Santino’s Character Evolved, Inspirations and more
Nzpwi.co.nz has got an recent interview with Santino Marella. Here are a few snippets from the article.
The character of Santino Marella, very much the comedy heel… has that been a planned thing, or did it evolve naturally?
It evolved very naturally. You know, they say every good character, the real person must be there. Like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Undertaker, Batista… you meet these people, you realise man, this is like the guy on TV. And, that’s like me! Big mouth!
Have there been any other comedic wrestlers that you’ve drawn inspiration from?
Ohhhh… I like the physical comedy of Mr Perfect. Roddy Piper was very influential. There’s so many guys that have a good sense of humour; Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was so funny. I guess you kind of, without noticing, take a little bit from everyone.
Do you think that in your case, the character has made the man, or the man has made the character? Like, what do you bring to Santino and what does Santino do that helps you?
Well, I bring Santino to life. I mean, on paper Santino’s not much. But I definitely bring him to life, because like I said, I am Santino. And Santino helps to pay the bills.
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