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- Aptly nicknamed "Warrior", Daniel Singh's life story is a heroic tale in itself. Born in Durham, England, Singh played rugby during 2001 at the age of 14. It was then that he suffered a broken neck injury resulting in paralysis. Despite having no guarantees of ever recovering any mobility, Singh committed himself to an 8-month rehabilitation program that was rewarded with total recovery from his injury. Although mobile once more, Singh was a victim of another plaguing obstacle in the form of obesity. With immense determination and dedication, Singh took up healthy exercise through basketball and weight-lifting. He spent 3 or 4 years working in health clubs and earned many qualifications during that time. Around the age of 20 in 2007, Singh began a career in professional wrestling, having trained with the likes of Elix Skipper and Mr. Hughes. He also contacted Sky 1 for a role on its revival of the Gladiators series. Initially, he was assigned as a reservist, with the stage name of "Thunder", before joining the 2008 series, where in he appeared under the stage name "Warrior". Standing an impressive and athletic 6'3" and weighing a strict 238 lbs (or 17 stones), Singh excelled in the show's Suspension Bridge and Earthquake competitions. During 2010, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. After a year, he returned home to the UK where he continued to wrestle for the remainder of November 2011. Home in the UK, Singh signed with MMA promotion Super Fight League (SFL) to compete as a heavyweight (265 lbs). Professional wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts competition was only the tip of the iceberg for this warrior. In 2014, Singh made his acting debut in the action drama series 24: Live Another Day. True to his nickname, Singh's warrior spirit exemplifies the rewards of determination and dedication to accomplish any goal he sets for himself.
- Randal Keith "Randy" Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor best known to sports entertainment audiences for his career signed with WWE. Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Bob Orton, Jr. and his wife Elaine. He is the grandson of Bob Orton, Sr. and the nephew of wrestler-turned-musician Barry Orton. Randy has a younger brother named Nate and a younger sister named Rebecca. Early in life, his parents discouraged him from pursuing any career in professional wrestling due to the major amount of time spent away from home and family. Orton however, still became involved with wrestling, on an amateur level while attending Hazelwood Central High School.
Orton graduated from high school in 1998 and then joined the United States Marine Corps. However, Orton received a Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD)in 1999 after twice going AWOL and for disobeying a direct order from a commanding officer.
After his brief military tenure, Orton opted for a career in professional wrestling. During 2000 at age 20, Orton began his training, lasting into the following year in 2001. He wrestled in local training promotions in St. Louis where his father and uncle had working relations with. Orton also gained experience as a wrestling referee.
During 2001, Orton signed with the then-World Wrestling Federation and began training in its instructional program Ohio Valley Wrestling. Orton made his debut the following year in 2002 at WrestleMania X8 (2002) Fan Axxcess, defeating Tommy Dreamer. During 2002, Orton began gaining more televised match time and screen-time for promos. The following year in 2003 after the company renamed itself as the WWE, Orton quickly enhanced his presence on the WWE roster, when he joined the heel stable known as Evolution, fronted by Paul Levesque (known in-ring as Triple H). While in Evolution, Orton won his first singles title when he defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE Armageddon (2003). The following year, Orton won his second title when he defeated fan favorite Summerslam (2004). By this time, Orton had began drifting away from his Evolution teammates and went on to strike out on his own. Establishing himself as the "Legend Killer" Orton began on a crusade of taking down every wrestling legend the WWE had to offer. His crusade came to a cryptic end when he was defeated by The Phenom, The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) at WrestleMania 21 (2005), after promising WWE fans he would end Undertaker's 12-0 undefeated WrestleMania record.
As Orton's career continued in the WWE, Orton won the WWE Championship a total of 8 times and was the last World Heavyweight Champion after winning that title 4 times. During the later 2000s, Orton formed a tag team with Adam Copeland (known as Edge), becoming Team Rated RKO (a play on Edge's nickname as the Rated R Superstar and Randy's finisher move named the RKO). They won the World Tag Team Championship for the first and last time before losing the titles to John Cena and Shawn Michaels. During the early 2010s, Orton formed his own stable called Legacy, comprised of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.. Afterwards, Orton returned to his singular ways and became known as the "Apex Predator" and "The Viper", increasing his aggression and killer-instinct in the wrestling ring.
