- 04/17/2007 (2:56:07 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Real name: Anthony John Carelli
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Date of birth: March 6, 1974
On January 24, 2007, Alexiev defeated Mike Kruel to capture the Ohio Valley Wrestling Television title.
On RAW last night:
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Umaga vs. Santino Morella (fan)
Santino was game hitting some kicks to Umaga’s side before going for a schoolboy. Umaga was dazed before McMahon held the proceedings up. He said there’s been a misunderstanding here. McMahon made the match a “No Holds Barred” match. Estrada smacked Morella before Morella responded.
Umaga jumped Morella and dropped a big leg drop on his face. Estrada came back into the ring to slap Morella some more before Umaga hit him with a brutal front slam. Umaga lines Santino up in the corner and hit a second rope splash on the Italian. Umaga picked up his challenger and body slammed him and made his way to the top rope. Lashley showed up out of nowhere and press slammed Umaga off the top rope before landing some big punches and flooring the champion.
Lashley blocked the steel chair shot from Vince and chased him from the ring. Lashley hit some nuclear chair shots on Umaga and then hit him with a spear. He dumped Morella on top of him. Three seconds later, we’ve got a NEW Intercontinental Champion.
Winner and NEW Intercontinental Champion: Santino Morella
Morella, like everyone else, was in total shock. Lashley put the belt on him and he celebrated as the crowd sang along for their new champion.
McMahon decided to use Anthony as an Italian seeing how they were on the tour in Italy, and he really is Italian.
It was Paul Heyman who came up with the Russian gimmick in OVW.