Mason Ryan

Barri Griffiths (born January 13, 1982) is a Welsh stunt performer and former professional wrestler. He works for Cirque du Soleil. Griffiths is best known for his time as a professional wrestler where he wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Mason Ryan.

Mason Ryan
Griffiths at a WWE house show on November 11, 2011
Born	(1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 (age 43) Tremadog, Wales
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Barri Griffiths Gladiator Goliath Mason Ryan Mason Williams Smackdown Warrior
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Billed weight	297 lb (135 kg)
Billed from	Cardiff, Wales
Trained by	Orig Williams Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut	2007
Retired	2015

During his time in the WWE, Ryan was known for his time in the Nexus stable. He would wrestle in the WWE from 2009 until 2014. In 2009, he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment and began working in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Mason Ryan.

In FCW, Ryan was a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.^[1] On 30 April 2014, Griffiths was released by the WWE.^[2]

On 2 January 2016, Griffiths would announce that he began working for Cirque du Soleil under the character of an archer in their Kà show.^[3]