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Jazz in April 2014
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Birth name | Carlene Denise Moore |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
August 27, 1973
Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
Spouse(s) | Rodney Mack |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Jazz Jazzmine |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Billed from | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Trained by | Rod Price |
Debut | 1998 |
Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud (born August 27, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, signed to Women Superstars Uncensored under the ring name Jazz since 2007. She is best known for her tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, where she was a two-time WWE Women's Champion.
She is also a 1 time and current NWA World Women's Champion.
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 wrestler when she saw Jacqueline Moore perform. Begnaud trained with Rod Price for six to eight months, and she later made her professional wrestling debut in a match against Moore.
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. She later began a feud with Jason and defeated him at Heat Wave in 1999. She appeared on a random basis before leaving the company before ECW was shut down due to bankruptcy.
In late 2001, the World Wrestling Federation expressed interest in Begnaud, and she was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for six months to train. Under the new ring name Jazz, she signed a two-year contract with WWF. She made her debut in the company as a villain on the Survivor Series pay-per-view during a Six-Pack Challenge match for the WWF Women's Championship, which had been vacated by Chyna after her departure from the company. Ultimately, Trish Stratus was the winner for the match and the championship.