Mark Kevin Frear (February 1, 1970 - May 11, 2014)[2][3][4][5] was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name A. C. Golden, who competed in Mid-Atlantic and Southern independent promotions during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Mark Frear made his professional debut around 1988 and spent the first year of his career wrestling in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern independent circuit as The Golden Phoenix.

A day later on WWF Superstars, Frear was pinned by Akeem at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, after a big splash.

At the end of the match, Frear was handcuffed to the ring ropes by Akeem's tag team partner Big Boss Man and beaten with his nightstick.

[6] A year later, he and Joe Sturnam lost to Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine) in Syracuse, New York, on April 3, 1990.