Carlene Moore was born and raised in New Orleans, which
is where she got the idea for her stage name "Jazz," seeing
as New Orleans is the home and originator of Jazz music.
In 1999, Jazz debuted in ECW as the ringside assistant for
Justin Credible and Jason under the name "Jazzmyn". During
their matches she added salt to their opponent's wounds
by pummeling them with devastating hardcore violence.
After month's of disrespect from an ungrateful Justin Credible,
and Jason she decided to leave the duo and challenge Jason
to a match at ECW's 1999 pay per view; Heatwave where she
successfully defeated him. Jazz ended the match with a face
buster to Jason unto a steal chair. The crowd was behind
her and she earned credibility that night. She gained a
huge credibility against male superstars in inter-gender
matches seeing as there were no females to wrestle at the
time, and those who crossed her path in ECW were squashed.
She took out Angelica (WWE's Lita), Francine, Electra and
others. She often aligned herself with male superstars,
including Nova, and Tommy Dreamer. Months after the fold
of ECW, the WWE called her in for a few Dark Matches against
Ivory during Raw and Smackdown tapings.
Two months after these Dark Matches, Jazz debuted at WWE's
Survivor Series 2001 Pay per view as the mystery opponent
for the WWE Women's Title 6 - Pack Challenge, a title that
was vacated by Chyna a few months earlier that year. Trish
Stratus won the Match, however from that Night on Jazz made
countless attacks on Trish Stratus, Molly Holly, and the
rest of the women of the roster. Soon after Jazz started
a heated feud against Trish which eventually led to Jazz's
winning the WWE Women's Title for the first time on February
4th 2002. This feud brought the WWE women's wrestling action
that wasn't seen over the last couple of years, and Jazz
immediately brought credibility to women's in-ring performance,
helping Trish Stratus become a respected worker.
Jazz's biggest match in her reign was at WrestleMania 2002.
At the Toronto Skydome, Jazz defeated Trish Stratus & Lita
in a Triple Threat match for to retain the WWF Women's Title.
Jazz's women's title reign was cut short due to an ACL injury
in her left knee, which needed surgery. On May 13th 2002,
Jazz dropped the title to Trish during a hardcore Tag-Team
match for the WWE Hardcore & Women's Title's which consisted
of Trish & Bubba Ray Dudley against Jazz & Steven Richards.
Trish won the title that night, and demanded Bubba Ray put
Jazz threw a table and he did.
On January 27th 2003, Jazz made her WWE return after a Victoria
and Trish Stratus Match. Jazz walked down the ramp, pushing
the Women's Champ: Victoria out of the way, and entered
the ring to make a surprise attack on Trish Stratus. After
her attack on Stratus, She Declared "I'm Back, BABY!!,"
and indeed she was. Jazz blamed Trish for her injury and
would go on to wrestle in a classic 3-way match at WrestleMania
2003 against Trish Stratus and Victoria. A month later,
she became a 2 time WWE Women's Champion at the Backlash
pay per view.
Jazz was now managed by Teddy Long, which gave her and the
women's Division even more credibility. He campaigned towards
her becoming the next women's champion, and he was instrumental
at backlash. One huge match of this reign was on May 18,
2003 at Judgment Day as Jazz defeated Jacqueline, Trish
Stratus & Victoria in a 4way to retain the Woman's title.
Soon after Ivory would see a winning streak against Women's
Champ; on June 2nd 2003, June 9th, 2003, and June 16th 2003,
with 3 wins on Raw, Ivory seemed to be on the road to becoming
Women's Champ, the angle was seemingly dropped when Jazz
became injured with a shoulder injury. On June 30th 2003
on RAW, Jazz lost the Woman's title in a battle royal. For
the second time, Jazz's reign would be cut short because
of an injury.
In January 2004, Jazz made her return to WWE Television.
She re-joined Teddy Long and Mark Henry. Throughout the
year she took part in the Women's Division, but unfortunately
did not win the title. On November 4, 2004: Jazz was officially
released from her World Wrestling Entertainment contract,
although many felt as if Jazz was one of the best Women's
Wrestlers the WWE has ever had. Gail Kim and Nidia were
also released, cutting down the women's Division even more,
Jacqueline was one of whom was released months earlier.
Jazz quickly began to work the independent circuit, proving
that despite being released, she was a true wrestler and
would continue to work. On June 24th 2005 on NWA Cyberspace,
Jazz defeated April Hunter to win the Women's title.
In 2006, Jazz re-signed with the WWE, to work under the
new ECW brand. On June 7th 2006, on a special WWE vs ECW
television show, Mickie James defeated Jazz to retain the
Women's championship. Besides a few house show appearances,
on January 18th 2007, Jazz and her husband Rodney Mack were
both released from their contract.
2002
