1. Jon Andersen-Reel, normally referred to simply as Jon Andersen was born on January 8,1972 and is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and former professional strongman competitor.
10 Facts About Jon Andersen
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Jon Andersen trained for his professional wrestling career in the All Pro Wrestling Bootcamp, making his debut in 2003.
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Jon Andersen worked tours of Japan, wrestling for Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation in both 2008 and 2009.
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Jon Andersen received further training between 2008 and 2009 in Pro Wrestling Revolution by Vaquero Fantasma to prepare him for his work in Mexico.
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In September 2009, Andersen signed a contract to wrestle for the Mexico City, Mexico based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion and made his debut for the company on October 5,2009, using the name "Jon Strongman".
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On January 22,2011, Jon Andersen made his debut for Lucha Libre USA.
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On March 14,2010, Jon Andersen, billed as Strong Man, entered New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 2010 New Japan Cup, but was defeated in the first round by Hiroshi Tanahashi.
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Also in 2003, Jon Andersen won the North America's Strongest Man competition, his career best win.
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Jon Andersen joined the ranks of the IFSA strongman organization in 2005, placing 7th at the Pan-American Championships, and taking 2nd place at the IFSA World Team Championships along with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Van Hatfield.
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In 2015, Jon Andersen appeared in the documentary "Lucha Mexico" with fellow wrestlers Shocker, Perro Aguayo Jr.