Robert James "Gino" Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play announcer, and booker. He is famous for his run as one of the great super-heavyweights, and later as the voice of the World Wrestling Federation as announcer and as backstage manager during the 1980s and 1990s, and added on-screen President to his duties in the latter decade. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWF shows late in his career, is named the Gorilla Position in his honor.
Marella attended Jefferson High School in Rochester, New York, becoming a standout athlete in football, amateur wrestling, and track and field. At the time, he weighed over 300 pounds (136 kg), and was affectionately called "Tiny" by his teammates.
Marella was also a standout athlete after high school at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He continued to wrestle, now weighing over 350 pounds, and took second in the 1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships. He also held several school athletic records, including an 18-second wrestling pin, and several track-and-field distinctions. He was inducted into the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973. During the summers he was at Ithaca College, he was a construction worker in Rochester. One of the buildings he helped construct was the Rochester War Memorial. He was inducted into the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010 along with longtime childhood friend Frank Marotta who gave a speech on his behalf.
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. (born November 7, 1918) is an American evangelical Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status with national media backing of William Randolph Hearst and Henry Luce in 1949. His sermons were broadcast on radio and television, with some still re-broadcast today.
Graham is notable for having been a spiritual adviser to several United States Presidents; he was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon. During the civil rights movement, he began to support integrated seating for his revivals and crusades; in 1957 he invited Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to jointly preach at a huge revival in New York City, where they appeared together at Madison Square Garden, and bailed the minister out of jail in the 1960s when he was arrested in demonstrations.
Having built an evangelical empire and organized huge events worldwide, Graham has personally preached the Gospel to more people than any other person in history. His institutions include a variety of media and publishing outlets. According to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at Billy Graham Crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. As of 2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion.
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE. Upon acquiring World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), McMahon's WWE became the sole remaining major American professional wrestling promotion (until the national expansion of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor).
As an on-camera character, he can appear on all WWE brands (though the majority of the time, he appears on Raw). McMahon plays a character known by the ring name Mr. McMahon, based on his real life persona. In the world of WWE, he is a two-time world champion, having won the WWF Championship and ECW World Championship. He was also the winner of the 1999 Royal Rumble.
Vince is the husband of Linda McMahon, with whom he ran WWE from its establishment in 1980 until she resigned as the CEO in September 2009.
Plot
The 5th Annual Royal Rumble battle royal, with the vacant WWF Title going to the winner, WWF Intercontinental Championship: The Mountie vs. Roddy Piper, WWF Tag Team Championship: The Leigon of Doom vs The Natural Disasters, The Beverly Brothers vs. The Bushwackers, The Orient Express vs. The New Foundation
Keywords: tv-special, world-wrestling-federation, wrestling
Gorilla Monsoon, Announcer: No one ever, in the history of the Royal Rumble, has drawn No. 1-5 and been there at the end.::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: Oh, shut up!
[Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are celebrating Flair's title win in the Royal Rumble]::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: We hate to say we told you so, but...::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer, Mr. Perfect: We told you so!
[Rowdy Roddy Piper has just pulled Jake "The Snake" Roberts off of Ric Flair]::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: I never thought I'd say this, but thank you Piper. It's a kilt. It's not a skirt, it's a kilt.::[Piper then nails Flair]::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: You no good creep! You skirt-wearing freak! It's not a kilt, it's a skirt.
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: You have to remember. Virgil once had that million dollar belt. Of course he stole it, but he still had it.::Gorilla Monsoon, Announcer: Oh, give me a break.::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: Virgil entered at what, 23? I mean, who knows how many bags he's been through in the back?::Gorilla Monsoon, Announcer: Would you stop?
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: I'm soaking wet. I need a drink. Hey you, stupid! Get me something with a kick!
Gorilla Monsoon, Announcer: The Barbarian doesn't like Flair.::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: The Barbarian doesn't like anybody. When I managed him, he barely liked *me*.
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: [Upon seeing Ric Flair come out #3 in the Royal Rumble] No!::Gorilla Monsoon, Announcer: Ohhhhh!::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: Damn it!::Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, Announcer: Oh, you can kiss it goodbye, Brain!
