page_title: Mason Ryan
hierarchical_section_title: Mason Ryan
caption_attribution_description: Mason Ryan at a WWE Raw show in London, England on November 11, 2011.
context_page_description: Barri Griffiths is a Welsh actor, stage performer, and former professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Mason Ryan.
  Griffiths studied construction management at Cardiff University, before working as a trainee carpenter and in his family's funeral home. He also played as a centre back for Porthmadog FC, but a knee injury curtailed his career. He appeared as "Goliath" on Gladiators in 2009.
  Mason Ryan began training to be a professional wrestler in 2006, and competed around Europe for the next three years. In 2009, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and debuted as Mason Ryan in Florida Championship Wrestling. In July 2010, he won the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and held the championship until February 2011. He made his main roster debut in January 2011, where he aligned himself with The New Nexus.
context_section_description: Barri Griffiths (born 13 January 1982) is a Welsh actor, stage performer, and former professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Mason Ryan.
  Griffiths studied construction management at Cardiff University, before working as a trainee carpenter and in his family's funeral home. He also played as a centre back for Porthmadog FC, but a knee injury curtailed his career. He appeared as "Goliath" on Gladiators in 2009.
  Mason Ryan began training to be a professional wrestler in 2006, and competed around Europe for the next three years. In 2009, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and debuted as Mason Ryan in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). In July 2010, he won the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and held the championship until February 2011. He made his main roster debut in January 2011, where he aligned himself with The New Nexus.
caption: Griffiths as Mason Ryan in November 2011
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