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Moore in 2019
Birth name	Jacqueline DeLois Moore
Born	(1964-01-06) January 6, 1964 (age 61) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Jackie Moore Jacqueline Jacqueline Moore Jackie Jacquelyn Moore Miss Jacqueline/Ms. Jacqueline Miss Tennessee Ms. Texas Sgt. Rock Queen Moishe Wynonna Sweet Georgia Brown
Billed height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Billed weight	119 lb (54 kg)
Billed from	Dallas, Texas Memphis, Tennessee
Trained by	Skandor Akbar
Debut	1988
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Jacqueline DeLois Moore (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and manager. She is known for her time in WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Jacqueline is currently signed to WWE under a special "legends contract."

Jacqueline started her wrestling journey in 1988. She became very famous in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), where she won the USWA Women's Championship an amazing fourteen times. She then joined WCW, where she managed wrestlers like Kevin Sullivan and Harlem Heat. In 1998, she moved to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became WWE.

In the WWF, Jacqueline managed Marc Mero and had a big rivalry with Sable. This led to the return of the WWF Women's Championship, which Jacqueline won twice. She also formed an all-female group called the Pretty Mean Sisters with Terri Runnels and Ryan Shamrock. In the early 2000s, Jacqueline worked as a referee and trainer. She even won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, a title usually held by men. She was the third woman to win a Cruiserweight title in a major promotion, and the only one in WWE. In 2004, she joined TNA, mostly working as a manager and sometimes wrestling.

On April 2, 2016, Jacqueline was honored by being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Professional wrestling career

Starting out (1988–1991)

Jacqueline began her wrestling training after meeting manager Skandor Akbar. She was the only female student at Akbar's wrestling school in Dallas. She made her first appearance in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1988, using the name "Sweet Georgia Brown." As Sweet Georgia Brown, she also wrestled in Japan and for all-women's wrestling companies like Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.

United States Wrestling Association (1991–1996)

Jacqueline then joined the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in Memphis, where she was known as Miss Texas. She first appeared as a manager for Eric Embry and Tom Prichard. She had a big rivalry with Dirty White Girl Kim Anthony, which included a "Hair vs. Hair" match where Miss Texas had her head shaved.

On March 2, 1992, she became the first-ever USWA Women's Champion by winning a tournament. Between 1992 and 1996, she won the title eight more times, trading it with other wrestlers like Lauren Davenport and Luna Vachon. In 1993, she was the first woman to be included in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 list, which ranks the top 500 wrestlers in the world. She also won the women's title in Herb Abrams's Universal Wrestling Federation in 1994.

World Wrestling Federation (1993–1994)

Through a partnership between the WWF and the USWA, Jacqueline was supposed to join the WWF as a manager for Jeff Jarrett under the name Wynonna. She filmed some videos, but she left the WWF before appearing on TV because of an injury.

Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1995)

In October 1995, Jacqueline joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling as "Sgt. Rock." She was part of Jim Cornette's group, The Militia. However, her time there was short because the company closed down in November of that year.

World Championship Wrestling (1997–1998)

Jacqueline sent her pictures to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and was offered a contract. She debuted in WCW as the manager for Kevin Sullivan. She helped Sullivan in his matches and feuded with his ex-wife, Woman. Their partnership ended at Bash at the Beach 1997 when she hit Sullivan with a chair, causing him to lose a match. On August 9, at Road Wild, Jacqueline became the manager of the tag team Harlem Heat. She also had a short rivalry with Disco Inferno, whom she defeated at Halloween Havoc on October 26.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–2004)

Becoming Women's Champion (1998–2000)

Jacqueline returned to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in mid-1998. She first appeared on Raw as the new girlfriend of Marc Mero. She soon started a rivalry with Mero's wife, Sable. Jacqueline and Mero lost to Sable and Edge at SummerSlam on August 30.

In September, the WWF Women's Championship was brought back. Jacqueline defeated Sable to become the new champion, and the first African-American Women's Champion. Two months later, Sable defeated Jacqueline at Survivor Series to win the title.

Jacqueline in c. 1999

Jacqueline and Marc Mero broke up. Jacqueline then formed a new group called the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS) with Terri Runnels. They later added Ryan Shamrock to their group. The women used a wrestler named Meat to help them in matches. After Ryan Shamrock left, Terri and Jacqueline continued to work with Meat. However, they eventually had disagreements, and Jacqueline ended the group in July.

On February 1, 2000, on SmackDown, Jacqueline won the WWF Women's Championship for a second time. She defeated Harvey Wippleman, who had won the belt while dressed as a woman named "Hervina." Jacqueline successfully defended her title against Luna Vachon. In March, she lost the title to Stephanie McMahon after a lot of interference from D-Generation X.

Different roles (2000–2004)

In 2001, Jacqueline was a trainer on the first season of the WWF's reality show Tough Enough. She trained future WWE wrestlers like Nidia and Maven.

In late 2001, she competed for the vacant WWF Women's Championship at Survivor Series, which was won by Trish Stratus. Weeks later, Jacqueline challenged Trish Stratus for the title at Vengeance, but Stratus won.

In 2002, Jacqueline became a referee. Her first match as a referee was a Women's Championship match at the Royal Rumble. In late 2002, she and Trish Stratus started a rivalry with Victoria. In 2003, Jacqueline competed in a Four-Way match for Jazz's title at Judgment Day, but Jazz won.

