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{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
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| name = Mark Jindrak
|names='''Mark Jindrak'''<br>Mark Millium<br>Marco Corleone<br>Sodom
| image = Marco Corleone.jpg
|height=6 ft 6 in (197 cm)
| caption = Jindrak (as Marco Corleone) in 2006
|weight=270 lb (122 kg)
| image_size = 300px
|birth_date = [[June 26]], [[1977]]
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|death_date =
| birth_name = Mark Robert Jindrak
|birth_place = [[Auburn, New York]]
| names = Marco Corleone<br />Mark Jindrak<br />Sodom<br />Basket Case
|resides=[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| height = 6 ft 6 in<ref name="WWEbio"/>
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| weight = 253 lb<ref name="WWEbio"/>
|trainer=[[Paul Orndorff]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|26}}
|debut=[[1999]]
| alma_mater = [[Keuka College]]<ref name="Auburn"/>
|retired=
| spouse = {{marriage|Miroslava Luna|November 3, 2015}}
|}}
| children = 2
| birth_place = [[Throop, New York]], U.S.<ref name="Auburn"/>
| billed = [[Auburn, New York]]<ref name="WWEbio"/>
| trainer = [[Paul Orndorff]]<ref name="Auburn"/>
| debut = March 2, 1999<ref name="KreikenbohmCareer2"/>
| retired = March 23, 2018
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'''Mark Jindrak''' (born [[June 26]], [[1977]] in [[Auburn, New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], best known for his appearances with [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and currently wrestling in [[DSW|Deep South Wrestling, LLC.]], although he isn't contracted to WWE.
'''Mark Robert Jindrak''' (born June 26, 1977) is an American semi-retired [[professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his appearances with [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) under his own name and for his appearances with [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] (CMLL) under the [[ring name]] '''Marco Corleone'''. He is a former [[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship|CMLL World Heavyweight Champion]], [[CMLL World Trios Championship|CMLL World Trios Champion]], and [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champion]].<ref name="WWEbio">{{cite web|url=http://smackdown.wwe.com/superstars/jindrak_m/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041016040650/http://smackdown.wwe.com/superstars/jindrak_m/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 16, 2004|title=Mark Jindrak|publisher=[[WWE]]|work=[[WWE]].com (via [[Wayback Machine]])|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>


==Professional wrestling career==
== Career ==
===World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)===
Mark Jindrak trained in the [[WCW Power Plant]] under [[Paul Orndorff]] and was promoted to the main WCW roster in June 2000 under the [[Vince Russo]] era where he formed a tag team with fellow Power Plant graduate [[Sean O'Haire]].
Jindrak trained in the [[WCW Power Plant]] under [[Paul Orndorff]].<ref name="Auburn"/><ref name="Varsallone2-pg2"/> He made his WCW debut on the March 2, 1999, taping of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'', teaming with [[Chuck Palumbo]] as "The Soul Surfers" in a loss to Disorderly Conduct.<ref name="KreikenbohmCareer2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=241&view=&page=4&gimmick=&year=1999&promotion=&region=&location=&arena=&showtype=&constellationType=&worker=|title=Marco Corleone - Matches|author=Philip Kreikenbohm|work=Cagematch.net|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> He was promoted to the main WCW roster in June 2000 under the [[Vince Russo]] era where he formed a tag team with fellow Power Plant graduate [[Sean O'Haire]]. In August 2000, Jindrak and O'Haire helped form [[The Natural Born Thrillers]] with [[Mike Sanders (wrestler)|Mike Sanders]], [[Shawn Stasiak]], [[Chuck Palumbo]], [[Jon Hugger|Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli]], and [[Reno (wrestler)|Reno]].<ref name="Varsallone2-pg2"/> They were briefly "coached" by [[Kevin Nash]].<ref name="Varsallone2-pg2"/> In September 2000, Jindrak won the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Championship]] with O'Haire for the first time, despite being relatively new in the business. The pair won the World Tag Team Championship once more before splitting in early January 2001 when Jindrak would begin teaming with Stasiak instead. The team was short-lived, as Stasiak went on to pick up the managerial service of [[Stacy Keibler]] and Jindrak was taken off of television.


===World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment===
In August 2000, Jindrak and [[Sean O'Haire]] helped form the [[Natural Born Thrillers]] with [[Mike Sanders]], [[Shawn Stasiak]], [[Chuck Palumbo]], [[John Hugger|Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli]] and [[Rick Cornell|Reno]]. They were briefly "coached" by [[Kevin Nash]].
====The Alliance and teaming with Garrison Cade (2001&ndash;2004)====
After the World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW in March 2001, Jindrak came into the company in July 2001 as part of [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|The Alliance]] that invaded the WWF roster. Jindrak wrestled in [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Dark match|dark matches]] and at [[house show]]s throughout July. His first televised debut was on the July 28, 2001, episode of ''[[WWF Jakked/Metal]]'', defeating [[Jerry Lynn]]. In late August of that year Mark Jindrak was sent to the [[Heartland Wrestling Association]]. There he was a member of Team WCW along with Mike Sanders, Johnny The Bull, Reno, [[E. Z. Money|Jason Jett]], [[Lash LeRoux]], [[Shannon Moore]], [[Evan Karagias]], [[Allan Funk|Kwee Wee]], [[Elix Skipper]], and [[Jamie Noble|Jamie Knoble]]. In October 2001 Jindrak was moved to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) for training until March 2002 when he suffered a knee injury. Jindrak returned to OVW in July 2002. He also returned to WWE on the October 13, 2002, episode ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]'' defeating [[Justin Credible]]. He made a few more appearances on ''Heat'' in late 2002, defeating wrestlers such as Credible, [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Stevie Richards]] until suffering an ankle injury. Jindrak returned to OVW in March 2003 following his recovery and joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services" stable and teamed with [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] while in OVW.


