Ring name(s) Nathan Jones
Billed height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Billed weight 155 kg (340 lb)
Born August 21, 1970
Gold Coast, Queensland
Trained by Ultimate Pro Wrestling,
Mike Bell,
Tom Howard
Debut October 11, 1997
Career
[edit] Pre-wrestling
Before his career as a wrestler, Nathan Jones was sentenced to 16 years in prison, but got out after eight. He did seven in maximum-security prison and one year on work release. This was due to several armed robberies between 1985-1989 . He commited eight armed robberies in total, two of them in Tasmania[1]. While in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. Within a short space of time, Nathan became 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 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[1].
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 pulled himself with his opposite arm in a last ditch effort, and suffered a broken arm (a spiral fracture of the humerus)[2]. Jones returned to strongman competition in 1996 and placed 3rd in a Heat behind Magnus ver Magnusson and Jorma Ojanaho.
[edit] Wrestling
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 All-Stars, 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 worked 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 World Wrestling Entertainment 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 was then sent to OVW to improve his wrestling ability. When Nathan was sent there he was down in strength and was only 290 pounds, much smaller than when he competed in WSM. In the OVW school Nathan got back into shape, adding over 40 pounds of muscle back onto his huge frame. It was during this period that Jones appeared in a bit part for the movie Troy, as Boagrius, a warrior who fights Achilles.
Nathan then was absent from WWE TV for several months, returning as a heel known by the nickname "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 pro wrestling return in 2004 at the Australian Wrestling Supershow III booked against Mark Mercedes, but did not appear as advertised at the event and a battle royal was held following a profanity laced shoot on Jones by Mercedes.
[edit] Post-wrestling
Jones would leave wrestling to once again go into the movie industry after previously having a role in Jackie Chan's first Strike as a Russian hit man. Jones first role after wrestling was in the movie Troy, he played a Greek Champion who was dispatched in one blow by Achilles.
He appears as bad guy "TK" in the Thai martial arts movie The Protector and as the wrestler Hercules O'Brien in the Jet Li wuxia movie Fearless.
[edit] Physique
Nathan's weight varies. At his heaviest he weighed in at 360 lbs, yet has admitted that a lot of it was bodyfat. According to Nathan the weight was for leverage in powerlifting. Today normally his weight is about 322 lbs lean, with visible abs and vascularity. Also according to Jones, the heaviest he has ever been lean was 340 lbs for his role in the movie Troy.
[edit] In wrestling
Finishing and signature moves
Chokeslam
Sidewalk slam
Scoop lift into an inverted DDT
Big boot
Gutwrench suplex
Spinning heel kick
Previous managers
Rove McManus
Paul Heyman
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
World Wrestling All-Stars
1-Time WWA Champion
Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
1-Time NWA Intercontinental Tag-Team Championship (with Big Jon Heidenreich)
[edit] Filmography as actor
The Condemned (2007)
G'Day LA (in pre-production)
Fearless (2006) - Hercules O'Brien
Tom-Yum-Goong (2005) English version: The Protector(2007)- TK
Troy (2004) - Boagrius
Police Story 4: First Strike aka Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996) - Hit Man
[edit] Trivia
Craig Marduk, from the Tekken series of fighting games, is loosely based on him.
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