A.C. Mack

A.C. Mack (The Bonafide Brawler)
Ring name(s):


 * The Mack

Billed Height: 6&apos;3"
 * A.C._Mack_2011_Return.png.C. Mack

Billed Weight: 239 lb

Born: September 27, 1985 (age 27) Atanta, Georgia, U.S.

Resides: Los Angelas, California, U.S.

Billed from: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Trained by: n/a

Debut: April 16, 2007

Retired: April 21, 2012

Amen-Ra Cordell Mackey (born September 27, 1985), also known by his ring name A.C. Mack, is a retired American Wrestler on the Bebo Wrestling Network, most famous for his stints in companies such as JWO, PCW, CDW and UBW. Mackey is dubbed as the most successful African-American to ever step foot in the ring and considered to be one of the most controversial individuals in the sport&apos;s history, often resorting to desperate tactics that would normally be frowned upon and known for his protests against various forms of management. Mackey is a former 21-time World Champion, former 3-time Triple Crown Champion, has won two King of the Ring Tournaments and the 2009 RFC Tournament as well, has defeated an entire roster on one occasion, was voted the 2009 Wrestler of the Year.

Early Life
Amen-Ra Mackey, the son of a Rastafarian father, Damon Mackey, who was a manager at an internet-design company, Interland, for about 21 years before being laid off and switching to the IT tech field and of a Christian mother, Natalie Mackey, who was a sales associate for Blue Cross Blue Shield for 18 years before being laid off as well and having to switch to customer service with Carey Limousine, was born in Emory Crawford Long&apos;s hospital in downtown Atlanta and was raised in the Southwest Atlanta region, often nicknamed the "SWATS." This region of Atlanta wasn&apos;t exactly considered the ghetto, but Mackey and his family weren&apos;t exactly too well off either and with his neighborhood bordering both rough and presentable neighborhoods, he not only gained main academic opportunities and met loyal friends, but he also had to fend for his own - he was bullied on many different occasions for a number of reasons ranging from how he dressed, how well he spoke and his outspoken and opinionated stature and has even been robbed at gun point. When asked about his rather rough life by PCW in 2010, Mackey replied, "It only made me as tough as I am today and I would prefer to not be asked any more questions on this subject." Mackey&apos;s parents filed for divorce in early 1998, when Mack was in his second semester of sixth grade.

Education
Mackey attended both Jean Childs Young Middle School in August of 1997 and Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in August of 2000, a high school that has produced notable entertainers such as Chili from TLC and Cee Lo Green from the legendary Dungeon Family music group, both in the Southwest Atlanta region. While in high school, Mackey became fairly popular, getting heavily involved in such activites as SGA, Mock Trial and was a founding member of a high school fraternity, BEMOB (Black, Elite Men of Busines). While in high school, Mackey took to a fondness of theatre and entertainment and began taking acting classes outside of school and performing at various venues across the city like the community center in Little Five Points and the Train Depot downtown. This love for theatre only intensified his love for professional wrestling, a sport in which he discovered in the seventh grade. It was around the 11th grade where he really began studying the legend of Alex Dinan in RHW. Mackey also worked part time all throughout high school in a CD store, "Hip-Hop Sounds" in the Greenbriar area near Tyler Perry&apos;s Studios. He was fairly good with money and by graduation in the Spring of 2004, Mackey had managed to save a little over $6,000. He graduated with honors at the top 10% of his class with a 3.75 GPA, was awarded a total of seven scholarships and was accepted to such schools as Georgia State University, The Ohio State University, Howard University and Louisiana State University, but to the dismay of his parents, turned them all down to immediately began trainintg to become a professional wrestlier.

Training
Mackey spent little time engaging in his training. The weekend after he graduated from high school, he put in a $2000 deposit to a local wrestling school in the city, but after about eight months of not getting exactly where he wanted, he was awarded a 75% refund and decided to take matters elsewhere. He met a woman by the name of Makeda Williamson in a park while he was stil training and decided to keep in touch with her as he travled across the globe adopting different styles into his arsenal. He heard word through his younger brother while training in South America that the JWO company would be holding tryouts in Orlando, Florida. He decided to make the trip for the tryouts and ending being declined for the first day of their 4-day tryouts. He was said to have gone back to the hotel, "switch his game plan up," and actually returned the next day to give it another try. The JWO officials were said to be quite pleased and the owner, Jake Tillman, even personally requested that the official JWO talent scouts bring him. Mackey signed his contract on the 24th of March and had his first on-screen match on the 16th of April, a match in which he won.

