Conor O'Brian

Konnor
Konnor in March 2015
Birth nameRyan Parmeter[1]
Born (1980-02-06) February 6, 1980 (age 44)[2]
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States[2]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Kon
Kon
Conor O'Brian[3]
Konnor[4]
Payne[2]
Roughhouse O'Reilly[5]
Ryan O'Reilly[2]
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[6]
Billed weight265 lb (120 kg)[6]
Billed fromBoston, Massachusetts
Trained byAlex G[2]
Rusty Brooks[2]
Bill DeMott[2]
Jody Hamilton[2]
Norman Smiley[2]
Debut2001[2]

Ryan Parmeter[3] (born February 6, 1980)[2] is an American professional wrestler. He currently performs for Impact Wrestling as a member of The Design. Parmeter wrestles under the ring name Kon. He is best known for his work in WWE, where he wrestled under the ring names Conor O'Brian and Konnor. He was part of the fourth season of NXT and placed fourth on the fifth season of NXT.[7]

He was formerly in the WWE from 2005 to 2008, but both Parmeter and his girlfriend who was also employed with the company asked for their released due to health problems.[8] He was re-signed by the WWE on July 14, 2010 and was sent to their FCW developmental territory.[9] He competed on the fourth season of NXT but was the second person eliminated.[10] He also competed on the fifth season of NXT titled NXT Redemption but was eliminated fourth.

Parmeter won the NXT Tag Team Championship with Viktor on September 12, 2013 when they defeated Adrian Neville and Corey Graves.[4] They were the longest reigning NXT Tag Team Champions of all time, holding the titles for 364 days.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling
    • ARW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vik[11]
  • Coastal Championship Wrestling
    • CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
    • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean Allen[2]
  • Deep South Wrestling
    • DSW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Four Star Championship Wrestling
    • FSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
    • FSCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks[2]
  • Georgia Championship Wrestling
    • GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
  • Insane Wrestling Revolution
    • IWR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]
  • Kings of Pro Wrestling
    • KPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[2]
  • Maximum Pro Wrestling
    • MPW Television Championship (1 time)[2]
  • NWA Sunray Pro Wrestling
    • NWA Sunray Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
  • Platinum Pro Wrestling
    • PPW Platinumweight Championship (1 time)[13]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him No. 123 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014[14]
  • WWE

References

  1. ↑ "WWE Suspends Raymond Leppan and Ryan Parmeter". WWE. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 "Conor O'Brian". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "South Florida talent O'Brian on WWE NXT Season 4". The Miami Herald. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "On the rise: The Ascension crowned new NXT Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Rough House O'Reilly". Deep South Wrestling. 2006. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Konnor stats". WWE.com. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Conor O'Brian Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Vaine and O'Reilly discuss their surprising WWE departure". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  9. ↑ "WWE rehires talent who quit the company". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Caldwell's WWE NXT Results 1/25: Complete "virtual time" coverage of NXT Season 4, Week 8 - Bryan and DiBiase put on a clinic, Rookie Challenges". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  11. ↑ "THE FORMER ASCENSION WIN INDIE WRESTLING TAG TEAM TITLES". Ringside News. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "IWR World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PPW Platinumweight Championship". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  15. ↑ "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

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