History Wrestling / MarcMero

* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Guess who? Specifically, Sable and Wrestling/{{Edge}} defeated Mero and Jacqueline at ''[=SummerSlam=] 98'' when Sable pinned Mero.

* IHaveTheHighGround: He hit the first-ever shooting star press in WWE history, during his match with Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 1996''.

* WorkedShoot: His CrazyJealousGuy run led to weird moments like when he was supposed to face Salvatore Sincere on the December 8, 1997 ''Raw'', where Mero straight-up called him a "jobber" and acknowledged that his real name was Tom Brandi. Other than insulting Sincere, what this was supposed to accomplish remains clouded in mystery.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Mero The Other Wiki]].

* WorkedShoot: His CrazyJealousGuy run led to weird moments like when he was supposed to face Salvatore Sincere on the December 8, 1997 ''Raw'', where Mero straight-up called him a "jobber" and acknowledged that his real name was Wrestling/TomBrandi. Other than insulting Sincere, what this was supposed to accomplish remains clouded in mystery.

** (in WCW): Wrestling/MaxxPayne, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]], Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage

* UnPerson: For some reason, he doesn't have an Alumni profile on WWE.com, so, while weirder things have happened, don't expect to see him again.

* FinishingMove:
** (in WWE): A shooting star press that was called the Wild Thing when he was known as "Wildman" and Marvelosity when he was known as "Marvelous"; TKO (Fireman's Carry Cutter), which outlived Mero's career and has become the common name for that variation of the move, mainly because it's a lot easier than having to say "Fireman's Carry Cutter."
* GameBreakingInjury: A torn ACL, which ultimately led to the heel turn that destroyed his career.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: As part of his heel turn, he was repackaged with a boxer gimmick.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: He made his WWE on-screen debut being interviewed at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XII'' when HHH, who had been {{Squash|Match}}ed by [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior The Ultimate Warrior]] earlier that night interrupted him, and Marc said, [[Film/MidnightCowboy "Hey, I'm doing an interview here!"]]

Marc Mero is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1991-1996 as Johnny B. Badd and for Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1996-1998. His original gimmick as Johnny B. Badd was a very over-the-top GorgeousGeorge whose CatchPhrase was "I'm so pretty, I should have been born a little girl!" He would eventually outgrow the gimmick. He made his PPV debut in a DQ loss to [[Wrestling/BrianPillman The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman in a mask)]] at ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991''. He would feud with Maxx Payne, Steve Austin and Diamond Dallas Page before leaving for WWE. He made his WWE PPV in-ring debut with a DQ win over [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid]] on the "Free For All" before ''WWF In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies.'' On the September 23, 1996 ''WWE RAW'', he defeated [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] in a tournament final for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title[[note]]Which was vacant because the debuting Faarooq had injured the previous Champion Wrestling/AhmedJohnson.[[/note]] He lost the belt to HHH a month later (see TheFarmerAndTheViper below). He suffered an injury in February 1997 that put him on the shelf for months. He came back in September and turned heel on his valet (and then-RealLife wife) Wrestling/{{Sable}}. After sending Sable out of the company at ''WWF Over the Edge 98'', he introduced Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} as his new valet. This led to a feud that ultimately became more about the women than it was about him, and he was gone in December 1998. (See TemptingFate below.) He returned to the Johnny B. Badd persona for some tapings for Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/JimmyHart's failed XWF promotion in 2001, and then for [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] in 2004.

* UnPerson: He doesn't have an Alumni profile on WWE.com, so, while weirder things have happened, don't expect to see him again.

Marc Mero is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1991-1996 as Johnny B. Badd and for Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1996-1998. His original gimmick as Johnny B. Badd was a very over-the-top GorgeousGeorge whose CatchPhrase was "I'm so pretty, I should have been born a little girl!" He would eventually outgrow the gimmick. He made his PPV debut in a DQ loss to [[Wrestling/BrianPillman The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman in a mask)]] at ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991''. He would feud with Maxx Payne, Steve Austin and Diamond Dallas Page before leaving for WWE. He made his WWE PPV in-ring debut with a DQ win over [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid]] on the "Free For All" before ''WWF In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies.'' On the September 23, 1996 ''WWE RAW'', he defeated [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] in a tournament final for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title[[note]]Which was vacant because the debuting Faarooq had injured the previous Champion Wrestling/AhmedJohnson.[[/note]] He lost the belt to HHH a month later (see TheFarmerAndTheViper below). He suffered an injury in February 1997 that put him on the shelf for months. He came back in September and turned heel on his valet (and then-RealLife wife) Wrestling/{{Sable}}. After sending Sable out of the company at ''WWF Over the Edge 98'', he introduced Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} as his new valet. This led to a feud that ultimately became more about the women than it was about him, and he was gone in December 1998. (See TemptingFate below.) He returned to the Johnny B. Badd persona for some tapings for Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/JimmyHart's failed XWF promotion in 2001, and then for [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] in 2004. On March 5, 2006, he and Russ Rollins defeated Wrestling/NormanSmiley and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie in a dark match at ''World Wrestling Legends.''

!!!"Badd, Wild, Marvelous Tropes":

* AlliterativeName

* CampStraight: Just like the man of whom he is a copy.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He was oddly paranoid after his initial turn and it led to weird moments like when he was supposed to face Salvatore Sincere on the December 8, 1997 ''Raw.'' Instead Mero called him a jobber and said that his real name was Wrestling/TomBrandi. Other than insulting Sincere, what this was supposed to accomplish remains clouded in mystery.

