Santino Marella On Making Wrestlers Break Character

Former WWE Superstar Santino Marella discusses mispronouncing the names of famous WWE Superstars such as "Rey Mastreo" or "John Chena"
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[@akale2620]

Why's the audio so crap, do better

[@freedomgilbert5037]

When are you going to interview Joe Hendry? Crap I said his name & he appears 😂😂

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

Santino Marella is one of those guys who you don't realize how good they are until they're not there anymore. One of the best mid-card talents that was all about the show.

[@benjamincompton9767]

Fantastic; selfless, entertaining and not un-talented by any means.

[@barry_vyolent]

Truly a GOAT

[@JoseTrujillo-cq3pr]

they shoulda had him win elimination chamber 😂

[@TheAustinKendall]

I'll never forget 12 year old me, who had just got into wrestling, watching this random guy picked out of the audience and winning the intercontinental championship! I thought it was 100% legit and was thinking this dude went from Joe Blow to working for WWE off chance LOL

[@browserboy1984]

@@TheAustinKendall I was in the exact same position. Randomly caught the episode with the ridiculous fake Rosie and Donald, and then saw Wrestlemania 23.

[@chrisbinwang2119]

Rodney the Piper, The Honky Donky Man, Jimmy Camel, Baptista. Always makes me laugh. My favorite Santino moment is that one where Kane asked him where CM Punk was and Santino answered; "Did you try the Pepsi Machine?" LMAO gold.

[@mychaeljones7526]

😅😅😅😅 I'll give it up

[@KSE828]

Kah-nay.

[@jaycomplexkidrandle1889]

Michael McGillyGillycutty

[@jacobcote1067]

HONKY DONKY MAN IM SENT😂😂😂😂

[@benjamincompton9767]

Chon chainer will always be the best one

[@jpquiambao6437]

"The Manimal BAPTISTA" always gets me laugh🤣🤣

[@mexicannightmare9759]

We need a Santino and R Truth together in a comedy show

[@cs77smith67]

That be so awesome 😂 so many ideas 💡 with them 2

[@davidsmith-uw2ci]

Would be epic

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

WWE should invest in this! Could actually be worth $ to produce!

[@simonmoller]

R truth santino and little Jimmy 😁😁

[@King_Shuni]

Especially if it’s a fake reality TV show. Something like impractical jokers lol

[@michaelrivera8360]

John Chena still to this day makes me laugh😂😂🤣

[@dboyfly24]

Facts

[@JalenPrice_252]

Baptista, Sheamoose the list goes on and on

[@Guitarnivore]

When I saw the thumbnail the first thing I said was "John Chaina".😆

[@RobJaskula]

​@@JalenPrice_252 Baptista 😂

[@puglife8946]

Shay moose, talking to Sheamus

[@Winshallah]

All Santinoism's are great, but Kané might be his finest work

[@FarajiCouncil]

Not as good as when truth broke Brock

[@admadras]

I think Kelly Kelly... Kelly is my favorite

[@jimbo_1312]

Honky tonky mans or Rodney the Piper for me.

[@gdarippa69]

Cane is pronounced like that in Italian and it means dog. Cena means dinner in Italian and that’s how it’s pronounced. Santino is the 🐐

[@froilandragon5693]

Nah fam I flipped when I heard Santino call Akon “Wrapping Singger Acorn”

[@WWRNC]

Drew Macintosh always cracks me. When he impersonated Steve Austin, I swear, I can cry from laughter every single time I watch it. OPEN A CAN OF THE ASS WHIP! He also called Akon, “Acorn” and I died.

[@michaelrivera8360]

And Rey Mastrio and KYJ😂😂🤣

[@christian10999]

“Stomp a mud pie, eat some low fat frozen yogurt”

[@MovieProdigy25]

Tea party with Sheamus was great!!!

[@WWRNC]

@@MovieProdigy25 Yeah he had Sheamus breaking character from calling him a ginger lmao

[@humbledude3784]

And that’s the bottom lines… Sometimes I like to say more than one things.

[@thecornettmultiverse]

Hearing Santino without the accent is both mind blowing and humbling at the same time.

[@tg73188]

trailer park boys reference is god tier

[@robthedude4861]

Ok so I don't have a tumor and did hear Santino name drop Trailer Park Boys.

[@fantstic16]

One mans garbage is another mans good ungarbage

[@ryry2594]

Scrolled hoping to find a comment on that lol

[@zdmay]

Ricky ftw.

[@Mohawk_Productions]

Love some trailer park boys

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

Funny thing is "Cena" is actually the Italian word for "Dinner" and Santino simply pronounced Cena in the Italian way so it was technically correct! Genius in his simplicity...