Jindrak was soon called up by WWE. [[Triple H]] would reveal on his 2013 ''Triple H - Thy Kingdom Come'' DVD that Jindrak was originally planned to be in [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]] alongside himself, [[Ric Flair]], and [[Randy Orton]]. This claim was further confirmed by vignettes filmed that feature Jindrak with Evolution. However, for then-undisclosed reasons, his spot as the [[Arn Anderson]]-like enforcer of the group ended up going to [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2013/0928/565928/who-was-supposed-to-take-batista-spot-in-evolution/|title=Photo: Who Was Supposed To Take Batista's Spot In Evolution? - WrestlingInc.com|date=September 28, 2013 }}</ref> This would be elaborated on in 2020 in the Evolution episode of the [[WWE Network]] series ''Ruthless Aggression'', when it was revealed that [[Vince McMahon]] wanted Jindrak in the group to replace Batista due to his triceps injuries in 2003. However, Triple H felt that while Jindrak had the talent, he lacked the maturity for the group and felt that he was dragging [[Randy Orton]] down. Jindrak, who made his first WWE programming appearance in 15 years in the interview, agreed with Triple H's assessment.<ref name=Evolution>'''WWE Ruthless Aggression: Evolution''' (February 24, 2020)</ref>
In September 2000, Jindrak won the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team titles]] with O'Haire for the first time, despite being relatively new in the business. The pair would win WCW Tag team gold one more time before spliting in early January, 2001 when Jindrak would begin teaming with Stasiak instead.


After being pulled out of the Evolution angle, Jindrak joined the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw brand]] on July 7, 2003, episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] against [[Chris Jericho]] in a losing effort. On the July 19 episode of ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'', Jindrak formed a [[tag team]] with [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] by defeating the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] [[La Résistance (professional wrestling)|La Résistance]] in a non-title match, thus earning a title shot against La Résistance on the July 28 episode of ''Raw'' but failed to win the titles. They would become a staple in Raw's tag team division by feuding with La Résistance, Evolution and The [[Dudley Boyz]] over the tag team titles. At [[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]], Jindrak and Cade participated in a [[Gauntlet match|tag team turmoil match]] for the World Tag Team Championship and eliminated [[The Hurricane and Rosey]] and the team of [[Val Venis]] and [[Lance Storm]] before being eliminated by Dudley Boyz. On the March 1, 2004, episode of ''Raw'', Jindrak and Cade defeated Rosey and The Hurricane to qualify for a [[fatal four-way match]] for the World Tag Team Championship at [[WrestleMania XX]], which they failed to win.
In January 2001, The Natural Born thrillers broke up when, The team of Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak would become jealous of Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire (who had gone on to win tag team gold) and would face them at ''[[WCW Superbrawl]]'' on [[February 18]], [[2001]] for the tag team titles. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles, and Jindrak disappeared from TV.


====Teaming and feuding with Luther Reigns (2004&ndash;2005)====
After World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW in March 2001, Mark Jindrak came into the company in July 2001 as part of [[The Alliance]], Jindrak was briefly part of The Alliance that invaded the WWF roster. In late August of that year Mark Jindrak was sent to the [[Heartland Wrestling Association]] (HWA) then [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) for training, in early 2003 Mark Jindrak joined [[Kenny Bolin]]'s "Bolin Services" and teamed with [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]].
[[File:Mark Jindrak.jpg|thumb|right|Jindrak at a WWE [[house show]] in January 2005.]]
Jindrak's team with Garrison Cade ended when Jindrak was drafted to the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] brand on March 22, 2004. He made his debut as a member of SmackDown on the March 27 episode of ''[[WWE Velocity|Velocity]]'', during which he appeared as "The Reflection of Perfection", a [[Narcissism|narcissistic]] [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] obsessed with his own physique, similar to [[Lex Luger]]'s "Narcissist" character. He defeated [[Tyson Dux]] in his first match as part of the SmackDown! roster. On April 8, 2004, Jindrak gained [[Theodore Long]]'s [[Manager (professional wrestling)|managerial]] services for a brief period until the pair split in July when Long turned [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] and became the general manager of SmackDown! while Jindrak remained on ''Velocity''. Jindrak was initially pushed with an undefeated streak against the likes of [[Scotty 2 Hotty]], [[Hardcore Holly]], [[Shannon Moore]], [[Spike Dudley]], [[Orlando Jordan]], [[Shoichi Funaki|Funaki]] and [[Billy Kidman]] during his first few months on the SmackDown! roster before suffering his first loss in three months against [[Charlie Haas]] on the July 3 episode of ''Velocity''.


In September, Jindrak aligned himself with [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Luther Reigns]] to assist Angle in assaulting and shaving [[Big Show]] bald during the fifth anniversary episode of ''SmackDown!''. Jindrak and Reigns continued to serve as Kurt Angle's proteges until February 2005, at which point they split from Angle to continue their own feud with [[The Undertaker]]. However, Jindrak and Reigns' team began to have a falling out, most notably after they lost to Undertaker in a "Double Jeopardy" handicap match on the February 24, 2005, episode of ''SmackDown!'' because of Jindrak submitting to a triangle choke. The following week, Jindrak and Reigns lost a [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Championship]] match against [[Eddie Guerrero]] and [[Rey Mysterio]]. Following the loss, Jindrak turned face by getting into a fight with Reigns and knocking him out with a left hook. On the March 10 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Jindrak defeated Reigns in a singles match. After this, Jindrak became a low-card star who performed on ''Velocity'' and only appeared on ''SmackDown!'' to [[Job (professional wrestling)|job]] against other wrestlers, during which he alternated between face and heel alignments. On the May 28 episode of ''Velocity'', Jindrak unsuccessfully faced [[Orlando Jordan]] for the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]]. He then wrestled his last match on the SmackDown! brand on the June 18 episode of ''Velocity'', which he lost to [[René Duprée]]. On June 30, Jindrak became one of the last-minute trades in the [[2005 WWE Draft Lottery]], returning him back to the Raw brand. However, Jindrak never made his Raw re-debut, as he was released from his contract on July 5, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/releases |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420091404/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/news/archive/releases |archive-date=April 20, 2009 |title=WWE releases several Superstars |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=July 8, 2005 |accessdate=February 1, 2023}}</ref>
Mark Jindrak was soon called up by WWE in June 2003 and started out forming a [[tag team]] with [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]] on the ''[[WWE RAW|RAW]]'' brand, the team found little success on ''RAW'' and soon separated when Jindrak was drafted to ''SmackDown!'' on [[March 22]], [[2004]].