Jacqueline appeared less often in late 2003 and early 2004. On May 6, 2004, on SmackDown!, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. offered an open challenge. Jacqueline defeated him to become the champion. She lost the championship back to Guerrero at Judgment Day in a match where his arm was tied behind his back. WWE released Jacqueline in June 2004.

Independent circuit (2005–2006)

In June 2005, Jacqueline wrestled for the Independent Association of Wrestling (IAW). On June 25, she won the IAW Women's Championship. She also wrestled in Mexico in March 2006.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

First appearances (2004)

Jacqueline first appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at the Victory Road event on November 7, 2004. She lost a match to Trinity. She also appeared at Turning Point on December 5, where she was a referee for a tag team match.

Beer Money, Inc. (2007–2009)

Jacqueline with Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) at a TNA live show in 2008

Jacqueline returned to TNA on January 14, 2007, at Final Resolution. She joined James Storm and attacked his manager, Gail Kim. Storm and Jacqueline teamed up to defeat Kim and Petey Williams at Against All Odds and Destination X. However, Jacqueline was defeated by Gail Kim at Lockdown in TNA's first women's steel cage match.

During a match with Gail Kim on May 3, Jacqueline had two front teeth knocked out. She continued to wrestle and manage James Storm. At Bound for Glory, Jacqueline competed in a match to crown the first TNA Women's Knockout Champion, which Gail Kim won. Throughout 2008, she continued to wrestle in women's matches and manage Beer Money, Inc. (Storm and Robert Roode). She later worked backstage as an agent. On July 12, 2009, Jacqueline left TNA.

Alliance with ODB (2011)

On June 13, 2011, Jacqueline returned to TNA as ODB's new tag team partner. They said they would "clean up" the Knockouts division. They were not officially under contract at first. Jacqueline and ODB defeated Velvet Sky and Ms. Tessmacher. The next week, Velvet Sky defeated both Jacqueline and ODB in a two-on-one handicap match, which meant they had to leave TNA.

However, Jacqueline and ODB returned on July 21, attacking Velvet Sky again. They were eventually attacked by Traci Brooks and escorted out by police. On August 18, Jacqueline and ODB changed their approach, trying to get contracts with TNA. They were signed by Karen Jarrett on August 25 and teamed with Velvet Sky to defeat Angelina Love, Sarita, and Rosita. Jacqueline did not appear much after this and announced on November 28 that her TNA contract had ended.

Final appearances (2013)

Jacqueline returned to TNA on March 17, 2013, for a special event called Knockouts Knockdown. She defeated Taryn Terrell and then attacked her former partner ODB in a Battle Royal. Two days later, Jacqueline faced ODB in a Hardcore match, but she lost.

Special appearances and Hall of Fame (2016, 2018, 2024)

On March 14, 2016, it was announced that Jacqueline would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016. At the ceremony on April 2, she was inducted by The Dudley Boyz. She became the first black woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The next night at WrestleMania 32, she was introduced as part of the 2016 Hall of Fame class.

On January 22, 2018, on Raw, Jacqueline was honored as one of the "greatest female superstars in WWE history." She made a special appearance for the 25th anniversary of Raw with other famous wrestlers. On January 28, at the Royal Rumble, Jacqueline made a surprise entrance at number 21 in the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match. She was eliminated by Nia Jax.

Jacqueline appeared at SummerSlam (2024) as part of the WWE Legends Suite. On September 6, 2024, it was announced that Jacqueline had signed a "legends contract," making her an ambassador for WWE.

Legacy

Jacqueline Moore is seen as an inspiration by many women wrestlers. Natalya Neidhart said that Jacqueline "really helped the WWE evolve as far as women are concerned."

Wrestlers like Bayley, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Jazz, Naomi, Sasha Banks, and Trish Adora have said that Jacqueline inspired them. Trish Stratus said that Jacqueline helped her when she was starting her wrestling career. She mentioned, "I will always appreciate her patience and her professionalism while showing me the ropes." Alicia Fox stated that Jacqueline "recreated what a champion looks like and helped opened the door for women of all colors, sizes and shapes."

Many people consider Jacqueline one of the toughest women wrestlers to ever perform in WWE.

Other media

After leaving WWE, Jacqueline started taking acting classes.

Jacqueline appeared in the PlayStation video game WCW Nitro. She also appeared in nine WWE video games, including WWF Attitude, WWF WrestleMania 2000, WWF No Mercy, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19.

Personal life

Jacqueline grew up in Dallas, Texas. As a young fan, she loved the Von Erichs wrestlers. She has a third-degree black belt in taekwondo. She also has experience in kickboxing and boxing.

In 2001, Jacqueline became a trainer on the MTV reality TV show Tough Enough. This was her first time training other wrestlers. In 2002, Jacqueline competed on a special WWF superstar edition of Fear Factor, where she finished in second place.

Championships and accomplishments

Jacqueline during her speech at the WWE Hall of Fame in April 2016

Cauliflower Alley Club
- Women's Wrestling Award (2022)
Independent Association of Wrestling
- IAW Women's Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 249 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993
- Ranked No. 17 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008
United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Women's Championship (14 times)
- USWA Women's Championship Tournament (1992)
Universal Wrestling Federation
- UWF Women's World Championship (1 time)
Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2024
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / WWE
- WWF Women's Championship (2 times)
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)
World Wrestling Council
- WWC Women's Championship (1 time)

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