Early Life
Before his career as a wrestler, Jones was sentenced to 16 years in 1987 at Boggo Road Gaol for eight armed robberies between 1985–1987, 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. 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.
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