===Japan and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2006–2009)===
He first appeared on SmackDown!'s sister show ''[[WWE Velocity|Velocity]]'' where he adopted a [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of an egotistical, [[narcissism|narcissistic]] [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] obsessed with his own physique (similar to [[Lex Luger]]), calling himself "The Reflection of Perfection" and standing in front of a mirror to admire himself. On [[April 8]], [[2004]] he would gain a [[manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] by the name of [[Theodore Long]] for a brief period until the pair split in July 2004 in which Long went on to become the general manager of ''SmackDown!'' and Mark Jindrak remained mostly on ''Velocity''.
Following his departure from WWE, Jindrak toured [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] in 2006, where he was primarily used as a low-carder. He did, however, pick up a surprise win over long-time veteran [[Osamu Nishimura]] during the tour. Soon after, Jindrak began working for the Japanese promotion [[Hustle (professional wrestling)|HUSTLE]] as "Sodom", teaming with [[Matt Morgan|Gomorrah]].<ref name="WoodwardMartinez2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/57216/this-day-in-history-rick-rude-passes-away-hogan-wins-his-fourth-wcw-title-two-girls-for-every-dreamer-and-more.html?p=1|title=This day in history: Rick Rude passes away, Hogan wins his fourth WCW Title, two girls for every Dreamer and more|work=[[Dave Scherer|PWInsider.com]]|author1=Buck Woodward|author2=Ryan Martinez|access-date=May 15, 2019|date=April 20, 2011}}</ref>


In late 2006, Jindrak began working for the [[Mexico|Mexican]] promotion [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] under the name Marco Corleone. As a part of his new ring name, which he derived from ''[[The Godfather]]'',<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/> Corleone also accentuated his [[Italian American]] heritage as a part of his new gimmick, which included allying with fellow WCW and WWE alumnus [[Johnny Stamboli]].<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |title=Corleone character a big hit for Jindrak in Mexico |date=July 23, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723170300/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Initially a ''rudo'' ([[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]), Corleone turned into a ''technico'' (face) because of crowd support.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/> In 2008, it was announced that Jindrak had been officially banned from performing at wrestling shows in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]], for a year due to pulling down the tights of his opponent during a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestlingnewscenter.blogspot.com/2008/08/mark-jindrak-banned-from-tijuana-for.html|title=Wrestling News Center: Mark Jindrak Banned From Tijuana For Pulling The Tights|last=D-rock|date=August 6, 2008}}</ref>
In September 2004 Mark Jindrak aligned himself with [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Matt Wiese|Luther Reigns]], whom he helped take down and shave bald [[Paul Wight|Big Show]] during the fifth Anniversary episode of the ''SmackDown!''. After a teaming with Reigns for a while, the pair began to have a falling out, most notably after a "Double Jeopardy" handicap match on the [[February 24]], [[2005]] episode of ''SmackDown!'' in Philadelphia against [[Mark Calaway|The Undertaker]]. This led to Jindrak turning [[face (professional wrestling)|face]] and delivering a few knock-out punches to Reigns, punches that would become signature moves.


===AAA and Perros del Mal (2009–2010)===
After this, Jindrak defeated Luther Reigns in their short feud only to become a lower card star performing on [[WWE Velocity]], and only appearing on ''SmackDown!'' to [[job (professional wrestling)|job]] for other wrestlers, portraying neither a heel or face character.
On March 15, 2009, Jindrak, under his Marco Corleone ring name, made a surprise jump from CMLL to [[Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide|AAA]], appearing as a surprise corner man for [[Vampiro]] during AAA's 2009 [[Rey de Reyes 2009|Rey de Reyes]] show. Corleone helped Vampiro win the match against AAA's top heel Konnan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://superluchas.com/?p=19179 | title = Resultados de Rey de Reyes-AAA (16 marzo 2008) Elecktroshock nuevo Rey de Reyes. Juventud Guerrera y Marco Corleone las sorpresas. Wagner se presenta en AAA para retar al Mesías. | access-date = March 16, 2009| date = March 15, 2009 | publisher = SuperLucha.net | language = es}}</ref> On June 13, 2009, at [[Triplemanía XVII]] Corleone teamed with [[Latin Lover (wrestler)|Latin Lover]] against La Hermandad 187 ([[Psicosis|Nicho El Millonario]] and [[Joe Líder]]) in a match for the [[AAA World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Championship]], but were unsuccessful. On March 22, 2010, AAA released Jindrak.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.luchalibreaaa.com/marcocorleonereleased.html| title = Marco Corleone liberado | access-date = March 28, 2010| date = March 22, 2010 | publisher = [[Lucha Libre AAA World Wide]] | language = es}}</ref> Corleone later stated that he had initially only signed a one-year contract with AAA and had declined to re-sign.<ref name="Varsallone1-pg2">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949_p2/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |title=Former WWE star resurrected with Corleone character in Mexico |date=July 14, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723164624/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949_p2/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 11, 2010, Mexican promotion [[Perros del Mal (promotion)|Perros del Mal]] announced that they had signed Jindrak, still using the ring name Marco Corleone, to a contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/latin-lover-sera-un-perro-del-mal-11042010.html| title = Latin Lover será un Perro del Mal| access-date = April 12, 2010| date = April 11, 2010 | publisher = Record.com.mx | language = es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415004403/http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/latin-lover-sera-un-perro-del-mal-11042010.html|archive-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref>


===Lucha Libre USA (2010–2012)===
On [[June 30]], [[2005]], Mark Jindrak became one of the last minute trades in the 2005 [[WWE Draft]], which saw him jump from ''SmackDown!'' back to ''RAW''. Mark Jindrak was released five days later on [[July 5]], [[2005]]. The WWE cited decreased revenue and a lack of enthusiasm with respect to Jindrak's in-ring abilities as the cause of his release.
Corleone competed on MTV's lucha libre show, ''[[Lucha Libre USA]]''. He became involved with the promotion shortly after leaving AAA in early 2010, and was involved in finding and signing wrestlers for the show.<ref name="Varsallone1-pg2"/><ref name="Varsallone1-pg3">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949_p3/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |title=Former WWE star resurrected with Corleone character in Mexico |date=July 14, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723165059/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949_p3/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 12, 2010, Corleone, [[Charly Manson|Charly Malice]] and [[R. J. Brewer]] were defeated in a four-way elimination match by [[Lizmark, Jr.]], who became the inaugural [[LLUSA Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight Champion]] in the process. This episode aired on tape delay on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_46004.shtml|title=12/12 Lucha Libre USA TV taping: Spoiler results for season premiere of MTV2 wrestling show - former TNA wrestler debuts, first Hvt. champion crowned|last=Roberts|first=Alex|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=December 13, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On October 3, 2012, Corleone unsuccessfully challenged in a three-way match for the LLUSA Heavyweight Championship losing to [[R. J. Brewer]] and the match also included [[Lizmark Jr.]]


