Carlene "Jazz" Begnaud

2023

(Wrestler/ Trainer) Billed from New Orleans, Louisiana Trained by Rod Price Debut: 1998 Retired: 2021 

Jazz is one of the most influential female wrestlers of all time. She and Angel Orsini were the first females in ECW to wrestle. She became famous with her intergender singles matches with Jason Knight. 

Like Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott and Babs wingo she broke many gender and racial barriers being the first African female to be champion for WrestleMania, second African American female to be crowned champion. She was a two time WWE women's champion and gained respect from numerous matches. 

She was one of the longest reigning NWA women's wrestling champions of all times and the first African American female champion. 

 

Jazz and her husband former ECW and WWE superstar Rodney Mack founded Dogg Pound Dojo http://www.doggpounddojo.com/

 

 

 

Awards and Championships 

 

CAC Women's Wrestling Award (2020)

(Cauliflower Alley Club)

National Wrestling Alliance

NWA Women's Championship 

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Ranked No. 13 of PWI Female 50

SWE Hall of Fame (2020)

Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame  (2012)

WSU Hall of Fame (2010)

(Women's Superstars Uncensored) 

WWE

Women's Championship (2 times)

WWHOF 

Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame 2023 www.womenswrestlinghalloffame.com 

 

We at the women's wrestling hall of fame feel that Carlene Begnaud aka Jazz deserves to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.