Jules Ladd

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Jules Jerrold Ladd (born June 12, 1971) is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler who is currently signed to IWE on the Raw brand. He was a two-time Olympian in 1992 and 1996 and a Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995) and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995 and 1997) as well as an all-time raw world record holder in the squat and deadlift. Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total and the USAPL American record in the deadlift since 1995. He is credited for the biggest raw squat and raw powerlifting total ever performed by a drug tested athlete, regardless of weight class, as well as the greatest raw deadlift by an American citizen.

In weightlifting, Larson was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996), an American Open winner (1992), a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994) and a NACAC champion (1996). He holds all three Senior US American weightlifting records of 1993–1997. In 2002 he won the first annual Arnold Strongman Classic.

Since joining the International Wrestling Federation (now IWE) in 1996, he has become a one-time IWF European Champion and a two-time world champion, having held the XCW Championship in 2008, and the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.

[edit] Early life

[edit] Weightlifting career

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / IWE

[edit] Early career (1996-1997)

[edit] Nation of Domination and Sexual Chocolate (1998–2000)

Main article: Nation of Domination

[edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling and strongman competitions (2000–2001)

[edit] Brand switches (2002–2004)

[edit] Pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship (2005–2006)

[edit] Return from injury (2007–2008)

[edit] XCW Champion (2008–2009)

[edit] Tag title pursuits (2009–2011)

[edit] Hall of Pain; World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

[edit] Later career (2013–present)

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

[edit] In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • World's Strongest Slam (High-angle falling powerslam)
  • Running splash

• Signature moves
  • Backbreaker drop
  • Bearhug
  • Body avalanche
  • Body block
  • Corner slingshot splash (Sometimes used on the opponent's steel chair bound leg, causing storyline injury)
  • Fallaway slam
  • Gorilla press drop
  • Headbutt
  • Leapfrog body guillotine
  • Multiple powerslam variations
    • Front
    • Scoop
  • Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack
  • Running clothesline
  • Running jumping elbow drop
  • Scoop slam

• Managers
  • Mae Young
  • Ivory
  • Theodore Long
  • Remeriz
  • Melina
  • Matt Striker
  • Tony Atlas

• Nicknames
  • "The World's Strongest Man"
  • "The World's Strongest Champion" (Used during his XCW Championship reign or his World Heavyweight Championship reign)
  • "The Hall of Pain Inductor"
  • "Sexual Chocolate"
  • "The King of the Jungle"
  • "The Silverback"

• Entrance themes
  • "Power" by Jim Johnston (1998)
  • "Sexual Chocolate" performed by Stevan Swann and composed by Jim Johnston (1998–2000; November 15, 2010)
  • "MacMillitant" by Miestro (2003–2004; Used while a part of Thuggin' and Buggin' Enterprises)
  • "Some Bodies Gonna Get It" by Three 6 Mafia (May 21, 2006–present)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Powerlifting

• All-time world raw (unequipped) squat world record holder (430 Kilograms)

[edit] Weightlifting

• Olympic Games
  • Olympic Games team member (1992, 1996)

• Pan American Games
  • Pan American Games Silver Medalist (1995)

• Senior American record holder in Snatch, Clean and jerk, and Total (1993–1997)

• Senior National Championship (1993, 1994, 1996)

[edit] Strongman athletics

• Arnold Classic
  • Arnold Classic Strongest Man (2002)

[edit] Professional wrestling

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #41 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006
• International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
  • XCW Championship (1 time)
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWF European Championship (1 time)
  • Slammy Award (Three times)
    • "Holy $#!+ Move of the Year" (2011) Big Show and Mark Henry implode the ring after Henry superplexed him at Vengeance
    • Feat of Strength of the Year (2013) Pulling two trucks with his bare hands
    • Match of the Year (2014) – Team Simpson vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series

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[edit] References

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