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Wilson went to
Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan, where he played football. While there, Wilson saw an advertisement for a wrestling school where he trained under Joe Ortega.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (1998–present)
Wilson made his professional wrestling debut in October 1998, where he competed under the ring name, Osyris, a character that Wilson modeled after
Big Van Vader and
Hulk Hogan.[3] Wilson would go on to continue using this name through most of his independent run.
In 2010, Wilson made his
Juggalo Championship Wrestling debut now donning face-paint under the new name, Kongo Kong, a non-talking monster heel. The Kongo Kong gimmick was created by JCW co-founder,
Violent J.[4][3]
Global Force Wrestling (2015–2017)
Kong made his
Global Force Wrestling (GFW) debut on June 13, 2015 as part of the GFW Grand Slam Tour, losing to
Moose.[5] On July 10, 2015, Kong faced
Nick Aldis as part of the GFW Grand Slam Tour in
Erie, Pennsylvania, making this their first of three matches during the tour which saw him losing on all three occasions.[6] The following night, Kong defeated Aldis in a rematch.[7] On July 24, 2015, Kong entered into a tournament to crown the inaugural
GFW Global Champion, losing to Nick Aldis in the quarterfinals of the tournament.[8] On October 23, 2015, Kongo defeated
Brian Myers and
Kevin Kross in a three way number one contenders match for the
GFW Global Championship.[9] On July 1, 2016, during a GFW Live event in
Marion, Illinois, Kong defeated Danny Duggan and Joey Avalon and Mike Outlaw in a four-way match.[10]
Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)
On the April 13, 2017 edition of Impact Wrestling, he debuted attacking
Braxton Sutter as
Sienna's surprise.[11] The following week on April 20, Kong made his in-ring debut, defeating Chris Silvio.[12] On April 27, he defeated Matt Sigmon.[13] On the May 25, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling Kong teamed with
KM defeating
Braxton Sutter and
Mahabali Shera after both teams began a feud with each other.[14] On June 15, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling that occurred in
Mumbai, India, Kong competed in a Gauntlet match for the inaugural Sony SIX Invitational Trophy, which was won by Mahabali Shera.[15] On July 2, 2017, during the Pre Show of
Slammiversary XV, Kong teamed with KM and
Laurel Van Ness losing to Mahabali Shera,
Braxton Sutter and
Allie in a Six-person tag team match.[16] On the August 24 episode of TNA Impact!, Kong Competed in a 20-man gauntlet match, for a shot to win the vacant
Impact World Championship, which was won by
Eli Drake. In 2018, Kong feuded with
Brian Cage. On June 7, 2019, it was reported that Kong had parted ways with Impact Wrestling since the promotion didn't have plans for him.[17][18][19]
Personal life
In March 2019, Wilson started and now runs his own Pro Wrestling School in Bluffton, Indiana called Prof. Kongo Kong's Pro Wrestling Academy with Mark Vanderkolk also known as Mark Vandy.[20][21]
^Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 15, 2019).
"XICW Malcolm Monroe Memorial Show". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database.
Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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