The FULL career of Monty Brown - Overrated or a complete waste? LETS DECIDE!

Here is the full career of Monty Brown starting out in 2002 and going up to his retirement in ECW in 2007. The aim of this video is to find out it the internet narrative is correct, is this guy really the biggest missed opportunity in wrestling or is that wrong?
And don't forget plenty of Jeff Jarrett in this video!
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[@Markyd123]

Comment for overrated- like for missed opportunity

[@stewartfennell8926]

A true TNA original. Total respect to him for putting his family before wrestling.

[@seantaft3853]

I'm doing both because he was, shockingly, both. It depends on what point you talk about with him.

[@tajunoor1311]

Ivelisse's run in AEW. Contender for the Ring of the Hawk. J.O.B 😁 Fantastic wrestler and full of controversy

[@FatedStar61]

It’s both there were too many talents and he wasn’t that great in the ring.

[@crazyhorse9227]

Complete waste for real. Sad... the POUNCE!!! OF MY GOD!

[@tonyjackson4078]

Jarrett booked himself wayy too strong for years. People complain about Reign of Terror by HHH but Jarrett always beat anyone then gave the belt up for a few months. That is why TNA wasn't taken seriously. "The King of the Mountain" or "Planet Jarrett" were attempts at Ric Flair vibes as a dominant but cowardly heel, and it sucked.

[@BlayzeDeville]

True. I remember when I first started watching TNA I just couldn't stand JJ, and I've always loved cheering the heel, but I just couldn't get behind this guy. HHH's reign of terror is something I look back on and wish I could relive watching it for the first time. JJ just pisses me off.

[@arnoldlopez363]

Only times he lost the belt was to AJ Styles & Sting

[@BrazenBlountsNetwork]

Can’t fucking stand Jarrett. I wasn’t familiar with the phrase “punchable face” when i was a kid in this time period, but he sure does have one. Jarrett had like what? 4 or 6 reigns? Maybe only 2 of them didn’t go over 100 days. HHH’s reign of terror looks like nothing when compared to Jarrett’s reign of terror

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Both were bad.

[@gjfwang]

Its stupid too. Just because Monty isn't ready to carry TNA yet doesn't mean he can't get elevated with a short title reign, which would give TNA a bigger star and give him experience as a world champion. Same with some of the other guys. It just stunts TNA's growth. And how would Jarrett know, he thinks nobody new is ready to carry TNA. The first world heavyweight title reigns for WWE are usually short because they know these guys can't carry the company but its good for developing them. The only guys JJ ever put over were midcarders from WWE (and I don't mean K-Kwik), AJ eventually after years of cutting him off at the knees and Sting.

[@nathanh9871]

Monty was a lot like Goldberg, he wasn’t the best in ring but his charisma was overwhelming. Unlike Goldberg Monty could talk and was clearly improving in ring. He should have built TNA on spike

[@Vudoo13]

His animal impressions were fucking hilarious. I'm dying.

[@brainhakker7133]

So you're saying Monty Brown was like Goldberg, well not like him , Far Better than him in fact. !! Dude .... You Are Legit Fuzzy and Misguided in your thought process bro !

[@madant22]

Monty is good in the ring. Just because they do power moves style doesn’t mean their not good in the ring or green. That needs to stop. Monty is a great in rung impressive wrestler.

[@thenotoriousfinesser2907]

@@madant22 no one said anything about power moves = bad wrestler, Lesnar is a great example about that

[@knightishench8424]

Goes to show how far a touch of decent booking goes doesn't it

[@gonzalogca4907]

If you need to feel really, REALLY sad for some reason, just remember that Pacman Jones won more titles in TNA than Monty Brown.

[@polsdofer]

I did not know that... now I'm slightly irritated 😂

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

@@polsdofer yeah, Pacman won the TNA Tag Titles once with Ron Killings and well, Monty's never won anything in terms of Titles which Jarrett said was because then he'd lose the intrigue of the chase.

[@matucomedes]

this is going to bother me for the rest of the day now....thank you....im starting to remember why i began to hate TNA towards the late 2000s - early 2010s

[@alexstachura11]

The former NFL cornerback?

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

@@alexstachura11 know of any other that signed a contract with the clause of not touching anybody and not being touched while in TNA?

[@dceasedbrickfan74]

A real man. A modern day superhero. He definitely put family first.

