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Career

Leinhardt trained under Tom Prichard and debuted in 1998. In 1999 he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation along with his friend Pete Gas. Leinhardt (known simply as Rodney) and Gas were both childhood friends of Shane McMahon, the son of WWF owner Vince McMahon, and were placed in a stable. The duo debuted on WWF television on the March 22, 1999 episode of Raw is War as the Mean Street Posse, and began assisting Shane in his feud with Test and helping him retain the European Championship. Joey Abs was added to the faction three months later. Shane eventually turned face and briefly feuded with his erstwhile allies before leaving WWF television. Tom Prichard Tom Prichard is an American professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment road agent and talent scout. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Peter Gasperino (born May 29, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation. ... Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970) is an American WWE Executive and part-time professional wrestler. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is a American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, and former play-by-play announcer. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... WWE Raw (whose trademark is capitalized RAW) is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the Raw brand. ... The Mean Street Posse (from left to right) Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs The Mean Street Posse was a heel professional wrestling stable, clad in sweater vests and dress pants, that formerly wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Andrew J. Martin (born March 17, 1975 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 1998 and 2004 under the ring name Test. ... The WWF/E European Championship belt The WWE European Championship is a former title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Jason Arhndt (born October 15, 1971) aka Joey Abs is a professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, as part of the three man team known as The Mean Street Posse. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. ... In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ...

The Posse took part in a tag team battle royal for the number one contenderships to the WWF World Tag Team Championships at Armageddon 1999, and gained an advantage by switching places with the third wrestler behind the referees' backs, thus enabling them to outnumber the other teams three to two. Despite this advantage, they failed to win. A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Battle royal, plural battles royal, traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing. ... World Wrestling Entertainments World Tag-Team Championship is WWEs original tag team championship and is now exclusive to the RAW brand. ... WWE Armageddon is a pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. ...

In early-2000, the posse repeatedly tried to defeat Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship, attacking the champion in unlikely venues such as an airport, a circus and his hotel room. At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, the trio took part in a hardcore battle royal for the hardcore championship. Leinhardt pinned Funaki to win the title after stunning him by throwing him into a metal fence railing, but was pinned by Joey Abs just fourteen seconds later. Despite the infighting, the Posse remainder a relatively cohesive unit. This article is about the year 2000. ... Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was a professional wrestler born in Anaheim, California. ... The original WWE Hardcore Championship belt. ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... WrestleMania 2000 (sometimes referred to as WrestleMania XVI) was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... Shoichi (Sho) Funaki (船木勝一) (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling in the United States of America for the SmackDown! brand of the World Wrestling Entertainment in its cruiserweight division. ...

On an episode of Sunday Night HEAT later that year, Edge and Christian briefly became the managers of the Mean Street Posse. They accompanied them to ringside for the duration of their WWF World Tag Team Championships title match with the Hardy Boyz, assisting the Posse with the proviso that they would receive a title shot if the posse was to win. However, the Hardy Boyz thwarted the interference of Edge and Christian and retained their titles. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Edge and Christian as WWF World Tag team Champions. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... Matt and Jeff Hardy as the Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. ...

Later that year, all three members of the Posse were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling, then a WWF developmental territory. On May 24, 2000 in Tunica, Mississippi, Leinhardt and Joey Abs defeated Bull Pain and Todd Morton to win the MCW Southern Tag Team Championships. They lost the titles to The Kingpins on July 26 in Memphis, Tennessee, but regained the titles on August 12, 2000 in Jackson, Mississippi. Their second reign ended when they were defeated by the Dupps on October 28 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) was a professional wrestling promotion ran by Terry Golden, based in Memphis, Tennesse. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Tunica is a town located in Tunica County, Mississippi. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nickname: The Best of the New South; The Bold, New City Coordinates: Country United States State Mississippi County Hinds Founded 1822 Mayor Frank Melton Area    - City 276. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Craighead County Veterans Memorial in downtown Jonesboro. ...

Leinhardt was then sent to the MCW affiliate Memphis Power-Pro Wrestling, where he was renamed RodRageous. He defeated Bulldog Raines to win the MPPW Television Championship on January 27, 2001 in Memphis. He lost the title to Grandmaster Sexay on February 21 of that year in Jonesboro, but regained the title just three days later in Memphis. His second reign came to an end on March 17, 2001, when MPPW severed all connection with the WWF and vacated all titles held by WWF employees. January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Brian Christopher Lawler (born January 10, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee), the son of professional wrestling legend Jerry The King Lawler, is a professional wrestler currently performing for Memphis Wrestling and other independent promotions. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ...

Leinhardt and the remainder of the Posse were released by the WWF later that year, and began working on the independent circuit.

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• High Society (Flying neckbreaker)
• Moonsault

• Managers

• Edge and Christian
• Shane McMahon
• Terri Runnels

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Championships and accomplishments

• Memphis Championship Wrestling

• 2-time MCW Southern Tag team Champion (with Joey Abs)

• Memphis Power-Pro Wrestling

• 2-time MPPW Television Champion

• World Wrestling Federation

• 1-time WWF Hardcore Champion

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References

• Rodney at OWW.com
• The MCW Southern Tag Team Championships
• The MPWW Television Championship