Glamarella
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| Glamarella | |
|---|---|
Glamarella (Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix) in late-2008 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix |
| Name(s) | Glamarella Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix |
| Billed heights | Marella: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Phoenix: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Debut | July 21, 2008 |
| Disbanded | April 6, 2009 |
| Years active | 2008–2009 |
Glamarella were a professional wrestling mixed tag team that consisted of Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix who performed in WWE on the Raw brand. The team's name is a portmanteau of Phoenix's nickname, "Glamazon", and "Marella".
History
[edit]Formation and championship success (2008–2009)
[edit]On the July 14, 2008 episode of Raw, Marella issued an open challenge to any WWE wrestler backstage, which was answered by Phoenix, who managed to defeat him.[1] The storyline continued the following week after Marella lost to the returning D-Lo Brown. Phoenix confronted Marella after the match, and they briefly grappled with each other before unexpectedly sharing a kiss, to which both expressed considerable confusion.[2] The two then became an on-screen power couple, and the pairing of Phoenix and Marella later became known by the portmanteau Glamarella. Within the team, Phoenix acted as the "straight-woman" of sorts, berating Marella or reacting in disbelief to his over-the-top, embarrassing antics. At SummerSlam, Glamarella defeated Kofi Kingston and Mickie James in an intergender tag team match. Phoenix pinned James, winning the Women's Championship, while Marella won Kingston's Intercontinental Championship.[3]
On the November 10 episode of Raw, after a reign of twelve weeks and one day, Marella lost the title to William Regal.[4] At the Royal Rumble in January 2009, Phoenix lost the Women's Championship to Melina.[5]
Separation and Miss WrestleMania feud (2009)
[edit]Around this time, Marella's humour proved popular with audiences, leading to a gradual face turn while still being associated with Phoenix. In the lead-up to WrestleMania 25, it was announced that a "Miss WrestleMania" battle royal would take place at the event to crown the inaugural "Miss WrestleMania", with Marella expressing his desire to compete in the match despite being a man, which brought him to odds with Phoenix. At the event on April 5, both Phoenix and Marella (competing in drag as his self-alleged twin sister "Santina Marella") competed in the battle royal; despite scoring 12 eliminations, more than any other participant, Phoenix was the last one eliminated by Marella, who was crowned the winner and Miss WrestleMania.[6] The following night on Raw, Glamarella was disbanded after Phoenix confronted "Santina" and challenged "her" to a match, which Marella won. The feud culminated at Backlash where "Santina" retained her Miss WrestleMania title against Phoenix in just three seconds, with help from The Great Khali.
Sporadic run-ins (2011; 2020)
[edit]After nearly two years without crossing paths, Marella and Phoenix appeared together in a backstage segment at Capitol Punishment on June 19, 2011 with "Barack Obama" (in reality being known Obama impersonator Reggie Brown).
On January 26, 2020 at the Royal Rumble, both Marella and Phoenix competed in the women's Royal Rumble match (with Marella wrestling under his "Santina" persona), with Marella becoming the first male to enter the women's Royal Rumble, crossing paths with each other when Marella got startled by Phoenix and her partner Natalya confronting him, leading to Marella eliminating himself via his own "Cobra" finishing move. Phoenix herself would last over 23 minutes before being eliminated by Shayna Baszler and finishing in third place.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked Phoenix No. 2 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008[8]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time) – Marella[9]
- WWE Women's Championship (1 time) – Phoenix[10]
- Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal (2009) – Marella[11]
- Slammy Award (1 time)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sitterson, Aubrey. "Anarchy in NC". WWE. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (July 21, 2008). "Tainted Love". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ Plummer, Dale; Tylwalk, Nick (August 17, 2008). "SummerSlam comes close to 'blockbuster' status". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (November 10, 2008). "Union jacked". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Plummer, Dale; Tylwalk, Nick (January 26, 2009). "Orton triumphs, Cena survives, Hardy falls at Royal Rumble". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ Plummer, Dale (April 6, 2009). "Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ^ Garretson, Jordan (January 26, 2020). "Charlotte Flair won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2008". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Intercontinental Championship".
- ^ "WWE Women's Championship".
- ^ Raymond, Katie (April 5, 2009). "Say hello to my twin sister". WWE. Archived from the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
- ^ "2008 Slammy Awards". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
External links
[edit]
- Santino Marella on WWE.com
- Beth Phoenix on WWE.com