[@ChrisBl33p]

I think Big E, oddly enough, is what Monty Brown could've been if he had the company build upon him and have him win the title. Big E's championship reign was mishandled imo, but fan support is clearly there and it can't be denied that he worked hard to get where he is. It's a tragedy about his (Monty's) sister's death, but he's truly a good man to care for her children afterwards.

[@Bnavy207]

The problem with Big E he stuck with his new day goofy gimmick.

[@brothapete]

@@Bnavy207 how

[@BHsoFunny]

@@Bnavy207 Yea.. I was hoping The New Day would've broke up. Xavier getting jealous of the success of Kofi and Big E. Kofi happy for Big E but he wants the belt. Hits Big E with the trouble in paradise, gets on the mc, and says "now you know how trouble in paradise feel mutha fucker" OK without the last part 😅😅😅

[@Stingraycoolpodcast6996]

true

[@ChrisBl33p]

@@BHsoFunny no. WITH the last part.

[@HomelanderHL2]

This man is so charismatic and have potential. He's very Underrated during his prime from TNA to WWE.

[@lutherheggs451]

He was in WWE for like 6 months before personal reasons forced him to retire from wrestling in general....Even though he said that WWE told him when he talked to them that if he ever changed his mind they would bring him back.

[@kimmomac4082]

Let’s all be real some shady shit happened in the back he wasn’t down and bounced. But ain’t no snitch, bet money AEW might spark him I mean he one of those ones that or even came back for a 2 month run for a PPv we’d all pop for it

[@rxdge2270]

@@kimmomac4082 couldn’t see it, the dudes north of 50 now and not big enough to be considered a legend returning to the ring. Shame really had so much potential

[@kimmomac4082]

@@rxdge2270 tell that to sting

[@rxdge2270]

@@kimmomac4082 Sting has been wrestling virtually is whole life, one of the biggest stars in wrestling history, Monty is not, I’m not saying he couldn’t still go in saying AEW wouldn’t bring him in

[@RC99_Productions]

I really wish TNA gave him a run with the World Heavyweight Title, even if it was a short one. He absolutely deserved it with how fast he picked up wrestling and how confident and charismatic he was in his delivery. Monty would always be TNA's biggest What If? story to me.

[@lutherheggs451]

The biggest "what if" would be what if he hadn't had the family issue that forced him to take off for months from WWE and eventually decide to retire from wrestling for personal reasons....

[@gamerfourlife64]

100% agreed an its a shame TNA hasn't put them in there hall of fame

[@seinenwax94jr9]

Yeah Monty definitely worked hard in his wrestling and improved gradually with time. He's a classic example of how you can win a crowd over regardless of whether one paid their dues or came in because of their popularity from something not related to wrestling.

[@seinenwax94jr9]

@@lutherheggs451 I think he still would've been screwed by WWE and would've been reduced to putting over Ezekiel Jackson and NXT stars over but who really knows? However it's never too late for a comeback in AEW or the indies since his sister's kids are older and he's still in great shape.

[@gamerfourlife64]

@@seinenwax94jr9 Facts people like him don't come around much anymore

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

The disappointing thing about Monty Brown is I could see the Alpha Male gimmick working in literally any era other than the one he was in. The hangover from the Monday Night Wars was a period where every gimmick not about being a demon or a zombie had to just be "guy with a single exaggerated personality trait." But put his manic energy in the Hulkamania, New, Attitude, PG, or contemporary "eras" and I bet he'd have gone over gangbusters. Edit: Should have specified I meant his WWE run primarily, TNA was all down to Jarrett's golden shovel. Also damn, what a stand-up guy. Shame that kind of real life character isn't rewarded in wrestling.

[@seantaft3853]

The thing with Monty Brown is that it took some guidance from better hands for him to get everything fully together in the ring. Also, THAT loss wouldn't be as big of a deal if they played it off as Monty just ran out of steam because of what he had to do that night AND built it up to him taking the belt.

[@jacobp7037]

Dude had Ultimate Warrior levels of natural charisma, but without making a fool of himself whenever he talks.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

"Making a fool of himself whenever he talks" Remind me of Sid Vicious and Ahmed Johnson. But their botch when on mic was the things we love to hear 😄

[@Carlitonsp1]

An unfortunate problem with TNA in the mid-2000s is that it felt like they were never able to control people's first introduction to their product. Sadly, my first exposure to Monty Brown was a video on youtube of him botching his own elimination by Jeff Hardy. So when he came to WWECW, I knew 2 things: The pounce and he struggles at getting eliminated in Battle Royales.

