Marc Mero



Marc Mero is a retired pro wrestler and former pro boxer who appeared with WWE from 1996 to 1998, and also appeared with WCW under the name Johnny B. Badd, a gimmick that was of a Little Richard look-a-like.

In February 1997, Mero tore his anterior cruciate ligament, and spent six months rehabilitating. He returned in late 1997 with the new heel persona of "Marvelous" Marc Mero, a boxer-turned-wrestler. The WWF storyline had Mero becoming jealous of the fan following Sable had acquired in his absence and wanting her out of the WWF. This led to a temporary alliance with Goldust and his valet, Luna Vachon, in which the three humiliated Sable during matches, but it turned into a short feud when Goldust became physical with Sable. The storyline was resolved in a match between Mero and Sable at Over the Edge, in which Mero feigned remorse, offering to lie down and allow her to pin him, before defeating Sable with an inside cradle, which resulted in her leaving the WWF for a short time. After he dropped Sable as his valet, Jacqueline became his manager. In 1998, Mero competed in the WWF Brawl for All. Jacqueline's interventions in matches soon ended up costing Mero several victories and he ultimately fired her also.

Mero's last appearance on WWF television in the United States was on the November 30, 1998 episode of WWF Raw. e had a shot at the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, then held by Duane Gill, and promised to retire if he couldn't beat Gill. Gill won the match with the help of The J.O.B. Squad. He wrestled one final time at the UK WWF Capital Carnage PPV six days later, losing a tag match (with Jacqueline as a reluctant partner), to Sable and Christian. In 1999, both Mero and Sable left the WWF.