Jon Andersen

Jon Andersen Reel, normally referred to simply as Jon Andersen (January 8, 1972) is an American bodybuilder, strongman competitor and professional wrestler. Anderson currently splits his time between working for Pro Wrestling Revolution in California and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico. He has also worked for the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in Japan. In CMLL he is billed as Jon Strongman, playing off his massive physique.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Gorilla press drop
 * Chokeslam


 * Nicknames
 * "The Firewall"

Championships and accomplishments

 * Lucha Libre USA
 * Lucha Libre USA Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Petey Williams


 * Pro Wrestling Revolution
 * PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Misterioso II


 * Tokyo Sports Grand Prix
 * Best Tag Team (2010) – with Manabu Nakanishi

Strongman career
Jon's strongman career began in 2002, winning the New Mexico's Strongest Man show, and he quickly earned his pro status by winning the Azelea Festival in 2003. Also in 2003, Jon won the North America's Strongest Man competition, his career best win. Jon joined the ranks of the IFSA strongman organization in 2005, placing 7th at the Pan-American Championships, and taking 2nd place at the IFSA World Team Championships along with team mates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Van Hatfield.

Personal Records
(All lifts done raw with only a weight belt)
 * Bench Press: 565x3
 * Close-Grip Bench Press: 545
 * Push Press: 365x6, 275x20
 * Squat: 775x3, 500x25, 405x37
 * Deadlift: 700x4, 500x21
 * Box Jump: 50"
 * Vertical Jump: 35"