Outside of wrestling, Orton ventured into acting. He was previously intended to star in WWE-produced film titles such as The Marine 2 (2009), but was injured at the time and the lead role was given to Ted DiBiase Jr. When he was considered for the third sequel to The Marine, he was dismissed from consideration due to his history with the USMC and the lead was given to Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin. Orton made his film debut in 2011 in the film That's What I Am (2011) as the father of a school bully. His next film role was the lead in 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (2013), followed later with a lead in The Condemned 2 (2015) and an appearance in Countdown (2016). In 2016, Orton got a supporting role in the action thriller series Shooter (2016). - Born as Steve Borden, Sting has held the WCW World Title 10 times and multiple other titles. He has been the only wrestler to stay in WCW since the late 1980s and he had a reconstructive knee surgery in 1991. Steve was also the only wrestler from WCW who never worked for WWE until 2014 when he made his WWE debut at the Survivor Series. Sting rivals WCW names like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair in working for three major North American wrestling promotions including WCW, TNA and WWE. Sting spent 13 years wrestling for WCW from 1988 until its final year in 2001 when it was bought out by WWE. Sting then joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA/later renamed Impact Wrestling in 2017) in 2003. He returned to wrestle full-time in TNA in 2006 and left in 2014. After making his WWE debut in 2014, Sting embarked on a rivalry with Triple H and the heel stable known as The Authority. Sting's feud with The Authority ended at WrestleMania 31 in a match against Triple H. After a 30-year career, Sting wrestled his last match in 2015 against Seth Rollins. Over the course of his career, Sting held a total of 10 titles and is a Hall of Fame inductee in 2 promotions including Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA) and WWE.
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Six-time IFBB Ms. Olympia Corinna Everson (née Kneuer) was born on January 4, 1958 in Racine, Wisconsin. A bodybuilder, trainer, writer, host, athlete, and actress, Cory has done all. She lived in Deerfield, Illinois where she went to high school before attending University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, she met future husband and competitive bodybuilder Jeff Everson (whom she wed in 1982). In her schooling years, Cory excelled in gymnastics, track & field, and badminton.
Cory's bodybuilding career embarked in the early 1980s. Standing a statuesque 5'9" and weighing a brawny 155-160 lbs at competitions, Cory took her first contest in 1981 and won the rest of her amateur shows. Her career hit a zenith in the professionals during the mid-1980s. From 1984, Cory captured every Ms. Olympia contest up to 1989 when she retired undefeated. She became a bodybuilding Hall of Fame inductee in 1999 and in 2005 by two separate organizations.
Cory followed her mastery of the physique world with her major film debut in 1991, sharing the screen with martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme. While she found guest spots in various series during the 1990s, none matched her impression as Amazonian powerhouse Atalanta on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995). As such, this recurring character shared the screen with the titular hero played by Kevin Sorbo. Indeed, in Atalanta's three memorable episodes, she strove to show Hercules he more than met his match. She made her last screen appearance on an episode of Charmed (1998), where she portrayed Paige's "Hulk" version.
Cory's screen presence transcended film and television as she hosted the fitness show BodyShaping and her own ESPN-aired show Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat. She has also penned training books since 1986, producing her last publication in 1998.- Actor
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Lee Charles was born in Birkenhead, Wirral in Merseyside, England. Martial Arts has always been a major factor of his life ever since he first saw a Bruce Lee movie. He began training at 6 years old, first in Shotkan Karate. Before discovering his love for the Martial Arts, Lee had always been very athletic. He was an outstanding football competitor and played for Everton, Tranmere and eventually signed with Wrexham. After suffering an injury however, Lee's contract was terminated. Continuing his training in the Martial Arts, Lee expanded his studies to other styles. He became a six-time World Kickboxing Champion. By 2005, he embarked on his journey to the United States to pursue a career in Hollywood. In West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Lee eventually met with one of his idols, the legendary kickboxer, martial artist, actor and choreographer Benny Urquidez. This meeting began Lee's true path to stardom. Through Benny "The Jet", Lee was invited to the Lee Strasburg Theatre and Film Institute. There, he began his formal training in acting and stunt work. He soon became a member of Benny's stunt team. Debuting in 2008, Lee has worked in films including Dracula Untold (2014), Viking Destiny (2018) and The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018).- Adam Scherr was born on September 6, 1983, in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina. Scherr is an American professional wrestler, actor and former strongman. Scherr recently completed a successful run as a WWE Superstar (2013-2021), where he performed on the SmackDown Live brand on FOX under the ring name Braun Strowman.
