D'Lo Brown | |
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Brown in September 2002
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Birth name | Accie Julius Connor |
Born |
Burlington, New Jersey |
October 22, 1970
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Connor |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | A.C. Corner A.C. Conner Ace the Animal Ace Brown D'Lo Brown |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 278 lb (126 kg) |
Billed from |
Chicago, Illinois Warsaw, Poland |
Trained by |
Larry Sharpe Al Snow |
Debut | 1994 |
Accie Julius Connor (born October 22, 1970) better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown (also formatted as D-Lo Brown), is an American semi-retired professional wrestler.
Brown is well known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation between 1997 and 2003 and also in 2008. There, he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship once and the WWF European Championship four times. He is also known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he held the NWA World Tag Team Championship, Ring of Honor and in Japan with the promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. He also was the longest active member of the Nation of Domination.
The name "D'Lo Brown" came as a reference to Connor's high school friend Darren Lewis ("D. Lewis Lo", Connor called him), who died of cancer. Connor asked Lewis' mother if he could use the name as a tribute to her son.
Connor began his wrestling career in New Jersey as "Ace the Animal". He then wrestled Earthquake in the WWF in 1994 under his given name as a jobber. This led to his first widely known accomplishment in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, as he became the head of security for The Gangstas. When the Gangstas left SMW in 1995, he signed a deal with the WWF and was sent to the Heartland Wrestling Association for more training while also continuing to make more appearances as a jobber on WWF television.