===Return to CMLL (2011–2018)===
Jindrak toured [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] in 2006, where he was primarily used as a low-carder. However, Jindrak did picked up a surprise win over long-time veteran [[Osamu Nishimura]] during the tour.
On December 10, 2011, CMLL announced that Corleone would return to the promotion on December 16 at CMLL's ''[[Sin Piedad (2011)|Sin Piedad]]'' show.<ref name=CMLLReturn>{{cite web | url = http://superluchas.com/cartel-completo-de-sin-piedad-se-presenta-marco-corleone-en-el-cmll/ | title = Cartel completo de Sin Piedad – Se presenta Marco Corleone en el CMLL | author=Mexicool, Rey | access-date = December 10, 2011| date = December 10, 2011 | work=[[Súper Luchas]] | language = es}}</ref> In his return match, Corleone, [[Máximo (wrestler)|Máximo]] and [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]] defeated [[Mr. Niebla]], [[Negro Casas]] and [[Rey Bucanero]] in two straight falls.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2011-12-17/marco-corleone-vuelve-volar-en-la-arena-mexico | title = Marco Corleone 'vuelve a volar' en la Arena México | author=Huerta, Diego | access-date = December 17, 2011| date = December 18, 2011 | work=[[Récord (Mexican newspaper)|Récord]] | language = es}}</ref> After the event, the trio of Corleone, Rush and Máximo was given the name ''La Tercia Sensación'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219061650/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |title=Viernes 23 de Diciembre '11 |last=Salazar López |first=Alexis A. |archive-date=December 19, 2011 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |work=[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] |language=es |url-status=dead }}</ref> which was later changed to ''[[El Bufete del Amor]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2012/01/09/el-bufete-del-amor-busca-seguir-triunfando | title = El Bufete del Amor busca seguir triunfando | date=January 9, 2012 | access-date=January 10, 2012 | work = Medio Tiempo | language = es}}</ref> On February 19, 2012, ''El Bufete del Amor'' defeated ''Los Hijos del Averno'' ([[Averno (wrestler)|Averno]], [[Ephesto]] and [[Mephisto (wrestler)|Mephisto]]) to win the [[CMLL World Trios Championship|World Trios Championship]].<ref name=CMLLWorldTrios>{{cite web | url=http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2012-02-19/corleone-rush-y-maximo-nuevos-campeones-mundiales-de-trios-cmll | title=Corleone, Rush y Máximo, nuevos Campeones Mundiales de Tríos CMLL | last=Huerta | first=Diego | date=February 19, 2012 | access-date=February 20, 2012 | work=[[Récord (Mexican newspaper)|Récord]] | language=es | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075547/http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2012-02-19/corleone-rush-y-maximo-nuevos-campeones-mundiales-de-trios-cmll | url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 24, 2012, Corleone was defeated by [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] in the quarterfinal round of the [[CMLL Universal Championship (2012)|Universal Championship Tournament]]. In the fall of 2012 ''El Bufete'' began a feud against the [[Mexican National Trios Championship|Mexican National Trios Champions]] ''[[Los Invasores]]'' ([[Volador Jr.]], [[Mr. Águila]] and [[El Alebrije (wrestler)|Kraneo]]). The two teams fought several occasions with ''El Bufete''{{'}}s World Trios Championship on the line, while ''Los Invasores''{{'}} Mexican National Trios Championship being passed over was compared to the more prestigious CMLL title.<ref name=BufeteInvasores>{{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2013/02/18/sigue-reinando-el-buffet-del-amor-en-el-cmll | title=Sigue reinando el Buffet del Amor en el CMLL | date=February 18, 2013 | access-date=March 3, 2013 | work=MedioTiempo | language=es}}</ref> Corleone was forced to team up with Kraneo for the 2013 ''[[CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (2013)|Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles]]'' ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament"), a tag team tournament teaming up wrestlers who would never team up otherwise, often because they are rivals, would be forced to work together. The team lost to [[Shocker (wrestler)|Shocker]] and Mr. Niebla in the opening round because of their inability to get along for only match.<ref name=MedioBlockA>{{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2013/03/02/volador-y-la-sombra-a-la-final-del-torneo-de-parejas-increibles | title=Volador y la Sombra a la Final del Torneo de Parejas Increíbles | date=March 2, 2013 | access-date=March 2, 2013 | work=MedioTiempo | language=es}}</ref><ref name=EstrellasBlockA>{{cite web | url=http://estrellasdelring.blogspot.com/2013/03/atlantis-y-ultimo-guerrero-estaremos.html | title=Atlantis y Último Guerrero ¿Estaremos frente a un duelo candidato para conmemorar el 80 Aniversario del CMLL? | date=March 1, 2013 | first=Alexis A. | last=Salazar López | access-date=March 2, 2013 | work=Estrellas del Ring | language=es}}</ref> In May, Corleone was sidelined with a knee injury, leading to CMLL stripping him, Máximo and Rush of the World Trios Championship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/41398-feature-viva-la-raza-lucha-weekly-for-5-11-13 | title=Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 5/11/13 | last=Boutwell | first=Josh | date=May 11, 2013 | access-date=May 18, 2013 | work=WrestleView}}</ref>


On August 2, 2013, Corleone returned from injury teaming with [[Andrade Cien Almas|La Sombra]] and Rush defeating Averno, Mephisto and Volador Jr. in a two out of three falls match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=99567|title=CMLL on Televisa « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref> On September 16, 2014, Corleone and Rush defeated [[El Terrible]] and [[Rey Escorpión]] to win La Copa CMLL.<ref name=CopaCMLL14/> On December 7, Corleone was knocked unconscious during a match with El Terrible, after being hit on the back of the head by a ring rope. He regained consciousness shortly thereafter and was reportedly doing well.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2014/12/07/marco-corleone-se-desvanecio-en-la-arena-coliseo | title=Marco Corleone se desvaneció en la Arena Coliseo | date=December 7, 2014 | access-date=December 8, 2014 | work=MedioTiempo | language=es}}</ref> On March 17, 2015, [[Los Ingobernables]] (Corleone and Rush) unsuccessfully challenged Negro Casas and Shocker in a two out of three falls match for the [[CMLL World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=127429|title=CMLL Guerreros del Ring « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
Mark Jindrak was also involved with fellow former WWE Superstar [[Matt Morgan]]. The pair appeared in a short-lived online reality show which was canceled in early 2006 for an unknown reason. Both men later showed up in Japanese promotion [[HUSTLE|Hustle]], wrestling as the tag team of '''Sodom''' (Jindrak) & Gomora (Morgan).


