Mason Ryan

Mason Ryan is the ring name used by Barri Griffiths, a Welsh stunt performer, actor and retired professional wrestler born on 13 January 1982, from 2009 to 2014 in WWE. Before wrestling he played as a centre back for Porthmadog FC until a knee injury curtailed that career, and in 2009 he appeared as Goliath on the television series Gladiators. He began training as a professional wrestler in 2006 and competed around Europe for three years before signing with WWE in 2009. He debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling, where he became a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion, made his main roster debut in 2011 and joined The New Nexus. From 2013 he worked on the NXT brand until his release the following year, and he joined Cirque du Soleil in 2016.