Rise Of The Mack: From Living On The Streets To Living His Dream
Jul 02, 2020
4 minutes
TEXT BY KEVIN MCELVANEY
PHOTOS BY BASIL MAHMUD/IMPACT WRESTLING
WILLIE MACK HASN’T HAD AN EASY LIFE, BUT HE’S STRONGER FOR HAVING LIVED IT. NOW HE’S EAGER TO WRITE HIS CHAPTER IN THE IMPACT WRESTLING HISTORY BOOK.
LET IT NEVER be said that Willie Mack isn’t willing to put it all on the line. He’s weathered loss, heartbreak, and even homelessness, but he’s never stopped chasing his boyhood dream of being a professional wrestler. A decade-and-a-half after he first started training, his persistence is paying off in a big way.
As a teenager, Mack was a huge fan of TNA/Impact’s burgeoning X division. At age 33, he became its champion—defeating Ace Austin on Night One of Impact’s two-part Rebellion event
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