Santino Marella - What Umaga was Like Backstage WWE
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2024
- Santino Marella discusses what the late-great Umaga was like behind the scenes and inside a WWE ring.
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Former WWE star Santino Marella talks about his great admiration for Umaga and how much he misses his old friend.
This interview was originally produced by RF Video Inc in July 2016. Licensed for distribution on Title Match Network.
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Umaga willing to give away his title to practically a newcomer so Santino can make a name for himself. Full respect on that guy. RIP.
Makes sense, and it shows just how humble he was. Because honestly at that point in time.. what was that belt doing for him? (Besides Oooh, I'm champ?) It's true. He was a monster type character regardless, and hell, eventually, he got a push afterwards. Shame he didn't win.. super Cena reign was tough on everybody. Imagine how different things would be if Cena just pushed people back then.
@@C2HGamingThe Super Cena name is old now. Y’all haters blame Cena for everything.
@spiceupyourlife7755 when did I say I hate him? Stop being a mark and assuming. Just stating Cena held his position firmly and allowed very little wiggle room for future talent to grow.
Santino is one of the greatest comedy wrestlers ever 😂
That’s like being the nicest guy in prison
@@0maxk_ o
You are just hater not everyone could be main eventer
John C H E N A !
Yes him and goldust !!!
R truth is overrated and unfunny
Booker T
Not everyone can be the champ. We need people who are willing to tell a story and love wrestling. We need more people like this in the business. He is amazing.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nobody getting into wrestling not to become champ 10 people who know jack crap about wrestling storytelling is just in wwe.
He was so great at what he did. Always gave 100%. And the crows saw that.
Sting Crow?
R.I.P.
Umaga
rest in peace eddie fatu...
Telling Jericho he’s from Toronto is poetry
John chena, Baptista, his interaction with the rock at the hof i miss Santino
Ray Mastrio! Sheamoos! Rodney the Piper! Goldendust!
Babatista
Mr Snoopy The Dogg! 🐶
Freddie The Prince Juuurrrrrrrr! I remember what you did about-a 12 summers ago! ☀️🪝
Hearing him talk without the accent is just so weird! 😆
Okay this dude needs a award for the voice acting he put in he actually made folks believe he was Italian 😂😂 bruh said naw Toronto
Don’t forget Santino was the runner up in the 2011 royal rumble.
Also the runner up in the 2012 Elimination Chamber . The Cobra almost had D-Bryan beat.
Considering that Bryan retained only to be squashed in about 18 seconds by then Royal Rumble winner Sheamus in the first match of Mania 28 for the World Heavyweight Championship?
They might as well have handed the title to Santino for a comedic WHC run for a month
and ended with the squash at Mania for him.
But hey Vince didn't like the guy who got over on his own so squashing D-Bryan was the way to go.
Should've won and had a 5 star banger with Edge
Santino is the best ic champion... of allll zee tiiiime
...of allll zee tiiiimeSSSSSS
@@toddmartinez2279 *images you can hear*
Macho man Randy savage
Jeff Hardy
I still remember when he was on a mission to beat the "Honky Donky Man's" record! 😂
Santino ALMOST winning the HW title had me hyped and cheering hard,one of the best moments of the PG era
Umaga was really a sweetheart, I had told him that he was looking good during his entrance at a Smackdown Live Event in February 2009. His reply "Thanks Man" what a saint he truly was..
Future Hall Of Famer!!!!
Don’t get carried away, it’s not the hall of good dudes or the hall of mid carders
@@NotSure876It can be mid carders. Doubt Santino is getting in though
@@NotSure876he’s 100% percent getting in so many people don’t do anything and get in trust me he will and honestly whenever he does I think due to the fans people will want him back on screen similar to how Kurt angle came back for the hall of fame and ended up being a major figurehead for over 2 years Santino is one of those individuals who can pull of something similar
He was given a goofy gimmick kept a positive attitude and made a lot of money. Just like R-Truth.. a lot of guys get released because they get a gimmick, don’t like it have a bad attitude.
So many people think they deserve this big push and they’re the next Cena, Austin or Hogan.
The Brooklyn brawler was an atv jobber for years, then worked for Vince for another 25 years and was fired when he got caught leaking info for the dirtsheets before the PPV or match took place.
A good attitude will get you far in life.
rehiring as well. leave on good terms you have a chance at coming back and knocking it out the park
Not working for WWE and having options also helps. Brooklyn brawler isn’t doing anything everyone does today.
A lot of people think nowadays, in to be over with the crowd is to be World Champion or you have to be undefeated. R-Truth is over with the crowd and he hasn’t been a World Champion.
Although it's not that simple, one could argue that a good wrestler should be able to sell any gimmick.
santino is a great guy
“ Made me feel warm”😂
Santino was excellent for the business
Santino didn't need a title to be over. Neither did Umaga.
