Flex Armstrong Jason Barrett ( April 5 , 1982 ) is an American bodybuilder , mixed martial artist and professional wrestler working under the ring - name Flex Armstrong . He currently works for Big Time Wrestling where he is the reigning BTW Heavyweight Champion . He was cast for the 2011 edition of WWE ' s Tough Enough series until leaving the program prior to filming . Outside of wrestling , Barrett works as a personal training director at IM Modern Fitness in Nashua , New Hampshire . In his spare time , between wrestling schedules , he competes in bodybuilding shows and in mixed martial arts matches . Career . Big Time Wrestling ( 2009 - present ) . 2009 . Armstrong debuted in the Webster , Massachusetts - based Big Time Wrestling on May 1 . He lost a singles match to Jack Maverick . On May 29 , Maverick lost to Tony Delfonzo . He wrestled his last match of that year for BTW on June 6 , avenging his previous loss to Jack Maverick . 2010 . On the April 9th edition of BTW , Armstrong wrestled Mr . TA to a no - contest finish . On that same date , he teamed with Rush in a losing tag match against Mr . TA & Justin Credible . During the April 10th edition of BTW , Armstrong teamed with Scott Reed & Tatanka to defeat AJ Mitrano , Benny Jux & Jack Maverick . On August 14 , Armstrong defeated AJ Mitrano . Armstrong went on to defeat Antoine Roy twice , beginning on November 19 at the BTW event held in Marlborough , Massachusetts and in Webster , Mass on November 20 . 2011 . During the January 22nd edition of BTW , Armstrong challenged champion AJ Mitrano in title match for the BTW Television Championship ending in a time limit draw . Armstrong challenged Mitrano again for the Television title on March 25 , but did not win due to a disqualification . On the March 26 at BTW , Antoine Roy handed Armstrong yet another defeat . On September 23 at BTW , Armstrong teamed with Carlito & Todo Loco defeat Shane Douglas & The Delfonzo Brothers ( Eddie Delfonzo & Tony Delfonzo ) . On October 1 at BTW , Armstrong teamed with Danny Miles in a losing tag match against Black Talent ' d Wrestlerz ( Bobby Ocean & Slyk Wagner Brown ) . He ended his year with a lost against Jimmy James on December 10 . 2012 . On February 19 , Armstrong teamed with Danny Miles again in a losing tag match against The Delfonzo Brothers ( Eddie Delfonzo & Tony Delfonzo ) in a Maldon Street Fight . Armstrong teamed with Jack Maverick lost to The Delfonzo Brothers ( Eddie Delfonzo & Tony Delfonzo ) on March 9 . At BTW Danburymania 3 , Armstrong teamed with Jack Maverick lost to The French Connection ( Antoine Roy & Rush ) . On April 27 , Armstrong lost to Slyck Wagner Brown . On June 23 , Armstrong defended the BTW Heavyweight Championship successfully against his previous tag partner Danny Miles . On September 5 , Day 1 of the BTW Full Rampage Tour , Armstrong successfully wrestled a winning title match defense against Raven . On Day 2 of the BTW Full Rampage Tour , Armstrong retained the title against Benny Jux . On December 6 during Day 1 of the BTW Hart Attack Tour 2012 , Armstrong retained his Heavyweight title against Benny Jux and Danny Miles in a three - way title match . On December 7 at BTW Hart Attack Tour , Armstrong defeated his next challenger Slyck Wagner Brown in a title match . On December 8 at BTW Hart Attack Tour 2012 - Day 3 , Armstrong finished out 2012 with a victory against Jack Maverick . 2013 . On Day 1 of the BTW Spring Tour 2013 , held on March 15 , Armstrong lost to WWE Alumni Chris Masters in a title match by disqualification , retaining the BTW Heavyweight Championship . Precisely a day later on March 16 , Armstrong scored a victory over Chris Masters . On March 22 on Day 3 of the Tour , Armstrong rose victoriously over the challenges of Damien Darling and Jack Maverick and Slyck Wagner Brown in a four - way match . On Days 4 and 5 of the Tour , Armstrong defeated RJ Brewer in title matches for the BTW Heavyweight Championship . On the 6th day of the Tour , Armstrong teamed with WWE / WCW alumni Kevin Nash to defeat The Delfonzo Brothers ( Eddie Delfonzo & Tony Delfonzo ) . On June 22 at BTW Summer Spectacular Tour , Armstrong teamed with Scott Ashworth to defeat AJ Mitrano & Mr . TA in a steel cage match . At the BTW Summer Tour 2013 , Armstrong retained his Heavyweight title against Tony Delfonzo . He went on to retain his title against Vince Vega on August 9 . On August 10 at BTW , Armstrong wrestled and defeated a new challenger in the form of WCW alumni Shane Douglas . The following day on August 11 , Armstrong retained his title again against RJ Brewer . Two days later on August 13 , he successfully defended the title against Benny Jux . Armstrong finished out 2012 with a tag team victory at the BTW Fundraiser Show , teaming with Kevin Hast to defeat Bam Bam Shaw & Todd Hanson . 