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Quick facts for kids Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline 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	1983
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Jacqueline DeLois Moore (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. She is famous for her time in WWE from 1998 to 2004. During this time, she made history as the first African American to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. She was also one of only three women to ever hold that title. Jacqueline also worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She was a wrestler, a manager, and even helped organize matches behind the scenes.

Jacqueline started her wrestling journey in World Class Championship Wrestling. She became very well known in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), where she won the USWA Women's Championship an amazing fourteen times! Later, she joined WCW and briefly managed a tag team called Harlem Heat. In 1998, she moved to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which is now WWE. There, she managed Marc Mero and had a big rivalry with Sable. This rivalry led to the return of the WWF Women's Championship, which Jacqueline won twice.

In 1999, she formed an all-female group called the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS) with Terri Runnels and Ryan Shamrock. In the early 2000s, Jacqueline worked as a referee and a trainer for the WWF. She also won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, a title usually held by men. She was the third woman to do this, and the only one to win it in WWE. In 2004, she joined TNA, mostly working as a manager and sometimes wrestling. On April 2, 2016, Jacqueline Moore was honored by being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Jacqueline's Wrestling Journey

Starting Out in Wrestling (1988–1991)

Jacqueline began her wrestling training at a local gym. She met a wrestling manager named Skandor Akbar. She was the only girl in Akbar's wrestling school in Dallas. Jacqueline made her first wrestling appearance in 1988 for World Class Championship Wrestling. She used the name "Sweet Georgia Brown." As Sweet Georgia Brown, she wrestled in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. She also competed in all-women's wrestling groups like the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.

Becoming "Miss Texas" (1991–1996)

Jacqueline then moved to the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in Memphis. There, she became known as Miss Texas. She first appeared as a bad guy, helping Eric Embry and Tom Prichard. She had a big rivalry with Dirty White Girl Kim Anthony. They even had a match where the loser had their hair shaved off, and Jacqueline lost!

She became the very first USWA Women's Champion. She won this new title in a tournament on March 2, 1992. Between 1992 and 1996, Miss Texas won the title eight times. She traded the championship with wrestlers like Lauren Davenport and Luna Vachon. In 1993, Jacqueline was the first woman to be listed in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500. This magazine ranks the top 500 wrestlers in the world. She also won the women's title in the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1994.

Time in World Championship Wrestling (1997–1998)

Jacqueline sent her pictures to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and was offered a contract. She joined WCW as the manager for Kevin Sullivan. She helped Sullivan by slamming his opponents. She also helped him in his rivalry with Chris Benoit. Jacqueline's time with Sullivan ended at Bash at the Beach (1997). She hit Sullivan with a wooden chair, causing him to lose a match.

At Road Wild (1997), Jacqueline became the manager for the tag team Harlem Heat. She also had a short rivalry with Disco Inferno. She defeated him at Halloween Havoc (1997).

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–2004)

Winning the Women's Title (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.

In September, the WWF Women's Championship was brought back. Jacqueline defeated Sable to become the new champion. She was the first African-American woman to hold this title. Two months later, Sable defeated Jacqueline to win the championship.

Jacqueline in 1999

Jacqueline and Marc Mero broke up. Jacqueline then formed a new group of women called the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS) with Terri Runnels. Terri was also having problems with her husband, Goldust. They first teamed up with D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry. Later, Terri pretended to be hurt badly after D'Lo Brown accidentally knocked her off the ring, making him feel guilty. D'Lo Brown became like a servant to PMS. This trick lasted until February 1, when a doctor told D'Lo that Terri had not been hurt. PMS then had a rivalry with D'Lo Brown.

Jacqueline returned to the women's division in March. On April 12, she, Ivory, Tori, and Sable had a four-way match for the Women's Championship. The match ended without a winner. In May, the women started helping a wrestler named Meat. The group grew to include Ryan Shamrock. After Shamrock left, Terri and Jacqueline continued to help Meat. Jacqueline ended the group by July.

On February 1, 2000, Jacqueline won the WWF Women's Championship for a second time. She defeated Harvey Wippleman, who had won the belt while pretending to be a woman named "Hervina." This match was a "Lumberjill Snowbunny match" in a snow-filled pool. Jacqueline successfully defended her title against Luna Vachon. However, in March, she lost the title to Stephanie McMahon. In June, she competed in the first-ever women's battle royal on Smackdown, but she did not win.

