Santino Marella is truly Italian (on his father's side), totally bought into Hulkamania as a kid, started taking Judo because that's the class that worked best in his mom's work schedule, was banned from Japan for a year, and abruptly retired from WWE due to his ongoing neck injuries and surgeries. He's plenty busy though - running his Battle Arts Academy, learning to hunt with a bow, working for Sports Net TV, and closely following the UFC and Ronda Rousey's return. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.