In WWE, Scherr won his first world title at WrestleMania 36 (2020) - WWE Universal Champion. Scherr is WWE Intercontinental Champion and a two-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champion. He is also the winner of the 2018 Men's Money in the Bank contract, the winner of the titular match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, where he won the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Trophy and Championship, and the winner of 2019 edition of Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. In 2020, at WrestleMania 36, he won the Universal Championship, his first world title.
Scherr has headlined many pay-per-view events. He holds the record for most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match with five, tied for first with Brock Lesnar for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match with 13, most eliminations in a single Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal with 14, and is tied for the most eliminations in a single Survivor Series elimination match with four. Throughout his appearances with WWE, Strowman has been portrayed as an unstoppable monster, earning the moniker "The Monster Among Men".
Prior to becoming a WWE Superstar, Scherr earned his Strongman Corporation (ASC) Professional Card by winning the NAS Amateur National Championships on November 5, 2011. He won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman Championships on March 4, which took place during the Arnold Sports Festival alongside the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic. This victory earned Scherr an invite to the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic. He competed in the SCL North American Championships on July 8, 2012, finishing in 5th place overall as well as competing in the Giants Live Poland event on July 21, finishing in 7th place overall.
Beyond professional wrestling, Scherr serves as co-host, YouTube show My Life My Rules, co-owner, Free The Narrative (cinematic wrestling storytelling), Owner, clothing brand Meat Castle Clothing, Owner, motorsports company Meat Castle Motor Sports and has appeared in the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly film Holmes & Watson (2018).
In addition, Scherr has served as a brand ambassador for companies including ST Biosciences, Diskuss, Kingsford, Certified Piedmontese, Redcon1, Indian Motorcycle, Traeger Grills, MegaFit Meals, Sanvello Health, The Topps Company and Sport Kings. - Phillip Jerrod "Phil" Heath (born December 18, 1979) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is a six-time Mr. Olympia winner, having placed 1st in the competition every year from 2011 to 2016. His 2016 Mr. Olympia win tied him with Dorian Yates for the fourth all-time number of wins behind Lee Haney (8), Ronnie Coleman (8), and Arnold Schwarzenegger (7).
- Chad "Gunner" Lail was born in Hickory, North Carolina. This patriot served his country in the Iraq War in the United States Marine Corps, as a machine gunner. In the USMC, Lail earned the rank of Lance Corporal. After his military service, Lail trained for professional wrestling and debuted in 2001 around the age of 19. During his early career he worked for NWA Anarchy, based in Cornelia, Georgia from 2006 until 2014. A ferociously intimidating 6'2", 245-lb competitor, Lail wrestled much of his early matches under the names Phil Shatter and Shatter before later taking on the ring name of Gunner. His presence in mainstream professional wrestling did not occur until he signed with Impact Wrestling (originally called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) in 2010. During the six years he spent in TNA, he became a one-time TNA Television Champion and a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion. By 2015, Lail made the decision to become a part-time pro wrestler and shifted his focus towards competitive bodybuilding as well as a career in films. He made his film debut in 2015 as a soldier in the action-horror film Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015).
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Hadrian was raised in Kingston upon Thames, England. He attended the University of Plymouth where he briefly studied theatre before leaving higher education to embark upon a career as a professional wrestler. He toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the Caribbean and the United States. From 2007 until 2009, Hadrian wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment, training in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He made his main-roster debut in 2008 on an episode of WWE Smackdown! (1999).
Hadrian made his professional acting debut in 2004. Recently he co-starred in the medieval adventure film Four Warriors (2015). He also had a role in the action spy film Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson and Jeremy Renner. He then played the villain in war movie sequel Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016), starring Charlie Weber, Scott Adkins and Dennis Haysbert. Hadrian has appeared in another of Tom Cruise's films, the action-adventure film The Mummy (2017). He finished out 2017 with work on the short film thriller The Dead And The Damned (2018), a project he wrote, directed and starred in. In 2018, Hadrian completed work on the pilot episode for Syfy's Superman prequel series Krypton (2018) and the Gerard Butler action sequel, Angel Has Fallen (2019).
Hadrian can be seen in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) where he was cast in a supporting role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.- Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler best known for his career in such famous professional wrestling companies a in WWE, as ring name Bubba Ray Dudley, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), as Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Brother Ray and Bully Ray. He became a multiple-time tag team champion with D-Von, winning the ECW Tag Team Titles 8 times. Once he and D-Von jumped to the WWF/E beginning in 1999, they went on to win the WCW Tag Team Titles once during the 2001 "Invasion" of wCw/ECW. With D-Von, LoMonaco won the World Tag Team Titles 8 times and the WWE Tag Team Titles 1 time. In 2002 when WWE introduced a RAW and SmackDown roster split, LoMonaco won the WWE Hardcore Time 8 times before the title was deactivated that same year. After his WWE release in 2005, LoMonaco and Devon Hughes (D-Von) wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where they won the TNA World Tag Team Titles 2 times.
