Thomas Magee was born on July 1,1958 and is a Canadian former world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
23 Facts About Tom Magee
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Tom Magee has a strong background in boxing and held a black belt in karate.
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Tom Magee became Canadian National Powerlifting Champion in 1981 and 1982.
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At that same competition, Tom Magee placed ahead of future World's Strongest Man, Jon Pall Sigmarsson.
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The second place finished, Wayne Bouvier, had the same total, but Tom Magee won by virtue of his lighter body weight.
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Tom Magee was the only Canadian to have reached this position until Mitch Hooper won the 2023 World's Strongest Man title.
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Tom Magee then placed fourth in the 1983 World's Strongest Man and fifth at the 1985 World's Strongest Man competitions.
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Tom Magee won the Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge International three consecutive times, from 1984 to 1986.
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In 1984, Tom Magee competed as a bodybuilder and won the Mr British Columbia bodybuilding title.
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Tom Magee was primarily trained by Stu Hart in Stampede Wrestling, where he wrestled in 1985.
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Tom Magee received acclaim after one of his first matches on February 22,1986, in the main event of a major All Japan Pro Wrestling show, where he took on Riki Choshu.
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Tom Magee was given the nickname "Mega Man" and named third runner-up for the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year in 1986, which was won by Lex Luger.
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Tom Magee defeated Bret Hart on October 7,1986 in Rochester, New York at a television taping.
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On May 13,2019, the WWE Network aired a short documentary special entitled Holy Grail: The Search for WWE's Most Infamous Lost Match which detailed the legend behind the match, the recovery of the tape, and even featured a short interview with Tom Magee himself interspersed with clips of his short career in the then-WWF.
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Tom Magee remained undefeated through the winter and spring, but the WWF gradually cooled on the young prospect.
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Tom Magee wrestled a handful of house shows in Canada in January 1988, defeating Iron Mike Sharpe.
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On December 6,1988 Tom Magee returned and faced Arn Anderson at a WWF Superstars of Wrestling taping in Daytona Beach, Florida, winning via countout.
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Tom Magee made a heel turn in the spring of 1989, wrestling as "MegaMan Tom Magee".
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In March 1988, Tom Magee returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling where worked until April of that year.
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Tom Magee left wrestling quietly in 1990 and appeared in several movies in 1990 and 1991, most notably a film titled Stone Cold.
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Later, Tom Magee worked as a trainer at the world famous Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, California.
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Tom Magee was the victim of an assault in front of his home in Mar Vista, California in May 2018.
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Tom Magee suffered a broken jaw, broken eye socket and concussion.