[@davidepannone6021]

Monty is def one of the most underrated 2000/2010 decade of wrestlers. The killing blow was delivered when they decided to ally him to slapnuts because he was too over.

[@ilikethecokev2]

And that in itself could have worked if he turned on him at some point, but he didn't

[@davidepannone6021]

@@ilikethecokev2 nah. You didn't need that. He was already over. Putting him with Jarrett completely killed his momentum.

[@ilikethecokev2]

@@davidepannone6021 Well, yeah, but they could have at least attempted to salvage it by doing that.

[@robfenway1858]

As if The Chosen One was going to lose to a black guy! Just like Triple H was never going to lose to Booker T 🤣

[@joaopires1761]

I didn't even need this video to consider him one of the most underrated of alltime. Promo skills and charisma were off the charts, and he sure made his moves look powerful and painful. The one thing I think he lacked was any interest in was backstage politics.

[@RandyBaker87]

He had the size, charisma, and improved in the ring. TNA should've given him a title run.

[@lostsoul7980]

Dude promo and charisma was good. Especially the way he made fun of people. They could have potentially made him into their version of the rock. Not saying he would be on rocks level. But he had that energy that was similar. In time his in ring woulda got better and matched. Think that’s why WWE wanted him. Think they saw that potential of a guy that could be a great “tweener” the way rock and Austin were but I they also dropped the ball

[@psuley1977]

Brown's WWECW run is always special to me. The only time I have seen a wrestler have their set up move written on their trunks.

[@LordRaptor]

His second run in TNA definitely proved he could hang with the big boys, but it seems like even if he did win the big one, a long wrestling career just wasn't in his cards, as plagued by bad luck, wrong place wrong time.

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

I understand that Jeff Jarrett was a tent peg of early TNA because he was the one guy they knew wasn't going to leave. But man, they really screwed the pooch with Monty Brown. I wasn't even watching around this time, but even in retrospect it's so frustrating to see how they stopped out this guy's momentum when he was white hot.

[@nathanh9871]

Yeah early TNA was filled with guys you couldn’t trust to be there week in and week out. By the time Monty was in the scene Jarrett needed to step away

[@seinenwax94jr9]

Agreed. JJ dropped the ball. Jeff's entire on screen TNA run(s) just seemed like a vanity project looking back.

[@undefeateddynasty7974]

So why didn't Crybaby black man get over after WWE?

[@undefeateddynasty7974]

Also literally said he never wanted the belt.. but liberal crybaby narratives will be spread regardless

[@Braddicusfinch]

I know the ref bump is overdone, but kudos to Rudy Charles at 14:30, that is one of THE best ref bumps I have ever seen

[@fredcasdensworld]

You can really see Paul Heyman's influence with trying to turn Monty Brown into Taz with all the submission garbage

[@dennett316]

TNA had the chance to make a homegrown star with Monty, a guy with ability and charisma, and they blew it in favour of Jeff Jarrett's ego, then hiring a bunch of WWE guys to push instead. They were right on the cusp of making a new star and having him shine then they just decided to import stars instead because making them was too much work. WWE then set about doing what WWE does and removing what makes people special in order to have them pay their dues, or some other college locker room shit that gets in the way of developing talent. If not for what he did for his family he could well have eventually carved out a nice spot in WWE once he got past the paying dues stage. He had physicality and charisma and that would've served him well eventually. TNA dropped the ball, hard. WWE did their usual dumb shit of hamstringing a performer, but he might've eventually put a good run together.

[@geesixnine]

Not just Monty! There were at the very least 3 great stars there!

[@Hellraiser988]

Kill me for saying this but Sonny was one of the three don't like it me and hawk can smack you one

[@undefeateddynasty7974]

The crowd didn't like the colored football man.. Revisionist history right here

[@420benton2]

Shame Monty didn't want to be TNA Champion. He could have been awesome with the belt.

[@RGT85]

POUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCE! PERIOD! Never knew Sabu trained him. That's crazy. And he should have been huge. GREAT on the mic, decent in the ring with tons of signs of improvement. Loved this guy.

[@DrakeKnight99]

That's probably why the feud was good. They knew how to work well off each other

[@jimbo_1312]

Duuuude I'm chuffed you've made this. Huge fan of Monty Brown, he's an all round good dude for doing what he did

[@jeremystark3350]

Pounce!

[@thegame7134]

@@jeremystark3350 Period!