During the early 2010s, LoMonaco as Bully Ray, went solo after splitting from Devon. During his solo run, he embarked in various feuds and won championships including the TNA World Heavyweight Title. As a villain, Bully Ray married TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke Hogan before their eventual split. Afterwards in 2012, Bully Ray founded a villainous biker gang called the Aces & Eights, recruiting various members, including his former tag team partner Devon. After the fall of Aces & Eights in 2013, Bully Ray went on to challenge the TNA management, comprised of Dixie Carter and her nephew Ethan Carter III (EC3) and several top TNA competitors including Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle and Eric Young. In 2015, Bully Ray parted ways with TNA and wrestled on the independent promotions until he made a surprise appearance entering the WWE 2015 Royal Rumble. His and D-Von's second stay with the WWE was a short-lived one as they soon were released the following year in 2016. LoMonaco and Devon Hughes have since returned to wrestle on the independent promotions. - Ashley Mae Sebera better known by her professional wrestling stage name Dana Brooke in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), was born on November 29, 1988, in Seven Hills, Ohio. She attended Kent State University (KSU), where Sebera graduated in 2011 with a major degree in fashion, merchandising, design and a minor degree in business administration. Sebera was involved in several different sports including diving, until she decided to return to gymnastics. After 18 years of gymnastics Sebera suffered severe injuries in both her ankles, forcing her to quit. Afterwards, she went on to train as fitness competitor and bodybuilder. After winning championships during 2010-2011 in National Physique Committee (NPC) contests, Sebera earned her professional card in 2012 and began competing in the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB). By 2013, Sebera signed a contract with WWE and made her debut as Dana Brooke. She spent three years training and appearing in shows in WWE NXT before making her main roster debut on Monday Night RAW in 2016. Outside of professional wrestling, Sebera maintained a presence in bodybuilding, returning for the 2017 Arnold's Classic, competing in the fitness international category.
- Victoria Elizabeth Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American model, actress, and professional wrestler known for her work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) under the ring name Alicia Fox. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model, and signed with WWE after being seen in a fashion catalog by John Laurinaitis. She made her in-ring debut on July 1, 2006, after training in the WWE's developmental divisions Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling. She made her WWE debut in 2008. Over the course of her wrestling career, Fox became a Women's Champion in Ohio Valley Wrestling and a Diva's Champion in the WWE.
Outside of the wrestling ring, Crawford made guest appearances on the WWE reality television series Total Divas (2013), and served as a guest judge on Cupcake Wars. Crawford made her acting debut in 2015, appearing in two episodes of the SyFy series Dominion (2014). - Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. was born in Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA. The son of Kevin Kiley Sr., a sports reporter and commentator and Lauren (née Riley), a former Miss Virginia. The oldest of two children, he has a younger brother named Kristopher. Kiley attended Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA, where he played both football and basketball. He then went to Boston College, where he majored in Communications. While in college, he played for the Boston College Eagles football team, as a quarterback, before becoming a linebacker during the 2001 season. He has also played for the Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes.
Kiley was a professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Entertainment from 2007 until April 2016, where he was known mostly in the ring as Alex Riley. He was a former participant of WWE NXT during it's second season and also a former Tag Team Champion, while in WWE's training territory of Florida Championship where he won the FCW Tag Team titles.
After separating with WWE, Kiley did not remain inactive for long. The following year in 2017, he made his screen debut as a film and television actor. He appeared in the boxing film drama Glass Jaw (2017) and also in Season 1 of the women professional wrestling series GLOW (2017). - Nicknamed "Uhaa Nation", Sesugh Uhaa is better known internationally by his stage name Apollo Crews while signed to the professional wrestling empire known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Born on August 22, 1987 in Sacramento, California to a Nigerian father, Uhaa also has a sister (serving in the U.S. Army). He attended a military school during which he found escape through participating in several sports including amateur wrestling, soccer, football and track & field. The nickname "Uhaa Nation" was coined by his coach during Uhaa's time weight-training during his high school years. This nickname according to Uhaa's coach referred to him being as "strong as a nation".
