Mark Sterling | |
Birth Name: | Mark Rattelle |
Names: | Mark Sterling "Smart" Mark Sterling |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight: | 200lb |
Birth Date: | 1983 3, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
Trainer: | Brian Myers Pat Buck Kevin Landry |
Debut: | 2001 |
Mark Rattelle (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name "Smart" Mark Sterling as the manager of The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari and Josh Woods). He also makes appearances for AEW's sister company Ring of Honor (ROH).
Rattelle was trained by Kevin Landry, Brian Myers, and Pat Buck at the Create-A-Pro Academy. He made his debut for All Elite Wrestling during the August 22, 2020 episode of Dynamite, where he portrayed a lawyer supporting MJF. He was defeated in a match against Jon Moxley on September 2, 2020.[1]
On May 28, 2021, he offered his services to Jade Cargill and her stable 'The Baddies' with him regularly accompanying Cargill to the ring until being replaced by Stokely Hathaway in May 2022.[2] [3] He became aligned with Tony Nese upon his debut for the company in December 2021. At the Buy in for Double or Nothing (2022), he teamed with Nese in a losing effort against Danhausen and Hook.[4] On July 27, 2022 at Fight for the Fallen, he again teamed with Nese, losing to Swerve Strickland.[5]
Rattelle is close friends with Matt Cardona and Brian Myers, and produces the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast alongside them.[6]