Ohio Valley Wrestling (1997–2000) Rob Conway began his career in
Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) and
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW),
teaming with
Nick Dinsmore under the names Limited Edition (MCW), the Borkcin Brothers, and the Lords of the Ring (OVW). Over the next three years, Conway appeared in tryout matches on
Velocity and
Sunday Night Heat, losing to wrestlers such as
A-Train,
Randy Orton, and
The Hurricane. In a match taped for the July 17, 2003 episode of
SmackDown!, Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore appeared under
masks as "
Los Conquistadores", losing to
Rey Mysterio and
Billy Kidman. On July 27, at
Vengeance, Conway once again competed as the masked Conquistador, this time with
Johnny Jeter as his partner, as part of the
APA Bar Room Brawl.
La Résistance (2003–2005) Conway made his proper debut for the company on the August 18, 2003, episode of
Raw,
planted in the audience dressed as an
American airman. After Conway was "harassed" by the
heel tag team La Résistance (
Sylvain Grenier and
René Duprée), he was invited into the ring by
The Dudley Boyz, who were then
feuding with La Résistance. The team dropped the belts to the same team of Benoit and Edge at
Taboo Tuesday on October 19 when, even though Edge walked out on Benoit, Benoit was able to defeat La Résistance by himself. It was not long before La Résistance reclaimed the tag team gold for the second time on the November 1 edition of
Raw, defeating Chris Benoit after Edge walked out on Benoit again. This time La Résistance did not hold the title as long as their last reign; they lost the belts two weeks later on
Raw when they faced the team of
William Regal and Eugene as well as
Tajiri and
Rhyno. In a 3-Way Elimination match, they dropped the title to Regal and Eugene. Their third, and final, Tag Team Title reign began at a
Raw brand
house show on January 16, 2005, in Winnipeg, Manitoba when they defeated Regal and
Jonathan Coachman—Regal's actual partner, Eugene, had been injured and Coachman was selected to be his fill in partner, though Regal never tagged him in—to win the belts. La Résistance repeatedly attempted to regain the gold (mainly on
Heat) from Regal and Tajiri in a number of different matches but fell just short each time. During their "last shot" the team thought they had won back the title only to have the
decision reversed by referee
Mike Chioda due to La Résistance not pinning the legal man. The match was restarted but La Résistance lost the match and their
last chance against Regal and Tajiri in a normal tag team contest. The team was given one more chance at Regal and Tajiri, only this time during a
Tag Team Turmoil match including five teams—La Résistance, Regal and Tajiri,
The Heart Throbs (
Romeo Roselli and
Antonio Thomas),
Simon Dean and
Maven, and Rosey and The Hurricane, at
Backlash. During the match La Résistance managed to eliminate the champions, but were defeated by the last remaining team (and winners of the match) Hurricane and Rosey. Grenier and Conway went into singles competition with announcers claiming that the members of La Résistance were trying to "one up" each other in singles matches without the other man in their corner. This saw Conway defeat a
jobber and
Val Venis, while Grenier was defeated by both Venis and
Chris Jericho. Both men competed in a
triple threat match against
Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin for the title; Benjamin won the match not long after the La Résistance members began to argue and fight with each other. This altercation led to a main event match for the June 12
Heat (taped on June 6) in which Rob Conway portrayed the heel, and defeated Grenier. On June 30, 2005, Grenier was a last minute trade in the 2005 WWE Draft, sending him to SmackDown! while Conway stayed on the Raw brand. Conway then began wrestling in singles competition on both
Heat and
Raw. in October 2005 On the July 17, 2005 edition of
Heat Conway brought back his original identity of Rob Conway, making his new
gimmick a
narcissistic heel and developing a new appearance (similar to
Buff Bagwell) including a biker hat, sunglasses, a mustache, see through tights, and a new haircut. He began referring to himself as "The Con-Man" Rob Conway. During the
WWE Homecoming edition of
Raw, Conway interrupted a segment involving a number of WWE Legends. After disrespecting the legends, they assaulted him. Conway, seeking retaliation, then went on to have matches against a number of legends, picking up wins over
Doink the Clown,
Greg Valentine (by disqualification), and
Koko B. Ware. During this time he would go on to begin feuding with Eugene, a big fan of the legends who stuck up for them. At the
Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view, Conway teamed with
Tomko to face Eugene and a legend (as voted for by the fans).
Jimmy Snuka beat out
Kamala and
Jim Duggan in the voting to become Eugene's partner and picked up the win after a
Superfly Splash ending Conway's winning streak. After losing to Flair, Conway went on a long losing streak, losing almost every match he was in through the rest of the 2005 and the start of 2006. Conway went back to competing on
Sunday Night Heat making few appearances on
Raw and losing on every occasion. On the April 10, 2006 edition of
Raw, Conway debuted a slightly changed look, including longer hair, no mustache, and blonde highlighted hair, in a loss to
Rob Van Dam. Conway finally broke his losing streak for one night only on the May 12, 2006 edition of
Heat when he won a mixed tag team match with
Victoria against the team of
Viscera and
Torrie Wilson. It was short lived, however, as the next week he was defeated by Jim Duggan, restarting his losing streak but starting a short program with Duggan and his protege Eugene. At the start of August, Conway dropped the Con-Man Gimmick as he stopped wearing sunglasses and his ego dropped. From this point on, Conway was used as a
tweener who was desperate to pick up a victory over anyone possible but failed every time he tried.
