PROFILE
Height: 6’5” Weight: 270 pounds Date of Birth: April 6, 1971
QUALIFICATIONS
AMATEUR WRESTLING CREDENTIALS
1994 NCAA California Collegiate Champion & Nationally Ranked Contender
8 time Bay Area Freestyle Champion and 7 time Bay Area Greco-Roman Champion
5 years NCAA Collegiate Wrestling - San Francisco State University
4 years High School Wrestling - ArchBishop Riordan High School
15 years Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling - SF Jets & Peninsula Grapplers
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CREDENTIALS
1996 APW Professional Wrestling Training Boot Camp (Graduated)
APW Professional Wrestling Debut Match
vs. Manny “The Raging Bull” Fernandez, January 1997
Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
Involved in a West Coast vs. East Coast angle, March/April 1999
WWF Dojo Training Camp
Invited to attend the WWF Dojo instructed by Tom Prichard, November 1999
WCW Tryout
Closed tryout by Terry Taylor, Kevin Sullivan, & Mike Graham, February 2000
Beyond the Mat Motion Picture Documentary
Followed my career, did a personal profile, and showed tryout with the WWF, released theatrically March 2000
WCW Power Plant
Invited to train at the Power Plant with Buddy Lee Parker, Paul Orndorff, & Terry Taylor, May 2000
BattlArts in Japan
Competed for BattlArts’ shoot/work league during 3 tours of Japan, April/May/June 2000
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Worked for Los Angeles based XPW against Tracy Smothers in three scientific encounters, May 2000
Urban Wrestling Alliance
Competed as H.T.K. for the UWA hip hop/wrestling television show, April - December 2000
WWF Matches
vs. Michael Modest at Arco Arena, (Beyond the Mat), September 1998
vs. Raven at the San Jose Arena, (WWF Jakked), May 2001
Midwest Championship Wrestling
Worked shows for the Chicago, Illinois based Midwest Championship Wrestling, August 2001- September 2001
All Pro Wrestling
Worked for APW in Hayward, California, January 1997 - November 2001
California Wrestling Alliance
Wrestled in a three-way match with Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan in Santa Maria, CA, August 2002
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Working shows for Rick Bassman’s UPW in Los Angeles, California, May 2000 - present
Universal Xtreme Wrestling Federation
Involved currently in a main event feud with XPW's Pogo the Clown, XPW's Steve Rizzano, & "The Ragin Bull" Manny Fernandez, May 2002 - present
Pro Wrestling Iron
Wrestling currently for the U.S. based Pro Wrestling Iron, which is affiliated with Japan's Super League, Noah, May 2002 - present
TITLES HELD
APW UNIVERSAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Tony Jones (Champion)
date: 1/15/00 won from: Michael Modest location: Healdsburg, CA.
date: 3/11/00 lost to: Ma'och w/Crash Holly location: San Leandro, CA.
APW UNIVERSAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Tony Jones and Jay Smooth (The Westside Playaz) (Tag Team Champions)
date: 8/1/97 won from: Donovan Morgan & Robert Thompson location: Hayward, CA.
date: 9/19/97 lost to: Vic Grimes & Lil Dick Grimes location: Hayward, CA.
Tony Jones and Steve Rizzono (The Westside Playaz) (Tag Team Champions)
date: 12/6/97 won from: Robert Thompson & Chris Cole location: Hayward, CA.
date: 1/17/98 Jones and Rizzono are stripped of the belts due to a suspension of Rizzono
Tony Jones and Michael Modest (Wrestling Inc.) (Tag Team Champions)
(1998 APW Tag Team of the Year)
date: 1/17/98 won from: Frank Murdoch & Jay Smooth location: Hayward, CA.
date: 5/16/98 lost to: Frank Murdoch & Boom Boom Comini location: Pinole, CA.
Tony Jones and Robert Thompson (The Original Westside Playaz) (Tag Team Champions)
date: 4/14/01 won from: The Ballard Brothers location: Vallejo, CA.
date: 6/9/01 lost to: Boyce LeGrande & Mark Smith location: Vallejo, CA.
Tony Jones and Robert Thompson (The Original Westside Playaz) (Two-Time Tag Team Champions)
date: 9/29/01 won from: Samoa Joe & Keiji Sakota & The Ballard Brothers location: Vallejo, CA.
* The tag titles were forfeited when Jones turned on Thompson right after the match in Vallejo, CA. on 9/29/01*
UPW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Tony Jones (Champion)
date: 1/15/00 won from: Frankie "The Future" Kazarian location: Santa Ana, CA.
date: 6/26/01 lost to: "Big Time" Tom Howard location: Santa Ana, CA.
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE'S YEARLY TOP 500 WRESTLERS
1998 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #462
1999 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #318
2000 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #314
2001 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #245
2002 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #225
2003 "The Shooter" Tony Jones #222
EDUCATION
College 1989 - 1995 (Graduated)
San Francisco State University
Bachelor Arts Degree: Broadcast/Electronic Communication Arts
Minor: Speech Communication Arts
Sports: Amateur Wrestling (5 years)
High School 1985 - 1989 (Graduated)
ArchBishop Riordan High School, San Francisco, CA.
Sports: Football (2 years), Amateur Wrestling (4 years), Track & Field (2 years)