[@AndrewDaniele87]

That is correct Mr. Wall

[@michaelchallis4129]

John Cena is not food.

[@eljohncabildo4086]

..AND HIS NAME IS JOHN DINNER!

[@tonyboots2958]

Skimmed through the comments to see if anyone posted this about the word “cena”.

[@Peerocka]

Giovanni Pasto Serale

[@dookiepossum]

The last part of the clip was the best where he admits, just being there, doing anything to help is so awesome. Can’t turn on the wrestling news without being bombarded by “so and so is upset with their usage”

[@telesamherring]

Tell me you're a child who's never worked a day in their life without telling me. I mean, wouldn't you be upset if the only time you got paid was when you appear on screen and the company who hired you decides, "eh, no screen time for 6 months for you." Add in the fact that you're essentially on call nearly every day, and your contract states you can't make money any way other than being on the show. That said, being an adult with bills to pay, going potentially months on end with no paycheck, under a multi-year contract that doesn't allow me to have another source of income, yeah, I'd be pretty upset, too. Either use me for what you HIRED me for or get rid of me so I can make money elsewhere. Just like ANY other job, the employees are allowed to air their grievances with the company, so long as they don't violate any NDAs. And they ARE allowed to be upset over not being utilized. It's no different than starting a job that promised 40+hours a week at $14/hr and when you get there, they're like "just kidding, it's actually 12 hours a week and $7/hr". A lot of performers are being screwed over, but yes, let's bitch about THEM being upset for it. Your entitlement is appalling.

[@shad2466]

nice pic bro

[@mychaeljones7526]

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[@dookiepossum]

@@shad2466 wat

[@popo0129]

Sir this is a Wendy’s.

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

“The Honkey Donkey Man” is the best! 😂 I still laugh at that one 😂

[@rally_chronicles]

Which wrestler was that?

[@dgtamer43yt]

The Honky Tonk Man

[@waynecarter2169]

My favourite was "The Manimal Baptista, I can shoot lasers from my hands!" 😅😅😅

[@sbfantom]

My name-a BAPTISTA I shoot lasers from my arms cuz I’m-a eight years old KEE KEE KEEKEEKEE

[@prodigal71]

Santino was just gold...he never failed to make me laugh 😅

[@IowaPorkChop]

Santino saying Sha-moose during his segments with Sheamus are gold! Man Santino on the mic is completely underrated!

[@baileyjones5744]

Santino developed a Character that never really gets taken seriously in professional wrestling. The comedy guy that got beaten up a lot never really went anywhere in professional wrestling. Yet incredibly Santino was a character that was not only funny but had success too, won championships as this guy that no one took seriously. The one thing the WWE misses is this type of comedic character. They should have kept him on in some capacity in the company. I think he deserved a bigger push too. Santino is a very very good character and so under-appreciated by fans. Most people just see him as a jobber

[@AgentAika001]

What's sad is that you NEED people like this in wrestling yet they don't get the respect they deserve. Everyone cant be "the guy" I remember back when I watched some of my favorite characters were the perpetual silly guys who always lost. They had stupid yet entertaining story lines and were generally pretty decent in ring performers.

[@TheCrispAlien]

And then you remember his first match he won the Intercontinental Championship Belt.

[@jameskatu6339]

So Humble & Grateful a lotta Wrestlers have forgotten this

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

He even call him that on SVR 2011.

[@whome9111]

Loved him as a performer!! Always made me laugh and really seems to have the positive attitude we should all have in our daily lives.

[@lmntsgames3848]

Satino is a people's champion

[@fitzgerald434]

My favorite moment with Santino was a backstage segment with Kane, where Kane was asking where CM Punk was and Santino said have you tried looking near the pepsi machine lol. No one referenced Punks tattoo until Santino said something

[@markmorabito1643]

His last name actually is Italian, and actually would be pronounced correctly this way. I had a Professor Cena in college, who was Italian, who pronounced it the was Santino does.

[@davidepannone6021]

Hehe yeah in Italian cena means dinner 😂 lunch would be pranzo

[@Airemon]

he is a very humble man its strange that his "character" was almost the polar opposite, but he played it so well.

[@gdarippa69]

Cena is pronounced Chena in Italian because the C is pronounced Ch. Cena means dinner 😂

[@joshshields9229]

Santino making Shamus break was my all time favorite segment, with him.

[@cjtquk]

Sheamoosse

[@stream_gene]

Santino knew exactly what his job was in WWE, and love him or hate him the guy was the perfect comedic midcarder.

