Santino Marella

Santino Marella is the ring name of Anthony Carelli, a Canadian professional wrestler born on March 14, 1974, who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as its on-screen director of authority and has also appeared on WWE's NXT brand. He founded and instructs at the Battle Arts Academy, a martial arts and wrestling school in Mississauga, Ontario, and is the official ambassador of Judo Canada. He is best known for an 11-year run with WWE that began on a live Raw from Milan, Italy, where as a fan picked from the audience he beat Intercontinental Champion Umaga and won the title in his debut match. He won that title once more, the United States Championship once and the WWE Tag Team Championship once, and played his own twin sister Santina Marella. WWE released him in 2016, after which he worked for Impact Wrestling under his real name.