Mace (wrestler)
| Mace | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Williams as a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2012 | |
| Born | February 5, 1991 Easton, Massachusetts |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brennan Williams Dio Maddin Mace ma.çé Marcellus Black Mason Madden Mason D. Madden |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Billed weight | 286 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Trained by | Booker T Reality of Wrestling |
| Debut | February 1, 2016 |
Brennan Marcel Williams (born February 5, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and former professional football offensive tackle. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Mason Madden. He is one-half of the tag team MxM Collection with Mansoor.
Williams is also known for his time in WWE where he wrestled under then names Dio Maddin, Mace, and ma.çé. Before becoming a professional wrestler, Williams played professional football. He played for the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New England Patriots.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor
[change | change source]At Death Before Dishonor: Zero Hour, Williams, now known as Mason Madden, made his ROH debut alongside Mansoor and they defeated Spanish Announce Project (Angélico and Serpentico).[1] On the July 27 episode of Collision, MxM Collection made their AEW debuts in a loss to FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood).[2] On the September 11 episode of Dynamite, MxM competed in a Casino Gauntlet Match to become the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but the match was won by The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay).[3] On the November 6 episode of Collision, MxM Collection begam to align themselves with Johnny TV.[4] On the December 12 episode of ROH on HonorClub, MxM challenged Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) but lost.[5]
On February 17, 2025 at Global Wars Australia, MxM challenged The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara) but were unsuccessful.[6]
Personal life
[change | change source]Williams's father is Brent Williams, a former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL).[7]
Williams is a fan of video games and anime. He used a running knee called the "Nico Nico Knee", a play off the phrase "Nico Nico Nii" used by the character Nico Yazawa from the anime Love Live!. The move made it into the video game WWE 2K22.[8] He also did voice overs and narration for various videos, such as narrating "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2" by Did You Know Anime.[9]
Other media
[change | change source]On February 3, 2021, Williams re-launched his YouTube channel, portraying a VTuber character named JiBo.[10] He now runs both the YouTube and Twitch channels with Mansoor as MxM. Williams had previously appeared on many other channels such as The Third Wheel, Thrilling Intent, Stabbyness, and Super Best Friends Play.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Vetter's review of Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Queen Aminata for the ROH Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Collision (7/27/2024) Results: FTR vs. MxM Collection, Hologram, Thunder Rosa, PAC, More Set". Fightful. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (9/11/2024) Results: Jon Moxley Appears Live, Tag Team Casino Gauntlet, TNT Title Match". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "MxM Collection Are The Gift That Gives And Receives, Johnny TV Tells Them To Slide Into His DMs". Fightful. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "ROH On Honor Club (12/12/2024) Results: International Cup Qualifier, Two Title Matches, More Set". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW/ROH Global Wars results: Three title defenses from Australia". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "WWE signs Brennan Williams, former third-round NFL pick". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Love Live! Reference Makes It Into WWE 2K22 Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 - Did You Know Anime?". Did You Know Anime?. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "He's a WWE Star and a Vtuber. Those Worlds Aren't So Different". Wired. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- African-American wrestlers
- All Elite Wrestling people
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- American professional wrestlers
- American YouTubers
- Former WWE wrestlers
- Houston Texans players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- New England Patriots players
- Sportspeople from Massachusetts
- Twitch (service) streamers