Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline Moore | |
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Dallas, Texas Memphis, Tennessee | |
Trained by | Skandor Akbar[1] |
Debut | 1988 |
Signature | |
Jacqueline DeLois Moore[2] (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. She is best known for her time in WWE from 1998 to 2004, where she became the first African American WWE Cruiserweight champion as well as being one of three women to hold the championship. She also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1997–98 and later Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a wrestler, manager, and road agent.
She began her career in
On April 2, 2016, Moore was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1988–1991)
Moore began her wrestling training at a local
United States Wrestling Association (1991–1996)
Moore later moved on to the
World Wrestling Federation (1993–1994)
Through the WWF's partnership with the USWA Jacqueline was scheduled to debut in the WWF under the name Wynonna as a manager for Jeff Jarrett. Jackie filmed vignettes, but she left the WWF before debuting, due to an injury. She also appeared in the February 1994 edition of the then WWF Magazine.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1995)
Moore joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling in October 1995 under the name Sgt. Rock and joined Jim Cornette's Militia, which included Tommy Rich, Robert Gibson, Terry Gordy, and The Punisher. However, her stint in SMW didn't last, as the company folded at the end of November.
World Championship Wrestling (1997–1998)
Moore began submitting pictures of herself to the
Return to WWF/Entertainment (1998–2004)
Women's Champion (1998-2000)
Moore rejoined the
In September with the revived WWF Women's Championship on the line (the Women's Championship had been abandoned in December 1995),[17] Moore defeated Sable to become the new champion, and the first African-American Women's Champion.[18] Two months later at Survivor Series, Sable defeated Moore to become the new champion.[19]
Moore and Mero separated on the November 22 episode of Sunday Night Heat, and the jilted Moore formed a new alliance of women known as the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS) with Terri Runnels, who was separated from her husband, Goldust.[20] During a match between Mero and Goldust on the November 23 episode of Raw, Jacqueline and Terri entered the ring and low-blowed both men.
They originally formed an alliance with
In May, however, the women had switched their allegiance to a wrestler named
On the February 1, 2000, episode of
Various storylines (2000–2004)
Throughout August and September, Moore had a series of matches against then-Women's Champion Lita, which included a
In late 2001, she took part in the
In 2002, Moore became a referee, with her debut match being a Women's Championship bout between
Moore seldom appeared throughout late 2003 and early 2004. On the May 6, 2004, episode of SmackDown!,
Independent circuit (2005–2006)
In June 2005, she had a match with the Independent Association of Wrestling (IAW) against Vanessa Harding.[5] On June 25, she defeated Harding and Crystal Carmichael to win the IAW Women's Championship.[1] In March 2006, she also competed in Mexico.[1]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
First appearances (2004)
Moore debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a babyface at the Victory Road pay-per-view on November 7, 2004, losing a singles match to the villainous Trinity.[33] She made a second appearance with TNA on December 5 at Turning Point, where she refereed a tag team match between Pat Kenney and Johnny B. Badd against Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti.[34]
Beer Money, Inc. (2007–2009)
She returned to TNA as a villainess at
Alliance with ODB (2011)
On June 13, 2011, Moore returned to TNA as
Final appearances (2013)
Jacqueline returned to TNA on March 17, 2013, at one of their
Sporadic appearances and Hall of Fame (2016, 2018)
On March 14, 2016, it was announced that Moore would be inducted into the
On the January 22, 2018, episode of
Legacy
"She [Moore] was one of those pioneers that really helped the WWE evolve as far as women are concerned".
—Natalya Neidhart during Moore's WWE Hall of Fame promotional video in 2016[56]
Moore is cited as inspiration for several women, such as:
Some sources consider Moore one of the toughest women's wrestlers to perform in WWE.[68][69][70]
Other media
After leaving WWE, Moore began taking acting classes to prepare for a role in an action movie set in Los Angeles during the 1970s.[24]
Jacqueline made her video game debut in the PlayStation version of .
Personal life
Moore grew up in Dallas, Texas.[5] As a young fan of professional wrestling, Moore stated that the Von Erichs were her favorite wrestlers. She has a third degree black belt in taekwondo and also has experience in kickboxing and boxing.
In mid-2001, Moore, along with
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Women's Wrestling Award (2022)[74]
- Independent Association of Wrestling
- IAW Women's Championship (1 time)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Women's Championship (14 times)[9]
- USWA Women's Championship Tournament (1992)[9]
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- UWF Women's World Championship (1 time)[77]
- Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2024[78]
- World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / WWE
- World Wrestling Council
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dirty White Girl (hair) | Miss Texas (hair) | Memphis, Tennessee | August 12, 1991 | [Note 1] |
Miss Texas (hair) | Lauren Davenport (title) | Memphis, Tennessee | November 23, 1992 | [Note 2] |
Miss Texas (hair) | Uptown Karen (hair) | Memphis, Tennessee | June 5, 1995 | [Note 3] |
Footnotes
- ^ Mixed tag team match with Miss Texas and Eric Embry vs. Dirty White Girl and Jeff Jarrett
- ^ Miss Texas' hair vs. Davenport's USWA Women's Championship
- ^ Non-title match
Notes
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- ^ a b c Conway, Tom (June 24, 2005). "Jacqueline, former Miss Texas, ready to take on the competition at Cove". South Bend Tribune Correspondent.
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External links
- Jacqueline on WWE.com
- Jacqueline Moore at IMDb
- Jacqueline Moore's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database