Mason Ryan
Mason Ryan | |
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Griffiths at a WWE house show on November 11, 2011 | |
Born | Tremadog, Wales | 13 January 1982
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Barri Griffiths Gladiator Goliath Mason Ryan Mason Williams Smackdown Warrior |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Billed weight | 297 lb (135 kg) |
Billed from | Cardiff, Wales |
Trained by | Orig Williams Florida Championship Wrestling |
Debut | 2007 |
Retired | 2015 |
Barri Griffiths (born January 13, 1982) is a Welsh stunt performer and former professional wrestler. He works for Cirque du Soleil. Griffiths is best known for his time as a professional wrestler where he wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Mason Ryan.
During his time in the WWE, Ryan was known for his time in the Nexus stable. He would wrestle in the WWE from 2009 until 2014. In 2009, he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment and began working in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Mason Ryan.
In FCW, Ryan was a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.[1] On 30 April 2014, Griffiths was released by the WWE.[2]
On 2 January 2016, Griffiths would announce that he began working for Cirque du Soleil under the character of an archer in their Kà show.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "North Wales man crowned heavyweight champion wrestler of Florida". North Wales Daily Post. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Former Nexus Member, Second Generation Diva and more released by WWE". PWInsider. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Where Are They Now? Mason Ryan". WWE. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Mason Ryan on WWE.com