Professional wrestling legend and a former WWE United States champion Santino Marella who is a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion recently explained why did not think he would ever get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
The Debut of Santino Marella is considered as one of the most iconic debuts in WWE history. Even though it is not taken on the same level of the debuts like Kane and Chris Jericho, it is still remembered as one of the most shocking and best debuts as well.
Santino Marella Explains Why He Is Unsure Of His Hall Of Fame Induction
Before working in WWE he worked on the Independence circuit for 3 years and after that he worked on the Ohio Valley Wrestling which was the development Territory of WWE back then.
During a Monday Night RAW segment in 2007, Vince McMahon picked up a random person from the audience to face Umaga for the WWE Intercontinental championship. That random person was Santino. It was a no DQ match where Bobby Lashley interfered and helped Santino to win the WWE Intercontinental championship on his debut match.
After this incident he became a regular WWE star. He worked as both babyface and heel. But he is mostly remembered by the world of professional wrestling for his amazing comedy performance. He is considered as one of the best comedians in WWE history. He is still active in the independent circuit and wrestles occasionally. Recently he joined Impact Wrestling.
Santino Marella who is a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion recently spoke to Ignorance is Strength program where he explained why did not think he would ever get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He said;
“I don’t know. There are a lot of well-respected people that are pretty confident I’m going in. I don’t know. I hope working for IMPACT doesn’t take away from that anymore. If it happens ten years from now, that would be cool.
Santino Marella Wants To Wrestle For His Kids
“My daughter is 27, but I also have a one-year-old and a four-year-old. I just wrestled in front of my four-year-old for the first time at the Rebellion pay-per-view. It made me realize that I want to wrestle a little bit just for him and my younger daughter, just to give them a memory.
“My son is only four. Do you remember shit from when you were four your whole life? A wrestling match is a big thing, he might remember that, or have pictures of it. I’ll probably have to wrestle when he’s seven or eight just to make sure he remembers the event. I may have to wrestle for a few more years, sporadically, and give them some lifelong memories.”
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