Line #16 Wrestling/RobConway


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3	Robert Thomas Conway Jr. (born November 28, 1974) is an American {{professional wrestl\|ing}}er from Louisville, Kentucky who is best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 2000-2006. Conway began his career in Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) and Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), teaming with Wrestling/NickDinsmore under the names Limited Edition (MCW), the Borkcin Brothers, and the Lords of the Ring (OVW). Together, they would win the hey would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nashville/musiccity/musiccity-t.html NWA MCW North American Tag Team Titles]] once and the the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html OVW Southern Tag Team Titles]] 10 times. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html OVW Heavyweight Title]] 3 times. From 2000-2003, he participated in several tryout matches for WWE until finally getting his break in 2003. He debuted on ''Raw'' as an American serviceman who was an ally of the French ForeignWrestlingHeel TagTeam, La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and René Duprée). Over the course of his WWE run, he would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] three times with Grenier replacing Duprée, who went to ''[=SmackDown=]'' in the Draft Lottery. Afterwards, Grenier would also be traded to ''[=SmackDown=]'' and Conway would be a singles competitor named the "Con Man". Conway was released in 2007, but not before winning both the OVW Heavyweight Title and OVW Southern Tag Team Title (with Pat Buck) once more.
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5	Conway would go on to compete in Northern Championship Wrestling (where he and Grenier would win the NCW Tag Team Titles), Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling and various promotions of the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance. In the NWA, he he held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] 2 times and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-t.html NWA World Tag Team Title]] twice once with Jax Dane and three times with Matt Rivera. He also competed in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling from 2013-2015 and returned to OVW where he once again became the OVW Heavyweight champion.
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7	!!Ego Tropes:
8	* AllAmericanFace: In Vendetta Pro Wrestling at the ''Casino Royal'' events. His foreign opposition was not vilified though.
9	* ArchEnemy:
10	** Nick Dinsmore, both as himself in OVW and as Eugene in WWE.
11	** Wrestling/ScottSteiner, Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, Wrestling/WilliamRegal, [[Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri Tajiri]], Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} and [[Wrestling/GregoryHelms the Hurricane]] and Rosey as a member of La Résistance.
12	** Pat Buck in his second stint in OVW.
13	** Wrestling/SatoshiKojima and Wrestling/HiroyoshiTenzan in New Japan.
14	* CoolShades: Started wearing them as the "Con Man" in WWE. Wears them in NWA and New Japan.
15	* DistractedByTheSexy: When Miss Jackie Gayda flashed him, with her back to the camera, during his match with Wrestling/{{Rico\|Constantino}} on the January 26, 2004 ''Raw.''
16	* TheFightingNarcissist: As the "Con Man", [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by his theme song, "Just Look at Me".
17	* FinishingMove: Ego Trip and DDT.
18	* ForeignWrestlingHeel: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in WWE as Conway was an American liaison to La Résistance. But played absolutely straight in New Japan.
19	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Was a heel in Japan while holding and challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Title but a face in much of the USA while doing the same.
20	* {{Jobber}}: After losing to [[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] and Wrestling/JimmySnuka at ''Taboo Tuesday'' 2005, Conway went on an 14-month losing streak, which ended with him losing to Wrestling/JeffHardy and getting fired by Vince [=McMahon=] on the New Year's 2007 edition of ''Raw''.
21	* PatrioticFervor: In WWE as a member of La Résistance it was French patriotism. In NWA and New Japan, it's American patriotism.
22	* PecFlex: Often before his jumping elbow drop
23	* PowerStable: (both in OVW)
24	** The Revolution (led by Doug Basham and also featuring Damaja [WWE's Danny Basham], [[Wrestling/MuhammadHassan Mark Magnus]], Big Bad John [Heidenreich], Mike Hard[[note]]Mike Howell, aka Wrestling/{{ECW}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Jack Dupp or Mike Maverick in [[Wrestling/MattHardy The]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardyz]]' OMEGA promotion[[/note]], Wrestling/{{Kanyon}}, [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Queen Victoria]] and Jackie Gayda.)
25	** The Team Players (led by [[Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis Johnny Ace]] and featuring Inspector Max Impact[[note]]Matt Wiese, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s Horshu[=/=][=WWE=]'s Luther Reigns[[/note]], Mark Magnus, Dinsmore and Chris Masters).
26	* PretentiousPronunciation: How Conway wanted people to pronounce his first name as a member of La Résistance.
27	* RedBaron: "The Iron Man" in OVW, NWA and NJPW and "the Con Man" briefly in WWE.
28	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As of New Japan's World Tag League 2014, Rob looks similar to and has been using some of the mannerisms and wrestling moves of Wrestling/RandySavage.
29	* TagTeam:
30	** (in OVW) Limited Edition, later named Lords of the Ring, with Nick Dinsmore.
31	** (in WWE) La Résistance with Sylvain Grenier and René Dupree, He and Dinsmore would also briefly work as the {{masked luchador}} team Los Conquistadors.
32	** (in NJPW) Represents the Wrestling/BruceTharpe and the NWA with Jax Dane as The [=IronGodz=].
33	* UnderwearOfPower: For most of his singles career.
34	* UrExample: Conway is the first wrestler in the history of the National Wrestling alliance to simultaneously hold both the World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships.
35	* WeUsedToBeFriends: Conway's feud with Dinsmore is often referred as to OVW what Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Vince [=McMahon=] was to WWE. What many do not realize is how long they had been friends before OVW.

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