Brennan Marcel Williams, Mace or ma.çé as he is known in the bizarre Maximum Male Models stable along with mån.sôör is one of the new and upcoming new talents on SmackDown who is as good looking as he is physically endowed.
Apart from the flamboyant gimmick that he has got going, he is a superstar with a strong sports background and no doubt, will rise through the ranks in the near future who we need to keep an eye on. Therefore here are 5 things we need to know about ma.çé:
1. Background in Football
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Williams was always a big athletic kid and was in the top ranks of many sports magazines and media organisations back in junior and high school. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina and earned distinguished sports honors there as well.
As a professional football player, he had stints with national teams like Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots but his promising career was cut short due to nagging injuries.
2. WWE Superstar Mace has a NFL superstar father
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He is the son of former NFL star defensive end Brent Williams who has had an illustrious career playing for top football teams like New England Patriots and New York Jets.
Thus football flows in his genes along with his sister Jaylen, a basketball player, who was part of WWE Performance Centre till recently. No wonder the 6’7 superstar is so athletic.
3. Fan of video games, anime and manga
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He has his own anime YouTube channel called Virtual YouTuber and has been involved in various anime YouTube channels where he has provided his voice to the characters as well as being involved in various creative capacities.
Even his Instagram handle @thegreatblackotaku is a tribute to an anime character. His earlier WWE name Dio Maddin is also partly derived from a character on a gaming channel he was a part of.
4. Mace Entered pro wrestling with WWE Legend Booker T
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Williams was always a pro wrestling fan as a kid and has mentioned Eddie Guerrero and the Great Muta as his favourites. Therefore when his NFL dreams didn’t work out, Pro Wrestling was his calling.
He made his pro wrestling debut by training, residing and debuting with WWE Hall of Famer Booker T’s indie promotion Reality of Wrestling. He has learned the ropes from the best there including Booker T, who oversees his pupils.
5. Mace Started in WWE as a commentator
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In September 2019, Williams joined the commentary team for WWE’s cruiserweight roster 205 Live, as Dio Maddin, his NXT ring name, replacing Nigel McGuinness. This must be because of his college degree in communications which made him suitable for this role as well.
Soon after, WWE announced as part of their “Premiere Week” that the commentary teams would be going through a change, with Maddin becoming an analyst for the Raw commentary team with Vic Joseph and Jerry Lawler. Later in the year he was sent back to NXT to train as a performer again. Good thing an athlete of his imposing size didn’t get subdued to being just a commentator.
