Mace (wrestler)

ESPN.com rated him the 35th best offensive tackle in the country.

He was also a member of the Rivals 250.

He also played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Brennan Marcel Williams (born February 5, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player, currently performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Mason Madden (or Mason D. Madden) as one-half of the tag team MxM alongside Mansoor.

While at Catholic Memorial, Williams was a member of PrepStar's High School All-America team, a member of the "Super 26" team in 2008, an all-scholastic by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.

He was named all-conference as both a junior and senior.

He was rated as the eighth best offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep All-America.

Rivals.com rated him the seventh best offensive guard in the country.

Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 2009 to 2012.

As a senior in 2012, he received honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors.

Williams tore his labrum his senior year of college.

Williams majored in communications while attending North Carolina.

Prior to beginning his professional wrestling career, Williams was drafted by the Houston Texans of the National Football League in the third round (89th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He played college football at North Carolina.

The Houston Texans selected Williams in the third round with the 89th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He would go on to miss his rookie season with a microfracture in his knee.

On February 15, 2014, Williams's number 73 was retired by Catholic Memorial.

On July 21, 2014, he was released.

Scout.com rated him as the 15th best offensive lineman in the country.

On February 20, 2015, Williams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, to a two-year contract, with the intention of being a backup to starter Jeremy Parnell.

On August 29, 2015, Williams was released by Jacksonville.

On October 20, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Williams to their practice squad.

They waived him two days later.

After being released by the Patriots, Williams returned to Houston to train to become a professional wrestler under the tutelage of WWE star Booker T.

He joined WWE from 2016 to 2023 where he performed under the ring names Dio Maddin (as a color commentator), Mace (as part of Retribution), and ma.çé (as part of Maximum Male Models).

Williams was born in North Easton, Massachusetts, and attended Catholic Memorial School.

He made his debut with Booker's Reality of Wrestling promotion on February 1, 2016, under the ring name of Marcellus Black.

On February 11, 2016, Williams participated in a WWE try-out at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

On August 1, 2016, WWE officially announced the signing of Williams, who started training at the Performance Center the same day.

He made his in-ring debut for the company at a NXT live event in Orlando, Florida, on September 30, 2016, competing in a battle royal.

In June 2019, Brennan was given the new ring name, Dio Maddin.

However, on September 10, 2019, Maddin joined the commentary team for 205 Live, replacing Nigel McGuinness.

Later that same month, WWE announced as part of their "Premiere Week" that the commentary teams would be changed, with Maddin becoming an analyst for the Raw commentary team with Vic Joseph and Jerry Lawler.

His work as commentator ended in November 2019, when he was sent back to NXT to train.

His absence was explained when, on the November 4, 2019, edition of Raw, Maddin was attacked by Brock Lesnar who performed an F-5 on Maddin through the announcer's table.

On the September 21, 2020, episode of Raw, he made his main roster debut.

Now as a wrestler, he was revealed as a member of the villainous stable Retribution, under the ring name Mace, with a mask, new outfit, and sporting a noticeably lighter and more defined physique.

On the October 5 episode of Raw, Mustafa Ali revealed as the stable's leader.

At Fastlane on March 21, 2021, Mace and T-Bar attacked Ali, disbanding the stable.

On the April 12 episode of Raw, Mace and T-Bar attacked Drew McIntyre.