10 Attitude Era stars who are underrated by fans

#5. D Lo Brown

Acce Julius Conner adopted the name D Lo Brown as a tribute to his childhood friend Darren Lewis, who had died of cancer.

He cut his teeth in the New Jersey independent circuit before coming onto WWE's radar and added to their developmental system.

Brown was often forced to play a manager or valet for much of his early career, in spite of his obvious wrestling talent. This was done because many promoters and WWE officials believed D Lo's physique to be chubby and unimpressive. His break came when the team he managed, the Gangstas, left WWE's developmental territory.

D Lo was packaged as part of the Nation of Domination, and made his debut on Raw as an unassuming man in a suit standing behind Farooq, the leader of the Nation. The Black Separatist group was meant to be evocative of Louis Farrakhan, who had garnered a great deal of media attention for his views and propensity to dress and act like Malcolm X.

When WWE decided to cut down on the extraneous members of the NOD to save money, D Lo avoided the chopping block by virtue of his wrestling abilities.

D Lo was known for his tremendous agility and strength; He could pull off a Running Liger bomb, and could also perform a frog splash that would make Eddie Guerrero proud. Unfortunately, he was involved in an accident performing the running power bomb that permanently paralyzed wrestler Droz/Puke from the chest down.

D Lo held the European and Intercontinental championships simultaneously, one of a handful of men to perform such a feat. However, despite his hard work and dedication, D Lo would slip down the card slowly until he was finally released from the company.

Why he was underrated: D Lo Brown was always around bigger personalities, such as The Rock, Farooq, and Tiger Ali Singh. His ordinary appearance and strictly average mike skills only helped reinforce the notion that he was a minion or toadie and not a man in his own right.