Monty Brown
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Monty Brown | |
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Ring name(s) | Marcus Cor Von Marquis Cor Von Monte Brown Monty Brown |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg/18.9 st)[1] |
Born | April 13, 1970 [2] Saginaw, Michigan, United States[3] |
Billed from | Detroit, Michigan, United States[1] Animal Kingdom[4] Serengeti[5] |
Trained by | Sabu Dan Severn Stu Hart |
Debut | May 6, 2001 |
Monty Brown | |
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Position(s): Linebacker |
Jersey #(s): 93 |
Born: April 13, 1970 | |
Career Information | |
Year(s): 1993–1996 | |
College: Ferris State University | |
Professional Teams | |
Career Stats | |
Solo tackles | 71 |
Assists | 35 |
Total Tackles | 106 |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Career Highlights and Awards | |
Montaque N. "Monty" Brown (born April 13, 1970)[2] is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League linebacker. He is best known for his time with both World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand, where he wrestled under the ring name Marcus Cor Von,[1] and, prior to that, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he wrestled under his given name.[5] In both companies he utilized the nickname "The Alpha Male." Brown has also wrestled for a number of independent promotions, including Blood, Sweat and Ears, Juggalo Championship Wrestling and the Universal Wrestling Alliance.
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[edit] Career
[edit] National Football League
Brown attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, where he was an All-American American football linebacker, breaking and setting several defensive records.[3] Talent spotters recruited him to the Buffalo Bills, and he played football professionally for four years, competing in Super Bowl XXVIII for the Bills in 1994. Brown also started as an inside linebacker for the New England Patriots in 1996.[6]
[edit] Professional wrestling
Brown was trained to be a professional wrestler by Dan "The Beast" Severn and Sabu, and made his in ring debut on May 6, 2001.[4]
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002, 2004-2006)
In 2002 he made several appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling,[7] but did not become a permanent part of the company, with his last appearance coming on August 28. He returned to the company on March 10, 2004, attacking the Insane Clown Posse during a match in the process.[8] He now had a gimmick of being from the Serengeti, dressed variously in leopard- and tiger-print trunks, and possessed the mannerisms of an African predatory animal.[9] He received a shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA World Heavyweight Championship on January 16, 2005 Final Resolution pay-per-view, but was defeated.[10] Two months later, Brown turned heel during the main event of March's Destination X event by attacking Diamond Dallas Page and helping Jarrett hold on to his title.[11]
Brown joined the Planet Jarrett stable and spent several months feuding with Jarrett's enemies: Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, Diamond Dallas Page, and A.J. Styles. Late in the year he began teaming with fellow Planet Jarrett member Kip James, helping him battle the 3Live Kru in an attempt to convince Kru member B.G. James to reform his former tag team, the New Age Outlaws, with Kip.[12] Brown and James faced Kru members Ron Killings and Konnan at Sacrifice in August in a match with B.G. as special guest referee, with both Kip and the remainder of the Kru urging him to take their side. B.G. eventually took the side of Konnan and Killings, costing Brown and James the match.[13] Following the defeat, Brown insisted that he be the one to lead the team. On August 26 he turned his back on Jarrett, claiming that their agreement was broken.
At TNA Unbreakable on September 11, Brown declared his intention to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory.[14] After defeating Lance Hoyt at Bound For Glory, Brown took part in a ten-man Gauntlet for the Gold match for number one contendership to the Championship, but was eliminated from the match by Jeff Hardy, whom he took with him over the top rope.[15] Brown did win #1 contendership at November's Genesis with a singles victory over Jeff Hardy. However, after an altercation with Christian Cage, Brown agreed to put his title shot on the line in a match against Cage at Turning Point in December, where he lost it to him.[16] On the December 17 episode of Impact!, Brown renewed his alliance with Jarrett, with both men (kayfabe) bitter towards "TNA management".[17]
On the January 7, 2006 episode of Impact!, Jarrett and Brown enacted a skit mocking Sting, who had recently signed with TNA and was set to tag with Christian Cage against Brown and Jarrett at Final Resolution.[18] The Alpha Male posed as the Sting of 2006, complete with make-up and baby stroller. Sting and Cage defeated Brown and Jarrett at Final Resolution when Sting pinned Jarrett after a Scorpion Death Drop.[19] After Christian Cage won the World Heavyweight Title, Brown received a shot at Destination X, but did not win the title.[20] Following Destination X, Brown underwent surgery on his knee, which had previously "blown out". He returned to in-ring competition on April 29, 2006 in a match in Germany[21] and TNA television on the May 18 episode of Impact! — where he (kayfabe) demanded to be included in the King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary in June. After he failed to qualify for the King of the Mountain match,[22] he engaged in a short feud with Rhino and Samoa Joe before his TNA contract expired and left the company.
