5 Biggest Moments of Santino Marella's WWE Career

1: The Milan Miracle

If the phrase ‘First Impressions is the last’ hold true then this moment is it. Marella’s debut speaks louder than ever of how his character eventually panned out to be. He was ‘one of us’. The moment he was chosen by Vince McMahon amidst an audience in Milan, Italy to face Umaga, the home crowd was firmly behind him celebrating each of his ardent confidence and ridiculous antics.

They celebrated the guts he had to look death in the face and laugh at it. It was clear that he’ll be pummeled by Umaga. But Bobby Lashley helped him against all odds to not only defeat Umaga but win the Intercontinental title on his debut. This was aptly dubbed as the ‘Milan Miracle’. And the rest is history.