Sad news today for anybody who enjoys watching the five most enjoyable minutes of RAW every week; TMZ.com is reporting that WWE wrestler Santino Marella, real name Anthony Carelli, was pulled over by Tampa cops this morning and arrested on suspicion of DUI.Reports say the police pulled over l'automobile di Santino after witnessing the car drifting back and forth on the road. He had "bloodshot, watery and glassy eyes" and failed two field sobriety tests including one where he couldn't hold his balance. Santino claimed to have only had a few beers (that always works). The whereabouts of tag team partner of Carlito Caribbean Cool are unknown at this time.
An important thing to remember (as Wrestling News World, who first broke the story, astutely points out) is that according to the arrest report, Marella's blood alcohol content wasn't over the legal limit of .08. Santino clocked in at somewhere between .061 and .062. TMZ adds that he took the test almost two hours after being brought in on charges and can still be prosecuted.
Marella was released on $500 bail and the WWE has yet to comment on the situation, which at worst could mean wishing Santino well in his future endeavors and at best could mean a handicap match in this very ring, right here tonight.
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5-01-2008 @ 3:14PM
WWEADVICE said...
'WWE' WON'T GIVE SANTINO WALKING PAPERS. HE'S TOO DAMN POPULAR AND HILARIOUS. WORSE CASE SCENARIO, HE'LL BE SUSPENDED AND/OR FINED WHICH WILL BE THE CASE. THIS NEWS WILL JUST BRING IN 'MORE' TV RATINGS. WWE SHOULD THANK SANTINO FOR THIS ONE. SANTINO CAN USE THIS TO HIS BENEFIT IF OR SHOULD THE WWE FAN'S LET LOOSE ON HIM....LOL.......THIS WILL ONLY BRING IN MORE TV RATINGS FOR SURE!
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5-01-2008 @ 3:37PM
Tipcpup said...
I'm sorry, I thought this was a sports blog. What's this fake Hollywood cr@p doing on my Fanhouse?
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5-01-2008 @ 7:01PM
Khris said...
Thank you for your input into the Santino Marella DUI controversy!
Yeah, Santino will probably face little punishment. By next week it'll be forgotten, if I had to guess.
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5-02-2008 @ 1:07AM
Yeah said...
"Tipccup," poking fun at wrestling is so 1990. Before you say it's "fake..." yes, it's predetermined and the punches and kicks aren't real, but the slams do hurt (no way to avoid that), and wrestlers do get injured. They bust their ass every night to entertain people. If it doesn't entertain you, fine, don't watch. But try to advance past the 1980s mentality of "stuff's fake y'know, hyuck hyuck." No one forced you to click the link.
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5-02-2008 @ 1:06AM
mikethemike said...
I can't wait to hear what Don Tony and Kevin Castle have to say about this on their Monday night podcast! LOL!
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5-02-2008 @ 1:06AM
BeeJ said...
Sweet lord. If anyone was a better writer I'd suggest they contest Bill Shakespeare himself. The pure beauty and insight of this situation is -- put simply -- unparalleled, neither in this era of modern criticisms nor in any other. Bravo, sir. Bravo.
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5-01-2008 @ 7:11PM
mugsy2099 said...
Santino a lightweight.
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5-02-2008 @ 2:52PM
Five Tools Playa said...
Wouldn't have been a problem if he had just thrown his drink on Jelly Stupid Loller.
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