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-2007)
On November 16, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced that Monty Brown had signed a contract with the company through their official website, WWE.com.[23] They referred to him as a former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, without mentioning his time spent in TNA. He debuted for their ECW brand under the ring name "The Alpha Male" Marquis Cor Von on January 16, 2007, in a win over fellow TNA alumnus Cassidy Riley.[24] Reportedly the name change was motivated by World Wrestling Entertainment's desire to have him appear under a name they could trademark.[25] One week later, the spelling of the first name was tweaked to Marcus.[1] Not long after his debut he was made a part of the forming New Breed stable,[26] and with them feuded with the ECW Originals. After the feud died down, Cor Von took several months off for unspecified "family issues",[27] then was released from his WWE contract on September 19, 2007 without making a return to television.[28]
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Pounce[5][1] (High impact low angle shoulder block, after an opponent has been whipped off of adjacent ropes)
- Alpha Bomb[5] (Scoop lift powerbomb) - Innovated
- Alpha Slam (Flapjack spinebuster)
- Russian legsweep floated over into a Fujiwara armbar - 2007
- Alphalution (Back suplex side slam)[29]
- Circle of Life (One-armed swinging neckbreaker)[30]
- Running knee strike to a seated opponent in the corner
- Belly to back suplex
- Exploder suplex
- Pumphandle fallaway slam
- Side double underhook suplex
- Cobra clutch
- Gutwrench Suplex
- Nicknames
- The Alpha Male
- Entrance themes
- "Alpha Male" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
- "Smooth" by Jim Johnston (ECW)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Juggalo Championshit Wrestling
- JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Prime Time Wrestling
- PTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Rookie of the Year Award (2004)
- Universal Wrestling Alliance
- UWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Bio. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ a b ESPN.com Player Card. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ a b Exclusive Interview with The Alpha Male. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ a b Marcus Cor Von profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ a b c d "THE ALPHA MALE" MONTY BROWN. Star Bios. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ ESPN Stats page. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ TNAWrestling.com - Weekly pay-per-view quick results (2002). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ TNA pay-per-view results - March 10, 2004. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. “"The Alpha Male" Monty Brown returned to NWA:TNA and cost the ICP & Tony the match!”
- ^ Monty Brown gallery. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ^ Final Resolution 2005 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Destination X 2005 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ quick results - iMPACT! (2005). TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Sacrifice 2005 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Unbreakable results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. “Brown then grabbed the microphone and had quite a bit to get off his chest. After venting for a while about being held back, he openly challenged the winner of tonight’s NWA World Heavyweight Title Match between Raven and Rhino.”
- ^ Bound for Glory 2005 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Turning Point 2005 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ iMPACT! results - December 17, 2005. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ iMPACT! results - Januaty 7, 2006. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Final Resolution 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Destination X 2006 results. TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Monty Brown To Return At This Weeks TNA iMPACT! Taping?. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ iMPACT! results - May 25, 2006. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Monty Brown signs with WWE. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated, May 2007", Arena Reports, Kappa Publishing, p. 130. (English)
- ^ Ross, Jim. Marquis Cor Von… Russ… Punk… HBK… ECW… Stupidity. JR's Blog. JRsBarBQ.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ ECW on Sci Fi results - February 6, 2007. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ Ross, Jim. “Q’ing My Way Thru LIfe”.. Avoiding Fender Benders.. Cor Von.. Announcing Team Changes?.. DVD Ideas.. Orton.. Colorado Football.. Simmons vs. Vader.. Shane Douglas.. Bischoff.. John Sterling.. NFL.. Sooner Football... JR's Blog. JRsBarBQ.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Marcus Cor Von released. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Zimmerman, C. (August 28, 2002). NWA Total Nonstop Action. OtherArena.com. Retrieved on August 4, 2007. “Siaki into the ropes...scooped up on the shoulder...and swung into a uranage ("Alphalution").”
- ^ Dunn, J. (February 7, 2006). Dark Pegasus Video Review: TNA Final Resolution 2005. 411mania. Retrieved on August 4, 2007. “The Circle of Life (one-armed neckbreaker) gets two.”