tafkaga
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Post by tafkaga on Feb 27, 2024 11:37:53 GMT -5
His wiki said he left WWE due to family issues and then he just retired. Has any info ever come out on what happened to him? As hot as he was in TNA, I would have expected him to pop up there again at some point but the guy just seems to have gone from promising up and comer to completely vanished.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Feb 27, 2024 11:55:54 GMT -5
I think the story going around at the time was his sister got really sick (or may have even passed away I'm not sure) so he immediately retired to look after her kids.
It was a real shame for wrestling but family comes first.
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Post by tafkaga on Feb 27, 2024 11:58:16 GMT -5
I think the story going around at the time was his sister got really sick (or may have even passed away I'm not sure) so he immediately retired to look after her kids. It was a real shame for wrestling but family comes first. That's very good of him and makes me like him even more than I already did. |
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Post by Mayonnaise on Feb 27, 2024 12:01:11 GMT -5
His sister passed away and he took in her kids. He went back to personal training and had only made 1 or 2 wrestling appearances since.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Feb 27, 2024 15:23:04 GMT -5
As stated he became Bernie Mac taking in his sisters kids.
As I understand it he had a six figure personal trainer gig. Certain people backstage supposedly used that to keep him from the top spot, claiming he didnt do enough indie gigs to get better because of his day job. WWE offered him enough of a downside to quit.
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Post by ace on Feb 27, 2024 18:26:32 GMT -5
If I remember right…TNA wanted to bring him back to face Moose on the Mania weekend that Covid cancelled. Not sure if he was up for it…or how far it got. Didn’t matter in the end anyway.
I’ll go to my grave believing Brown should have beaten Jarrett for the belt on the early episode of Impact on fox sports where they had a match for the title. He got hit with the guitar..no sold it…place went bonkers. Should have Pounced him and pinned him. Jarrett could have won it back later…but Brown was hot, carried himself like a giant star, cut awesomely unique promos…and they peaked the match exactly right for a memorable title change.
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Post by Woo on Feb 27, 2024 21:15:48 GMT -5
If I remember right…TNA wanted to bring him back to face Moose on the Mania weekend that Covid cancelled. Not sure if he was up for it…or how far it got. Didn’t matter in the end anyway. I’ll go to my grave believing Brown should have beaten Jarrett for the belt on the early episode of Impact on fox sports where they had a match for the title. He got hit with the guitar..no sold it…place went bonkers. Should have Pounced him and pinned him. Jarrett could have won it back later…but Brown was hot, carried himself like a giant star, cut awesomely unique promos…and they peaked the match exactly right for a memorable title change. You won't find many people disagreeing with you. Monty Brown should have won. Period. |
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Post by msc on Feb 28, 2024 2:10:25 GMT -5
His sister died and left behind very young kids. Monty basically retired on the spot to go care for them. Iirc at the time he was told he'd be welcomed back anytime but yeah, he put family first.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 28, 2024 8:34:17 GMT -5
Just to point out, the Monty Brown v Jeff Jarrett match is on YouTube in full.
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Post by Andee9001 on Feb 28, 2024 18:46:28 GMT -5
Guy was solid but he never got to show his personality in the WWE as Marcus Cor Von. For me he's one of wrestlings biggest What Ifs? but he looked out for his family. Somethings are far more important.
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Post by cherry coloured funk on Feb 28, 2024 20:48:23 GMT -5
I always confuse his story with Sonny Siaki, who retired after donating a kidney to his brother. Two stand up dudes.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Feb 28, 2024 21:00:21 GMT -5
Just to point out, the Monty Brown v Jeff Jarrett match is on YouTube in full. Those f***ing refs  That first one must be made of paper, the amount of time he was down for because he got bumped. Then managed to miss all the cheating, yet get back in the ring to do a pincount lol |
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Feb 28, 2024 21:25:22 GMT -5
I was a Marcus Cor Von mark.
Once he finally did the jump from TNA to WWE I was excited. I'm glad at least he got to work a Wrestlemania in his short run.
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Post by XIII on Feb 29, 2024 5:45:25 GMT -5
The Marcus Cor Von name and theme were real head scratchers.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Feb 29, 2024 15:37:59 GMT -5
I still think about him constantly. He made the right move being a wonderful family man but I just know with a little more time he would’ve been megastar over. Still not worth your own personal peace and raising those kids though.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 29, 2024 18:15:58 GMT -5
If I remember right…TNA wanted to bring him back to face Moose on the Mania weekend that Covid cancelled. Not sure if he was up for it…or how far it got. Didn’t matter in the end anyway. I’ll go to my grave believing Brown should have beaten Jarrett for the belt on the early episode of Impact on fox sports where they had a match for the title. He got hit with the guitar..no sold it…place went bonkers. Should have Pounced him and pinned him. Jarrett could have won it back later…but Brown was hot, carried himself like a giant star, cut awesomely unique promos…and they peaked the match exactly right for a memorable title change. You won't find many people disagreeing with you. Monty Brown should have won. Period. Stuff like this is why I couldn’t get as excited about whatever Double J is doing in AEW as others have. I still have a very sour taste in my mouth because of that. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 1, 2024 0:16:20 GMT -5
Guy was solid but he never got to show his personality in the WWE as Marcus Cor Von. For me he's one of wrestlings biggest What Ifs? but he looked out for his family. Somethings are far more important. He showed his personality a few times, hell during his first promo he did a big response to the What chants that got people behind him. That said he really wasn't there long enough to really have anything to do. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Mar 1, 2024 8:31:11 GMT -5
WWE offered him a legends deal, probably to appear in NXT. He said no.
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Post by uewfigfed on Mar 26, 2024 22:55:03 GMT -5
WWE offered him a legends deal, probably to appear in NXT. He said no. Word!?!? f*** man, I bet he can still go. Watching Rhino/Joe/Brown 3 way and it’s insane this man hasn’t reached the brightest of highs. Good on him for having his priorities right, but… them kids gotta be teens now so come back dammit!! Lol |
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Post by Marvelous1LUFC on Mar 28, 2024 14:23:08 GMT -5
The Marcus Cor Von name and theme were real head scratchers. Lets not forget, his russian leg sweep/Fujiwara Armbar finisher 🤔 |
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