Accie C. Connor
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Accie C. Connor or A.C. Connor (born October 22, 1972), a former accountant from Chicago, Illinois, is a professional wrestler best-known by his stage name of D'Lo Brown.
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Career
Connor began his wrestling career in Smokey Mountain Wrestling playing the "head of security" for The Gangstas. He also wrestled for Heartland Wrestling Association before making his WWF debut in 1997. He was originally a member of the stable the Nation of Domination. After turning on the first leader of the faction, Faarooq he eventually turned on the new leader of the group, The Rock and allied himself with then face, Mark Henry. His trademark at this time was his chest protector, which he would wear to the ring, supposedly for an injury sustained to his torso. Instead, he would use the chest protector to his advantage, making his finishing move The 'Lo Down more deadly. He would eventually turn face and formed a tag team with Henry in the 1990s, which was moderately successful. His career peaked when he held the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously, a feat duplicated by a select few, including Olympian Kurt Angle. Later D'Lo turned heel again by turning on the fans and was known as a "racist" because he "hated" white people due to his Black background.
Connor went on to wrestle for All Japan Pro Wrestling, frequently teaming with fellow former WWE employee Bull Buchanan, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling still under the name D'lo Brown.
In April 2005, he was one of the lead trainers of Celebrity Wrestling in the United Kingdom on ITV. This Saturday evening reality show saw celebrities learn wrestling and compete in challenge matches. After a few week the programme was to be cancelled, but instead was moved to sunday morning to finish its final episodes.
Throughout the rest of 2005 he could be found touring Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as working for Irish Whip Wrestling in Ireland. During his time wrestling in England he would face off in a series of matches against his Celebrity Wrestling opposition's trainer, Joe Legend.
Profile
- Height: 6'3" (190.5 cm)
- Weight: 264lbs (119.7 kg)
- Birthday: October 22, 1972
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- Trained by: Al Snow
- Debut: February 1994
- Previous identities: D'Lo Brown, D-Lo Brown
- Previous managers: Terri Runnels, Tiger Ali Singh, Theodore Long, Jacqueline, Ivory, Johnny Bradford
- Quotes: "Oh, you better recognize just who the hell I am!", "Down with the Brown","Who sux now?"
Finishing and signature moves
- Lo' Down (frog splash)
- Sky High / Fade To Black (spinning sitout spinebuster)
- Sudden Impact (swinging side slam)
- Shining Impact (shining chest kick)
- Shaky shaky legdrop
- Running sitout powerbomb
- Texas cloverleaf
- Jumping calf kick
Titles and accomplishments
World Wrestling Entertainment
- 1-time WWF Intercontinental Champion
- 4-time WWF European Champion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Apolo)
Irish whip Wrestling
- 1-time IwW International Champion
Other Titles
- 2-time GWA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time GLW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time CAPW North American Champion
- 1-time MXPW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NEW Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time HWA Tag Team Champion
- 2-time HWA Heavyweight Champion (First-ever)
- 1-time IWA Tag Team Champion
- 1-time USA Pro Heavyweight Champion
Other Accomplishments
- HWA Heavyweight Title Tournament Winner (1996)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI #361 of the Best Singles Wrestlers of the PWI Years (2003)
| Preceded by: Jeff Jarrett | WWE Intercontinental Champions | Succeeded by: Jeff Jarrett |
| World Wrestling Entertainment European Champions (inactive title) | |
|---|---|
| Bulldog | Michaels | Helmsley | Hart | Helmsley | Brown | X-Pac | Brown | X-Pac | McMahon | - | Mideon | Brown | Jarrett | Henry | Brown | Bulldog | Venis | Angle | Jericho | Guerrero | Saturn | Snow | Regal | Holly | Regal | Test | Guerrero | M. Hardy | Hurricane | Bradshaw | Christian | Page | Regal | Dudley | Regal | J. Hardy | Van Dam | |
| NWA World Tag Team Champions (TNA only) | |
|---|---|
| Styles/Lynn | - | AMW (Harris/Storm) | New Church (Lee/Slash) | AMW (Harris/Storm) | Triple X (Low-Ki/Skipper) | - | Triple X (Low-Ki/Daniels) | Lynn/Red | Daniels | AMW (Harris/Storm) | S & S (Diamond/Swinger) | - | 3LK (James/Killings/Konnan) | Northcutt/Legend | Styles/Abyss | - | Kash/Dallas | Brown/Apolo | Kash/Dallas | AMW (Harris/Storm) | Naturals (Stevens/Douglas) | Harris/Skipper | Storm/Daniels | Team Canada (Roode/Young) | 3LK (James/Konnan) | Team Canada (Roode/Young) | AMW (Harris/Storm) | Naturals (Stevens/Douglas) | AMW (Harris/Storm)
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Categories: American professional wrestlers | 1972 births | African American athletes | Chicagoans | Professional wrestling announcers
