Santino Marella

WWE wrestler Santino Marella (real name Anthony Carelli) currently wrestles for the company's Raw brand. Carelli practiced Judo as a child and won several tournaments. He was also a mixed martial arts fighter in Japan.

On April 26, 2009, Marella defeated Beth Phoenix at the 2009 Backlash pay-per-view. Skysports: Backlash round-up (April 27, 2009)

In 2005, Carelli moved to the United States and began training in Ohio Valley Wrestling.The Sun: The man behind Santino Marella (December 6, 2007)

While in OVW, Carelli was involved in an incident with then-booker Jim Cornette, which resulted in Cornette yelling at and slapping Carelli. As a result, Cornette was removed from his position and replaced with Paul Heyman.The Sun: The man behind Santino Marella (December 6, 2007)

Carelli made his WWE debut (as Santino Marella) on April 16, 2007 as a fan chosen to wrestle then-Intercontinental Champion Umaga. Carelli pinned Umaga and won the title as a "face" (good guy). After losing the belt, he developed an on-screen relationship with Maria, later turning "heel" (bad guy) as a possessive and jealous boyfriend.WWE.com: Santino Marella Biography

After establishing himself as a comedic character during his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Santino then began a on-again, off-again relationship with Beth Phoenix. He also hosted his own WWE.com video podcast called Santino's Casa.Online World of Wrestling: Santino Marella Profile WWE.com: Santino's Casa

A Casa episode posted on August 28, 2008, sparked a feud between Carelli and blogger Perez Hilton.PerezHilton.com: Attention Wrestling Fans (September 7, 2008)

• WWE.com: Santino Marella wins the Intercontinental Championship

• WWE.com: Santino looks to silence his critics

• Google News: Santino Marella

• March 6, 1974: Born Anthony Carelli

• 1994: Wins the Canadian Men's Under-21 Championship for Judo

• 2004: Makes professional debut

• 2006: Signs with World Wrestling Entertainment

• 2007: Makes WWE Raw debut, winning the Intercontinental Championship