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Name: Nathan Jones  
   
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Date of Birth: 21st August 1969
   
Place of Birth: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Nathan Jones is an Australian professional wrestler, born on August 21, 1970 in Gold Coast, Queensland.

Career

Before his career as a wrestler, Nathan Jones spent many years in prison for his role in several armed robberies in the 1980's. While in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. Within a short space of time, Nathan had become the National Powerlifting Champion of Australia.

Nathan also began competing in strongman contests. On the strongman circuit, he was dubbed The Megaman for his imposing 6'10", 340 pound physique. As the reigning Australia's Strongest Man, he entered the World Strength Championship at Callander, Scotland on July 29-30, 1995. He took first place, topping a field that included 1993 World's Strongest Man Gary Taylor. The following weekend, he competed in the World Musclepower Championship held at Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. That contest was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson, with Nathan finishing fifth in a field of twelve competitors.

Nathan next took part in the 1995 World's Strongest Man contest. In the arm wrestling event in the qualifying heat, he was matched against Magnus Samuelsson, who had been Sweden's arm wrestling champion for several years. Samuelsson won the first match after a back and forth battle. Then, as Samuelsson was about to win the second match, Nathan suffered a broken arm (a spiral fracture of the humerus). Jones has not returned to international strongman competition since suffering the injury.

Later, Nathan worked as a bodyguard for infamous known money man Rene Rivkin. He also began a career in wrestling during this time. Jones first gained fame working in the World Wrestling Allstars, making a large impression at the first WWA Pay Per View Inception, where he was accompanied to the ring by Rove McManus. He also participated in a MMA match at PRIDE 1 with PRIDE Fighting Championship in October 1997, submitting to Japanese sumo wrestler Koji Kitao in his only match.

During his time in the WWA, Nathan won the WWA Heavyweight Championship on April 7, 2002 before losing the belt to Scott Steiner. Both men joined WWE during the same time period. Jones' first appearance as a WWE superstar was in a storyline where he became the Undertaker's protege. He was scheduled to team with Undertaker to face Big Show and A-Train at Wrestlemania XIX, but was billed as injured, only appearing during the closing moments of the match to assist Undertaker.

Nathan then was absent from WWE TV for several months, returning as a heel known as "The Colossus of Boggo Road", a title referring to his time spent in Boggo Road Prison. He formed part of Brock Lesnar's Survivor Series team, which also included the Big Show, A-Train and Matt Morgan.

The rigour of WWE lifestyle became too much for Nathan, and he quit the company on December 6, 2003 while on the WWE Passport to SmackDown! Tour in Perth, Australia. Since then, Nathan was scheduled to make his return at the Australian Wrestling Supershow, but did not appear as advertised at the event.

Nathan Jones has since been contracted to appear as part of World Series Wrestling's International Assault Tour in Australia in October 2005.

Profile

  • Height: 7' (215 cm)
  • Weight: 360lb (165.2 kg)
  • Birthday: August 21, 1970
  • Hometown: Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Trained by: Mike Bell and Tom Howard (Ultimate Pro Wrestling)
  • Debut: October 11, 1997
  • Previous manager(s): Rove McManus, Paul Heyman
  • Movie(s): Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996), Troy (2004)

Finishing and signature moves

  • Sidewalk slam
  • Big boot
  • Chokeslam
  • Gutwrench suplex
  • Scoop lift into an Inverted DDT
  • Spinning heel kick

Championships and accomplishments

  • 1-Time WWA Champion
  • 1-Time NWA Intercontinental Tag-Team Championship (with Big Jon Heidenreich)

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