Background
He began wrestling at age six at a Young Men’s Christian Association after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne Wells.
He began wrestling at age six at a Young Men’s Christian Association after-school program and grew up idolizing Olympic wrestler Wayne Wells.
He never lost a dual from seventh grade through the end of high school and finished with a record of 140-0-1.
He is a 3X Olympian. His collegiate record of 121-12-2 contributed to the Cowboys winning two Big Eight titles. Monday was a silver medalist in the 1992 Olympics and placed sixth in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. On March 28, 1997 Monday competed in a mixed martial arts bout defeating John Lewis by TKO in round two at Extreme fighting 4, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa.
Monday has also worked as the wrestling coach with the Blackzilians, a mixed martial arts camp based in Boca Raton, Florida.
He now resides in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.