Wilson went toSaginaw 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.[2]
Wilson made his professional wrestling debut in October 1998, where he competed under the ring name,Osyris, a character that Wilson modeled afterBig Van Vader andHulk Hogan.[2] Wilson would go on to continue using this name through most of his independent run. In 2010, Wilson made hisJuggalo 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.[5][2]
Kong made hisGlobal Force Wrestling (GFW) debut on June 13, 2015, as part of the GFW Grand Slam Tour, losing toMoose.[6] On July 10, 2015, Kong facedNick Aldis as part of the GFW Grand Slam Tour inErie, Pennsylvania, making this their first of three matches during the tour which saw him losing on all three occasions.[7] The following night, Kong defeated Aldis in a rematch.[8] On July 24, 2015, Kong entered into a tournament to crown the inauguralGFW Global Champion, losing to Nick Aldis in the quarterfinals of the tournament.[9] On October 23, 2015, Kongo defeatedBrian Myers andKevin Kross in a three-way number-one contenders match for theGFW Global Championship.[10] On July 1, 2016, during aGFW Live event inMarion, Illinois, Kong defeated Danny Duggan, Joey Avalon, and Mike Outlaw in a four-way match.[11]
On the April 13, 2017 edition ofImpact Wrestling, he debuted attackingBraxton Sutter asSienna's surprise.[12] The following week, on April 20, Kong made his in-ring debut, defeating Chris Silvio.[13] On April 27, he defeated Matt Sigmon.[14] On the May 25, 2017, episode ofImpact Wrestling Kong teamed withKM defeatingBraxton Sutter andMahabali Shera after both teams began a feud with each other.[15] On the June 15, 2017, episode ofImpact Wrestling that occurred inMumbai, India, Kong competed in a Gauntlet match for the inaugural Sony SIX Invitational Trophy, which was won by Mahabali Shera.[16] On July 2, 2017, during the Pre Show ofSlammiversary XV, Kong teamed with KM andLaurel Van Ness losing to Mahabali Shera,Braxton Sutter, andAllie in a Six-person tag team match.[17] On the August 24 episode ofTNA Impact!, Kong Competed in a 20-man gauntlet match, for a shot to win the vacantImpact World Championship, which was won byEli Drake. In 2018, Kong feuded withBrian 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.[18][19][20]
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.[21][22]
^Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 15, 2019)."XICW Malcolm Monroe Memorial Show".CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database.Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. RetrievedMarch 3, 2023.
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