[@seinenwax94jr9]

I loved me some Marcus Cor Von as well growing up watching the Ruthless Aggression era. Playing as him was a high point(among very very few) in SVR 08. I marked out hard when they put the Pounce move back in the 2K games recently.

[@woozyqdatrill]

Nah fr he dope as hell

[@KTthaSouthernGent22]

Thanks for covering the Alpha Male. I believe that Monty Brown in TNA was missed opportunity.

[@DragoEpyon]

People on the internet not liking a big, power based wrestler? Shocking

[@dennett316]

Bullshit. Plenty of power guys are loved by internet fans. Monty wasn't liked at first in TNA because he was green and didn't have the kinks worked out before they pushed him to the top. Fans resent that no matter who it is.

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

That's an over simplification of it, back then he was the opposite of what what TNA was trying to sale.

[@Quentin_314]

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 oh well X-Division was the draw

[@Nessrox444]

He had so much charisma and talent. I love that Jarrett is like "you weren't ready to carry the company" like... Jarrett you suck. Jarrett has always had main event level wrestling and a mid-card everything else. The dude thought he could carry SEVERAL companies and he was proven wrong over and over again.

[@ivanvalentin3898]

Jarrett was only good in WWF as intercontinental mid card contender/champion. Jeff Jarrett was never big, I didn't even know Jeff Jarrett was wrestling after he left WWF. He was solid when I was a kid and I stopped watching after the attitude era in 2003. I used to appreciate Jeff Jarretts gimmick when he was a solid intercontinental contender heel. This was a missed opportunity for WWF in making the intercontinental belt a formidable title this leveling up the World champion belt. The WWE had all the solid contenders for intercontinental championship. Razor Ramon, Brett Hart, HBK, MR Perfect, Jeff Jarrett, Hardcore Harley etc. This would've put some weight onto the intercontinental belt and made it prestigious. Now it's a nothing belt lost in the anals of history

[@Bradland013]

Big dude that looked great, had awesome power moves that you can do on the bigger individuals especially his finisher, and the fact that his promos were him being high energy and intimidating as fuck as he's screwing around like a wild individual makes him one of the biggest missed opportunities in wrestling. He could've literally just carried himself to a main event slot based on his promos alone.

[@hinro]

The pounce was a damn good finisher. a lot of people went zooming off when it hit. the ref bump pounce sent him zooming off sideways. It really looked like something that you would say yup I'm done with this shit you win.

[@polsdofer]

That move single handily made me a fan of Monty Brown.

[@TurdFerguson2525]

You know why? It was believable. You had someone that big and fast blindsiding someone that bounced across the ring and you get the wow factor.

[@raharuko]

it also made sense as HIS finish, everyone knew he was a football player and most of us have seen someone get creamed just like that in an nfl game

[@adamdobrowolski2510]

Monty Brown definitely had star potential, and even the "it" factor. I honestly think this can even be seen with the non-audio clips you show while narrating. His facials and body language ooze swag, and he just naturally feels like an alpha male in that old-school wrestling way. Most competitors these days should take notes. I should be able watch an interview or match on mute and still get an intimate sense of both the character you are and the story your telling. And that story should be told as much between the moves as it is told during the moves. Monty does that. Not to mention he looks like a million bucks too. Then after watching the with-sound clips, I think I realize which wrestlers he has elements of: The Rock, Big E and modern day Lashley. Combine that with a clear Severn influence in the ring with all those suplexes, as well as the training from Sabu, and I like the variety he brings to the ring. I should underscore that he was also a natural fit to have a move like The Pouncer as his finisher, given his natural explosiveness and football background. So, to count the score: he had the natural charisma of an alpha male, looked like a million bucks and was young with the upside to improve. Nothing here is telling me he wasn't main event material. Where exactly did it go wrong? We all know... and now a wild Slapnuts appears. You called the exact spot where his stardom was CONFIRMED. He either needed to win there or at the next PPV, because a guy doesn't look that good with the crowd support to boot, only for you to remove him from the title picture. That's purebred insanity, but we're talking Slapnuts here. Dude thought he was the main attraction, but history proves that to be incorrect. TNA goes farther with Brown as the face of the company than Jarrett. As for the idea he couldn't be champ or main event after all the WWE transfer came in, I firmly disagree. That actually provided a better chance to build a homegrown star. And let me be clear, I was wholly under the impression in real time that Brown was a star in TNA. In fact, when I was younger, I sincerely didn't like him simply because I was threatened by all the hype I was hearing about him in TNA. He came off a legit threat to WWE's hold on the industry. Meanwhile, neither my friends nor I could tell you much about Raven's or Rhyno's or even Abyss' doings in TNA. It was Brown that caught the eye and imagination. So put in him up against Rhyno and Christian Cage and Kurt Angle and Booker T. Let Brown, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Bobby Roode be your home grown stars, and let the WWE guys bring instant credibility that eventually gets transferred to the homegrown guys. I firmly believe that's how you get an emerging promotion over the top. Eventually when Brown came to WWE, I wanted to see "Marcus Cor Von" do well, only for him to never come back for reasons bigger than wrestling. My props to him for being such a selfless class act. P.S.: I'm going to be like the dorks in the old internet forums and give you a little correction in regards to the Super Bowl clip you showed. Brown actually played in Super Bowl XXVIII, but you showed Super Bowl XXVII. The same two teams played, so that can lead to the confusion. Also, a fun note: the football jersey he had in his TNA return was the second team he played for, which was the New England Patriots. Brown went on injured reserve the same year the Patriots earned a ticket to Super Bowl XXXI, so he nearly played in his second big game. Anywho, love the channel. Go smack somebody a new one.

