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Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud (born
August 27, 1976), better known by her ring name Jazz, is an American
professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in Extreme Championship
Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, where she was a
two time Women's Champion.[4]
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Carlene Begnaud
Ring name(s) Jazz
Jazzmine
Billed height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Billed weight 148 lb (67 kg)
Born August 27, 1976 (1976-08-27)
(age 33)
Resides Lafayette, Louisiana[2]
Billed from New Orleans,
Louisiana[1]
Trained by Rod Price[3]
Debut 1998
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Professional wrestling career
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.[3] She was originally inspired to be a
wrestler when she saw Jacqueline Moore perform.[2] Begnaud trained with Rod
Price for six to eight months,[3] and she later made her professional wrestling
debut in a match against Moore.[3]
Using the name Jazzmine, she later
joined Extreme Championship Wrestling as a part of an alliance called the Impact
Players, which included wrestlers such as Jason Knight, Lance Storm, and Justin
Credible.[5] She later began a feud with Jason and defeated him at Heat Wave in
1999.[3] She appeared on a random basis before leaving the company before ECW
was shut down due to bankruptcy.[6]
World
Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2001–2004)
In late 2001, the World Wrestling
Federation expressed interest in Begnaud, and she was sent to Ohio Valley
Wrestling for six months to train.[7] Now wrestling as Jazz, she signed a
two-year contract with the WWF. She made her formal debut in the company at the
Survivor Series in a Six-Pack Challenge match for the Women's Championship,
which had been vacated by Chyna after her departure from the company.[8]
Ultimately, Trish Stratus came away with the victory and the championship that
night after Stratus pinned Ivory. Jazz then entered a feud with Stratus after
she attacked both her and Molly Holly, after Stratus retained her title. This
lead to her facing Stratus at the 2002 Royal Rumble for the Championship, but
failed to do so. However on February 4, 2002 edition of Raw Jazz won her first
Women's Championship.[7][9] On May 6, 2002, the World Wrestling Federation was
renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment, subsequently renaming the title to the
WWE Women's Championship. As a result, Jazz became the last woman to hold the
Women's Title under the WWF banner and the first to hold it under the WWE
banner. Her feud with Stratus went on for several months with Jazz making
successful title defenses against Stratus, and Ivory. Due to a torn ACL in her
knee, however, Jazz dropped the title back to Stratus in a Hardcore-Rules match
on the May 13, 2002 edition of Raw, which also involved Bubba Ray Dudley and
Steven Richards.[7][10]
Jazz returned in early 2003 and
involved herself in the feud between Stratus and Victoria. She immediately took
out Stratus and dominated in matches against Molly Holly and Jacqueline. She
competed in a triple threat match at WrestleMania XIX against Stratus and then
Champion Victoria, but Stratus walked away with the title. During this time, she
took on the managerial services of Theodore Long, which led to another Women's
Championship reign after defeating Stratus at Backlash.[11] She kept the title
for several months but lost it in a battle royal to Gail Kim on June 30.[12][13]
In reality, she had a chipped and dislocated shoulder and needed several weeks
to rehabilitate.[2] She returned from injury in early 2004,[2] but was used
sparingly. Later that year, she became manager and valet for her real-life
husband Rodney Mack. She was released from WWE in November 2004 due to the
creative department's lack of ideas for her character.[3][7]
Independent circuit (2005–2006)
From January 16, 2005 she started
working on the independent circuit and appeared at the unofficial ECW reunion
show, Hardcore Homecoming. In late 2005, Jazz and Rodney Mack opened Dirtysouth
Championship Wrestling, an independent promotion based in Louisiana. Jazz also
performed in Women's Extreme Wrestling, where she won the company's World
Heavyweight Championship in May 2005 in a Fatal Four M'enage Quatro match
against Angel Orsini, Mercedes Martinez, and Simply Luscious when the previous
champion, Tai "Killer Weed", was forced to relinquish the title due to an
injury. While still WEW champion, on June 24, 2005, Jazz defeated April Hunter
to win the NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship.
In 2006, Jazz and Mack were forced
to rename DCW to Downsouth Championship Wrestling due to copyright
issues.[citation needed] Soon after the promotion's name change, Jazz won her
promotion's Louisiana State Championship. Later that month on June 24, she
participated in ChickFight V and debuted in All Pro Wrestling.[14]
Return
to WWE (2006–2007)
In mid-2006, Begnaud was one of
several Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni contracted to compete in WWE's new
version of the promotion.[15] Jazz made her first appearance as part of the new
ECW during the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head show on June 7, where she faced
then-Women's Champion Mickie James in a losing effort.[16] Jazz, however, did
not continue an on-screen role in the brand and only made a few appearances at
ECW house shows before returning to ECW in September. She stayed under contract
with WWE until January 18, 2007 when she, along with her husband and several
other wrestlers, were released by WWE.[15]
Return
to the independent circuit (2007–present)
In May 2007, Jazz and Rodney Mack
were booked by the Queens of Chaos promotion in France. In late 2009, Jazz
debuted for Women Superstars Uncensored in New Jersey, defeating Angel Orsini.
She is still with the company, wrestling on the Third Year Anniversary show
against Amber O'Neal. She continued to compete with the company and with
National Wrestling Superstars, where she teamed with former ECW star Balls
Mahoney in a tournament. She's still with WSU.
Personal life
In high school, Carlene played
basketball.[7] She also had a basketball scholarship in college until a knee
injury ended her basketball career.[2][3] She later dropped out of college to
work.[3]
Carlene is married to Rodney
Begnaud, who also competed as Rodney Mack in WWE.[7] They live together in
Lafayette, Louisiana on 25 acres of land.[2][3] The couple welcomed twin girls
named Summer and Skye in November 2008.[17]
She owns a fitness gym, which
according to her is to "keep [the youth] off the streets and keep them
positive."[7] She also runs a wrestling school with her husband called The Dog
Pound.[18]
In
wrestling
Finishing moves
Bitch Clamp[19] / Jazz Stretch[19]
(Elevated double chickenwing)
Fisherman buster[19][20]
Jazz Stinger[1] (Sitout facebuster)
- ECW
STF[1]
Signature moves
DDT[19]
Sitout front powerslam[19]
Running splash[19]
Leg drop
Spin kick
Managers
Theodore Long[2]
SoCal Val
Steven Richards
Wrestlers managed
Impact Players[5]
Tommy Dreamer
Rodney Mack
Mark Henry
Nicknames
"The Baddest Bitch"[2]
"The Bad-ass Bitch"[2]
Entrance themes
"Money, Power & Respect" by The Lox
(1999, ECW)
Championships and accomplishments
Downsouth Championship Wrestling
DCW Louisiana State Championship (1
time)[21]
NWA Cyberspace
NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship
(1 time, last)[22]
Women's Extreme Wrestling
WEW World Heavyweight Championship
(1 time)[19]
World Wrestling Federation / World
Wrestling Entertainment
WWF/E Women's Championship (2
times)[23]
Women Superstars Uncensored
Hall of Famer 2010
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