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Rodney Begnaud
Rodney Begnaud (born October 12, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name Rodney Mack. He is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he performs under the ring name Damage as a member of Blunt Force Trauma, and is a former NWA World Tag Team Champion. He is best known for his time with WWE. Professional wrestling career Training and independent circuit (1998–2002) After training with the Junkyard Dog, Begnaud made his professional wrestling debut in 1998 as Redd Dogg, and began competing for Southwestern independent promotions. Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000) After working on the independent circuit, Mack signed on with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2000, making his debut as a member of Da Baldies, a stable of members who all had bald heads. World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004) After ECW's closure, Begnaud was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to their developmenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz (wrestler)
Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud (born August 27, 1972) is a retired American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring name Jazz. She is best known for her time at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she was a two-time WWF/WWE Women's Champion. She has also competed for the National Wrestling Alliance, where she held the NWA World Women's Championship for over 900 days. She's a producer and the head of women's division for NWA. She is also known for her tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and Impact Wrestling, where she retired from in-ring competition. Professional wrestling career Early Career (1998-1999) Made her debut in wrestling in 1998 working for independent promotions in Kansas and Texas. Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000) After dropping out of college, Begnaud was approached about starting a career as a professional wrestler and joined a wrestling school in Louisiana. She was originally inspired to be a wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
The OVW Tag Team Championship formerly known as the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American professional wrestling promotion, professional wrestling promotion and former developmental territory based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is currently run by Al Snow, Matt Jones (radio host), Ma .... Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. There have been 192 reigns shared between 118 different teams consisting of 163 distinctive champions and 16 vacancies. The current champions are The Trifecta (Ashton Adonis and Brandon Barretta), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. Title history Combined reigns As of , . By team By wrestler References External linksOVW Tag Team Championship at Solie's Title Histories [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tag Team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name and identity. In most team matches, only one competitor per team is allowed in the ring at a time. This status as the active or legal wrestler may be transferred by physical contact, most commonly a palm-to-palm tag which resembles a high five. The team-based match has been a mainstay of professional wrestling since the mid-twentieth century, and most promotions have sanctioned a championship division for tag teams. History The first "World" tag team championship was promoted in San Francisco in the early 1950s. Tag matches with three-man teams were developed, and in some territories, a championship division was instituted for these teams, but the concept failed to become w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White People
White is a Race (human categorization), racial classification of people generally used for those of predominantly Ethnic groups in Europe, European ancestry. It is also a Human skin color, skin color specifier, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, ethnicity and point of view. Description of populations as "White" in reference to their skin color is occasionally found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient or medieval sources, but these societies did not have any notion of a White race or pan-European identity. The term "White race" or "White people", defined by their light skin among other physical characteristics, entered the major European languages in the later seventeenth century, when the concept of a "unified White" achieved greater acceptance in Europe, in the context of racialization, racialized slavery and social status in the European colonies. Scholarship on Race (human categorization), race distinguishes the modern concept from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man
"The Man" is a slang phrase, mainly used in the United States, to refer to figures of authority, including members of the government. Though typically used as a derogatory connotation, the phrase may also be used as a term of respect or praise. The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression, while the phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages civil resistance to authority figures. History In the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew phrase "Ha Ish" (meaning 'the Man') is used by Joseph's brothers to refer to his position as the viceroy of Egypt. As an English language phrase meaning "the boss", the phrase dates back to 1918. In the Southern United States, the phrase came to be applied to any person or group in a position of authority, or to the concept of authority in abstract terms. From the 1950s onwards, the phrase was also a code word used among the American underworld for law enforcement in the United States. The term is used several times by Paul Newman' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Long