[@immortalwrestling]

We're in talks with Barood about booking him when he comes over here.

[@wweminehead5458]

I'd pay to see that!

[@anonluxor470]

Yes please make him a star

[@larrytod9790]

Yes

[@jeremystark3350]

👍

[@rubberchix]

You shouldn't discuss business like that. Unprofessional

[@senchoumimikyu]

I wanna see Dolph Ziggler sell the Pounce

[@benjaminbremer4261]

I remember how hated this guy was back in the day. A lot of old TNA fans hated how he was getting pushed over the work rate guys. It’s a damn shame he never fully realized his potential

[@faizansiddiqui3841]

I was excited when he was a playable character in SVR 2008 (feat ECW)

[@Pyro_Might]

Monty Brown was very charismatic. Had he stayed in WWE for a few more years with the right mentoring, I can see him as a maineventer in any company.

[@lutherheggs451]

He left WWE because he had a "family emergency" and ended up retiring from wrestling....Its not like they just released him just because...He took months off to deal with his personal family issue and eventually ended up asking them to release him and he retired from wrestling.

[@seinenwax94jr9]

@Pyro_Might For some reason I picture him going the MVP and Lashley route going back to TNA and being in the Hurt Business had his sister never died or if he continued regardless.

[@Bruno-bb9er]

Early TNA had some good and bad. This was one of the bad. It's shame Monty got the short end of the stick. He would have been a good world champion in TNA. Side Note: Looking bad at the New Breed, it's funny that Monty and Pope were together. Both missed opportunities. Another side note(bit of a sad and creepy one): Monty's last show was also coincidentally Benoit's last TV appearance (he wrestled Pope).

[@HamanKarn567]

He was definitely great and the crowd loved him. I've been rewatching TNA through and the crowd was even chanting for him to pounce Jeff Hardy one more time and stuff. When the crowd cheers you and wants you to beat up someone like that imo you're pretty good at least as far as popularity and his matches were entertaining as were his promos. Some of the backstage stuff when he'd cut promos and Shane Douglas would make funny faces were hilarious. He should have had a decent title run but Christian coming in sort of ended that even though he already had chances before that though.

[@MrRyanlennie2005]

He should’ve been TNA champion. Awesome finisher, amazing look and best promo in the company.

[@DiamondDust132]

I always loved the Pounce. Such a hype finisher. Didn't know about the thing with his sister. That's heart-wrenching. He has my undying respect for taking care of her kids.

[@889654]

While he did not have a lengthy in-ring career, I like to think Monty left his mark on the industry with his Pounce finisher. Years after he retired, I have seen powerhouse wrestlers use that move (more so as a signature than a finisher).

