Monty Brown

Montaque "Monty" Brown (born April 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler and NFL linebacker.

In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he wrestled under his real name, and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestled on its ECW brand under the ring name Marquis Cor Von, later changed to Marcus Cor Von .

In both companies, he utilized the nickname "The Alpha Male".

As a football player, he competed at Super Bowl XXVIII for the Buffalo Bills.

Brown attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, where he was an All-American linebacker with the Ferris State Bulldogs, breaking and setting several defensive records.

Brown was the first Ferris State Bulldogs athlete to be named both a first-team Academic All-American and a first-team All-American.

In 1992, Brown ranked fifth as a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (awarded to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year) and was named conference co-player of the year in 1992.

As a senior, Brown was named the 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.

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.

In just two games for the Patriots, Brown made 23 tackles.

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.

His football career ended due to an ankle injury, and decided to train as a professional wrestler.

Brown was trained to be a professional wrestler by Dan "The Beast" Severn and Sabu, and made his in-ring debut in 2000.

He began his career in Michigan's All World Wrestling League, where he wrestled against competitors including his trainer Sabu.

During this time, he teamed with Chris Sabin.

In 2002, Brown made several appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, including challenging NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ron Killings, but did not become a permanent part of the company, as his face persona did not connect with fans.

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.

He returned to the company on March 10, 2004, attacking the Insane Clown Posse during a match in progress.

He now had an in-ring persona of being from the Serengeti, which involved him wearing leopard and tiger-print trunks, and possessing the mannerisms of an African predatory animal.

At TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view, Brown defeated Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page in a three-way elimination match to receive a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Despite being very popular, Brown was booked to lose the match against Jarrett.

According to Jarrett, he didn't drop the title to Brown due to the lack of heel competitors.

Two months later, Brown turned heel during the main event of March's Destination X event by attacking Page to help Jarrett retain to the championship.

Brown soon 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.

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 respective side.

B.G. eventually took the side of Konnan and Killings, costing Brown and James the match.

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 Unbreakable on September 11, Brown declared his intention to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory.

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.

Brown did win number one contendership at November's Genesis with a singles victory over Jeff Hardy.

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.

On the December 17 episode of Impact!, Brown renewed his alliance with Jarrett, with both men bitter towards TNA management in storyline.

He was inducted into the Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

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

Brown played four NFL seasons, including playing in Buffalo’s loss in Super Bowl XXVIII.