Uhaa was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and early during his youth, became a devoted fan of professional wrestling, stating his favorites included Dwayne Johnson (as The Rock), Steve Austin and Kurt Angle in particular. He first trained in Curtis Hughes's World Wrestling Alliance 4 (WWA4) training school/promotion in Atlanta. Upon completing his training, he made his debut on August 17, 2009 as Uhaa Nation. After a few years competing locally, Uhaa went on to establish himself in larger known promotions including Dragon Gate, Evolve Wrestling and Full Impact Pro between 2011-2015. By October 2014, Uhaa's talent attracted the attention of the WWE and he was invited to a tryout camp. Standing 6-feet tall and weighing no less than 240 lbs, Uhaa ably displayed his proficiency in high-flying and power wrestling. He was signed on to WWE and spent his early years in further training in WWE NXT from 2014-2016. He made his main roster debut on Monday Night RAW on April 4, 2016. - Tall, statuesque Megan Anderson made her fighting debut in mixed martial arts in 2013. After sustaining her first defeat, she improved her record over the next two years. Prior to signing with Invicta Fighting Championships, she held a 4-1 win-loss record. Fighting out of Lee Summit, Kansas, she made her Invicta FC debut on September 12, 2015 at Invicta FC 14, where she was defeated by Cindy Dandois by submission. On January 16, 2016, Anderson defeated Amber Leibrock by technical knockout (TKO). On May 7, 2016, Anderson fought at Invicta FC 17 where she defeated Amanda Bell by TKO. On July 29, 2016 at Invicta FC 18, Anderson defeated Peggy Morgan by TKO. On January 14, 2017 at Invicta FC 21, Anderson defeated Charmaine Tweet to become the Interim Invicta FC Featherweight Champion.
- Cain Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist. He is known in the sports world for his career in the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, with victories over Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos. By the end of 2017, Velasquez was ranked #3 in UFC's official rankings. He is one of three children born to Mexican immigrant Efrain Velasquez and U.S. citizen Isabel. Velasquez made his fight debut in October 2006. He later met UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar in October 2010 at UFC 121 in a title match, where defeated Lesnar via Technical Knock-Out (TKO) in 4:12 of the first round. He later lost the title to Junior dos Santos at UFC on Fox in November 2011. He later faced dos Santos in a title rematch held at UFC 155 in December 2012. From 2006 to 2017, Velasquez fought a total of sixteen times and won fourteen of those matches.
In 2016, Velasquez began a film career, beginning with an appearance in the crime drama Term Life (2016), starring Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld and the late Bill Paxton. He quickly followed up with an appearance in the action drama Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016). In 2017, Velasquez appeared in the action-comedy Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021). - Actor
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The Nigerian American actor was born in Benin Nigeria and raised in Pittsburgh PA, before moving to Los Angeles CA. A standout athlete, excelling in football, track and field and martial arts. After graduating with a degree In Fine Art with a minor in Physical Education he began to train as a mixed martial artist while advancing his modeling career. His studies included Tang Soo Do, Goju Ryu, Jeet Kune Do, boxing, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Austin has been featured in magazines like Muscle & Fitness and Maximum Fitness. Building upon his success as a fitness model and took a role in a Spanish Martial Arts film Cage Fight, in which he also worked as assistant fight coordinator on. 2016 was a Breakout year for Austin. A year in which he had a co-starring role in the Smosh Film Ghostmates (2016), a lead role in Brad Lee (2017), a lead in the Tomb Raider short, Croft: Liabilities and is the lead star in the powerful dramatic short The Audition (2016).- Jamie Kovac was born in the United States. The statuesque (5'8"), athletic Kovac studied Engineering Management at Cornell University in New York during 2001, graduating with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Structural Engineering the previous year in 2000. Her athletic endeavors exists mainly in national figure competitions. IN 2010, she was the North American Champion, winning also the title of Strongest Woman. Her bodybuilding exploits include placing 3rd in the 2007 NPC (National Physique Committee) USA show. She also placed 3rd at the 2007 FemSport show in Vancouver, Canada. With a background as this, it was no surprise she was selected to join the 2008 revival of the competition show American Gladiators (2008), where she competed under the stage name "Fury". After training at Caroline Thomas' Total Theater Lab in New York, NY she made her film debut. Her debut was made in the 2012 horror/thriller feature entitled The Meat Puppet (2012).
- Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400-metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400-metre relay squads at the European Championships, Olympics and Commonwealth Games during the 1990s.