On June 6, 2017, Corleone defeated [[Euforia (wrestler)|Euforia]], [[Dragón Rojo Jr.]], El Terrible, [[Gran Guerrero]], [[Kráneo]], Mr. Niebla, [[Comandante Pierroth|Pierroth]], Rey Bucanero and Rush in a ''[[torneo cibernetico]]'' elimination match to win the [[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]], the first singles title of his career.<ref name=CorleoneCompleto/> On June 18, Corleone made his first successful title defense against El Terrible. On August 22, 2018, Corleone had to vacate the title due to an injury and thus confirmed his departure from CMLL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/73554-marco-corleone-abandona-cmll-y-deja-vacante-su-campeonato-mundial-peso-pesado|title=Marco Corleone abandona CMLL y deja vacante su Campeonato mundial peso pesado|last=Solowrestling|date=August 22, 2018|website=www.solowrestling.com}}</ref> Jindrak wrestled his final match to date on March 23, 2018.<ref name="KreikenbohmCareer">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=241&page=4&year=2018&promotion=78|title=Marco Corleone - Matches|author=Philip Kreikenbohm|work=Cagematch.net|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
In late 2006, Jindrak would make appearances in Mexican promotion [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]], as '''Marco Corleone'''.He uses an italian gimmick.


==Other media==
== Wrestling facts ==
Jindrak has appeared on several Mexican game shows, soap operas, television shows and magazine covers.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/> He was also named "Best Body in Mexico".<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/> In 2012, Jindrak starred in the Mexican telenovela ''[[Porque el amor manda]]'' as Ury Petrovsky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/corleone/|title=Marco Corleone, el luchador que amenaza a Fernando Colunga|website=People en Español}}</ref> Jindrak tried out for the film ''[[Remember the Titans]]'', and was offered a role as a [[American football|football]] player. As he was in training at the WCW Power Plant at the time however, he turned the role down.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg4"/>


Jindrak wrote a book in Spanish entitled ''Marco Corleone: las primera luchas de mi vida'' (Marco Corleone: the first fights of my life) for children, to help them cope with bullying in schools.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/>
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
:*'''''Mark Of Excellence''''' ([[Powerslam#Back suplex side slam|Back suplex side slam]])
:*'''[[Punch (strike)|Left hook knock-out punch]]'''
:*[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Implant DDT|Vertical suplex implant DDT]]
:*[[Dropkick|Signature standing dropkick]]
:*[[Professional wrestling high-flying techniques#Springboard|Springboard]] [[Professional wrestling high-flying techniques#Flying clothesline|flying clothesline]]
:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|Flying crossbody]]
:*[[Powerbomb#Double underhook powerbomb|Double underhook powerbomb]]


Jindrak has also made appearances in video games. He made an appearance in [[WWE Day of Reckoning]], [[WWE SmackDown! vs Raw]], [[WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006]], [[AND 1 Streetball]], and [[Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring]].
*'''Nicknames'''
:*"The Basket Case"
:*"The Reflection of Perfection"


===Filmography===
*'''Previous managers'''
{|class="wikitable sortable"
:*[[Theodore Long]]
|+Television
:*[[Kevin Nash]] (coach)
|-
:*[[Kenny Bolin]]
! Year
:*[[Kurt Angle]]
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[MTV's The 70s House]]'' || Himself || Season 1, Episode 3
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Sábado Gigante]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| 2012–13 || ''[[Porque el amor manda]]'' || Ury Petrovsky ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Noches con Platanito'' || Himself ||
|-
| 2014–15 || ''[[Mi corazón es tuyo]]'' || Mike ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[La doble vida de Estela Carrillo]]'' || Asdrúbal ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Como dice el dicho]]'' ||||Season 7, Episode 55
|}

==Personal life==
Jindrak has a degree in marketing.<ref name="Varsallone1-pg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |title=Former WWE star resurrected with Corleone character in Mexico |date=July 14, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723165442/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/14/1730949/former-wwe-star-resurrected-with.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Auburn">{{cite web|url=https://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/from-mark-to-marco-auburn-area-native-a-pro-wrestling/article_5ddcfb5b-e247-56f4-b072-c3caa3b10e27.html|title=From Mark to Marco: Auburn-area native a pro wrestling sex symbol in Mexico|work=[[The Citizen (Auburn)|The Citizen]]|publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref> He also played [[basketball]] for the [[Keuka College]]'s Storm in [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].<ref name="Varsallone2-pg2">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p2/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |title=Corleone character a big hit for Jindrak in Mexico |date=July 23, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723171342/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p2/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jindrak has the highest vertical leap in WWE history, and his personal best is over {{convert|42|in|cm}}.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p4/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |title=Corleone character a big hit for Jindrak in Mexico |date=July 23, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=4 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723172439/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p4/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

His father is of German descent and his mother is of Italian descent.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/> On November 3, 2015, Jindrak announced that he married Mexican fashion designer and model Miroslava Luna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/637949-more-details-on-nikki-bella-injury-former-wwe-star-cmll-star-married|title=More Details On Nikki Bella Injury, Former WWE Star / CMLL Star Married|date=November 3, 2015|website=Wrestlezone}}</ref> Jindrak resides in Mexico with his wife and son.<ref name="Varsallone2-pg1"/>

In July 2016, Jindrak 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 was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE sued in wrestler class action lawsuit featuring Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Paul 'Mr Wonderful' Orndorff|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/what-the-fox/wwe-sued-in-wrestler-class-action-lawsuit-featuring-jimmy-superfly-snuka-paul-mr-wonderful-orndorff/news-story/079fbd7db16f9cd71b7b569672baa4a5|work=[[FoxSports.com]]|date=July 18, 2015|access-date=July 20, 2016|publisher=[[Fox Entertainment Group]] ([[21st Century Fox]])}}</ref> The case was dismissed by US District Judge [[Vanessa Lynne Bryant]] in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Piledriver: WWE uses 'Hell in a Cell' as springboard to future shows|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/2018/09/22/wwe-uses-hell-cell-springboard-future-shows/1394073002/|work=[[Montgomery Advertiser]]|last=Robinson|first=Byron|date=September 22, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref>