I was still shocked that Santino won the Intercontinental title when nobody (except those who don't watch Jim Cornette's OVW) knew who he was.
#RIPUmaga
It was vengeance night of champions Chris Benoit weekend in Houston. The crowd was cheering for umaga to spike Santino one more time then Maria came out.
Santino was a better Italian than actually Italians
Do you think italians are just like the stereotype santino brought in wwe? We drive our Ferrari with a glass of Wine, a calzone and a Gucci shirt
@@topogigio2017 I would like to think every man woman and child in Italy is just Santino
Not surprised at all to be honest. I met Eddie when he was in NWA TNA, as Ekmo, and again as Umaga. The dude was quite soft spoken, and intelligent. He told me to finish up college before I decide to try to go into the pro wresting business. He called me Samoan tough, due to all the family member I lost, and various setbacks we all tend to have. I had a chance to tell his son, Zilla how decent of a person he was in real life. Even as Umaga, a few years after I met him as Ekmo, he remembered when we spoke years ago.
I battled my own demons as well, and wish he would have stayed away from the substances that hastened the end of his life. Still, Eddie was a man among men. Hope he found peace on the other side.
I always wanted to see a tag team of R Truth and Santino. That would've been comedy gold and even both turning to vicious shady heels would've been dope
First time I’ve heard his real voice just mad not hearing Borats voice out of him.
Santino for HOF. Not now, but at some point.
PPV in Houston, in '07, hmm I think someone took out their family during the same show.
Umaga dedicated his entire life to the business
Good santino
Is no one going to talk about how Santino hasn't aged.
Best CLOWN Wrasslers ever
1. Heel Doink
2. Santino
3. Babyface Doink
🐐
Thank you Santino for all the laughs,....I saw your debut and it was awesome! You are indeed a true legend!
Whoa Whoa Whoa he's Canadian Not Italian ??
Him: Nah Im from Toronto
me: He's from Toronto!?
Him: Man I miss him all the time, styll.
me: Oh shoot he IS from Toronto!
if you kno you know lol
This is my first time hearing his actual voice 😂
I don't think today it's about impressing Triple H. It shouldn't have been about impressing Vince back then either.
The goal of a wrestler is to get over with the crowd. That is their job, as a face you get pops, as a heel you get heat. That's what you're supposed to play to and if you're a comedic wrestler it shouldn't matter if you amuse Vince or Triple H, it matter if you amuse the audience.
Thankfully Santino did things that amused both the crowd and Vince so he stayed. Considering the things that amused Vince, like Katie Vicki and Snitsky? Yeah, his approval should never have been a factor in whether a wrestler stayed or left unless in the most egregious of circumstances. Unfortunately that was the first avenue of thought. And it was an asinine way to run a Wrestling business.
Santino and Truth need to dynamic duo
“Umanga” Regal voice 😂
Jon Chana
Wait he's not Italian 😮😮
Tchu tchu IM BAptIsTA!!!
SON AH-MAH GUN-uh.
No one thought this guy was from Italy
That was part of the humour..
I think my friend told me he was Russian in real life
@Bears86SB Boris Alexiev, perhaps
Still odd to hear him speaking normal 😂😂😂
You got a big mouth John chena
Man wwe, Hulk hogan isnt my brother , now santino isnt even spanish 😢
One more back breaker Yokozuna wasn’t Japanese. And the big boss man not a real cop. I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but I care. BROTHER
Santino was never Spanish
I thought Umanga was a tropical fruit at one point. RIP UMAGA
I can't even recall Santino being a bad guy lol.
I like how uncompetitive he is compared to most pro wrestlers.
Santino is 1 of the best to never win the world title. Man was runner up in the rumble to shitty Alberto Del Rio, and Im sure WWE including Vince wishes they could go back in time for that one, with how bad Del Rio disrespected Vince and HHH on the way out.. but regardless, mans a hall of famer to be 100%
Me thinking he is italien 🥹
Wtf i thought he was Italian !
He was a liability lol 100% go ask the REAL ones
At the end of the day, its no surprise that Santino couldnt get over as a legit talent
As Cornette said to his FACE, he became a JOKE.
It is what it is and you are who you are
Dude 😎 cornette is hating everyone santino was great 💯
@@alexandergeorgiev74 Santino was great...-at being a JOKE
lol
You're a clown
@@Nostalgia9478 what is a legit talent? Winning a fake title by winning a fake pre-determined fight? Getting a 5 star rating in a match from a wrestling fan boy that has never worked a day in the wrestling business? Or is it being an entertaining performer making money from hundreds of hours of free TV advertising time?
@@stevenbozic8604 Being good on the mic, in the ring, and having a believable look that draws money= Talent
This isnt rocket science. Santino had none if those talents. Never drew a dine. Was comic relief like Dink ie a JOKE