Theodore Robert Rufus Long (born September 15, 1947) is an American former professional wrestling Referee (professional wrestling), referee, Manager (professional wrestling), manager and Authority figure (professional wrestling), authority figure best known for his tenures in National Wrestling Alliance, NWA, WCW and WWE. Long began his career in the National Wrestling Alliance and made his WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) debut in 1998 as a referee. He transitioned to be an on-screen Manager (professional wrestling), manager in 2003 and later served as Professional wrestling authority figures, General Manager of SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown for two tenures lasting a combined six years as well as a one-year stint as ECW (WWE brand), ECW General Manager. In 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Acolytes Protection Agency, Ron Simmons and John Layfield. Professional wrestling career Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1985–1996) Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Heat
''WWE Heat'' (formerly known as ''Sunday Night Heat'' and also known as ''Heat'') is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and aired from August 2, 1998 to May 30, 2008. Originally produced under the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) banner, it aired on USA Network (1998–2000), MTV (2000–2003), and Paramount Network, TNN/Spike TV (2003–2005) in the United States, Rogers Sportsnet, CTV Sportsnet in Canada, and Channel 4, Sky1, and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. From 2002, due to the WWE brand extension, ''Heat'' served as a supplementary show to the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand, focusing more exclusively on its mid-card performers and matches, and was recorded before the week's television taping of ''WWE Raw, Raw''. ''Heat'' was most recently streamed on WWE.com on Friday afternoons for North American viewers from 2005 to 2008. However, the show was still televised internationally and showed in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Lo Brown
Accie Julius Connor (born October 22, 1973), better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown (also formatted as D-Lo Brown), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to TNA Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known for his time with WWE. Brown is also known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah. Professional wrestling career Early career (1994–1997) Connor began his wrestling career in New Jersey as "Ace the Animal". He then wrestled Earthquake in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1994 under his given name as a Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers, jobber. Connor debuted in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in September 1994 as "A.C. Conner". In October 1994, he was renamed "'Downtown' D'Lo Brown" and introduced as the head of security for the Gangstas (Mustapha Saed and New Jack). Brown was the worker (professional wrestling), worker of the stable (professional wrestling), stable, complementing Saed's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raw (WWE Brand)
WWE Raw, Raw is a WWE brand extension, brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to Raw primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, ''WWE Raw, Monday Night Raw'', which began in 1993, also referred to simply as ''Raw''. It is one of WWE's two main brands, along with SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown, which was made in 2002 after absorbing the WCW. They are collectively referred to as WWE's main roster. The brand extension was discontinued between August 2011 and July 2016. In addition to Raw's main television program, less-utilized wrestlers also appear on the brand's supplementary show, ''WWE Main Event, Main Event''. Raw's wrestlers also perform on the branded and co-branded pay-per-view and livestreaming List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, events a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SmackDown (WWE Brand)
SmackDown is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to SmackDown primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, '' Friday Night SmackDown'', also referred to simply as ''SmackDown''. It is one of WWE's two main brands, along with Raw, collectively referred to as WWE's main roster. The brand extension was discontinued between August 2011 and July 2016. In addition to the television program, SmackDown wrestlers also perform on the branded and co-branded pay-per-view and livestreaming events as well as the quarterly '' Saturday Night's Main Event'' special. During the first brand split (2002–2011), SmackDown wrestlers also competed on an exclusive supplementary show, ''Velocity'', and on '' ECW'' under a talent exchange program with the former ECW brand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull Buchanan
Barry Buchanan (born January 15, 1968) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/WWE) under the ring names Recon, Bull Buchanan and B² and for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) as Buchanan. Primarily a tag team wrestler, Buchanan is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion, All Asia Tag Team Champion, GHC Tag Team Champion and USWA World Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career (1995) Buchanan was trained to wrestle by James Hammonds. He debuted in 1995, wrestling on the North Georgia independent circuit as "The Punisher". Buchanan formed a tag team with Ric Savage called "Body Count". The duo competed in National Championship Wrestling (NCW) until Buchanan was recruited by Jim Cornette for Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1995) Buchanan debuted in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) in 1995 as "The Puni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