[@jaybarbieri8619]

Lee does it best imo. Man looks like he KILLS people with that shit

[@JoaoSilva-ue3tf]

I remember being a kid and only watching TNA sporadically as it wasn't on TV frequently nor consistently, like Raw or Smackdown (Portugal). But I do remember that other than the hexagonal shaped ring, the one thing that had us kids talking in school was Monty Brown and his absurdly brutal looking finisher hahaha it looked so stiff compared to a spear by Edge, who was our reference at the time... We thought he was awesome and were actually bummed that we couldn't catch TNA's programming more often and regularly. Thanks for your videos Hawk, I'm finally learning about this organisation's history and there's no lack of entertainment in the way you present your stuff. Rock on 🤘🏻

[@BlameMaxSand]

My cable company had TNA clips On Demand, which is my first exposure to TNA. I remember a few things, Ultimate X matches, Samoa Joe and Alpha Male Monty Brown. The guy looked like a star, he had the X factor. I got into watching the weekly show because all that was good to see. If Slap Nuts had let Monty have his moment I think we would be having a very different conversation. Sure he was green, and he was very much a big power move guy and not doing flippy shit, but ::insert list of names of other people like that who got over here::. There was a time where all my friends wanted nothing more than Monty to take out Slap Nuts. ::Edit:: Also, stepping up to raise his Sister's Children, hanging up his own dreams is seriously ALPHA.

[@AARONH85]

Which company is that sounds cool

[@BlameMaxSand]

@@AARONH85 you won't believe but it was comcast lol. They have gotten a lot less cool over the years.

[@Stoneman180190]

Knowing there was once a time where R-Truth was taken seriously.

[@Glasseshoodman]

The tag team of Elijah Burke and Monty Brown coulda been called the Alpha Express

[@KikiOnChaufa]

Another missed oportunity was KAZARIAN in 2007-08, HE WAS SO OVER!!! When he won that RED CAGE MATCH and when he defeated CHRISTIAN for a World Title shot.... But the idi000ts of TNA put him that awful Suicide character

[@joserangel2064]

Christopher Daniels and elix skipper also wore suicide custom

[@TimTE01]

@@joserangel2064 Among like 6 other people.

[@JGD185]

Monty still looks in great shape. He should come back, I'm sure Impact or ROH would sign him.

[@Markyd123]

He’s a personal trainer

[@seinenwax94jr9]

YES!! Its never too late for AEW as well. Yeah he's a personal trainer, but Britt Baker is a dentist and still wrestles too. I'd be down for a comeback big time!!!

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

I think he could be a bit like PCO.

[@ScorpioCesarcade]

Remember enjoying his work in TNA and being excited when he made it to WWE, really sad to see him take a step back from wrestling with so much potential but given the reason why, I definitely understand. PS: A Wild Slap Nutz Appears will never get old.

[@larrytod9790]

Monty Brown could have been the Batista of TNA damn shame what happened to his sister

[@anonluxor470]

Dann shame

[@anonluxor470]

Dann shame

[@anonluxor470]

Man can you imagine Monty brown vs moose ?

[@michaelroche9091]

While the WrestleMania match wasn’t anything to write home about The New Breed and the ECW Originals had an extreme rules rematch a few days later on ECW TV which I remember being really good

[@Raytheman581]

Underrated for a small portion of his career in tna. Honestly he still could've been something had he not retired cause you could see he could promo and wrestle. Shame really.

[@leonarddillon256]

No Doubt the most underrated Wrestler in my list. I was there watching TNA in 2004 and he was hot, and then all that heat went out when he became a member of Planet Jarret, which was completely lame. It didn't help much when he moved to WWECW and was treated as another face filling g up the roster. I still watch Brown's promos on occasion to remind myself how good he really was as a big man with top-notch Charisma.

[@jayhollows5729]

His promo delivery was amazing. Anyone else delivering those lines would have sounded off but he really embodied the alpha male gimmick. It wasn't just incoherent big man yelling.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Jeff Jarrett: That doesn't work for me Brother

[@NickNapoli]

He had the best “Pounch” in wrestling.

[@jimbo_1312]

The pounce looked brutal when he hit it.

[@uainjansun]

@@jimbo_1312 even at his age right now it's a lot more stiffer.....

[@markosziss6452]

Video idea when you reach 100 000 subs, you have to review the Hawk himself Hulk Hogan in his TNA or NJPW matches. After all it is called Ring of the Hawk.

[@jasonsierchio1167]

Whenever I see a Hawk video drop... I stop what I'm doing and watch

[@isurvivedtheshakerheightss7922]

I was all in on Monty at the time he was a charismatic powerhouse but the old guard killed him he was super over before Jarrett vs him for the NwA Tittle but that lost he never recovered and him becoming Jarretts Lackey he lost the rest of his momentum he had it all Jarrett literally did everything to kill it lol

[@RandyBaker87]

Jarrett buried too many stars in TNA when they faced him for the title.

