his final appearance for the promotion. On 11 October 2014, Ryan won the UPWA Heavyweight Championship in Shallotte, North Carolina. On 16 February 2015, Ryan took part in a dark match before the TNA One Night Only's Gut check event defeating Shaun Ricker. His last wrestling appearance to date, was in the United Kingdom for Pro Wrestling Pride on 1 November 2015, he was on the losing team in an 8-man tag team match. Inoki Genome Federation (2015) On 20 February 2015, Griffiths, working under the ring name Mason Williams, made his debut for the Japanese Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) promotion, losing to Shogun Okamoto. Cirque du Soleil career In January 2016, Ryan announced on his Twitter account that he is now working at Cirque du Soleil, as the chief archer of Kà. Other media Griffiths appeared in the second series of the revived Gladiators television show in 2009, and competed under the name "Goliath". When he was working on a television show in Wales about being a wrestler, he was told that producers were looking for new gladiators, and he applied with the encouragement of his trainer, Orig Williams. He began filming the first show approximately a month later and had to grow a beard especially for the role. Griffiths has appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show. Barri Griffiths: Y Reslar, a Welsh language documentary about Griffiths' life in the months before he moved to the United States, aired in September 2010 on S4C. In December 2011, Griffiths appeared on the TV documentary Orig, where he was interviewed by Tara Bethan, the daughter of his first trainer Orig Williams. Personal life Griffiths married American football player Julie Rolfe in 2015. They reside in Tampa, Florida. Griffiths speaks Welsh fluently. He is an avid weightlifter and once set a world record for holding 20 kg (approx. 44 lbs) of weight with his arms straight for just over one minute. He often trains with professional bodybuilder and powerlifter Stan Efferding. Championships and accomplishments American Pro Wrestling Alliance APWA Tri State Championship (1 time) Florida Championship Wrestling FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 119 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011 United Pro Wrestling Association UPWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Westside Xtreme Wrestling wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time) WrestleSport WrestleSport Heavyweight Championship (1 time) References External links Online World of Wrestling