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===Return to the independent circuit (2007–Present)===
===Return to the independent circuit (2007–Present)===
Mack currently wrestles for the Royal Wrestling Alliance in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Here he goes by Rodney "Red Dogg" Mack, and has the RWA heavy weight championship. Jazz and he currently have a wrestling school down in Jonesboro.
Mack currently wrestles for the Royal Wrestling Alliance in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Here he goes by Rodney "Red Dogg" Mack, and has the RWA heavy weight championship. Jazz and he currently have a wrestling school down in Jonesboro. Rodney Mack is the worlds biggest asswhole.


===Mixed Martial Arts (2008)===
===Mixed Martial Arts (2008)===

Revision as of 20:55, 10 April 2009

Rodney Begnaud
Born (1972-10-12) October 12, 1972 (age 51)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Redd Dogg / Redd Dawg
Gavin Archibald
Badd Dogg
Rodney Mack
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Billed fromNew Orleans, Louisiana
Trained byJunkyard Dog
Debut1998

Rodney Begnaud (born October 12, 1972) is a professional wrestler and Mixed Martial Artist. He has previously worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw and SmackDown! brands under the ring name Rodney Mack and currently wrestles under the name Redd Dawg.

Early years

Rodney first started wrestling during high school. He was on the varsity team at Northside High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. Begnaud was also a successful football player, becoming a three-year letter winner at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1994.

Career

Independent circuit and Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–2002)

Rodney started wrestling in 1998 as Redd Dogg (also spelt as Red Dogg) in the Southwest independents.[1] He made his debut in NWA Southwest losing to Scott Putski in 29 seconds. However he would become a major star and capture the title in almost all Texas independent promotions he worked for including NWA Southwest, PCW, IHW, and XCW. After working on the independent circuit, Mack signed on with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2000, making his debut as a member of Da Baldies.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2004)

After ECW's closure, Begnaud was signed by WWE to wrestle in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and he changed his ring name to "Gavin Archibald". When he made his debut on the January 16, 2003 episode of SmackDown!, he went by his original "Redd Dogg" name.[2] He was placed alongside John Cena in an enforcer role, replacing Bull Buchanan, who was betrayed by Cena and then released soon after, but Begnaud didn't last long in that role before he was switched over to Raw and renamed "Rodney Mack". He made his Raw debut, attacking D'Lo Brown on Heat, with Theodore Long switching his managerial services from Brown to Mack.[3][4]

Mack re-started Theodore Long's group "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises", which eventually turned into a group of African Americans who worked a race angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the white man.[5] Jazz joined the group in April.[6]

On Raw, he often competed in "White Boy Challenges".[7] In these challenges, usually, a Caucasian wrestler would wrestle Mack for five minutes and attempt to beat Mack. During the course of these challenges, he would debut a new finisher, The Blackout, first using it to submit Kenn Phoenix. He was undefeated in these matches until he was challenged and defeated by Goldberg in 26 seconds on June 23, 2003.[8]

Mack also teamed with Christopher Nowinski when Nowinski joined Theodore Long's Group as a white male who helped with Long's race angle, claiming he was held down by the man because he was a Genius. Mack and Nowinski defeated the Dudley Boyz at Bad Blood, on June 15.[9] They teamed until Nowinski suffered from post-concussion syndrome and retired from wrestling.[10]

A few months later, manager Theodore Long announced a new tag team partner for Mack: the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry. Mack and Henry competed as a team for about two months and were fairly successful and caused some upsets over some household WWE tag teams.[11][12]

In November 2003, he suffered a knee injury which prevented him from wrestling.[1] Begnaud was supposed to return to action between March and June 2004, but was sent back to OVW and worked Raw dark matches throughout June and July 2004. Mack made his return to WWE television on July 26, 2004 participating in an over the top rope battle royal for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.

