| Willie Mack | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Willie Mack |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st)[1] |
| Born | January 5, 1987 |
| Resides | South Central, Los Angeles, California |
| Billed from | St. Louis, Missouri[1] |
| Trained by | Joey Ryan[1] Martin Marin Lil’ Cholo Aaron Aguilera TJ Perkins |
| Debut | May 14, 2006 vs. Jerome “LTP” Robinson |
Willie Mack (born Willie McClinton Jr. January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. Willie is best known for his work with National Wrestling Alliance and their Southern California associates Alternative Wrestling Show and Mach One Wrestling. He also works for Los Angeles based Lucha VaVoom as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
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Willie Mack began his wrestling training while still in high school, but put it on hold until he graduated. He then attended Martin Marin’s WPW Training School in Anaheim, CA and wrestled at their weekly events at the Anaheim Marketplace. Knowing that he needed further training, Mack moved on to Bart Kapitzke’s AWS School in City of Industry, CA and began wrestling for the NWA sanctioned Alternative Wrestling Show.
At AWS he got noticed by NWA producers and was invited to appear at tapings of NWA Wrestling Showcase[2] where he had the opportunity to face such wrestlers as Adam Pearce, Brent Albright, Joey Ryan, Chris Escobar and more. Mack also wrestled at the tapings as part of a tag team with his best friend and fellow WPW graduate Jerome Robinson.
Mack began wrestling for another NWA sanctioned group, Mach One Wrestling, who run weekly events at the American Sports Center across the street from where WPW had run previously. Mack was instantly one of the most popular wrestlers in the group. On February 5, 2010[3] after defeating Scorpio Sky in a number one contenders match for the M1W Championship, Mack entered himself into a 3-Way elimination match later that same evening, making it a 4-Way. After Joey Ryan and James Morgan were eliminated, Mack defeated reigning champion, Australia's Bobby Marshall to claim the title. Since then, he has been taking on all challengers for his belt.
On March 5, 2011, Mack lost the M1W Championship to James Morgan in a four-way match that also involved Nick Madrid and Andrew Hellman.
Mack is also a regular for Southern California promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. On August 20, 2011, he took part in his first Battle of Los Angeles and scored one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating former PWG World Champion Chris Hero in his first round match. In the semifinals of the tournament, Mack was defeated by El Generico, who went on to win the entire tournament.[4]