[@simplyhuman2213]

Such a good person with a good vibe

[@TheBubbajoe7]

The Trailer Park Boys inspiration makes perfect sense since he's Canadian

[@SpartanSprinkles]

Between Santino and Del Rio, Sheamus will forever be Shay-Moose to me and the homies.

[@michaelrivera8360]

That tea party segment with Sheamus is still an all time Raw segement watching Sheamus try not to break character was awesome😂😂🤣

[@hardjohnson1457]

I still remember him calling Snoop as Snoopy the Dog.

[@PigDogVideo]

His promo with Freddy the Prince Jr. Back in 09 or so was gold. “Put me in one of your mooovies!”

[@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE]

BAPTISTA!, SHAMUS!, REY MASTRIO, JOHN CHENA, RODDY DA PIPER

[@DevinHeida]

KANÉ

[@Kuribohchaos8]

Stoned the cold steve austin. And...... The honky tonka mannnn

[@idiotbox41580]

Santino was such a gem. My aunty and grandma loved watching him especially when he would power walk down to the ring 🤣🤣

[@shanewillis4602]

Santino referencing The Trailer Park Boys just made my day lol.

[@gilbert2821]

one of the best genuine funny acts in recent times. he still has the best reaction after getting eliminated in the royal rumble. that one always crack me laughing. 🤣

[@francisd1017]

I wasn't ready! 😂

[@JackBin1289]

i want santino to come back and become a writer for the comedy bits for wwe. i truly think he could handle those segments well if he’s the one pushing them in the right direction

[@moi712]

When he called Chris Jericho KYJ 😂😂

[@hyperbomb02]

"And that's the bottom lines." "It's the bottom line" "Well sometimes I like to say more than one thing"

[@VeritasMiles]

The Greatest Intercontinental Champion Of All The Times!

[@thomass.7836]

I loved the Barrett Garage😅😅

[@trippihollow9437]

Santino ended up being universally loved. You never really see someone get over these days for being funny. I remember everyone collectively cheering for Santino in the elimination chamber match. I wanted him to win so badly and lose it the next night in a hilarious way.

[@popo0129]

It's funny since a few of my friends know Santino as this funny wrestler. Everyone always saying someone needs a title to be remembered or get over but Santino is remembered not even for that but for his comedy in a show that is already serious. Man is basically the rest part of the competitiveness and can make your night easily by just doing his thing. You still rooted for him and never wanted him to get beat up badly when he loses. I still remember wanting him and Koslov to team up so bad since he wanted it so bad. The guy even wrestled against him and just earned his respect by being funny but also trying. That story of the formation of that team was just so good.

[@immortallegacy100]

shea-moose is still my favorite. Occasionally call him that to this day.

[@havok2111]

This makes me so happy! I refer to him as John Chena every time I see him, I love it.

[@garyhall2770]

The best thing Santino ever did was to get Kane to do the trombone celebration dance.

[@fadeskywards1245]

That was so cool!

[@ElwoodBlatch]

So proud to call him a fellow Canadian and I like that when my kids watch Treehouse they get to see him on Miss Persona while totally oblivious to the fact that he was a wrestler. Which is also funny because my 5 year-old is starting to inquire about Daddy watching wrestling and I can’t wait to show him Santino in WWE and tell him he’s the mail courier on Miss Persona

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

There have been a number of wrestlers with good comedic instincts and timing, but Santino was, and is, the greatest of all times.

[@scxiao]

I always thought it was "John Chaina" a pun of the Chain Gang catchphrase that Cena used for a while

[@KHFMcAwesome]

One of my proudest moments as a wrestling commentator was when I got one of the wrestlers in the company I work for to break character! So I completely get what he means by it then becoming something you challenge yourself to do again after doing it once!

[@jjhaya]

You're a wrestling commentator? 😮 Awesome!

[@peet404]

Every few months I always go back and watch the tea segment with “shaymoose” 😂 love it!

[@Reddeatharrow]

Such an underrated character. Just glad he got a little spotlight so we could all enjoy. 👏

[@colebuschle]

I freakin loved Santino and Beth together. Comedy gold.

[@elenaHBK]

He's so humble, what a good man! Santino was gold

[@AndresHernandez-qp5pe]

A goat in the game as far as Characters go the unibrow was priceless

[@GavinFromAutoglassRepair]

The man is the original founding father of the John Xina. 😂

[@fadeskywards1245]

Zhong Xina 🍦

[@jpr2136]

Thank you Santino!!!!!! Please make a comeback!

