manager for Grace and her new partner, Rachael Ellering. Personal life In high school, Carlene played basketball. She also had a basketball scholarship in college until a knee injury ended her basketball career. She later dropped out of college to work. Carlene is married to Rodney Begnaud, who also competed as Rodney Mack in WWE. They live together in Lafayette, Louisiana on of land. The couple welcomed twin girls named Summer and Skye in November 2008. She owns a fitness gym, which according to her is to "keep the youth off the streets and keep them positive." She also runs a wrestling school with her husband called The Dog Pound. In July 2016, she was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018. Carlene has criticised WWE's marketing, claiming they undermarketed her and other wrestlers of color: Championships and accomplishments Cauliflower Alley Club Women's Wrestling Award (2020) Downsouth Championship Wrestling DCW Louisiana State Championship (1 time) Heavy on Wrestling HOW Women's Championship (1 time) National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) NWA Cyberspace NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 13 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2012 Southwest Wrestling Entertainment SWE Women's Championship (1 time) Hall of Fame (class of 2020) Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Women Superstars Uncensored WSU Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marti Belle WSU Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) Women's Extreme Wrestling WEW World Championship (1 time) Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment WWF/E Women's Championship (2 times) References External links Online World of Wrestling profile WWE Alumni profile Tha O Show Episode 181 Jazz Interview 1972 births Living people African-American female professional wrestlers American female professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Louisiana Sportspeople from New Orleans 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers NWA World Women's Champions