[@PedTheRed]

He had the look, the mic skills and the athleticism to have been one of those guys like Joe and AJ when it came to guys you could build the company around. Plus his move set always looked like everything legitimately hurt his opponent. The pounce looked like it could puncture a damn lung with its impact. Real shame that he was never really taken a risk on and wasn’t trusted at the very top.

[@UrBoiN8]

Thankfully Moose is essentially everything Monty should have been. Thank god they finally put the title on him.

[@RatedRRaj]

*Im so glad this video was made.* I really liked this guy back in the days and was so excited when I found out he would be in the SVR 2008 game, as well as featuring his pounce finisher. Its a shame that things just didn’t go the way they should have as I do recall researching his wikipedia page every so often each year in order to find out what he’s currently doing or if they had any plans to bring him back to WWE etc. Really wish it would have played out differently.

[@clarencegutsy7309]

His WWE theme song was a total banger.

[@princenoreally]

Your going down down down just call me smoth

[@tysonsutton9621]

Rhino vs. Samoa Joe vs. Monty Brown is an underappreciated classic.

[@JVreemer]

Monty Brown will always be one of my favorite wrestlers simply for the Pounce

[@marcespinoza6068]

There was no selling whatsoever in that pounce on Sabu. He really pounced the sh*t out of him.

[@jasonmccrank4981]

He was never goint to work in WWE with their obsession with over-scripting promos to death. A talent like Monty thrives on improvisation.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Perhaps Monty would have had at least one reign as world champion if Jeff Jarrett didn't have such a stranglehold on the title during the reign of terror.

[@LordJudgement1818]

Young teen me loved me some alpha male. His pounce was a cool move looked good an was believable an his gimmick was cool. Had a nice look to.

[@cgrenadier]

Rico would be a fun wrestler to evaluate, his run was underrated.

[@Blitzkrieg50]

Attended some of the most noted moments on this video including both times he challenged Jarrett, him challenging at King of the Mountain at Slammiversary in 2005, the Hard Justice 2006 match, and his one Wrestlemania. He absolutely should have beaten Jarrett in 2005. Jarrett’s reign then was nothing short of brutal. On that Final Resolution show it also saw AMW win the tag titles in a vastly underrated match and AJ win the X title in the best Ultimate X match of all time. Having Monty win in the main event would have only been icing on the cake. Similarly, that Hard Justice match was one of the first steps in setting up Joe to win the world title which he should have at Bound For Glory that year until Russo came in and everything got screwed up.

[@plovy5115]

Monty Brown would have been a bigger deal in WWE but they were pushing Lashley at the time and I think in WWE's mind they were similar.

[@MW-xj4pu]

Had an underrated personality and one of the best finishers ever

[@peace1177]

Great video. I agree about Monty Brown being awesome. It’s a shame he didn’t get a chance by himself full fledged as the alpha male gimmick on raw or smack down. His promos where he got that gimmick over and impersonated his opponents were very entertaining. At the time WWE were pushing Bobby Lashley which you could cite as a reason for not pushing Monty. And granted, Lashley was bigger and also an incredible athlete, but Monty had such confidence and a great personality that I think he would have got over. That and the name of the move and his delivery of it in his promos was also very missed along with his proper name. Marcus Cor Von with jazz music… f*** off! Your Jeff Jarrett Tennessee accent was also as amazing as your Hawk Hogan!

[@seinenwax94jr9]

Its funny you mentioned Lashley because to me Monty had what Lashley didn't at the time(mic skills, experience, flashy moves). They both really came along way but Monty did so faster in his limited time vs Lashley's slower peak half a decade later.

[@leomarch6745]

Being a huge wrestling fan and gamer also when SvR 08' came out and featured ECW for me at the time it was a whole new thing, and never heard of ECW at this time, would be awesome if you could cover any wrestler or feud from ECW 2006-2009 !

[@TitanIsBack]

Name the team of Monty and Pope? The Wasted Talent. Monty Brown was a babyface star waiting to be used. They never wanted to give him a shot and putting him in a faction only highlighted why he was a singles guy.

[@ASwagPecan]

Eric Escobar in WWE next, please.

[@rancidcrawfish]

Nice choice. I never watched TNA but these videos are my summary. Monty could've been pretty big

[@1roundleft821]

His time in ECW wasn't his fault. Obviously WWE didn't want him cutting promos for some odd reason, and also limited his move set.

[@Markstarscoobs]

I still go back and watch the pounce highlights because Monty brown was legit.

