Growing up as I did in the '80s, professional wrestling was more than entertainment, it was religion. The Hulkster, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage and Andre were all unapologetically over-the-top, ...

13 of the best ever pro wrestling announcers from Gorilla Monsoon to Jim Ross. Published: ; May. 13, 2016, 3:20 p.m.

To the world, he was known as Gorilla Monsoon, one of professional wrestling's best known performers in the 1960s and 1970s. Marella was a multi-sport star at Jefferson and later at Ithaca college.

Few individuals have had as much of an impact on the professional wrestling industry as Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella. Across nearly 50 years, Monsoon participated in every aspect of the ...

For the first time ever, historian Brian R. Solomon tells the story of a wrestling giant in Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon.

A biography of WWE legend Gorilla Monsoon is currently planned for release next year. Brian Solomon recently got recognition for his book about The Sheik, receiving Wrestling Observer's "Best Pro ...

Visiting a Tampa courtroom Tuesday was like stepping into the ring, and back in time. "Gorilla Monsoon" was on the witness stand, testifying about heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali and his ...

The five best bits of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon. ... As fans were quick to point out in online remembrances, pro-wrestling’s greatest color-commentary team was finally reunited.

Jim Ross' arrival in WWE in 1993 signaled a period of transition between lead announcers, as the company decided to move Gorilla Monsoon, then 56, into more of a support role.