Former WWE Superstar Signs with TNA, Sideswiped by Cement Truck

[Flair Country]

Former WWE wrestler turned actor Nathan Jones was sideswiped by a cement truck while jogging in Thailand. The announcement of the incident mentioned that Jones recently signed with TNA and would debut there shortly. TNA's PR department had no comment on the signing when I asked earlier today:

Giant Actor/Wrestler Nathan Jones Hit by Truck in Bangkok

BANGKOK, THAILAND, Sep 08, 2008 Giant Australian actor/wrestler Nathan Jones, winner of the world's strongest man contest, was side-swiped by a cement truck while jogging recently in the pre-dawn hours in Bangkok, Thailand. He suffered severe damage to his left arm. There is no report of what damage was done to the truck in its collision with the 6ft 11 in, 320 pound Jones. The driver took off, though there were witnesses and the police are pursuing leads.

Forty-year-old Jones had just signed a deal with wrestling organization TNA Entertainment to re-enter wrestling in the United States, but nerve damage to his arm will sideline him for three months, by which time doctors have told him he will be fully recovered.

His management company is also in final talks for Nathan to star in a U.S. motion picture franchise based on a series of horror novels in which he would play the screen's largest, most brutal and terrifying character.

Jones is a former WWA heavyweight champion and was a WWE wrestler for two years before returning to Australia. Nathanwas "killed" by Brad Pitt in the 2004 film "Troy," battled with Tony Jaa in the 2005 film "Tom yum goong," fought in the ring with Jet Li in the 2006 film "Fearless," was thrown off a cliff by Steve Austin in the 2007 film "The Condemned" and played Humungus in the 2008 motion picture "Asterix at the Olympic Games."

Jones was in Thailand promoting his latest film release "Somtum," an action movie about a 7-foot-tall docile man who learns Muy Thai and then uses his new skills to help solve a case of stolen diamonds.


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[Kellie]

lol, that guy never has any luck

[Y0UR Messiah]

not a bad actor though...if he isn't allowed to speak that much that is.

[Kage]

Put Morgan and Jones together in a tag team and let them suck together in the same 10 minutes rather than give them each their own 10 minutes to suck in singles matches.

[LInk_of_time]

still say jones would've made the perfect juggernaut.