D'Lo Brown

Title pursuit (1998–2000)

In 1998, he feuded with X-Pac over the WWF European Championship. His career peaked when he held the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously during a feud with Jeff Jarrett and Mark Henry. This feat has only been duplicated by Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, and Rob Van Dam, all of whom became world champions in some form, later in their careers.

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. The match was filmed for the October 7 edition of SmackDown!, but was never aired. Droz suffered a severe neck injury, rendering him a quadriplegic. During an interview with Title Match Wrestling, Brown dispelled a popular rumor that a fan had thrown an object into the ring which caused him to slip and badly injure Darren Drozdov. 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. He also 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 Brown for his injuries and believed the incident was an accident.

During the rest of the year and into some of the next, Brown became an ally of former fellow Nation member The Godfather, emulating his dress and walking motions. The teaming ended when Brown turned heel on the Godfather. According to Brown, it was the lowest point in his career. Brown also spent six months in Puerto Rico wrestling for the International Wrestling Association teaming with Chaz. He later teamed with Glamour Boy Shane holding the IWA tag team titles. On April 2, 2003, edition of NWA-TNA weekly pay-per view D'Lo Brown unsuccessfully challenged Jeff Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On April 14, 2004, Brown and Gran Apolo won the NWA World Tag Team Championships defeating Kid Kash and Dallas, They lost the titles just seven days after winning them. D'Lo later left TNA in the summer of 2004.

On a September 2014 interview, Brown said there was a time in TNA during this time where the creative team wanted to radically change his character; on top of not feeling like he was a good fit with TNA, Brown felt that by wrestling in Japan, he could still wrestle there while being D'Lo Brown. He made his television return on the July 21, 2008, edition of Raw, defeating Santino Marella. Following this, Brown's appearances on television became more sporadic, and on January 9, 2009, it was announced on WWE's website that he had been released from his WWE contract due to cost-cutting measures.

Independent circuit (2009–2010)

Brown debuted for Ring of Honor during Proving Ground 09 weekend in February. He was defeated by Nigel McGuinness in an ROH World Championship match. He also wrestled at the ROH 7th Anniversary Show on March 21, 2009, in Manhattan, defeating Jay Briscoe. Brown also appeared on Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet. Varsity Pro Wrestling also announced that Brown would be making his third appearance for the promotion on their February tour. Brown also 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. Brown came up short in an ROH World Championship match at Take No Prisoners (2009). At ROH's Manhattan Mayhem III on June 13, Brown tapped out to Colt Cabana in a four-way match also involving Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli. On June 27 on an ROH show he was defeated by Cabana.

Throughout April and May 2009, Brown flew to Japan to take part in the 13-night Pro Wrestling Noah Global Tag League with his partner Buchanan. During the course of the event they won and lost three matches with one contest went to a draw giving them seven points placing them sixth of the eight teams. Outside of the tournament 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.

On the September 15, 2009, edition of Between The Ropes, Brown announced that after his current tour with Ring of Honor, he would retire from in-ring action. Also, on this edition of Between The Ropes, Brown announced he would become a semi-regular co-host when his TNA scheduling allowed him to be in studio.

He defeated Mr. Anderson on June 12, 2010, TCW event in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He did not wrestle again until 2013.

Return to TNA (2009–2013)

In September 2009, Connor was re-signed by TNA as their lead agent. Additionally, D'Lo was in charge of talent development and acquisitions heading up the TNA Gut Check program.

On the March 7, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling, Brown attacked Kurt Angle and revealed himself as the Vice President of Aces & Eights, turning heel in the process. Three days later at Lockdown, Brown interfered in Angle's steel cage match against fellow Aces & Eights member Wes Brisco, costing Angle the match. Later that evening, the President of the Aces & Eights was revealed to be Bully Ray. As a result of his loss, Brown was demoted to a prospect the following week. On July 17, Brown announced he was released from his TNA contract. Brown returned to the promotion on September 11 in a non-tournament tag team match, where he and Bambi Killer defeated Burning (Atsushi Aoki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru), with Brown pinning Kanemaru for the win. Three days later, Brown was eliminated by Kanemaru in his first round match in the Ōdō Tournament. For the rest of the tour, which lasted until September 23, Brown worked midcard tag team matches, suffering pinfall losses in most of them. On October 3, Brown was announced also for All Japan's next tour, which started October 12. Brown continued teaming regularly with Bambi Killer, which eventually led to the two forming a heel stable named DK (Dark Kingdom) under the leadership of Kenso on November 21.

Return to Independent circuit (2013–2023) After working for TNA, Brown returned to the independent circuit where he appeared for Pro Wrestling Syndicate on May 18, 2013, with D.O.C. and Knux. On August 3, 2013, Brown and Hankinson lost to the Rock N' Roll Express at Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest. By the end of the year he worked in England and the Netherlands.

On November 22, 2014, Brown would team with former WWE wrestler Bull Buchanan defeating AJ Steele and Brad Lynch at Buchanan's retirement show at UIW in Bowden, Georgia.

He lost to Sabu at XICW Bodyslams Childhood Cancer event in Wyandotte, Michigan, on July 29, 2017. On October 27, 2018, he won the vacated HLW Legends Title defeating Dru Skillz in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He dropped the title to Tracy Smothers on April 20, 2019.

Brown's last match was on October 7, 2023, for Border City Wrestling in which he along with Scott D'Amore and Tommy Dreamer defeated the team of Johnny Swinger, N8 Mattson and Tyler Tirva.

Future Stars of Wrestling (2014–2015) Brown formerly held a weekly class on Friday for "Future Stars of Wrestling" training center in Las Vegas. Brown and Mr Anderson were scheduled to represent the Aces & Eights at TNA: There's No Place Like Home but the event was annulled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In January 2021, it was announced that Brown would be one half of Impact's new announce team with Matt Striker from Hard to Kill onward. The role ended in early 2022 when Honor No More attacked him. His role was replaced by Matt Rehwoldt.

Brown returned as part of the reunited Aces & Eights, managing Garett Bischoff and Wes Brisco, in a losing effort against Honor No More's Kenny King and Vincent. The reunion would later be a one-off, as Brown continued to his Talent Relations role backstage and makes occasional appearances thereafter.

Personal life Connor holds an accounting degree from the University of Maine. He also played for the football team while attending university. He worked as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) before he began his wrestling career. BAW Title Tournament (2007) Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling CAPW North American Championship (2 times) GLW Heavyweight Title Tournament (1996) Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times, inaugural) HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Stryker HWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1996) Heroes and Legends Wrestling HLW Legends Championship (1 time) International Wrestling Association IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Glamour Boy Shane Irish Whip Wrestling IWW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Maximum Pro Wrestling MXPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, final) New Era Pro Wrestling NEPW Heavyweight Championship (6 times) Ranked #361 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003 Pro Wrestling Noah GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Buchanan GHC Tag Team Title Decision Tournament (2007) – with Buchanan Global Tag League Technique Prize (2008, 2009) – with Buchanan Southern Championship Wrestling SCW Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Gimmick (2013) Aces & Eights