[@MoshDelgado]

To this day I can only refer to Dave Bautista as "The Manimal, Baptista"

[@t5dagreat]

Santino was always entertaining and had me howling, especially Rey Munstrio (Mysterio)! I still jokingly say it like that to this day! "Youuuu summa-ma gun!!"

[@chrish5136]

As a Nova Scotian it always makes me happy when I hear a Trailer Park Boys reference.

[@markosmeini8697]

Santino basically grateful humble begginings

[@HulkVahkiin]

So glad they talked about this. One of my favorite break character moment too LOL

[@hatinassafroduck7807]

I’m surprised Santino and R Truth didn’t have more segments together

[@Jedbarbz]

He got me cracking on Wrestlemania haha Socko vs the Cobra was the funniest shit 😂😂

[@KkevrockK]

I quit watching wrestling for a number of years as I got busy being a father, I’m sad that I missed this dudes run because the clips I see are hilarious.

[@pukeymcphistyJC]

Absolute best is Johnny Laryngitis 🤣 Comedic gold

[@jonathanberry8656]

My fav moment with santino would still be when he saluted the stunner.

[@ibeethatoneguy7807]

I loved this dude when I used to watch wrestling. I remember watching the John Chena when it aired, shit was funny as hell

[@dionicioysassi1564]

This guy is the best. Love his characters. I've listened to him on podcasts more that another wrastler

[@Yanny989]

One of my favourite characters of his era lol. ALWAYS fun to watch and a good wrestler too

[@vikasthakur7644]

we need Santino and R-truth as guests on Miz TV😂😂😂

[@HowToBeABusinessAnalyst]

Sometimes I wonder how much of the audience realizes that if "Cena" were an Italian surname, it would in fact actually be pronounced "Chena", without having an "h" in it. To me, this makes the bit doubly funny and genius, because unlike "Mastrio" and some of the others, Santino's alternate pronunciation of "Cena" is actually correct in another language!

[@GlyntTheCat]

Santino was the wrestler you loved because they put a smile on your face.

[@jamiekoh6113]

I hope Santino gets his flowers more. Looking back, he's one of the funniest comedy wrestlers ever.

[@Strangepete]

Santino Marella was the right guy to end Undertaker's Wrestlemania streak. But only if his cobra strike was fueled by that magic energy drink made by the Muppets on Raw back in 2011.

[@dary0097]

I love His Attitude on life in general 🔥

[@jstrang01]

Where Is this compilation at? I can't find it

[@JamesMincey]

I liked how he'd say Deonna Purrazzo's name with a proper Italian pronunciation

[@hexidecibel999]

Still remember beating Santino in SVR 2010... thx for the shot homie... I became a Legend of the Biz 🤣

[@donkorleone5188]

I still remember that promo of "Rodney the Piper" XD

[@posner89]

Absolutely love santino. One of the best things to happen in a very low quality era.

[@greasy2007]

I randomly say this to myself when I need a laugh in a stressful situation

[@StevieHogendoorn]

I always wondered how fun it would have been to have Santino and R-Truth team up...

[@GusdabereanHXO]

Santino was hilarity for ages! Loved his character!

[@jakobanderson6213]

You always made me laugh as a kid, much love!

[@Jalax360]

My favorite promo was santino interviewing shaemus

[@jftube3333]

One of the funniest men to put on the trunks. He was hilarious!

[@dboyfly24]

Santino and rtruth are 2 wrestlers you can never ever get bored of watching straight gold

[@savagemonkey9016]

I knew he wasn’t actually foreign but I’ve never heard his actual voice so this was mind blowing

[@runningmanli6538]

It’s so obvious and yet so genius. In Italian the “ce” makes that same sounds so it just works

[@mrc6808]

The "stomping a mud pie" was fucking gold 😂😂😂

[@CVVCLIPS]

😂

[@Riju_Shady]

He is a visionary to call him John China

[@derrickwoodard4165]

My favorite moment was him and Kozlov messing with Sheamus at a tea party.

[@MagicMerlin688]

Holy smokes he mentions the legend chris benoit at 1.22 :)

[@AntKart]

the "according to John Laryngitis" always gets me

[@snakeshadows6993]

This is the first time I've heard Santino with his real accent. I genuinely thought his in ring accent was real.

[@mowais5395]

My favourite Santino moment is the one with sheamus. “Would you like your tea milky”🤣🤣

[@boondogglet132]

the Santino character was a real treasure.

[@CVarNit]

The Coby Rhodes segment and John Chena segment were the best.

[@teamtim87]

"Baptista" was hilarious

[@NoelComiX]

John “Chaina” is actually the proper pronunciation of Cena.

[@thedeadmanfan09]

The Rey Mastrio and John Chena have been living in my head rent free