JWO and freshman year
Mackey&apos;s JWO career went probably better than he expected. He debuted as The Mack and within his first month, he became JWO United States Champion and in his third month, became the JWO Champion, the most prestigious championship in the company, in a long and gruesome Elimination Chamber Match, lastly eliminating Mick Daniels for the win. By September of 2007, Mackey was both the United States and JWO Champion simultaneously and was still undefeated. It wasn&apos;t until November that Mackey lost his first match controversially to Mick Daniels. Out of the entire 10-month span, Mackey had only lost two matches -one to Mick Daniels and the other to Zeus - and managed to win the JWO&apos;s Royal Rumble in January of 2008 despite the fact that he entered in at number four. Around this time, Mackey decided to change his name from The Mack to A.C. Mack. Eventually, Mackey began getting criticized for not broadening his talents to join other companies and engage in stiffer competition. He began scouting Alex Dinan and Cameron McKenzie over in RHW, but a peer of his, The Angel of Death (AOD), didn&apos;t think that was enough. AOD, at the time, was also in PCW and needed a tag team partner for a tag tournament that he wanted to participate in. He extended the inviation and Mackey graciously accepted. Before Mackey matriculated to PCW, he and his girlfriend, Makeda, became engaged.

Pure Championship Wrestling
Mackey and AOD went on to win the PCW Tag Team Championships, but by no means did Mack stop there. Mackey was involved in other federations such as LWO and TCW at the same time, also winning championships in all tiers there. At LWO&apos;s WrestleMania, Mackey won the LWO Undisputed Champinoship in the main event Triple Threat Match against Resso Scott and Drake Hearst in only his second match and won the TCW Xtreme Rulez from James Hogan as well. Over his entire span of his stay in PCW, he became a Triple Crown Champion, was a general manager for a week due to him winning a Battle Royal and developed, along with AOD, a long-running and effective stable called the Nation of Domination, later changed to the Nation of Supremacy, which included the likes of Resso Scott, Zeus, Lee Edwards, Chris Edwards and many more. Although members like Resso Scott and the Edwards brothers were teammates and close friends, a little friendly comeptition ensued - so much competition that each of the three became very signinfant rivalries to Mackey, Resso Scott being one that lasted for Mackey&apos;s entire career.

CDW vs. UBW
While remaining in PCW, Mackey decided to simultaneously venture elsewhere, becoming a Triple Crown Champion in both HWF and REW, winning the 2009 RFC Tournament, briefly battling in BWA for a stint. Mackey was signed to UBW for a few weeks before angrily asking for his release when he and the owner, Robert Stevens, weren&apos;t seeing eye to eye as far as creative ideas for the A.C. Mack character. Mackey decided to give CDW a shot since it had lost so many of its superstars. Mackey would be emmersed with unfamiliar talent such as Jason Ryan, John Gibson, Steve Laverty and even his idol, Alex Dinan. Luke McHugh, the owner of CDW, saw something in Mackey that made him want to take him under his wing. It was here that McHugh and Mackey&apos;s relationship grew stronger with Mackey spending endless hours taking advice from McHugh, bringing new levels to his A.C. Mack character, learning the in&apos;s and out&apos;s of the company and all while shooting to the top, eventually becoming the face of CDW after winning the CDW Championship in the infamous Triple Cage Match with James Williams, Resso Scott, Chris Edwards, Damien Muir and Adam Jones in the Georgia Dome in Mackey&apos;s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. This legendary match in itself, propelled Mackey to the highest selection of legends, eventually earning him the 2009 Wrestler of the Year. At the time, CDW and WBW were bitter rivals, but it was the UBW federation that brought CDW its biggest rivalry and while

NLW and Training Chris Michaels
With federations such as BWA, REW, TCW, WBW, and even CDW as well, all closing down, Mackey, however kept his friendship in Luke McHugh and with him, along with Jason Ryan, decided to open up their own federation called NLW. NLW only lasted a few weeks because of the three butting heads and the individuals eventually split and went their separate ways. Jason went and attempted to revive WBW, Luke McHugh retired and A.C. Mack brought his focus back to the company that got his name out there in the first place - PCW. In the meantime, Mackey&apos;s friend, Chris Michaels, asked for a little help with his career, and not only did Mackey help, but he ended up training his friend as well. Chris Michaels went on to achieve great success, becoming the UBW Champion for the first time in his career and even becoming the 2010 Wrestler of the Year.

Returning to UBW and taking time for himself
Mackey decided to swallow his pride and re-join UBW, making amends with Robert Stevens, with the two eventually becoming good friends.

