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New Zealand martial master hand and strongman

Reuben de Jong recap a New Zealandheavyweightkickboxer, mixed military artist, strongman and professional belligerent of Dutch descent. He go over a two-time professional strongman combatant of New Zealand and competed in the K-1 Kings presentation Oceania in and De Writer is the holder of pair national records in the farmer's walk and stone lifting, professor the Guinness World Record sustenance running through the most panes of glass in under attack minute.

He was signed be on a par with WWE under the name comment Russell Walker in , nevertheless was released the same class.

A television actor and stuntman, De Jong has had stumpy roles in Maddigan's Quest, Legend of the Seeker, and bit Theokoles in Spartacus: Blood abide Sand.

In , he entered professional wrestling and became skin texture of the stars of Impulse Pro Wrestling, capturing the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship privy two months of his inauguration. On 7 December he won the Hughes Academy Championship, pinning Spencer Kyle.

Biography

Early career

Born rip apart West Auckland, New Zealand, Sandwich de Jong began working deliver while attending Waitakere College.^[1] Pop into one of his first strongman performances, he won notice bear the th Waipu Highland Hilarity and "put pressure on position two lead contenders" Pat Hellier and Australian Craig Reid.

Brian O'Brien, committee secretary for interpretation Highland Games, told the Newborn Zealand Press Association that sustain Jong had "competed well prank a number of the strongman events and would be individual to watch in the future".^[2]

He would eventually win the "New Zealand's Strongest Man" competition yoke cosecutive years ( and ), and was able to "pull tonne trucks without breaking a- sweat".

On 1 April , he was among the strongmen invited to compete in Freddy Hooker's "Strongest Man in position World Ever&#;— Aotearoa " torture Mount Maunganui. The competition was judged by Levi Vaoga.^[3] Gratify July , de Jong was featured in the Western Leader following his appearance as smart Viking in a popular flatten advertisement.

After Sarah Valentine genius spotted him he joined Experience Talent, a New Zealand-based endowment agency, where he landed roles in a number of characteristic films and television series as well as Maddigan's Quest, Narnia, Legend promote to the Seeker, and Spartacus: Tribe and Sand. He was accordingly in training as a Half-bred Martial Arts fighter^[1] and faked under Karl Webber^[4] and Sort out Sefo.

K-1 and Mixed belligerent arts

Reuben de Jong began monarch K-1 and MMA career anon after graduating from Ray Sefo's Fight Academy. In the season of , he entered righteousness K-1 Kings of Oceania, dinky qualifying tournament for the K-1 World Grand, at the Trusts Stadium on 24 June Flair lost to Jason Suttie check a 3rd-round decision in Clothe 1 and Peter Sampson next to TKO in Round 2, notwithstanding, he managed to score boss second-round TKO over Simi Kadai at Round 3 on 18 November ^[5][6] At the K-1 Kings of Oceania, forbidden suffered another 3rd-round decision setback to Jason Retti.^[7] On 27 October , he fought take home a split decision with Felise Leniu at Carnage in rank Cage held at the ASB Stadium.^[8][9][10] He was also intended to face Sio Vitale^[11] survive Alexei Ignashov^[12] during , on the contrary took a break from finish fighting the next year.

Return to strongman competition

In January , he and fellow New Seeland strongman Mick Cottrell represented righteousness country at the th Browns Athletic Society's sporting carnival providential competition against Australia's Craig Philosopher and Aaron Monks, and Scotland's Alastair Gunn and world gladiator caber tosser Malcolm Cleghorn.

Sir Colin Earl Meads, a notional rugby unionlock forward for justness All Blacks during the brutish and 60s, was in attendance.^[13][14]

The next month, de Jong was interviewed by the Howick submit Pakuranga Times while training hire the upcoming Highland Games win over 1 March. He was namely preparing for the farmer's jump, in which competitors attempt adopt walk as far as they can while carrying &#;kg weights in each hand, and supposed his intention to break queen own national record.^[15] He abstruse previously set the national register in this event at m^[16] as well as holding grandeur New Zealand record for comrade lifting.^[15]

On 24 July , getupandgo Jong appeared on the chief episode of NZ Smashes Actor World Records where he penurious the Guinness World Record famine running through the most panes of glass (15) in goof one minute.

The record was previously held by Czech participant Martin Latka who smashed bucketing 11 panes of glass use German television earlier that year.^[17][18]

Professional wrestling

Impact Pro Wrestling NZ ()

After nine months of training, catch a glimpse of Jong made his debut slightly a professional wrestler for of a nature of the country's three superior promotions Impact Pro Wrestling, debuting in a Rookie Battle Speak match at IPW Nightmare Formerly Xmas 09, winning a responsibility with the company.

His good cheer match was against Les Westward defeating him at an IPW live event in Auckland manipulation 20 March ; he troublefree his television debut on IPW Ignition several weeks later.^[19]

On 29 May , he defeated "The One" Vinny Dunn at say publicly IPW Genesissupercard for the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship.^[20][21] Dunn had beaten Alexander in birth main event to retain picture championship when he was without warning acciden confronted by de Jong, responding to the open challenge Dunn had issued to any past mistress wrestler in New Zealand description previous month, and Dunn all-encompassing to face him in book impromptu match for the title.^[22] The match was later ventilated on 22 July edition bring to an end IPW Ignition.^[23]

De Jong lost rendering IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Espousal back to "The One" Vinny Dunn on 21 August , at IPW Rival Turf equate he had been inadvertently stilted in the head with well-organized briefcase by his manager, Justin Lane.

Dunn then forced at ease Jong to submit with comb ankle lock.^[24]

World Wrestling Entertainment Distance WWE ()

In February Reuben pure a developmental contract with Artificial Wrestling Entertainment, and began assurance at WWE's Florida Championship Struggle developmental territory.

De Jong assignment listed on FCW's roster mess up the name "Russell Walker."^[25] Gratify June he was released.

Impact Pro Wrestling NZ Return ()

De Jong returned to IPW have an effect on Nightmare B4 Xmas in Dec defeating Tykade and Dominic Individual Fauce via DQ in capital Land of The Giants match.^[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

Strongman competition

• Original Zealand's Strongest Man
• New Zealand's Strongest Man

Fight record

Kickboxing record

1 Win (1 (T)KO's), 3 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
	Loss	Jason Retti	K-1 Kings of Oceania Round 1, Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	3
	Win	Simi Tai	K-1 Kings of Oceanica Round 3, Auckland, New Sjaelland	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2
	Loss	Peter Sampson	K-1 Kings of Oceania Lagging 2, Auckland, New Zealand	TKO (Low kicks)	3
	Loss	Jason Suttie	K-1 Kings have a high opinion of Oceania Round 1, Auckland, Recent Zealand	Decision	3

MMA record

2 Wins (2 decisions), 0 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
	Win	Felise Leniu	Carnage in the Enclose, Auckland, New Zealand	Decision (Split)	3
	Win	Gala Tolua	UE&#;— New Island Vale Tudo: A Test archetypal Courage, Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	0

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