Plot
The wedding of Randy Savage & Elizabeth. Also, Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa & Gen. Adnan, WWF Intercontinental Title: Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart, WWF Tag Team Titles: The Nasty Boys vs. The Leigon of Doom, I.R.S. vs. Greg Valentine, The Natural Disasters vs. The Bushwackers, Jailhouse Match: The Mountie vs. The Big Boss Man, Million Dollar Belt: Ted DiBiase vs. Virgil, The British Bulldog, Ricky Steamboat & The Texas Tornado vs. Power & Glory & The Warlord
Keywords: world-wrestling-federation, wrestling
A Match Made In Heaven... And A Match Made In Hell
Gay male in prison: Hi!::The Mountie: Oh, my God!::Gay male in prison: Don't you just love the way leather feels against your body?::The Mountie: Let me outta here! Let me outta here!
The Mountie: [police are dragging Mountie through the prison] You can't do this to me!, You can't, No, No, you can't do that!::New York Police Officer: Give me your finger! [to take his finger prints]::The Mountie: You can't do this to me! You want the finger? There's the finger! [sticks his finger up at the police man]
Bobby Heenan: There is only one law and order in that ring and it's the man in the red shirt [the Mountie]::Roddy Piper: Well I believe it's the man in the blue shirt! [Big Bossman]
Bobby Heenan: [Jerry Saggs smashes a tray with water in it over Hawk] I bet yer that's the first bath he's had in ages!::Gorilla Monsoon: Will you stop!
The Mountie: You guys think you're tough guys? Gimme my shock stick! Why don't you get... Hey! No! No! You're not taking my picture! Nooo! You're not taking... You're not taking my picture! [puts his head down and hids his face behind his hands]::New York Police Officer: So, I guess The Boss Man kicked your butt, huh?::The Mountie: [suddenly looks up] What'd you...::[they take his picture]::The Mountie: Nooo! You don't take that picture! No!
The Mountie: [as he's being booked] You can't do this to me! You can't do this to me! Ow! You're hurting my arms! You're hurting my arms! Jimmy Hart! Lemme go! You buncha... Lemme go! Ow! Let me go! I'm a... [suddenly calms down] Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Let me go. I'll walk. I'll walk. You win. You win, I'll walk. [the cops let him walk] Let me walk, you're hurting m... [turns to run, but the cops quickly intercept him] Let me outta here! I'm allowed a phone call! I'm an international law enforcement officer!
Bobby Heenan: [Roddy Piper won't stop calling Heenan 'Boobs'] Monsoon will you tell him to stop calling me Boobs!::Bobby Heenan: But he can hear you!
Gorilla Monsoon: If The Mountie Loses, They should take that little Runt to Jail as well.
Robert Remus: Take a look at the Ultimate Puke, He Still Looks a little snake bit to me.
The Big Bossman: [When The Mountie Leaves to Go to Jail] Bye Bye Jailbird.
Plot
WWF Title: Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker, The Leigon of Doom & The Big Boss Man vs. The Natural Disasters & Irwin R. Schyster, Ric Flair, The Mountie, Ted DiBiase & The Warlord vs. Roddy Piper, Virgil, The British Bulldog & Bret Hart, The Rockers & The Bushwackers vs. The Beverly Brothers & The Nasty Boys, Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, Tito Santana & The Texas Tornado vs. Col. Mustafa, Skinner, The Berzerker & Hercules
Keywords: african-american, briefcase, british, brother-brother-relationship, bulldog, bushwhacker, canadian, chair, champion, colonel
The Gravest Challenge
Plot
Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, Tugboat & The Big Boss Man vs. Earthquake, Dino Bravo, The Barbarian & Haku. The Ultimate Warrior, The Texas Tornado, & The Leigon of Doom vs. Mr. Perfect & Demolition. Ted DiBiase, The Undertaker, and Rhythm & Blues vs. Dusty Rhodes, The Hart Foundation & Koko B. Ware. Rick Martel, Power & Glory and The Warlord vs. Jake Roberts, The Rockers & Jimmy Snuka. Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana & The Bushwackers vs. Sgt. Slaughter, The Orient Express & Boris Zhukov. The Ultimate Survivor Match: Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior & Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, Power & Glory & The Warlord.