There were a few plans to push Mack's career. One idea was to under go a makeover and re-debut with a "Junkyard Dog" gimmick similar to Sylvester Ritter, who trained him. After those plans were scrapped, WWE Creative wanted to form a tag team consisting of Rodney Mack and Chuck Palumbo, who had been a mainstay on Heat due to his lackluster "Custom Chucky P" gimmick that received no push. These two worked together at a number of house shows throughout September and October 2004,[13][14][15][16] but these plans were also dropped. On November 4, 2004 WWE released Mack from his contract along with a few others including his wife Jazz.[17]

In 2005, Rodney competed in NWA Cyberspace and the independents of the Southwest.[18]

Downsouth Championship Wrestling (2005–present)

In late 2005, Jazz and Rodney Mack opened Dirtysouth Championship Wrestling, an independent promotion based in Louisiana. DCW would be renamed Downsouth Championship Wrestling due to copyright issues. Throughout 2006, Rodney would feud with "Texas Legacy" Austin Rhodes. Rhodes is the real-life nephew of wrestling great Dusty Rhodes and a cousin of TNA wrestler Dustin Rhodes and WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes. Rodney would also compete in his famous "White Boy Challenges" while in DCW. DCW went into hiatus in 2007 but now periodically runs shows.

Return to WWE (2006–2007)

On September 15, 2006, it was reported on WWE.com that Rodney Mack along with Marty Jannetty and Brad Armstrong had been hired by WWE.[19] He started wrestling at ECW house shows on September 30, 2006. Mack was brought back in September at the request of Paul Heyman. He wanted to use him as a tough guy to do a program with CM Punk, where Punk would win in a stepping stone of climbing the ladder. After Mack was signed, however, Heyman's plan was overruled and he never made it on to television. On January 18, 2007, Mack along with several other superstars (including his wife Jazz) were released by WWE.[20]

Return to the independent circuit (2007–Present)

Mack currently wrestles for the Royal Wrestling Alliance in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Here he goes by Rodney "Red Dogg" Mack, and has the RWA heavy weight championship. Jazz and he currently have a wrestling school down in Jonesboro. Rodney Mack is the worlds biggest asswhole.

Mixed Martial Arts (2008)

Rodney Mack was successful in his mixed martial arts debut on June 7, 2008 against Joe Nameth in his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana.[21]

Personal life

He is married to Carlene Begnaud, who also competed on Raw and recently competed on the ECW brand under the alias Jazz. The couple currently have two twin girls.there names are Summer and Sky.[22]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 0 0
Draws 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1-0-0 United States Joe Nameth TKO (Strikes) USA MMA - Lafayette vs the World June 7, 2008 1 0:21 United States Louisiana, United States

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • "Hate Me Now" by Nas (Independent circuit)
  • "Chopping Block" by Jim Johnston (WWE)
  • "Dawgs Out Here" by Jim Johnston (WWE)
  • "MacMilitant" by Jim Johnston (WWE)

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile on Online World of Wrestling". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  2. ^ "SmackDown - 16 January, 2003 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  3. ^ Hartgrave, Matt. "WWE Sunday Night Heat Results 2-23-03". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  4. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results, 2-17-03 - Booker/Steiner vs. Triple H/Batista". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  5. ^ Hartgrave, Matt. "WWE Sunday Night Heat Results 3-9-03". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  6. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results, 4/7/03 - Michaels/Booker vs. Triple H/Jericho, Nash returns". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  7. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results, 4/21/03 - Rock Concert II, Triple H vs. Booker T". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  8. ^ "RAW - 23 June, 2003 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  9. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results: 6/16/03 - The fallout from Bad Blood". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  10. ^ "Chris Nowinski - Biography". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  11. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results: 8/25/03 - SummerSlam aftermath, Jericho vs. Shane". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  12. ^ Tingue, Dustin. "WWE Raw Results: 9/15/03 - The return of a Diva; Triple H throws a party for Goldberg". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  13. ^ "Live Event - 24 September, 2004 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  14. ^ "Live Event - 25 September, 2004 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  15. ^ "Live Event - 22 October, 2004 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  16. ^ "Live Event - 24 October, 2004 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  17. ^ Martin, Calvin. "WWE releases more superstars - Johnny Stamboli, Rodney Mack & Jazz". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  18. ^ "NWA Shockwave SuperStars". NWA. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  19. ^ "Three veterans return to WWE". WWE. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  20. ^ "WWE releases Superstars". WWE. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaymonthyear= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Dustin James (2008-06-09). "Result Of Rodney Mack's MMA Debut". 477Maina.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  22. ^ It was announced at last night's Oldskool Wrestling Entertainment indy show in Louisiana that former WWE stars Rodney Mack and Jazz were expecting their first child.
  23. ^ "WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship title history". Solie.org. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  24. ^ "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship title history". Solie.org. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  25. ^ "XCW roster". XCWProWrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-08-15.

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