Different Stories and Roles (2000–2004)

In 2001, Jacqueline was a trainer on the WWF's reality show Tough Enough. She trained future WWE wrestlers like Nidia and Maven. Later that year, she competed for the vacant WWF Women's Championship at Survivor Series (2001). The title was won by Trish Stratus. Jacqueline challenged Stratus for the title again at Vengeance (2001), but she lost.

In 2002, Jacqueline became a referee. Her first match as a referee was a Women's Championship match at the Royal Rumble (2002). In late 2002, she and Trish Stratus had a rivalry with Victoria. This led to a three-way match at Armageddon (2002), where Victoria kept her title.

Jacqueline did not appear much in late 2003 and early 2004. On May 6, 2004, on SmackDown!, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. offered an open challenge for his title. Jacqueline defeated him to become the champion! She lost the championship back to Guerrero at Judgment Day (2004). WWE released Jacqueline in June 2004.

Independent Wrestling (2005–2006)

In June 2005, Jacqueline wrestled for the Independent Association of Wrestling (IAW). She defeated Vanessa Harding and Crystal Carmichael to win 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 (2004) event on November 7, 2004. She lost a match to Trinity. She appeared again at Turning Point, 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) in 2008

Jacqueline returned to TNA on January 14, 2007, at Final Resolution (2007). 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 (2007) and Destination X (2007). However, Jacqueline was defeated by Kim at Lockdown (2007) in TNA's first women's steel cage match. Later, during a Street Fight with Kim, Jacqueline lost two front teeth!

She continued to wrestle in women's matches throughout 2008 but did not win the TNA Knockouts Championship. She also managed Beer Money, Inc. (Storm and Robert Roode). She then worked behind the scenes as a backstage agent. On July 12, 2009, Jacqueline left TNA.

Teaming with ODB (2011)

Jacqueline returned to TNA on June 13, 2011. She became ODB's new tag team partner. They promised to make the Knockouts division better. The next week, they defeated Velvet Sky and Ms. Tessmacher. On June 28, Velvet Sky defeated both Jacqueline and ODB in a two-on-one handicap match. This meant Jacqueline and ODB had to leave TNA.

However, Jacqueline and ODB returned to Impact Wrestling on July 21. They attacked Velvet Sky again. They were eventually attacked by Traci Brooks and escorted out by police. On August 18, Jacqueline and ODB changed their attitudes. They stopped being bad guys to try and get contracts with TNA. They were signed to contracts on August 25. Jacqueline did not appear much after that. On November 28, she announced her TNA contract had ended.

Final Appearances (2013)

Jacqueline returned to TNA on March 17, 2013, for a special event called Knockouts Knockdown. She started acting like a bad guy again, talking trash to her opponent, Taryn Terrell. Jacqueline defeated Terrell. 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, Jacqueline was honored on Raw as "one of the greatest female superstars in WWE history." She made a special appearance for the 25th anniversary of Raw. On January 28, 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 signed a legends contract. This means she will be an ambassador for WWE. On October 5, Jacqueline appeared at Bad Blood (2024) in the VIP Suite.

Jacqueline's Impact on Wrestling

Jacqueline Moore is seen as an inspiration by many women wrestlers. These include Bayley, Bianca Belair, Jazz, Naomi, Sasha Banks, and Trish Stratus. Trish Stratus said that Jacqueline helped her a lot when she started wrestling. She said, "I will always appreciate her patience and her professionalism while showing me the ropes."

Alicia Fox said that Jacqueline "recreated what a champion looks like." She also said Jacqueline "helped opened the door for women of all colors, sizes and shapes." Many people consider Jacqueline one of the toughest women wrestlers in WWE history.

Other Fun Facts

After leaving WWE, Jacqueline started taking acting classes. She wanted to prepare for a role in an action movie.

Jacqueline has also appeared in many video games. Her first video game appearance was in WCW Nitro for PlayStation. She later appeared in nine WWE video games, including WWF Attitude and WWE 2K19.

About Jacqueline's Life

Jacqueline grew up in Dallas, Texas. As a young wrestling fan, she loved the Von Erichs. 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 show Tough Enough. This was her first time training other wrestlers. In 2002, Jacqueline competed on a special WWF superstar edition of Fear Factor. She came in second place.

Championships and Awards

Jacqueline Moore during her Hall of Fame speech 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)

Special Matches (Luchas de Apuestas)

In some wrestling matches, competitors put something important on the line, like their hair or a championship title. These are called Luchas de Apuestas. Here are some of Jacqueline's special matches:

See also

In Spanish: Jacqueline Moore para niños