In no time, Mackey was in the main event scene in UBW and a rivalry was sparked that spanned the course of about four to five months. This rivalry was ironically with the very guy he previously trained - Chris Michaels. Michaels was still UBW Champion and managed to defeat A.C. Mack on two different occasions. In Mackey&apos;s last chance, he faced Chris Michaels and Resso Scott in a Triple Threat Match for the UBW Championship at UBW&apos;s biggest PPV of the year, BeboMania III. Fortunately for Mackey, he won the match and his only UBW Championship by pinning Chris Michaels during the match. Unmistaken IV was announced as the last UBW event and Mackey was slated to defend his UBW Championship in an Ironman Match against Chris Michaels, a match where he lost 2-1, the final fall being a countout. Chris Michaels then became the last UBW Champion in history. After the event, Mackey took some time off and spent months on end away from the public eye.

WTF 2011 Return and retirement
In early 2011, Mackey decided to return to the sport he loved most and eventually chose to join WTF. Mackey would go on a losing streak and lashed out on the management team in a disrespectful rant. Mackey continued to lose and instead of tarnishing his name even further, he quietly decided to quit and eventual retire. Mackey has gone on record and stated that that&apos;s not the way he would&apos;ve liked to go out - he wanted one last match of significance against one of his career rivals - but if WTF was the best the industry had to offer and he had to have his match there, then it "wasn&apos;t worth it."

Personal life
Mackey is openly bisexual and has spoken publically on it on various tv programs. He has attended a few Black Gay Pride events in his hometown of Atlanta but choses not to let his sexuality define him. Although being affiliated with this sexuality, he has said on multiple occassions that he is happily married and wouldn&apos;t trade it for the world. After wrestling, Mackey ventured in different fields such as music and movies.

In Wrestling
Finishing Moves:
 * Macknificent Kick [Sweet Chin Music]
 * Battlegrounds [Pedigree]

Signature Moves:

Managers:
 * Position of Power [Rock Bottom]A.C._Mack_VII.jpg
 * Terror Dome [Tombstone Piledriver]
 * 927 [Angle Slam]
 * The Eye of Ra [TKO falling into a Stone Cold Stunner]
 * Power Play [Running Batista Bomb]
 * Chain of Command [Multiple linked front and back suplexes]
 * Mack Snap [Ankle Lock]
 * Cross Bones [Crippler Crossface]
 * Creed of Macknificence [Sharpshooter]

Nicknames:
 * Makeda Mackey


 * The Bonafide Brawler

Stables: Entrance Themes:
 * The Macknificent One
 * Nation of Domination (Supremacy)
 * Calendar of Saints


 * "We Takin&apos; Over" by Akon, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Paul Wall, Rick Ross &amp; T.I.
 * "The Boss" by Rick Ross &amp; T-Pain
 * "I&apos;m Illy" by T.I.
 * "Magnificent" by Rick Ross &amp; T-Pain
 * "I&apos;m Goin&apos; In" by Drake &amp; Lil Wayne
 * "I Am Not A Human Being" by Lil Wayne
 * "Power" by Kanye West
 * "Give it to Em" by Akon and Rick Ross
 * "Power (Remix)" by Kanye West, Jay-Z &amp; Swizz Beatz

Championships and accomplishments

 * 21x World Champion
 * 3x Tag Team Champion
 * 1x UBW Champion
 * 1x CDW Champion
 * 1x PCW Undisputed Champion
 * 2x PCW World Champion
 * 1x REW OW World Heavyweight Champion
 * 1x REW World Heavyweight Champion
 * 2x RFC Champion A.C._Mack_VI.jpg
 * 1x BWA Champion
 * 2x LWO Undisputed Champion
 * 1x SCW World Heavyweight Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x LWO World Heavyweight Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2x JWO Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x AWR Undisputed Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x AWR World Champion (American Wrestling Revolution)
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x THW Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x GWA Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x OSW Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x PCW Intercontinental Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x PCW International Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x WFW International Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x TCW Extreme Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x FCW Television Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3x JWO United States Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x WRW Hardcore Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x REW Legends Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x RHW TV Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x HWF United Continents Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x HWF National 24/7 Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x HWF National Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x WTF 24/7 Champion
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x CDW OW World Tag Team Champion w/ Shane Steele
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x PCW Tag Team Champion w/ Angel of Death
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x PCW Tag Team Champion w/ Bobby Hogan
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1x REW Tag Team Champion w/ Steven Arex
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Longest reigning CDW Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Only REW OW World Heavyweight Champion in History
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Last BWA Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Longest reigning LWO Undisputed Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Last LWO Undisputed Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Longest reigning JWO Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">First AWR Undisputed Champion in history
 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Only GWA Champion in history


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Only OSW Champion in history


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PCW Triple Crown Champion


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">REW Triple Crown Champion


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">HWF Triple Crown Champion


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2008 PCW King of the Ring Winner


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2009 REW King of the Ring Winner


 * <span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2009 RFC Tournament

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