is the still reigning Miss WrestleMania after holding the title twice.
Carelli was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and attended Elizabeth Simcoe P.S in Canada. He was a mixed martial artist in Japan for several years before moving to the United States in May 2005 to learn to become a professional wrestler.
In the United States, Carelli took classes at and worked for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) a developmental territory for the national World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Upon joining OVW, Carelli was given the ring name Johnny Geo Basco. While there, he was involved in an infamous incident with Jim Cornette, the...
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