                    nathan jones (born 21 august 1970) is an australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman, and professional wrestler. jones has held the wwa world heavyweight championship once during his stint in world wrestling all-stars. ==early life== before his career as a wrestler, jones was sentenced to 16 years in 1987 at the age of 18 to boggo road gaol for eight armed robberies between 1985â1987, 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 25.alex marvez's weekly look at professional wrestling. shns.com. retrieved on 2011-10-23. while in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. within a short space of time, he became the national powerlifting champion of australia. ==strongman career== upon his release, jones also began competing in strongman contests and during this time, he was dubbed "the megaman" for his imposing physique, 208&nbsp;cm (6â 10") tall and 159&nbsp;kg (355 pounds/25 stone). as the reigning australia's strongest man, he entered the world strength championship at [[
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