Mark Rattelle (born March 1, 1983) is an American
professional wrestler
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and
manager
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. He currently works for the American
promotion
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Marketing
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All Elite Wrestling
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(AEW) under the
ring name
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"Smart" Mark Sterling.
Professional wrestling career
Rattelle was trained by Kevin Landry,
Brian Myers
Brian Myers (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is a former Impact Digital Media Champion. He is best known for his tenures in WWE from 2006–2014 and 2016–2020 unde ...
, and Pat Buck at the Create-A-Pro Academy. He made his debut for
All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, ...
during the August 22, 2020 episode of ''
Dynamite,'' where he portrayed a
lawyer
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supporting
MJF. He was defeated in a match against
Jon Moxley
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on September 2, 2020.
On May 28, 2021, he offered his services to
Jade Cargill and her stable '
The Baddies' with him regularly accompanying Cargill to the ring until being replaced by
Stokely Hathaway in May 2022. He became aligned with
Tony Nese
Anthony Nese (born August 6, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Ind ...
upon his debut for the company in December 2021. At the Buy in for
Double or Nothing (2022)
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, he teamed with Nese in a losing effort against
Danhausen
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and
Hook
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. On July 27, 2022 at
Fight for the Fallen, he again teamed with Nese, losing to
Swerve Strickland
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and
Keith Lee.
Personal
Rattelle is close friends with
Matt Cardona
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and
Brian Myers
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, and produces the ''
Major Wrestling Figure Podcast'' alongside them''.''
Championships and accomplishments
* Blitzkrieg! Pro
** B!P Bedlam Championship (1 time)
* Create A Pro Wrestling
** CAP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with
Swoggle and
Brian Myers
Brian Myers (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is a former Impact Digital Media Champion. He is best known for his tenures in WWE from 2006–2014 and 2016–2020 unde ...
** CAP Championship (1 time)
* Pioneer Valley Promotions
** PVP Women's Championship (1 time)
References
External links
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1983 births
21st-century professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
All Elite Wrestling personnel
Living people
People from Boston
Professional wrestlers from Massachusetts