Jazz (wrestler)
Carlene Moore Begnaud, better known as Jazz (born August 27, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an American Professional Wrestler, formerly employed by Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Career
Carlene Moore was attending college on a basketball scholarship when she dropped out to get a job and earn money. She was approached about training to become a wrestler and went to a wrestling school in Louisiana run by Rod Price and had her first wrestling match against Jacqueline. Moore was just six-months into her training with Rod Price when she got a job with Extreme Championship Wrestling.
In September 2001, Moore now wrestling as Jazz signed a two-year contract with the then World Wrestling Federation, were she was in main event feuds with Lita, Trish Stratus and Victoria. She was released by the WWE on November 4, 2004 along with her real life husband Rodney Mack. During her time in the WWF/WWE she won the Women's Championship twice.
From January 16, 2005 started working the independent circuit, and even appeared at the unofficial ECW reunion show, Hardcore Homecoming. later in the National Wrestling Alliance promotion NWA Cyberspace on June 24, 2005 Jazz defeated April Hunter to win its Women's championship.
In wrestling
Previous manager(s)
Manager for
Finishing and signature moves
- Fisherman buster
- STF
- Single-leg Boston Crab
- Jazz Stinger
- Jazz Stretch/Bitch Clamp (Elevated Double Chickenwing)
- Running Splash
- Sitout Powerslam
- Running Leg Drop
Championship and accomplishments
- 2-time WWE Women's Champion
- 1-time NWA Cyberspace Women's Champion
Job titles
- ECW Manager