[@jamesbryan558]

Honestly he had so much charisma but only needed a little more direction or someone to say "maybe don't do the whole cat licking itself thing" for his promos. Other than that Monty was fucking Money. Even him as a heel could've worked if he was a champ or the leader of a faction that was somewhere along the lines of the MEM except for up and comers. Such a missed opportunity and honestly with how wwe was doing at the time I'm surprised they didn't do shit with him

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

I started getting interested in tna pretty late, well kinda, about 2006/2007 I went to their website and looked at their roster seeing many familiar faces and some new guys, he stood out to me the most though, I immediately thought "money". Was always shocked that he just kind of ended, even looking back on him in wwecw I still think there was money there. Shows how you can think something is going to be a sure thing worth investing into but it just never comes close.

[@theOneOnlyTed]

Monty Brown has charisma

[@stuartjambo8541]

Ahmed Johnson Junior would have been more fitting or he should have went for a blue blood gimmick and used his real name Montaque Brown.

[@thenotoriousroc3508]

That Monty Brown, Somoa Joe, Rhyno triple threat match was 🔥🔥

[@jaycomplexkidrandle1889]

When I saw Big E. for the first time, this is the man I first thought of. This was especially after the first promo Big E. had after moving up to RAW.

[@jasmeenahamed9531]

his pounce move was awesome also his theme song was awesome he was like a raging bull perfect gimmick should have won the world title

[@cilantrothekid337]

im not gonna lie 😂 watching your channel Marky makes me see things like Monty Brown bc i only knew him from the old SVR games as Marcus Cor Von in the first revamp of ECW

[@doubleemcastillano464]

The ref in that Jarret match was counting, after the pin was broken, he turned over and continued to sulk in his injury, then randomly turns around to start counting the next pin lol. It made no sense.

[@daveyionxproductions5830]

Literally Jeff Hardy breaking undefeated streaks Monty Brown was the first second I think was Karrion Kross

[@AveLukas42]

That second match with Jarrett must have been so frustrating for fans at the time, so many ref bumps, weapons, for a Jarrett win

[@daxota_6750]

I never watched tna much growing up But wow this dude had it all, I hate seeing when company's make the obviously wrong choice.

[@mikebottomlesspitdunham2954]

The Alpha Experience(Alpha from Monty's moniker and Burke's finisher)

[@kennyking9347]

You should do a Marcus cor von 30 wrestling Matches or less

[@disciplesoftheapocalypse]

Monty is from my hometown. Met him in high school as he was involved in our schools football team. Motivational speeches and football drills. Super intense guy but more importantly a super nice guy…. unless you played in a high school rock band that practiced across the street from his house at 11 at night.….. I even got the chance to see one of his first matches one the indies. Him versus Dan Severn. Severn played heel and Monty face. Was a solid match. He won. I might be biased… no, I am biased.. but he could have been one of the greats if he was a shitty human being. But he’s a super wholesome family oriented guy. And I respect the hell out of that. Edited for spelling. Bridgeport education is bad umkay.

[@uainjansun]

He's doing good?

[@seinenwax94jr9]

Great stuff to hear Josh!! That part about him being one of the greats if he was shittier is deep because thats a common pattern. Perhaps that's why the famous stay famous because their delusions make them complex which helps to reinvent themselves to get more money whereas those that are humble stay grounded which in the long term seems better. More money more problems(Suicide, drug addiction, jealousy, etc) vs less money/exposure equaling a faster way to solve them.

[@gamerfourlife64]

I loved Monty Brown he was so underrated an imo should of had a run with the world title if only just to give it back to double J shame tho what could of been with him in wwe as well totally would of made a great mid carder cuz we know Vince would of never pushed him to the world title

[@KingToll]

I will never forget his legendary improv promo to fill time at one TNA PPV when they had a fire hazard.

[@davidwenzel717]

I can't belive they blew it with this guy, I did not realize how good a talker he was.

[@marquezjones5417]

Anytime slap nutz appearance is in the first 3 minutes you know it's going to be a classic video

[@TommyVinMI]

So odd. I don’t recall Samoa Joe and Monty’s runs overlapping

[@paulellington1505]

Some ECWWE fans liked the Alpha Male but the majority were behind C M Punk. So when he got overshadowed by Punk joining the New Breed the higher ups dropped his push and put Punk in the spotlight. And him using submission holds more was due to WWE wanting to make him a Lashley or Brock style badass shoot fighting monster heel.