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]]'''
**[[CMLL World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of CMLL World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])<ref name=CorleoneCompleto>{{cite web | url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/lucha-libre/2017/06/07/marco-corleone-es-el-nuevo-campeon-completo-del-cmll | title=Marco Corleone es el nuevo campeón completo del CMLL | trans-title=Marco Corleone is the new heavyweight champion of CMLL | date=June 7, 2017 | access-date=June 7, 2017 | work=MedioTiempo | publisher=[[MSN]] | language=es}}</ref>
**[[CMLL World Trios Championship]] ([[List of CMLL World Trios Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Máximo (wrestler)|Máximo]] and [[Rush (wrestler)|Rush]]<ref name=CMLLWorldTrios/>
**Copa CMLL (2014) – with Rush<ref name=CopaCMLL14>{{cite web | url = http://www.periodicoenfoque.com.mx/2014/09/rush-y-marco-corleone-ganan-la-copa-cmll-en-la-arena-puebla/ | title = Rush y Marco Corleone ganan la Copa CMLL en la Arena Puebla | last=Zamora | first=Antonio | date=September 16, 2014 | access-date=September 17, 2014 | work=Periódico Enfoque | language=es}}</ref>
**Cuadrangular de Parejas (2016) – with [[Yujiro Kushida|Kushida]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/103334/the-lucha-report.html?p=1 | title=The Lucha Report | last=Zellner | first=Kris | date=July 13, 2016 | access-date=July 20, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref>
*'''[[International Wrestling Revolution Group]]'''
**[[Copa Higher Power]] (2006)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=turniere&liga=374&kategorie=67&turnier=442|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=wrestlingdata.com}}</ref>
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**Ranked No. 54 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi/marco-corleone-388.html|title=PWI ratings|access-date=August 31, 2017|work=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
*'''[[Toryumon (Último Dragón)|Toryumon Mexico]]'''
**[[Toryumon (Último Dragón)#Suzuki Cup|Suzuki Cup (2007)]] – with [[Kensuke Sasaki]] and [[Último Dragón]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/misc/kensuke/profiles/kensukesasaki.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=turniere&turnier=561|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=wrestlingdata.com}}</ref>
**Suzuki Cup (2008) – with [[Alex Koslov]] and Último Dragón<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=turniere&turnier=722|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=wrestlingdata.com}}</ref>
*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Sean O'Haire]]<ref name="Varsallone2-pg3">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p3/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |title=Corleone character a big hit for Jindrak in Mexico |date=July 23, 2010 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=July 23, 2010 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |page=3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100723171850/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743459_p3/corleone-character-a-big-hit-for.html |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
:*2-time [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag-Team Champion]] (with [[Sean O'Haire]])

==''Luchas de Apuestas'' record==
{{See also|Lucha libre#Luchas de apuestas|l1=Luchas de apuestas}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100% style="text-align: center"
!width=20% scope="col"|Winner (wager)
!width=20% scope="col"|Loser (wager)
!width=20% scope="col"|Location
!width=20% scope="col"|Event
!width=15% scope="col"|Date
!class="unsortable" width=5% scope="col"|Notes
|-
|[[Shocker (wrestler)|Shocker]] and [[Universo 2000]] (hair) || Marco Corelone and [[Kenzo Suzuki]] (hair) || Mexico City || ''[[Sin Piedad (2006)|Sin Piedad]]'' || {{dts|2006|12|15}} || <ref name=Piedad2006>{{cite web | url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/ppv.html#1206| title= December 2006 PPV "Sin Piedad" | date= December 15, 2006 | access-date= February 19, 2010 | publisher= Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>
|-
|Marco Corleone (hair) || [[Universo 2000]] (hair) || Mexico City, Mexico || ''[[Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2007)|Homenaje a Dos Leyendas]]'' || {{dts|2007|3|30}} || &nbsp;
|-
|Marco Corleone (hair) || [[Lizmark Jr.]] (hair) || Mexico City || CMLL show || {{dts|2008|10|17}} || &nbsp;
|}

== See also ==
* [[El Bufete del Amor]]
* [[The Natural Born Thrillers]]


==Personal information==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
Mark Jindrak has one child named Marcus as it is reported on his myspace account.
Mark Jindrak was also led to be dating [[Rochelle Loewen]], a former WWE SmackDown! Diva, around the time that Rochelle had problems with WWE Wrestler, [[Randy Orton]].


==External links==
== External links ==
{{commons}}
*[http://1jindrak.com/ Official Website]
*{{Twitter}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/markjindrak Official MySpace Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150530203728/http://cmll.com/?p=1410 Marco Corleone's CMLL profile]
*{{IMDb name|0423107}}


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Latest revision as of 22:57, 21 November 2024

Mark Jindrak
Jindrak (as Marco Corleone) in 2006
Birth nameMark Robert Jindrak
Born (1977-06-26) June 26, 1977 (age 47)
Throop, New York, U.S.[1]
Alma materKeuka College[1]
Spouse(s)
Miroslava Luna
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Marco Corleone
Mark Jindrak
Sodom
Basket Case
Billed height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[2]
Billed weight253 lb (115 kg)[2]
Billed fromAuburn, New York[2]
Trained byPaul Orndorff[1]
DebutMarch 2, 1999[3]
RetiredMarch 23, 2018

Mark Robert Jindrak (born June 26, 1977) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under his own name and for his appearances with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Marco Corleone. He is a former CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, CMLL World Trios Champion, and WCW World Tag Team Champion.[2]

Professional wrestling career

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World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)

