Monty Brown

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Monty Brown
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.[2][3]
Alma materFerris State University
Ring name(s)Marcus Cor Von[2]
Marquis Cor Von[2]
Monty Brown[2]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[4]
Billed weight265 lb (120 kg)[4]
Billed fromDetroit, Michigan[4]
The Animal Kingdom[2]
The Serengeti[5]
Trained byDan Severn[3]
Sabu[3]
Debut2000[2]
RetiredSeptember 19, 2007
American football career
No. 93, 96
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1[6] in (1.85 m)
Weight:240[6] lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Bridgeport (MI)
College:Ferris State
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Solo tackles:71
Assists:35
Total tackles:106
Player stats at PFR

Montaque "Monty" Brown

brand under the ring name Marquis Cor Von, later changed to Marcus Cor Von[4]. In both companies, he utilized the nickname "the Alpha Male". As a football player, he competed at Super Bowl XXVIII for the Buffalo Bills
.

American football career

College

Brown attended

Most Valuable Player of the Ferris State Bulldogs. In his final year, Brown was named the C.M. Frank National Defensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.[8]

Buffalo Bills

After Brown graduated, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the

1993 NFL Draft.[9] He played in 13 games his rookie year and recorded 3 total tackles. He also played in 2 playoff games as the Bills advanced to Super Bowl XXVIII, where they lost to the Dallas Cowboys.[10]

He only played in 3 games in 1994 before being placed on

injured reserve on November 30, 1994.[10][9]

Brown played in all 16 games, starting 6, in 1995 and recorded 69 total tackles. He also played in 2 playoff games, starting both, and recorded 10 total tackles.[10] He became a free agent after the season.[9]

New England Patriots

On April 17, 1996, Brown signed with the New England Patriots as a restricted free agent, and Brown immediately became a starter as the right outside linebacker.[11][12] Brown stated that one of his reasons for signing with the Patriots was to be closer to the World Wrestling Federation headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.[12] Overall, he played in 11 games, starting 7, for the Patriots in 1996 and recorded 34 total tackles before being placed on injured reserve on December 3, 1996.[10][9] He was released by the Patriots on August 19, 1997.[9]

His football career ended due to an ankle injury, and he decided to train as a professional wrestler.[13][14]

Professional wrestling career

Brown was trained to be a professional wrestler by Dan "the Beast" Severn and Sabu, and made his in-ring debut in 2000.[2] He began his career in Michigan's All World Wrestling League, where he wrestled against competitors including his trainer Sabu.[13] During this time, he teamed with Chris Sabin.[13]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Early appearances (2002)

In 2002, Brown made several appearances with

Ron Killings, but did not become a permanent part of the company, as his face persona did not connect with fans.[13][15]
His last appearance with the company in 2002 was on August 28. For a time in mid-2003, he worked for the All World Wrestling League/Big Time Wrestling.

Return to TNA

Planet Jarrett (2004–2005)

See also: Planet Jarrett

He returned to the company on March 10, 2004, attacking the

NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Despite being very popular, Brown was booked to lose the match against Jarrett.[18] According to Jarrett, he didn't drop the title to Brown due to the lack of heel competitors.[19]

Two months later, Brown

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 respective side. B.G. eventually took the side of Konnan and Killings, costing Brown and James the match.[22] 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.[23]

NWA World Heavyweight Championship pursuit (2005–2006)

At Unbreakable on September 11, Brown declared his intention to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory.[24] 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 eliminated himself from the match, by taking Jeff Hardy and himself over the top rope simultaneously.[25] Brown did win number one contendership at November's Genesis with a singles victory over Jeff Hardy.[26] After an altercation with the newly debuted Christian Cage, Brown agreed to put his championship shot on the line in a match against Cage at Turning Point in December. He lost the match to Cage, however, losing his championship opportunity in the process.[27]

On the December 17 episode of

Rhino and Samoa Joe
before his TNA contract expired and left the company.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2007)

See also: The New Breed (ECW)

On November 16, 2006,

brand as "the Alpha Male" Marquis Cor Von on January 16, 2007, in a win over fellow TNA alumnus Cassidy Riley.[35] Reportedly the name change was motivated by World Wrestling Entertainment's desire to have him appear under a name they could trademark.[36] One week later, the spelling of the first name was tweaked to Marcus.[4]

On the edition of January 23 of ECW, Cor Von defeated Wes Adams. Not long after his debut, he was made a part of the forming

ECW on Sci Fi, Cor Von defeated Balls Mahoney. He and Kevin Thorn defeated Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman a week later. On the February 27 episode of ECW, Cor Von, Elijah Burke and Kevin Thorn defeated Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and Sandman. On the March 13 episode of ECW, Cor Von was in an Extreme Battle Royal involving both the ECW Originals and the New Breed, but failed to win the match. On the March 20 episode of ECW, Cor Von and Kevin Thorn defeated ECW Originals Rob Van Dam and Sabu,[37] with their feud with the ECW Originals climaxing in an 8-man tag at WrestleMania 23
where The New Breed lost.

The next night on Raw, Cor Von and Kevin Thorn participated in a 10-Team Battle Royal for the world tag team titles which was won by

The Hardy Boyz. On the April 3 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, The New Breed defeated The ECW Originals in an 8-Man "Extreme Rules" match. On the April 10 episode of ECW, Cor Von defeated Rob Van Dam. On the April 24 episode of ECW, The New Breed faced The ECW Originals in an Elimination match but lost. At One Night Stand
, The New Breed (Cor Von, Elijah Burke, and Matt Striker) lost to CM Punk and The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman) in a Six-man Tag Team Tables Match.

Cor Von would wrestle his last match on the June 19 episode of ECW in a semi-final tournament loss for the vacant

ECW World Championship against CM Punk where the winner would compete at Vengeance: Night of Champions against Chris Benoit. In late June 2007, Cor Von took several months off for unspecified "family issues".[13] After three month's of inactivity, WWE announced on September 19, 2007, that Cor Von was released from his WWE contract without making his return to television. Cor Von subsequently retired from professional wrestling officially after being released.[38]

Personal life

Brown attended

Bridgeport High School, where he played basketball for three years under coach Jimmy Sanders, with whom he is good friends.[39] During his early professional wrestling career, Brown supplemented his income by running his own t-shirt company.[13] After leaving WWE and retiring from professional wrestling, Brown began working on a range of athletic clothing called "Scripture Clothing".[39] As of 2011, Brown works as a personal trainer in his home state of Michigan.[40]

In other media

Brown, as Marcus Cor Von, appears as a playable character in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, which was his last appearance with the company as he was released from his contract and subsequently retired in September 2007, two months before the game's launch.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Prime Time Wrestling
    • PTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[41]
    • Elite 8 Tournament (2005)[42]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI Rookie of the Year
      (2004)
    • Ranked No. 28 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005[43]

See also

References

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  40. ^ Gerweck, Steve (April 27, 2011). "Updates on Road Dogg, Daniels, Hoyt, and more". WrestleView. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  41. ^ "PTW Heavyweight Championship History".
  42. ^ "Elite 8 Tournament - Cagematch".
  43. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 2005". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

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