Rodney (wrestler)
| Rodney | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rodney Lienhardt |
| Born | January 1, 1971 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rodney RodRageous |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Billed from | Greenwich, Connecticut[1] |
| Trained by | Tom Prichard |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Rodney Lienhardt (born January 1, 1971) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1999 to 2001 under the ring name Rodney, a member of the Mean Street Posse.[1][2]
Early life
Lienhardt was a childhood friend of
high school, where the trio played American football. After graduating from high school, Lienhardt and Gasparino would exercise at the WWF gym in Stamford, Connecticut.[1]
Professional wrestling career
In 1999, Shane McMahon invited Lienhardt and Gasparino to appear on WWF television as part of an
and briefly feuded with his former allies before leaving WWF television.The Mean Street Posse took part in a
WWF World Tag Team Championship at Armageddon 1999
, and gained an advantage by switching places with the third wrestler behind the referees' backs, thus enabling them to outnumber the other teams three to two. Despite this advantage, they failed to win and were the first team eliminated.
In early 2000, the Mean Street Posse repeatedly tried to defeat
Sunday Night Heat
.
Later that year, all three members of the Mean Street Posse were sent to
the Dupps on October 28 in Jonesboro, Arkansas
.
Lienhardt was then sent to the MCW affiliate
Grandmaster Sexay
on February 21 of that year in Jonesboro, but regained the title just three days later in Memphis. His second reign came to an end on March 17, 2001, when MPPW severed all connection with the WWF and vacated all titles held by WWF employees. Lienhardt and the remainder of the Posse were released by the WWF in June 2001.
Personal life
Lienhardt is married with two daughters.[1] After retiring from wrestling he began running a landscaping company in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.[1]
Championships and accomplishments
- Memphis Championship Wrestling
- Pete Gas
- Memphis Power Pro Wrestling
- 2 times)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #219 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Murphy, Ryan (September 23, 2009). "Where Are They Now? The Mean Street Posse". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ "Mean Street Posse". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rodney.html Online world of Wrestling
External links
- Rodney's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- Rodney Lienhardt at IMDb
- Mean Street Posse on WWE.com