The REAL Alpha Male -Monty Brown

Marcus Corvon or Monty Brown if you watch videos online you may find some wrestling fan say how he was a failed wrestler. That is why I am writing this.

Now, pardon me for being smarter here then some fans, but this is one I am going to be pure Anderson asshole here.

Monty Brown was a TNA stalwart when they needed an identity and he helped them find it. I dare say if it wasn’t for the alpha male of early TNA then we may not know it in the way we do now. This was Bobby Lashley, before Bobby Lashley, skilled and multifaceted, a proper NFL history with a pair of super bowl victories.

Dude, was a thoroughbred, if he was a stock he would be a blue-chip stock. He knew how to talk and play a character and he had morals in an age I guess people were more about the money. His finish was a version of a spear called the pounce where instead of hitting someone from the front he would get an angle going from the opposing set of ropes. He was not the technical master, but he had enough that he knew where to go for 99% of wrestling life. He was a powerhouse and unique to boot.

He went to TNA, never won any titles because they didn’t have one to put on him. (Era of AJ, JJ Abyss, Raven, etc. etc. etc.) This was a guy everyone knew could be a world champion in a class of wrestlers that had all been not just champion level but was high tier. Everyone knew he could be world champ and they bought in when he fought for it because one pounce was all it took.

Behind the curtain there is not a single man that will say a bad word about him. In an industry where you had to defend your value, he let actions shine more then words. No one in an age where people have to be political saw him get into that portion of it. After TNA for so long where he basically helped keep it alive he had gone to WWE for the WWECW brand and became one of the bright spots there. I wanted to see him against Regal because it could have been very interesting.

I am generally a downer, a realist, I searched for hours online and not one single guy would say a single thing bad about how he was as a wrestler or as a man. Mind you this is an industry with more skeletons than a spirit Halloween store, and for one guy to not have any makes some suspicious. Except for years, for literal years at the highest point of two different very physical careers he had been a guy to lace up and let actions speak more then words.  Honestly if I cannot find anyone after years of being in the public high of anyone trying to bring you down he must have done something right.

Because after Hurricane Katrina he did a lot more right. During that time his sister passed, and her kids were left without a parent or a home until he stepped in. Let’s just think of that, a guy with not one but two physical well paying careers currently in one and he goes.

“Nah, I’m gonna take care of my sisters kids.” I am going to be honest I do not know how many people would do that. I hope a lot but I do not know.

He gets a third career and now in his fifties and some people let themselves go and just work and be a parent.

Nah, not the alpha way. For me before Tate heard of alpha it was Brown’s and honestly for me it still is. This is him doing an interview in his fifties.

Dude, is still built like a brick shithouse. MVP needs to get him in the hurt syndicate, think of MVP going back to full time wrestling and they chose the Alpha Male to come in as a manager for title matches and big moments. Seriously, this man is a shape where if he wanted to say he was back in I do not think any worldwide company would say no to at least a couple matches.

So, the idea that he was a failure. No, bro was on his own time and he had morals, honestly good on him better the majority of us I would say. He got two rings in the NFL, he has done enough that he has to be one of the best wrestlers never to be world champion, which in wrestling lists that is a big one to be high on.

However, anyone who thinks he failed. Wrong, incorrect, failure of understanding, and now by the way he is the head of his own fitness and helps people train. Sometimes characters are more the people behind it and we wonder where in titles and tribulations but when someone like that knows when to call it and can rebuild himself time and time again, he is a success just a different kind of it, and if you don’t know that to quote Mr. Brown.

“Remember in the Serengeti, you are in the land of the Alpha Male, and the Serengeti is all I see.”

He knew how to be a character better then a lot of people. You can make the Alpha Male as Monty Brown a proper comic book and it would work. A dash of Kraven the Hunter, some Black Panther, some Blade, some Loki, and you got someone with the style and swagger that if he is a failure, then there are a lot of failures in the world.

Enjoying A Game and a Time

One of the things that would catch your attention if you were channel surfing in the late 90’s is a sport called Slamball. A mix of physical rules, trampolines and basketball hoops that made it easier to understand and harder to figure how people would push things further. When I say trampolines, I mean the big ones you go somewhere and pay money to jump on to feel like you are weightless for a moment before coming back down with your heart in your chest. It was a kick to watch and instead of taking the lumps of trying to be a smaller sports league in the us they decided to go abroad. Getting more experience in different countries they had people of other countries and athletes join them to make the teams that we should be seeing soon. I was a huge fan of it there will be a post on that later in the day but, it is coming back.

For all the downs there has to be some things that give a little spirit. Some of the moments to get by could be something as simple as hoping a team has something more to have cheering for them. One is from the arena football league and while Portland, my home city, did not get the team, the capitol in the state did do something. Salem for those who do not know about my home state, Oregon, is the capitol and now it will have something that big brother Portland no longer has, an arena team.

It may not be something that will change the state around, and the capitol has many of the same problems. Homeless people seen everywhere, campsites all over the sidewalks, and more space open for lease. Not as bad as Portland, but still bad enough that anyone with a set of eyes and four brain cells to use with them will see. While it seems that everything in this state is taking the turn round the toilet bend, but a nice team event or some sports allows a lot of people who may be having a rough time to turn off their brain for a moment and be happy. Not saying people should do that all the time. I think we all know people who turned off their brain and forgot to reboot, but for what it is there are reasons to enjoy sports. Salem could use it and for those who have never been there are some places around the capitol where you can really see some beautiful things.


For example, there are some wineries that I had a chance to go to once. Traveling with someone who had been unused to professional wrestling there had been some time watching the people in the line as we waited for the start of the show. It was Impact wrestling and outside of seeing some of the fans who had been so passionate to the show and the craft, my traveling partner was not and did not enjoy the company of people who held homemade signs and belts for no reason other then money. Hours to spend we had to burn our time and the pair of us decided to take time so my travel colleague did not spend his time trying to cut a heel promo on everyone that annoyed him. Knowing him that list was going to be long enough and he could go long enough that everyone received a tongue lashing for free.

We got the chance to look around and on the backgrounds found quite a few wineries and cheese making places nestled in the fields and farmlands. Freshly made raw cheese with chives and blue berries and all sorts of different flavors while still being about a dollar over something similar in the store by eight. It would be much more expensive because these cheeses will make you want to eat it. It was a wonderful time despite being cheaper then a full meal at McDonalds and because of it we were able to get a wrestling shirt that my travel partner agreed with.

Enjoy the games and shows, you never know where the experience may take you.

Stay Strong