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Jindrak trained in the WCW Power Plant under Paul Orndorff.[1][4] He made his WCW debut on the March 2, 1999, taping of WCW Saturday Night, teaming with Chuck Palumbo as "The Soul Surfers" in a loss to Disorderly Conduct.[3] He was promoted to the main WCW roster in June 2000 under the Vince Russo era where he formed a tag team with fellow Power Plant graduate Sean O'Haire. In August 2000, Jindrak and O'Haire helped form The Natural Born Thrillers with Mike Sanders, Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli, and Reno.[4] They were briefly "coached" by Kevin Nash.[4] In September 2000, Jindrak won the World Tag Team Championship with O'Haire for the first time, despite being relatively new in the business. The pair won the World Tag Team Championship once more before splitting in early January 2001 when Jindrak would begin teaming with Stasiak instead. The team was short-lived, as Stasiak went on to pick up the managerial service of Stacy Keibler and Jindrak was taken off of television.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

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The Alliance and teaming with Garrison Cade (2001–2004)

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After the World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW in March 2001, Jindrak came into the company in July 2001 as part of The Alliance that invaded the WWF roster. Jindrak wrestled in dark matches and at house shows throughout July. His first televised debut was on the July 28, 2001, episode of WWF Jakked/Metal, defeating Jerry Lynn. In late August of that year Mark Jindrak was sent to the Heartland Wrestling Association. There he was a member of Team WCW along with Mike Sanders, Johnny The Bull, Reno, Jason Jett, Lash LeRoux, Shannon Moore, Evan Karagias, Kwee Wee, Elix Skipper, and Jamie Knoble. In October 2001 Jindrak was moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for training until March 2002 when he suffered a knee injury. Jindrak returned to OVW in July 2002. He also returned to WWE on the October 13, 2002, episode Sunday Night Heat defeating Justin Credible. He made a few more appearances on Heat in late 2002, defeating wrestlers such as Credible, Raven and Stevie Richards until suffering an ankle injury. Jindrak returned to OVW in March 2003 following his recovery and joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services" stable and teamed with Garrison Cade while in OVW.

Jindrak was soon called up by WWE. Triple H would reveal on his 2013 Triple H - Thy Kingdom Come DVD that Jindrak was originally planned to be in Evolution alongside himself, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton. This claim was further confirmed by vignettes filmed that feature Jindrak with Evolution. However, for then-undisclosed reasons, his spot as the Arn Anderson-like enforcer of the group ended up going to Batista instead.[5] This would be elaborated on in 2020 in the Evolution episode of the WWE Network series Ruthless Aggression, when it was revealed that Vince McMahon wanted Jindrak in the group to replace Batista due to his triceps injuries in 2003. However, Triple H felt that while Jindrak had the talent, he lacked the maturity for the group and felt that he was dragging Randy Orton down. Jindrak, who made his first WWE programming appearance in 15 years in the interview, agreed with Triple H's assessment.[6]

After being pulled out of the Evolution angle, Jindrak joined the Raw brand on July 7, 2003, episode of Raw as a face against Chris Jericho in a losing effort. On the July 19 episode of Heat, Jindrak formed a tag team with Garrison Cade by defeating the World Tag Team Champions La Résistance in a non-title match, thus earning a title shot against La Résistance on the July 28 episode of Raw but failed to win the titles. They would become a staple in Raw's tag team division by feuding with La Résistance, Evolution and The Dudley Boyz over the tag team titles. At Armageddon, Jindrak and Cade participated in a tag team turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship and eliminated The Hurricane and Rosey and the team of Val Venis and Lance Storm before being eliminated by Dudley Boyz. On the March 1, 2004, episode of Raw, Jindrak and Cade defeated Rosey and The Hurricane to qualify for a fatal four-way match for the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania XX, which they failed to win.

Teaming and feuding with Luther Reigns (2004–2005)

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Jindrak at a WWE house show in January 2005.

Jindrak's team with Garrison Cade ended when Jindrak was drafted to the SmackDown! brand on March 22, 2004. He made his debut as a member of SmackDown on the March 27 episode of Velocity, during which he appeared as "The Reflection of Perfection", a narcissistic heel gimmick obsessed with his own physique, similar to Lex Luger's "Narcissist" character. He defeated Tyson Dux in his first match as part of the SmackDown! roster. On April 8, 2004, Jindrak gained Theodore Long's managerial services for a brief period until the pair split in July when Long turned face and became the general manager of SmackDown! while Jindrak remained on Velocity. Jindrak was initially pushed with an undefeated streak against the likes of Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly, Shannon Moore, Spike Dudley, Orlando Jordan, Funaki and Billy Kidman during his first few months on the SmackDown! roster before suffering his first loss in three months against Charlie Haas on the July 3 episode of Velocity.

In September, Jindrak aligned himself with Kurt Angle and Luther Reigns to assist Angle in assaulting and shaving Big Show bald during the fifth anniversary episode of SmackDown!. Jindrak and Reigns continued to serve as Kurt Angle's proteges until February 2005, at which point they split from Angle to continue their own feud with The Undertaker. However, Jindrak and Reigns' team began to have a falling out, most notably after they lost to Undertaker in a "Double Jeopardy" handicap match on the February 24, 2005, episode of SmackDown! because of Jindrak submitting to a triangle choke. The following week, Jindrak and Reigns lost a Tag Team Championship match against Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. Following the loss, Jindrak turned face by getting into a fight with Reigns and knocking him out with a left hook. On the March 10 episode of SmackDown!, Jindrak defeated Reigns in a singles match. After this, Jindrak became a low-card star who performed on Velocity and only appeared on SmackDown! to job against other wrestlers, during which he alternated between face and heel alignments. On the May 28 episode of Velocity, Jindrak unsuccessfully faced Orlando Jordan for the United States Championship. He then wrestled his last match on the SmackDown! brand on the June 18 episode of Velocity, which he lost to René Duprée. On June 30, Jindrak became one of the last-minute trades in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery, returning him back to the Raw brand. However, Jindrak never made his Raw re-debut, as he was released from his contract on July 5, 2005.[7]

Japan and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2006–2009)

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Following his departure from WWE, Jindrak toured New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2006, where he was primarily used as a low-carder. He did, however, pick up a surprise win over long-time veteran Osamu Nishimura during the tour. Soon after, Jindrak began working for the Japanese promotion HUSTLE as "Sodom", teaming with Gomorrah.[8]

In late 2006, Jindrak began working for the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the name Marco Corleone. As a part of his new ring name, which he derived from The Godfather,[9] Corleone also accentuated his Italian American heritage as a part of his new gimmick, which included allying with fellow WCW and WWE alumnus Johnny Stamboli.[9] Initially a rudo (heel), Corleone turned into a technico (face) because of crowd support.[9] In 2008, it was announced that Jindrak had been officially banned from performing at wrestling shows in Tijuana, Mexico, for a year due to pulling down the tights of his opponent during a match.[10]