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Fell victim to this on the October 21, 1996 ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}''. [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] had been making trouble for HHH by always leading HHH's valets away from the ring, setting up a match. HHH "injured" Perfect earlier in the night. Mero volunteered to take the match instead...leading to Mr. Perfect turning heel on Mero and costing him the belt.

** (in WWE): Wild Thing (Shooting Star Press; later renamed "Marvelosity"); TKO (Fireman's Carry Diamond Cutter), which outlived Mero's career and has become the common name for that variation of the move, mainly because it's a lot easier than having to say "Fireman's Carry Diamond Cutter."

* GimmickMatches:
** Defeated Wrestling/ArnAnderson in a "Boxer Vs. Wrestler" match at ''WCW Uncensored 1995''.

* IHaveTheHighGround: He hit the first-ever Shooting Star Press in WWE history, during his match with Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 1996''.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed[=/=]CaptainErsatz: For Music/LittleRichard

* RaceLift: Caucasian (albeit darker skinned) Mero playing decidedly black Johnny B. Badd
* RedBaron: "[=Wildman=]", "Marvelous"

* {{Un Person}}: He doesn't have an Alumni profile on wwe.com, so, while weirder things have happened, don't expect to see him again.

* DiscoDan: A gimmick based on Little Richard and named for a Chuck Berry song.

* TheFightingNarcissist

Marc Mero is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1991-1996 as Johnny B. Badd and for Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1996-1998. His original gimmick as Johnny B. Badd was a very over-the-top GorgeousGeorge whose CatchPhrase was "I'm so pretty, I should have been born a little girl!" He would eventually outgrow the gimmick. He made his PPV debut in a DQ loss to [[Wrestling/BrianPillman The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman in a mask)]] at ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991''. He would feud with Maxx Payne, Steve Austin and Diamond Dallas Page before leaving for WWE. He made his WWE PPV in-ring debut with a DQ win over [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid]] on the "Free For All" before ''WWF In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies.'' On the September 23, 1996 ''WWE RAW'', he defeated [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] in a tournament final for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title[[note]]Which was vacant because the debuting Faarooq had injured the previous Champion Ahmed Johnson.[[/note]] He lost the belt to HHH a month later (see TheFarmerAndTheViper below). He suffered an injury in February 1997 that put him on the shelf for months. He came back in September and turned heel on his valet (and then-RealLife wife) Wrestling/{{Sable}}. After sending Sable out of the company at ''WWF Over the Edge 98'', he introduced Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} as his new valet. This led to a feud that ultimately became more about the women than it was about him, and he was gone in December 1998. (See TemptingFate below.) He returned to the Johnny B. Badd persona for some tapings for Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/JimmyHart's failed XWF promotion in 2001, and then for [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] in 2004. On March 5, 2006, he and Russ Rollins defeated Wrestling/NormanSmiley and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie in a dark match at ''World Wrestling Legends.''

* CrazyJealousGuy: He was oddly paranoid after his initial turn and it led to weird moments like when he was supposed to face Salvatore Sincere on the December 8, 1997 ''Raw.'' Instead Mero called him a jobber and said that his real name was Tom Brandi. Other than insulting Sincere, what this was supposed to accomplish remains clouded in mystery.

* VillainTeamUp: With Goldust, dressed as Music/MarilynManson, against [[Characters/WWETagTeams the Headbangers]] in early 1998. It fell apart once Sable and Wrestling/LunaVachon started having their own problems.

* TemptingFate: On the November 30, 1998 ''Raw,'' he said he would retire if [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion]] [[Wrestling/{{Gillberg}} Duane Gill]] beat him. He had Gill down and was about to go for Marvelosity when Gill's J.O.B. Squad ally Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie pushed him off, leading to Gill pinning Mero, who would then go on to the UK PPV ''Capital Carnage'' six days later to lose a mixed tag match with Jacqueline to Sable and Wrestling/{{Christian}}.

* TemptingFate: On the November 30, 1998 ''Raw,'' he said he would retire if [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion]] [[Characters/WWEAttitude Duane Gill]] beat him. He had Gill down and was about to go for Marvelosity when Gill's J.O.B. Squad ally Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie pushed him off, leading to Gill pinning Mero, who would then go on to the UK PPV ''Capital Carnage'' six days later to lose a mixed tag match with Jacqueline to Sable and Wrestling/{{Christian}}.

As Badd, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]] and as himself he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]]. He also won both ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' and ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'''s "Rookie of the Year" Awards for 1991, and ''The Wrestling Observer'''s "Most Improved" Award for 1995.

* BFG: A confetti gun called the "Badd Blaster".

* DiscoDan

Marc Mero is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1991-1996 as Johnny B. Badd and for Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1996-1998. As Badd, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]] and as himself he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]].

* CrazyJealousGuy: He was oddly paranoid after his initial turn and it led to weird moments like when he was supposed to face Salvatore Sincere on the December 8, 1997 ''Raw.'' Instead Mero called him a jobber and said that his real name was Tom Brandi. Other than insulting Sincere, what this was supposed to accomplish remains clouded in mystery

* FinishingMove: Wild Thing (Shooting Star Press; later renamed "Marvelosity"); TKO (Fireman's Carry Diamond Cutter), which outlived Mero's career and has become the common name for that variation of the move, mainly because it's a lot easier than having to say "Fireman's Carry Diamond Cutter."

* PunnyName: His stage name is a homage to the Music/ChuckBerry song "Johnny B. Goode."

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/TripleH at first, later Wrestling/{{Sable}}.

* IHaveTheHighGround: He hit the first-ever Shooting Star Press in WWE history, during his match Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 1996''.