46 Facts About D'Lo Brown

D'Lo Brown is signed to TNA Wrestling, where he works as a producer.

D'Lo Brown then wrestled Earthquake in the World Wrestling Federation in 1994 under his given name as a jobber.

In October 1994, he was renamed "'Downtown' D'Lo Brown" and introduced as the head of security for the Gangstas.

D'Lo Brown was the worker of the stable, complementing Saed's size and Jack's animated personality.

D'Lo Brown regularly wrestled on Smoky Mountain Wrestling's television show, unsuccessfully challenged for the SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship on several occasions.

D'Lo Brown wrestled his final match for Smoky Mountain Wrestling in October 1995.

D'Lo Brown spent most of 1996 wrestling in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council.

D'Lo Brown's first televised match as a member of the Nation was on the April 26,1997, episode of Shotgun Saturday Night, as he, Crush, and Savio Vega defeated Aldo Montoya, Steve Corino, and Freddie Joe Floyd.

D'Lo Brown's career peaked when he held the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously during a feud with Jeff Jarrett and Mark Henry.

D'Lo Brown was involved in inadvertently ending the career of Droz on October 5,1999, when a running powerbomb was botched due to Droz's baggy shirt.

D'Lo Brown took responsibility for botching the move, stating that the accident could have happened to "any" wrestler he had been in the ring with that night.

D'Lo Brown said the accident caused him to "wrestle differently" and to second guess every move he performed in the ring from that day forward.

Drozdov maintained that he did not blame D'Lo Brown for his injuries and believed the incident was an accident.

The teaming ended when D'Lo Brown turned heel on the Godfather.

D'Lo Brown then formed a tag team in July 2000 with Chaz named Lo Down.

Chaz and Singh were later released by WWE while D'Lo Brown stayed in WWE's developmental territory, OVW.

Notably, D'Lo Brown wrestled future World champion Batista in a losing effort.

D'Lo Brown spent six months in Puerto Rico wrestling for the International Wrestling Association teaming with Glamour Boy Shane holding the IWA tag team titles.

D'Lo Brown returned to television on the April 28,2002, episode of Heat, losing to Eddie Guerrero.

In late 2002, Theodore Long retired as a WWE referee and managed D'Lo Brown, who had complained about acts of racism during his matches.

D'Lo Brown started Long's group Thuggin' and Buggin' Enterprises which eventually turned into a group of African Americans who worked an angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the "white man".

D'Lo Brown faced Booker T in a losing effort on the February 10,2003, episode of Raw.

D'Lo Brown was then released from his WWE contract on February 14,2003.

Connor, still under the D'Lo Brown name, Joined NWA Total Nonstop Action in March 2003.

D'Lo Brown Joined All Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in regular tours with the Japanese company as a member of Roughly Obsess and Destroy.

In 2008, D'Lo Brown began wrestling in a number of dark matches for WWE.

D'Lo Brown made his television return on the July 21,2008, edition of Raw, defeating Santino Marella.

D'Lo Brown was defeated by Nigel McGuinness in an ROH World Championship match.

D'Lo Brown wrestled at the ROH 7th Anniversary Show on March 21,2009, in Manhattan, defeating Jay Briscoe.

D'Lo Brown made a surprise appearance in Chikara, where he filled in as a substitute for Iceberg of The Cold Front at the 2009 King of Trios tournament.

D'Lo Brown came up short in an ROH World Championship match at Take No Prisoners.

Outside of the tournament D'Lo Brown was undefeated in six-man tag team competition, adding Keith Walker to the team, including a victory over Noah founder Mitsuharu Misawa in one of his last matches.

Also, on this edition of Between The Ropes, D'Lo Brown announced he would become a semi-regular co-host when his TNA scheduling allowed him to be in studio.

D'Lo Brown defeated Mr Anderson on June 12,2010, TCW event in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Additionally, D'Lo Brown was in charge of talent development and acquisitions heading up the TNA Gut Check program.

Three days later, D'Lo Brown was eliminated by Kanemaru in his first round match in the Odo Tournament.

D'Lo Brown lost to Sabu at XICW Bodyslams Childhood Cancer event in Wyandotte, Michigan, on July 29,2017.

D'Lo Brown dropped the title to Tracy Smothers on April 20,2019.

D'Lo Brown formerly held a weekly class on Friday for "Future Stars of Wrestling" training center in Las Vegas.

On July 3,2019, D'Lo Brown announced that he had returned to Impact Wrestling with a multi-year contract as a producer.

In January 2021, it was announced that D'Lo Brown would be one half of Impact's new announce team with Matt Striker from Hard to Kill onward.

The reunion would later be a one-off, as D'Lo Brown continued to his Talent Relations role backstage and makes occasional appearances thereafter.

D'Lo Brown played for the football team while attending university.

D'Lo Brown worked as a Certified Public Accountant before he began his wrestling career.

D'Lo Brown has three half siblings on his dad's side.

D'Lo Brown is a fan of the Chicago Bears and Liverpool FC.