Return to OVW and Raw (2006–2007) On the November 15 edition of
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), Conway made a surprise appearance, teaming with Sylvain Grenier to reform their old stable, La Résistance. The reformed team defeated
Cody Runnels and
Shawn Spears to earn a shot at the
OVW Southern Tag Team Titles. After months of losing, Conway appeared on the January 1, 2007 edition of
Raw. His opponent was the Intercontinental Champion
Jeff Hardy, but he was pinned after 21 seconds.
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2011) Conway debuted in
Juggalo Championship Wrestling at the event Hardcore Hell. Per
storyline, he announced that he was a master of
submissions and a
wrestler for hire. Conway then participated in Juggalo Championship Wrestling's first
internet pay-per-view Hatchet Attacks, where he submitted
Sal the Man of a Thousand Gimmicks. At Up in Smoke, Conway was hired by
Sabu's manager Charlie Brown to attack
2 Tuff Tony. After Rhino scared off Sabu and Conway, a tag team match was scheduled between the two and Rhino and Tony at
St. Andrews Brawl. Through NWA's working relationship with
New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Conway appeared via video at New Japan's March 23 event announcing that he would be taking part in the promotion's April 7
Invasion Attack event. He was then challenged to a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship by
Satoshi Kojima. Conway made his debut appearance for New Japan on April 5, when he, accompanied by NWA president Bruce Tharpe, had an in-ring confrontation with Kojima. Two days later, Conway defeated Kojima, following interference from Tharpe and fellow NWA wrestler
Jax Dane, to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On April 20, Conway successfully defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against
Chris Masters in
Houston, Texas, after which he was presented a new title belt. On June 22, Conway returned to New Japan at
Dominion 6.22, where he successfully defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against
Manabu Nakanishi. Conway would show up in a video on September 5, 2013, at NJPW IPPV at the Korauken Hall to challenge
Jyushin Thunder Liger to a future title match. Liger came out after the video and accepted the challenge. On September 29 at
Destruction, Conway defeated Liger to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On November 9, Conway returned to NJPW at
Power Struggle, where he and Jax Dane defeated
K.E.S. (
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and
Lance Archer) and
Tencozy (
Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) in the first fall of a two-fall three-way match to win the
NWA World Tag Team Championship, making Conway a double champion and the first wrestler to simultaneously hold both the World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships. From November 23 to December 7, Dane and Conway took part in New Japan's
2013 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, failing to advance to the semifinals. Conway was pinned in only one of his team's three losses, which led to his defeater, Satoshi Kojima, challenging him to a rematch for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On January 4, 2014, at
Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome, Conway lost the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to Kojima. The following day, Conway pinned Kojima following a distraction from Bruce Tharpe and a low blow, when he and Dane successfully defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Tencozy. Conway and Dane returned to New Japan on April 6 at
Invasion Attack 2014, where they lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Tencozy. On April 12, Conway received a rematch for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship during New Japan's trip to
Taiwan, but he was again defeated by Kojima. The following day, Conway and Dane also failed in their attempt to regain the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Tencozy. Conway also failed to regain the title alongside
Wes Brisco on May 25 at
Back to the Yokohama Arena. On June 2, Conway defeated Satoshi Kojima in
Las Vegas to regain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Conway and Dane returned to New Japan in November to take part in the
2014 World Tag League. The team finished second to last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses. Conway returned to NJPW on February 11, 2015, at
The New Beginning in Osaka, where he and
Chase Owens defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a tag team match. Three days later at
The New Beginning in Sendai, Conway lost the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to Tenzan. Conway's profile has been removed from NJPW's official website.
Championship pursuits (2014–2017) On February 22, 2014, Conway pinned Eric Draven in Madison, Indiana to win the NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship. He would hold this title until May 9, 2014, when he was defeated by Draven in a rematch at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. On February 22, 2015, in Seymour Indiana Rob Conway defeated Eric Draven for the NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship. On June 20, 2015, Conway defeated both Tim Storm and All That Alan Steele to become the NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Champion. On October 10, 2015, Conway was defeated by Greg Anthony in a double title match losing the NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Championship. On December 4, 2015, Conway teamed with
Matt Riviera teaming under the name The Iron Empire defeating The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Sigmon) to win the
NWA World Tag Team Championships. On March 3, 2016, Rob Conway defeated Texas Outlaw to begin Conway's second reign as NWA Supreme Champion. On September 9, 2016, The Iron Empire were defeated by The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Sigmon) losing the
NWA World Tag Team Championships. The next day, on September 10, 2016, The Iron Empire regained to championship to become two time NWA World Tag Team Champions defeating The Heatseekers. They lost the title to
Kazushi Miyamoto and
Rob Terry in Tokyo, Japan on February 23, 2017. On May 12, 2017, Rob Conway defeated Josh Lewis (wrestler) to win his first NWA United States Championship in Hanover, Indiana at NWA Supreme Rebelution 2017. On May 27, 2017, Rob would lose the United States title to Josh Lewis in Madison Indiana. On June 17, Rob Conway pinned Johnny Knockout in a 3 way Dance in West Harrison, Indiana. This victory made Conway the first ever "BOTB" Heavyweight Champion. On July 14, Rob teamed up with Josh Lewis to win the
NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championships from Custom Made (Eric Draven and Roger Malcolm) at NWA Supreme in Madison, Indiana. On August 18, 2017, Rob Conway and Josh Lewis lost the NWA Mid America tag team championship to Custom Made. When Eric Draven struck Josh Lewis with a chain.
Return to WWE (2018) In September 2018, Conway started working at the
WWE Performance Center as a guest trainer. His friendship with fellow OVW graduate
Randy Orton helped get him the job.
Independent circuit (2017–present) In 2020, he has wrestled significantly less than he has in past years. He has wrestled matches for AWA Supreme Wrestling and New Focus Wrestling. ==Personal life==