Nathan Jones (wrestler)
Nathan Jones | |
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Born | [1] Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia[2] | 21 August 1970
Spouse(s) |
Fawn Tran (m. 2016) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Nathan Jones Nathaniel Stathom |
Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 345 lb (156 kg)[3] |
Trained by | Ultimate Pro Wrestling[1] Mike Bell[2] Tom Howard[2] |
Debut | 1998 |
Retired | 2005 |
Mixed martial arts career Martial arts career | |
Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 154 kg (340 lb; 24 st 4 lb) |
Style | Muay thai |
Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1970) is an Australian actor,
Jones made his film debut in
Early life
Jones was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Before his career as a wrestler, Jones was sentenced to 16 years in 1987 at the age of 21 to Boggo Road Gaol for eight armed robberies between 1985 and 1987, two of which occurred in Tasmania. During the robberies, he became one of Australia's most wanted and ended up serving seven years in a maximum-security prison. In 1994, Jones was given one-year work release before being discharged at the age of 28.[4] While in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. He is also alleged to have begun taking steroids during this time.[5] Within a short space of time, he became the National Powerlifting Champion of Australia.
Strongman career
Personal information | |
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Born | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | August 21, 1966
Weight | 207 kg (456 lb) |
Competition record | ||
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Strongman
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Representing Australia | ||
World's Strongest Man | ||
Qualified | 1995 World's Strongest Man | |
Qualified | 1996 World's Strongest Man | |
World Strongman Challenge | ||
1st | 1996 | |
World Strength Championship | ||
1st | 1995 | |
World Muscle Power Classic | ||
5th | 1995 | |
Australia's Strongest Man | ||
1st | 1995 | |
Callender Grand Prix | ||
1st | 1994 |
Upon his release, Jones also began competing in
Jones next took part in the 1995 World's Strongest Man contest. After quickly defeating Phil Martin twice in the arm wrestling event in the qualifying heat, Jones was then matched against Magnus Samuelsson, who had been Europe's arm wrestling champion for several years and who would become the World's Strongest Man in 1998. Samuelsson won the first round. In the second round Jones refused to go down and pulled with his opposite arm, twisting his body. This resulted in breaking the arm he was using to wrestle (a spiral fracture of the humerus),[7] and he subsequently was out of the competition. Jones returned to Strongman competition in 1996, winning the World Strongman Challenge, and placed third in a World's Strongest Man qualifying heat behind Magnús Ver Magnússon and Jorma Ojanaho.[8]
Mixed martial arts career
He also participated in a
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)
After working as a
During his time in the WWA, Nathan won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship on 7 April 2002 before losing the belt to Scott Steiner only 5 days later.[9]
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (2002)
After the title loss, Jones began performing for
World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2003)
After Jones initially signed his contract with
Upon debuting, Jones' original character was nixed, and he was put into a storyline with
Jones was then absent from television for several months until returning in the fall of 2003 as a
Post-WWE and retirement
After leaving WWE, Jones was scheduled to make his pro wrestling return in 2004 at the Australian Wrestling Supershow III, booked against
In 2005, he wrestled three matches for World Series Wrestling. On 5 October, he defeated Lee Star and on 7 and 8 October, he defeated Mark Hilton.[9] After his last match with Hilton, Jones immediately retired from wrestling.[2]
In 2008, Jones signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, but nerve damage caused by a cement truck hitting his left arm kept him sidelined for the first three months.[3] He never wrestled for the promotion.
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #137 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003[14]
- PWI ranked him #137 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
- World Wrestling All-Stars
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler(2003)
- Worst Wrestler(2003)
Mixed martial arts record
1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 0-1 | Koji Kitao
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Submission (keylock) | PRIDE 1
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11 October 1997 | 1 | 2:14 | Tokyo, Japan |
Filmography
Film
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | First Strike | Hitman | |
2004 | Troy | Boagrius | |
2005 | The Protector (Tom-Yum-Goong) | T.K. | |
2006 | Fearless | Hercules O'Brien | |
2007 | The Condemned | Petr | |
2008 | Somtum | Barney Emerald | |
Asterix at the Olympic Games | Humungus | ||
2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Ahkun | |
2014 | Charlie's Farm | Charlie Wilson | |
2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Rictus Erectus | |
Bhooloham | Steven George | Tamil film | |
2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender | Caesar Braga | Direct to video |
A Flying Jatt | Raka | Hindi film | |
2017 | Boar | Bernie | |
2018 | In Like Flynn | The Mountain | |
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | Enkidu | Direct to video | |
2019 | Hobbs & Shaw | Russian Fighter Pilot | |
2021 | Mortal Kombat | Reiko
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2022 | Spiderhead | Rogan | |
2023 | Martin
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Kannada film | |
2024 | Ricky Stanicky | Big Ben | |
2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga † | Rictus Erectus | Post-production[16] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Doom Runners | Vike | Television film |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Nathan Jones - OWW". Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Murray Weissman & Associates (8 September 2008). "Giant Actor/Wrestler Nathan Jones Hit by Truck in Bangkok". Market Wired. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Marvez, Alex. "Alex Marvez's weekly look at professional wrestling". Shns.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Reynolds, R.D. (2007). The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!. ECW Press. p. 22.
- ^ Milo, October 1995, pp. 37–42
- ^ Milo January 1996, pp. 41–46
- ^ World's Strongest Man competition page. Strongestman.billhenderson.org. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Keith, Scott (2006). Wrestling's Made Men: Breaking the WWE's Glass Ceiling. Citadel Press. p. 44.
- ^ Madigan, TJ (13 December 2003). "TJ Ain't Bob Hope". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Beeby, Scott (26 July 2020). "Australian Wrestling Chronicles (Part Two)". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2003 - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Glynn, Jennifer (28 October 2022). "Anya Taylor-Joy Wraps Filming on 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel 'Furiosa'". Collider. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links
- Nathan Jones on Twitter
- Nathan Jones at IMDb
- Professional MMA record for Nathan Jones from Sherdog