Since retiring from athletics, he has appeared on several television shows including Gladiators, where he is known by his Gladiator alias "Predator". Ladejo is also the founder of Du'aine's Fit4Schools, an organization which raises funds to promote health and fitness in schools. - Dominican-American bodybuilder Victor Martinez was born on July 29, 1973. He immigrated to the United States, specifically to New York at an early age. During his formative years, he played several sports including baseball, football and basketball while attending school in Washington Heights. Martinez made his bodybuilding debut at age 19 in 1993 winning a show at Elmo's Gym. He competed throughout the 1990s in shows held by the National Physique Committee in the New York and New Jersey areas, placing 1st and Overall in the 1997 NPC New Jersey Suburban State Bodybuilding Contest and again in the 1997 NPC New York Metropolitan Championships. He competed as a light-heavyweight division (176-198 lbs) during his amateur competitions. In 2000, Martinez won the 2000 NPC Junior USA, Heavyweight and 2000 NPC Nationals, Heavyweight shows, winning overall also. In 2001, he turned pro and competed in his first show, placing 8th. He went on to join several IFBB shows throughout the 2000s including the Arnold Classic, eventually placing 1st after his fourth show. He made his IFBB Mr. Olympia debut in 2004, placing 9th. Over the course of his 10+ years of competition, Martinez gained sponsorship from Maximum Human Performance.
- Caroline Pearce is an English athlete, sports host, model, published author, and is the presenter for BT Sport's UFC: Beyond The Octagon and reporter for Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass. She played the character 'Ice'in Sky One's version of Gladiators. She has competed for Great Britain in two sports, including the heptathlon and bobsleigh and holds 2 degrees from Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
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Ray Sefo is a semi-retired New Zealand kickboxer, boxer, mixed martial artist, fight promoter and former actor. He was born of Samoan descent on February 15, 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant. Sefo is the president of the MMA promotion World Series of Fighting. He made a brief run in acting, beginning in 1995 in an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995). Nine years later, he made a cameo with fellow mixed martial artist Gary Goodridge in the Japanese cult movie favorite Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) (Godzilla: Final Wars) as a pair of comical watchmen assigned guard duty over an imprisoned Godzilla...before ordered to awaken and release the iconic movie monster to save the world from aliens. Four years after that, Sefo appeared in the action/crime/thriller Bad Guys (2008). Four years after that, he made his professional wrestling debut at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 (2012) where he and his tag team partner Hiromi Amada were defeated by Atsushi Sawada & Hideki Suzuki. Since retiring from mixed arts competitions in 2015, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he continues to train out of Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts.- British-born Sam Bond has left an indelible impression in several mediums, including modeling, bodybuilding and sports competition. He was born on December 6, 1984 in Christchurch, Dorset, a town adjoining the coastal resort town of Bournemouth, England. In 2004 at age 20, he entered and won his first bodybuilding contest at the end of his first year of attending college. He competed in the British National Bodybuilding Federation and the National Physiques Association, placing 3rd during a 2006 competition. He was ranked as one of the highest amateur competitors during the 2000's. During 2008, Bond applied for a tryout for the revival of Gladiators. He became known as "Atlas", described on his television profile as "As strong as He-Man, fights hard and with dignity." Bond was also a lifeguard in his hometown and he also runs a charity organization.
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Lance Lee is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter, actor, stuntman and former military serviceman. He was born on February 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Lee served in the United States Marine Corps from 2004-2008, and served combat tours in Iraq. Afterwards, Lee turned his focus to other forms of combat, and entered the arena of mixed martial arts. He trained at Kings MMA Gym in Huntington Beach, California, during 2015. Nicknamed "Vanquished", Lee compiled a professional record of 4-0-0 (Wins-Loss-Draws), while fighting in the Featherweight Class (145 lbs). His amateur record according to MMA website Sherdog, accounts of Lee standing at 0-0-0, having lost one fight by knock-out and his remaining amateur bouts by official decision. Lee's MMA career spans from August 2014 until May of 2015. The following year in 2016, Lee made a new turn in his career, making his way towards the Hollywood scene. He studied acting at Yale School of Drama as well as personal sessions with acting coaches. While in the Burbank, Hollywood and Los Angeles areas, Lee trained in stunt work at Brick Action Acting school. 2016 was Lee's debut year as a producer, actor and stuntman. He executive produced the film short Soul Transit (2016), performed stunt work for Vigilante Diaries (2016) and The Last Ship (2014). Lee quickly made his acting debut in Episode "Point of Impact" of the action drama Shooter (2016). He appeared also in the Jet Lag Project (TV Movie 2016), and is filming the docudrama Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy (2017) due out March 2017.