Former WWE star and a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella who is also a former WWE United States champion recently talked about his decision to sign with Impact Wrestling recently. He made his return to Impact Wrestling recently.
Santino Marella had been a WWE Legend who made his main roster debut back in 2007. His debut is considered as one of the best debuts in the history of WWE. He was presented as a fan in the crowd who challenged and Open challenge from the Intercontinental Champion Umaga and he went on to meet Umaga for the title with a little help from Bobby Lashley.
Santino Marella Discusses His Decision To Sign With Impact Wrestling
Ultimately he went to become a mid card star in WWE and he won a number of big titles in WWE including the likes of the Intercontinental title, the United States title and the Tag Team title. He spent a long time in WWE and he was released from WWE in 2016 ultimately. He was seen making sporadic appearances every now and then.
Recently he was seen making his Impact wrestling return under his old WWE gimmick and he is doing pretty well. He is considered as one of the best comedians in professional wrestling history and he is keeping up his excellent work in the Impact Wrestling as well.
Santino Marella who is also a former WWE United States champion recently spoke to Dave Van Auken Show presented by Fight Bananas where he talked about his decision to sign with Impact Wrestling recently. He made his return to Impact Wrestling recently. He said;
“I was looking for 2023, not this early, but to get back out there and do something. Scott (D’Amore), as a habit, when he gets former WWE guys, he goes and checks the trademarks. He found that in 2021, WWE did not renew the Santino Marella trademark.
“Scott jumped on it and IMPACT Wrestling now owns the Santino Marella trademark. A lot people, when I came out and said I was Santino Marella, they were like, ‘Woah, how is he able to use that?’ That was almost bigger news than me coming out, being able to use the name. It was fun.
“Not having to modify the character and just being Santino, something that I am good at and comfortable with and I can be Santino on the drop of a dime. I wasn’t gone long enough to where nobody knows me, but I was gone long enough that it means something. It was a good balance. Timing is everything and it was the right time.”
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