Willie Mack
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Willie McClinton Jr.[1] (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, All Elite Wrestling, Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former Impact X Division Champion.
Willie Mack | |
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Birth name | Willie McClinton Jr.[1] |
Born | (1987-01-05) January 5, 1987 (age 37) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Downtown Daddy Brown[2] Chocolate Caliente[3] The Mack[4] Willie Mack[5] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[6] |
Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg; 20 st)[6] |
Billed from | South Central, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Trained by | Joey Ryan[6][7] Aaron Aguilera[7] |
Debut | May 14, 2006 |
Mack spent the first years of his career working in the independent circuit, usually in California-based promotions like Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. He had his first national exposure in 2015, when he signed with the El Rey Network show Lucha Underground, a pro wrestling series created by Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He worked until 2018 as The Mack and won the Lucha Underground Trios Championship two times. After Lucha Underground ended, he worked in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he is a former NWA National Heavyweight Champion, but he left the promotion after signing a contract with AAA partner Impact Wrestling.