WrestleMania 24 gave followers many memorable moments, together with that of Snoop Dogg getting into the ring to clothesline Santino Marella. Unexpectedly hilarious, this interplay sealed Snoop’s place in WWE lore for a lot of. The behind-the-scenes story of that second would possibly even be extra entertaining, although.
Marella revealed his expertise working with the rapper earlier than their WrestleMania spot on the “No Title Wrestling Podcast,” and there was fairly a novel, distinctive warm-up to their section.
“They go, ‘Yeah, are you able to please go to Snoop Dogg’s bus and, you already know, speak about what you are gonna be doing later?'” mentioned Marella. “And as I stroll onto the bus, in fact, I am greeted with a blunt. And I am like, okay, you already know it is Snoop Dogg, proper? You are not gonna say no. So anyway, I smoked with him. I do not know what sort of weed he has however I used to be in the very best temper ever. It was actually euphoric, uplifting weed.”
Marella famous how he appreciated Snoop’s professionalism which made working with him all of the sweeter as he discovered it each seamless and gratifying.
“Working with Snoop, he’s a real professional,” he mentioned. “We did one thing [and I’m] like, ‘Oh that is good,’ he is like, ‘Are you certain? We are able to do it once more.’ Like, he needed to ensure that they have been utterly blissful and he was prepared to do it again and again till it was good. I used to be actually impressed along with his work ethic, and he clotheslined the hell out of me.”
Marella remains to be concerned in wrestling, serving because the Director of Authority in TNA, and lately had a run-in along with his daughter, “NXT’s” Ariana Grace, at Victory Street.
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