Kon

**Ryan Parmeter** (born February 6, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, currently appearing for IMPACT Wrestling as a member of **Violent by Design** under the ring name **Kon**. He is best known for his work in WWE, where he wrestled under the ring name **Konnor**.

After spending four years wrestling on the independent circuit as **Ryan Payne O'Reilly**, Parmeter signed a WWE contract in 2005, and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a developmental territory, where he wrestled as **Rough House O'Reilly**. He won the DSW Heavyweight Championship twice, before briefly appearing in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He also appeared in several dark matches prior to *Raw* and *SmackDown*, and at several ECW house shows. In October 2007, both Parmeter and his girlfriend, Krissy Vaine, requested to be released from their WWE contracts for personal reasons.

Following his release, Parmeter took time off from wrestling, before debuting for NWA Charlotte in February 2009. In July 2010, he was re-signed by WWE, and returned to FCW where he began wrestling as **Conor O'Brian**. In November 2010, he was announced as a participant in the fourth season of *NXT* and earned fourth place on the show's fifth season, *NXT Redemption*.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ **As Conor O'Brian / Konnor**
		- Death Valley driver
		- *Fall of Man* (Flapjack followed by a running leg drop to the back of the opponent's head)
		- Full nelson slam
		- *Stockade* (Headscissors armbar)
	+ **As Ryan O'Reilly / Rough House O'Reilly**
		- *Rooftop Drop* (Full nelson slam)
		- *Rough Shot* (Double leg slam)

* **Signature moves**
	+ Big boot
	+ Body avalanche
	+ Diving shoulder block
	+ Elbow drop
	+ Flapjack
	+ Multiple side headlock takeovers
	+ Russian legsweep

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Ascension"
	+ "Irish"
	+ "Roughhouse"

* **Managers**
	+ Alberto Del Rio
	+ Lacey Von Erich
	+ Maryse Ouellet
	+ Paige
	+ Ricardo Rodriguez
	+ Sofia Cortez
	+ Stardust

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Stardust

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Redneck" (Instrumental) by Dale Oliver (as Ryan O'Reilly)
		- "Purgatory" by Steve Ouimette
		- "Nine Lives" by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of Violent by Design)
		- **"Toil and Toil"** by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of The Design)
	+ **NXT / World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "Let Battle Commence" by Daniel Nielsen (used as a member of The Ascension)
		- "Anchor" (Instrumental) by That Noise
		- "Rebellion" by CFO$ (used as a member of The Ascension)
		- "Written in the Stars" by Jim Johnston (used as a member of the Cosmic Wasteland)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling**
	+ ARW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) with Vik
* **Coastal Championship Wrestling**
	+ CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean Allen
* **Deep South Wrestling**
	+ DSW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* **Four Star Championship Wrestling**
	+ FSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ FSCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks
* **Georgia Championship Wrestling**
	+ GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Insane Wrestling Revolution**
	+ IWR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
* **Kings of Pro Wrestling**
	+ KPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* **Maximum Pro Wrestling**
	+ MPW Television Championship (1 time)
* **NWA Sunray Pro Wrestling**
	+ NWA Sunray Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **NXT**
	+ NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Viktor
* **Platinum Pro Wrestling**
	+ PPW Platinumweight Championship (1 time)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#123** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2014