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Joey Marella
American professional wrestling referee (1963–1994)
Joseph Anthony Marella (February 28, 1963 – July 4, 1994) was an American professional wrestlingreferee for the World Wrestling Federation and son of former wrestler and then WWF announcer Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella) from Willingboro Township, New Jersey.[1]
Career
Joey Marella joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1983,[2] and moved through the ranks until he was often assigned to referee feature promotion matches.[3] In 1987, he served as the referee for the much-hyped match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant at WrestleMania III as well as their rematch in 1988 at Wrestlemania IV.[4] 10 minutes prior to their Wrestlemania III match, André had asked Vince McMahon to choose Marella to be the referee for that match.[5]
Marella was also the official for the 1992 SummerSlam main event of Bret Hart vs.
Davey Boy Smith at London's famous Wembley Stadiu