2014 . On February 28 at BTW , Armstrong accomplished an enormous feat , defeating " The Man They Call " Vader in a title match . On March 1 , he went on to defeat opponents Bam Shaw and Danny Miles in a winning three - way match . On March 7 , Armstrong triumphed in a four - way match including Bam Shaw , Matt Hardy and Slyck Wagner Brown . Armstrong picked up a victory over Gregory Edwards on March 8 . On March 21 , Armstrong dropped his Heavyweight Championship to RJ Brewer . The loss was a brief one as Armstrong reclaimed the gold two days later . During April 25 & 26 , Armstrong met and defeated Jeff Jarrett in title defense matches . At BTW / ACW Chaos In Carroll County II , Armstrong defeated Bam Shaw on May 17 . Armstrong gained a victory over Todo Loco on August 8 and another victory against Bam Shaw on August 15 . On October 10 at BTW , Armstrong accepted and turned back the challenge of WWE alumni Matt Hardy in a successful title defense match . He retained his championship against Christian York on October 11 and ECW / WWE alumni Tommy Dreamer on October 24 . On October 25 , Armstrong won a title match against Matt Striker , featuring Booker T as the special guest referee . This would be Armstrong ' s last match in BTW for the remainder of the year . 2015 . On January 9 ' s BTW , Armstrong retained his title against Danny Miles . On January 25 at BTW , Armstrong beat Bam Shaw in another title defense match . On February 6 , he teamed with Kevin Nash to defeat Bam Shaw & Gregory Edwards . Armstrong won a title defense match against Bam Shaw and Danny Miles on February 7 . Thirteen days later on February 20 , Armstrong teamed with Buff Bagwell to defeat Bobby Ocean & Elliot Russell . On February 22 , Armstrong joined forces with previous tag partner Kevin Nash to claim victory in tag team action against Benny Jux & Bobby Ocean . At BTW Mitrano Madness , held on March 6 , Armstrong teamed with WCW / WWE / TNA alumni , the popular powerhouse Scott Steiner in a winning tag team match against Antoine Roy & Slyck Wagner Brown . On May 3 , Armstrong defeated Shane Douglas in a title match . on June 7 at BTW Legends Of Wrestling , Armstrong teamed with Andy Anderson in a tag team match defeating Bam Shaw & Mr . TA . On the October 2 edition of BTW , Armstrong retained the BTW Heavyweight Championship in a No Disqualification match against Bam Shaw . During November 20 ' s BTW , Armstrong defeated Bam Shaw and Danny Miles in a Triple Threat match to retain the BTW Heavyweight Championship . He successfully defended the title against Miles in a singles match on November 21 . 2016 . On February 26 at a BTW / Organization Of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts event , Armstrong retained the title against Scott Steiner by disqualification . The next day on February 27 , Armstrong and Steiner teamed together , defeating Bam Shaw & Benny Jux . On March 18 ' s edition of BTW , Armstrong retained the title against Homicide . Armstrong continued his winning title defense streak twice against Gangrel on March 25 and 26 . He defeated Bam Shaw on April 29 and Danny Miles on April 30 , maintaining his successful title defense of the BTW Heavyweight Championship . Pro Wrestling All - Stars Of Detroit ( 2013 - 2014 ) . On December 6 at PWASD Christmas Classic 2013 , Armstrong defeated Chuck Stein . On January 31 at PWASD Wrestlebowl , Armstrong faced Joseph Schwartz , Chris Moore , Chuck Stein , Frank Isaac Anderson and Temerario Dos in a six - way match won by Joseph Schwartz . Top Rope Promotions ( 2014 ) . Armstrong defeated Danny Miles on May 10 at TRP . On August 1 at TRP Summer Showdown , Armstrong teamed with Shane Alden to win a tag team match against Benny Jux & Marshall McNeil . Mixed martial arts career . Barrett competes in the Light Heavyweight division in MMA . Listed as standing 5 feet , 10 inches ( 1 . 78 meters ) and weighing in at 205 lbs ( 93 kilograms ) , Barret holds a 2 - 0 fight record . On November 6 , 2010 , Jason Barrett fought and defeated Tunda Odumusu in a of Champions Semi Finals match for the " Fight Stream " organization . On September 15 , 2012 for Global Fight League , Barrett defeated Kristian Lombari via submission , after applying a Guillotine Choke on Lombari at GFL 14 - Doherty vs . DiSciullo .