AAA and Perros del Mal (2009–2010)

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On March 15, 2009, Jindrak, under his Marco Corleone ring name, made a surprise jump from CMLL to AAA, appearing as a surprise corner man for Vampiro during AAA's 2009 Rey de Reyes show. Corleone helped Vampiro win the match against AAA's top heel Konnan.[11] On June 13, 2009, at Triplemanía XVII Corleone teamed with Latin Lover against La Hermandad 187 (Nicho El Millonario and Joe Líder) in a match for the World Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. On March 22, 2010, AAA released Jindrak.[12] Corleone later stated that he had initially only signed a one-year contract with AAA and had declined to re-sign.[13] On April 11, 2010, Mexican promotion Perros del Mal announced that they had signed Jindrak, still using the ring name Marco Corleone, to a contract.[14]

Lucha Libre USA (2010–2012)

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Corleone competed on MTV's lucha libre show, Lucha Libre USA. He became involved with the promotion shortly after leaving AAA in early 2010, and was involved in finding and signing wrestlers for the show.[13][15] On December 12, 2010, Corleone, Charly Malice and R. J. Brewer were defeated in a four-way elimination match by Lizmark, Jr., who became the inaugural Heavyweight Champion in the process. This episode aired on tape delay on October 1, 2011.[16] On October 3, 2012, Corleone unsuccessfully challenged in a three-way match for the LLUSA Heavyweight Championship losing to R. J. Brewer and the match also included Lizmark Jr.

Return to CMLL (2011–2018)

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On December 10, 2011, CMLL announced that Corleone would return to the promotion on December 16 at CMLL's Sin Piedad show.[17] In his return match, Corleone, Máximo and Rush defeated Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas and Rey Bucanero in two straight falls.[18] After the event, the trio of Corleone, Rush and Máximo was given the name La Tercia Sensación,[19] which was later changed to El Bufete del Amor.[20] On February 19, 2012, El Bufete del Amor defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto and Mephisto) to win the World Trios Championship.[21] On August 24, 2012, Corleone was defeated by Hiroshi Tanahashi in the quarterfinal round of the Universal Championship Tournament. In the fall of 2012 El Bufete began a feud against the Mexican National Trios Champions Los Invasores (Volador Jr., Mr. Águila and Kraneo). The two teams fought several occasions with El Bufete's World Trios Championship on the line, while Los Invasores' Mexican National Trios Championship being passed over was compared to the more prestigious CMLL title.[22] Corleone was forced to team up with Kraneo for the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament"), a tag team tournament teaming up wrestlers who would never team up otherwise, often because they are rivals, would be forced to work together. The team lost to Shocker and Mr. Niebla in the opening round because of their inability to get along for only match.[23][24] In May, Corleone was sidelined with a knee injury, leading to CMLL stripping him, Máximo and Rush of the World Trios Championship.[25]

On August 2, 2013, Corleone returned from injury teaming with La Sombra and Rush defeating Averno, Mephisto and Volador Jr. in a two out of three falls match.[26] On September 16, 2014, Corleone and Rush defeated El Terrible and Rey Escorpión to win La Copa CMLL.[27] On December 7, Corleone was knocked unconscious during a match with El Terrible, after being hit on the back of the head by a ring rope. He regained consciousness shortly thereafter and was reportedly doing well.[28] On March 17, 2015, Los Ingobernables (Corleone and Rush) unsuccessfully challenged Negro Casas and Shocker in a two out of three falls match for the World Tag Team Championship.[29]

On June 6, 2017, Corleone defeated Euforia, Dragón Rojo Jr., El Terrible, Gran Guerrero, Kráneo, Mr. Niebla, Pierroth, Rey Bucanero and Rush in a torneo cibernetico elimination match to win the World Heavyweight Championship, the first singles title of his career.[30] On June 18, Corleone made his first successful title defense against El Terrible. On August 22, 2018, Corleone had to vacate the title due to an injury and thus confirmed his departure from CMLL.[31] Jindrak wrestled his final match to date on March 23, 2018.[32]

Other media

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Jindrak has appeared on several Mexican game shows, soap operas, television shows and magazine covers.[9] He was also named "Best Body in Mexico".[9] In 2012, Jindrak starred in the Mexican telenovela Porque el amor manda as Ury Petrovsky.[33] Jindrak tried out for the film Remember the Titans, and was offered a role as a football player. As he was in training at the WCW Power Plant at the time however, he turned the role down.[34]

Jindrak wrote a book in Spanish entitled Marco Corleone: las primera luchas de mi vida (Marco Corleone: the first fights of my life) for children, to help them cope with bullying in schools.[9]

Jindrak has also made appearances in video games. He made an appearance in WWE Day of Reckoning, WWE SmackDown! vs Raw, WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006, AND 1 Streetball, and Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring.

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 MTV's The 70s House Himself Season 1, Episode 3
2010 Sábado Gigante Himself
2012–13 Porque el amor manda Ury Petrovsky
2013 Noches con Platanito Himself
2014–15 Mi corazón es tuyo Mike
2017 La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Asdrúbal
2017 Como dice el dicho Season 7, Episode 55

Personal life

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Jindrak has a degree in marketing.[35][1] He also played basketball for the Keuka College's Storm in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[4] Jindrak has the highest vertical leap in WWE history, and his personal best is over 42 inches (110 cm).[34]

His father is of German descent and his mother is of Italian descent.[9] On November 3, 2015, Jindrak announced that he married Mexican fashion designer and model Miroslava Luna.[36] Jindrak resides in Mexico with his wife and son.[9]

In July 2016, Jindrak 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 was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.[37] The case was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018.[38]

Championships and accomplishments

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Luchas de Apuestas record

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See also: Luchas de apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Shocker and Universo 2000 (hair) Marco Corelone and Kenzo Suzuki (hair) Mexico City Sin Piedad December 15, 2006 [46]
Marco Corleone (hair) Universo 2000 (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Homenaje a Dos Leyendas March 30, 2007  
Marco Corleone (hair) Lizmark Jr. (hair) Mexico City CMLL show October 17, 2008  

See also

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