Montaque "Monty" Brown[7] (born April 13, 1970)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler and NFL linebacker.

He also played in 2 playoff games as the Bills advanced to Super Bowl XXVIII, where they lost to the Dallas Cowboys.

[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.

[13][14] Brown was trained to be a professional wrestler by Dan "the Beast" Severn and Sabu, and made his in-ring debut in 2000.

[13] 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.

[16] 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.

[21] Brown and James faced Kru members Ron Killings and Konnan at Sacrifice in August in a match with B.G.

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

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

— 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,[33] he engaged in a short feud with Rhino and Samoa Joe before his TNA contract expired and left the company.

On November 16, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Brown had signed a contract with the company through their official website.

[34] He debuted for their ECW brand as "the Alpha Male" Marquis Cor Von on January 16, 2007, in a win over fellow TNA alumnus Cassidy Riley.

On the February 27 episode of ECW, Cor Von, Elijah Burke and Kevin Thorn defeated Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and Sandman.

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.

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.

[38] Brown attended Bridgeport High School, where he played basketball for three years under coach Jimmy Sanders, with whom he is good friends.