Keywords: american-dream, barbarian, bird, bushwhacker, canadian, champion, debut, demolition, doom, drill-sergeant
Ted DiBiase: Everybody's got a price for the Million Dollar Man. So without further adieu, I will introduce to you now my mystery partner. Led to the ring by his manager, Brother Love, weighing in at 320 pounds, from Death Valley, I give you the Undertaker!
Howard Finkel: [after Hacksaw Jim Duggan used the 2x4 on Earthquake] Hacksaw Jim Duggan has been disqualified.::Gorilla Monsoon: He Lost it Hot Rod.::Roddy Piper: He Lost it.
Plot
The Ultimate Warrior, The Rockers and Jim Neidhart vs.Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Arn Anderson & Haku, Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts & Demolition vs. Ted DiBiase, The Powers of Pain & Zeus, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect & The Rougeau Brothers vs. Roddy Piper, The Bushwackers & Jimmy Snuka, Randy Savage, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine & The Canadian Earthquake vs. Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ronnie Garvin & Hercules, Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, The Red Rooster & Tito Santana vs. The Honky Tonk Man, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown & The Big Boss Man
Keywords: american-dream, barbarian, barber, board, bodyguard, canadian, choke-hold, earthquake, ex-cop, exhaustion
Gorilla Monsoon: I don't care if you've got a 'Z' on the side of your head, that's not legal!
Sean Mooney: Where is Bobby Heenan?::Rick Rude: That is none of your business Mooney!
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister: I want you Hulk Hogan!
Gorilla Monsoon: [Dave Hebner attacks Zeus] That's not the referee's job to do that.
Ted DiBiase: Survivor Series 1989.
Plot
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant, WWF Intercontinental Title: The Honky Tonk Man vs. The Ultimate Warrior, WWF Tag Team Title: Demolition vs. The Hart Foundation, Don Muraco vs. Dino Bravo, The Rougeaus vs. The British Bulldogs, The Powers of Pain vs. the Bolsheviks, Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera, The Junk Yard Dog vs. Ravishing Rick Rude, The Big Boss Man vs. Koko B. Ware, Hercules vs. Jake the Snake Roberts
Keywords: african-american, barbarian, board, bodyguard, bolshevik, bribe, british, brother-brother-relationship, bulldog, canadian
Plot
Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, Hercules & Hillbilly Jim vs. Ted DiBiase, Haku, The Twin Towers & Red Rooster. Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect & Harley Race vs. Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Ken Patera, Scott Casey & Tito Santana. The Rockers, The Powers of Pain, The Young Stallions, The British Bulldogs & The Hart Foundation vs. Demolition, The Bolsheviks, The Brain Busters, The Rougeau Brothers & Los Conquistadors. The Ultimate Warrior, The Blue Blazer, Brutus Beefcake, Sam Houston & Jim Brunzell vs. Bad News Brown, The Honky Tonk Man, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine & Ron Bass.
Keywords: african-american, anglo-african, barbarian, barber, bird, bodyguard, bolshevik, british, bulldog, canadian
Teams of Five Strive to Survive.
Jesse Ventura: Gorilla, you know you wear shades now, is that because you want to be like me?::Gorilla Monsoon: No it's because I want to see, Jess.
Mr. Fuji: I'm The Boss.
Plot
Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Ken Patera, Don Muracco & Paul Orndorff vs. Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed, One Man Gang & Rick Rude. Strike Force, The Killer Bees, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, The British Bulldogs & The Rougeau Brothers vs. The Hart Foundation, The Islanders, The Bolsheviks, Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo. The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McEntyre & The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Sherri Martel, Lelani Kai, Dawn Marie, Donna Christanello & Judy Martin. Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, Jim Duggan & Jake Roberts vs. The Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Danny Davis, Ron Bass & Hercules
Keywords: african-american, bald-man, barber, bolshevik, british, brother-brother-relationship, bulldog, canadian, champion, demolition
Howard Finkel: [Hulk Hogan has been counted out] Ladies and gentlemen, as a result of a count out, Hulk Hogan has been eliminated. The Referees have instructed that if Hulk Hogan does not leave the ring and go back to the dressing room, he will award the bout to Andre The Giants team.