Marc Mero

Marc Mero
Mero in 2013
Born (1960-07-09) July 9, 1960 (age 64)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
(m. 1994; div. 2004)
Darlene Spezzi
(m. 2009; div. 2019)
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Johnny B. Badd[2]
"Wildman" Marc Mero[2]
"Marvelous" Marc Mero[2]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[3]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[3]
Billed fromSyracuse, New York (as Marc Mero in WCW)
Macon, Georgia (as Johnny B. Badd in WCW)
Buffalo, New York/Jungles (as "Wildman"/"Marvelous" Marc Mero in WWF)
Trained byBoxing:
Ray Rinaldi[2]
Wrestling:
Boris Malenko[2]
Dean Malenko[2]
Joe Malenko[2]
Debut1990[2]
Retired2006[4]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genres
  • Motivational speaker
  • Mental health
Subscribers140 thousand[5]
Total views45.1 million[5]

Last updated: May 3, 2023

Marc Mero (born July 9, 1960)[6] is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur boxer, as well as a motivational speaker. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under his real name and with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA TNA) under the ring name Johnny B. Badd.

Mero was heavily pushed as a mid-carder as "Johnny B. Badd" in WCW during the early 1990s. He won the WCW World Television Championship three times during the course of his career before departing the company due to creative differences in 1996. He would then compete in WWF under his real name, making his debut at WrestleMania XII and going on to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. He would then feud with his wife Sable before departing in 1999. Mero's last mainstream appearance was in NWA TNA, where he wrestled sporadically in the mid-2000s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Benaka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Mero was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  4. ^ Buehring, Tom. "Pro-Wrestler Finds Victory Outside of the Ring". The Christian Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "About Marc Mero". YouTube.
  6. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-61321-075-8. Born: July 9, 1960