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Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1979) is an Italian-Canadian professional wrestler,mixed martial artist and judoka, better known by his ring name Santino Marella. He is currently signed to WWE, competing on its Raw Brand, where he is the reigning United States Champion. He is a two-time Intercontinental Champion and former Tag Team Champion with Vladimir Kozlov.
In the United States, Carelli took wrestling classes at and worked for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) a developmental territory for the national World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Upon joining OVW, Carelli was given the ring name Johnny Geo Basco. While there, he was involved in an infamous incident with Jim Cornette, the company's head booker and part-owner. After a storyline where he was supposed to act afraid of the Boogeyman but instead laughed, Cornette yelled at and slapped Carelli, leading to Cornette being removed from his position as booker of OVW by WWE.
Paul Heyman was appointed OVW booker to replace Cornette and changed Carelli's ring name from Johnny Geo Basco to Boris Alexiev, giving him a Russian shoot fighter gimmick. As Alexiev he made his debut on April 12, 2006 along with his manager and "comrade", Mr. Strongko. With his new gimmick he was booked to dominate opponents with stiff strikes and submission style wrestling, including a 10-second win over a wrestler named Dewey. He signed a developmental deal with WWE on August 11, 2006, and continued working in OVW.
Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE and appearing on its Raw brand as the reigning WWE Champion.
In professional wrestling, Brooks is a seven time World Champion, having held the ROH World Championship and ECW Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship twice.
In addition to these championships Punk has also won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston), and the WWE Intercontinental Championship making him the nineteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the man to achieve this honor fastest at 203 days. Between WWE and Ring of Honor (where he is also a two-time World Tag Team Champion), Punk has won a total of eleven championships. He was also the winner of the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches (the only wrestler to win the match twice in a row), and was the 2011 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner.
Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the ROH roster, where he was the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school as well as winning both of their championships. In 2005, Punk signed a contract with WWE and was sent to its developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won every championship available in the promotion. Throughout his career, Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being straight edge, a lifestyle he follows in his actual day-to-day life. Depending on Punk's alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, he emphasizes different aspects of the culture to encourage the desired audience reaction.
Elizabeth Kocianski Carolan (born November 24, 1980) is a Polish-American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand and is a former WWE Divas Champion.
Carolan had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, before being trained by the All Knighters. After her debut in May 2001, she wrestled for numerous independent promotions, and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural Shimmer shows. In 2004, she began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in October 2005. She first debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she twice won the OVW Women's Championship, although her second reign is not officially recognized.
She returned to the Raw brand in July 2008, and was heavily pushed, dominating the other WWE Divas and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". She won her first WWE Women's Championship at the No Mercy pay-per-view in October, and held it for six months. She then developed an on-screen relationship with Santino Marella, dubbed "Glamarella", and won the Women's Championship for a second time in August 2008, although she lost it in January 2009. In January 2010, at the Royal Rumble she became the second woman in history to enter the Royal Rumble match, and went on to win the Women's Championship for the third time in April, holding it for a month. In October 2011, Phoenix won the WWE Divas Championship for the first time.
Actors: Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Paul Levesque (actor), Vince McMahon (actor), Ryan Shore (composer), Michael Luisi (producer), Michael Ryan (writer), George Murdoch (actor), April Jeanette (actress), Sin Cara (actor),
Plot: When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case.
Genres: Animation,Actors: Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Dalip Singh (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Elizabeth Carolan (actress),
Genres: Action,Actors: Jason Reso (actor), Vickie Guerrero (actress), Layla El (actress), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Elizabeth Carolan (actress), Jesus Rodriguez (actor), Paul Lloyd Jr. (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Ron Killings (actor), Brian James (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), John Cena (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Mick Foley (actor), Jerry Lawler (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Glenn Jacobs (actor), Brian James (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), Mark Henry (actor), John Hennigan (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), John Cena (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Adam Copeland (actor), Chris Jericho (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: John Cena (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Darren Matthews (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), John Hennigan (actor), Adam Copeland (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Kevin Nash (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Mickie James (actress), Antonio Banks (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Adam Copeland (actor), Maria Kanellis (actress), Jeff Hardy (actor), Matt Hardy (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), John Layfield (actor), Paul Levesque (actor), Shawn Michaels (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Dave Finlay (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Antonio Banks (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Tony Chimel (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Jonathan Coachman (actor), Carlos Colón Jr. (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Jack Doan (actor), Eddie Fatu (actor), Todd Grisham (actor),
Genres: Sport,