Before his career as a wrestler, Nathan Jones was sentenced to 16 years in Boggo Road Gaol for eight armed robberies between 1985-1987, two of them in Tasmania. During the robberies, he became one of Australia's most wanted. He ended up serving seven years in a maximum-security prison and one year on work release.[1]. While in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. Within a short space of time, Nathan became the National Powerlifting Champion of Australia.