Life
Evan Singleton is a former professional wrestler and World’s Strongest Man podium finisher from
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Known as “T-Rex,” Evan wrestled as Adam Mercer in the WWE, before
injury forced him to retire. Wrestling’s loss has proved to be strongman’s gain, and the charismatic
American has been a regular face on the Giants Live tour, winning multiple contests.
Evan is known for his larger-than-life competitive persona and t-rex claw tattoos on his hands.
Bringing unparalleled intensity to every contest he enters, he has vowed to become World’s
Strongest Man one day, and having finished 3rd in 2024, he is looking well placed to achieve that
ambition.
Career
Singleton was an amateur freestyle wrestler in high school and achieved an impressive national
ranking. After graduating, he signed for the WWE, but his career was cut short due to a serious head
injury which left him unable to exercise at all. After a brief spell in bodybuilding, Evan came across a
man log-lifting at his local gym in Lancaster, struck up a conversation, and within two weeks had
decided this was his sport.
Evan’s professional debut was North Carolina’s Strongest Man and in 2018 he made his first Giants
Live appearance at the North American Open. A year later he returned to record his first major
contest victory.
In 2020 he made his competitive debut at World’s Strongest Man after attending the previous year
as an alternate and equipment tester. A biceps injury prevented him from progressing from his heat
and more bad luck followed in 2021 when, once again, his WSM aspirations were thwarted by food
poisoning.
However, 2021 ultimately proved to be a huge year for Evan. Winning the Giants Live World Open
and Arnold UK shows, as well as deadlifting 1,000lb (453.5kg) in competition, all served to signal the
arrival of a genuine World’s Strongest Man contender.
2022 proved to be a difficult year for the T-Rex. An allergic reaction scuppered his chances at WSM,
and his contest placings dipped due to some health issues. A long break from competition seemed to
do the trick and in 2023 Evan finally put together the kind of performance everyone knew he was capable of at World’s. Placing second in his heat, he defeated Rauno Eythór Melsted in the stone off
and went on to place 5th in the final. Building on this momentum, the T-Rex recorded back-to-back victories at Giants Live shows, winning both the Strongman Classic and World Open. At the 2024 World’s Strongest Man finals, held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Evan performed superbly to record his first podium finish. He placed 3rd , behind Mitchell Hooper, and the winner, Tom Stoltman.
Best Title
At London’s Royal Albert Hall, Evan completed arguably the best contest victory of his career,
defeating both reigning World’s Strongest Man, Mitchell Hooper, and the two-time winner, Tom
Stoltman, to take the 2023 Strongman Classic victory.
With a winning margin of just half a point over Stoltman, the T-Rex was never out of the top three in
a stacked field, featuring six World’s Strongest Man finalists from that year’s competition.
Competition Results
World’s Strongest Man:
2024 – 3rd place, 2023 – 5th place, 2022, 2021, 2020 – qualified
Giants Live:
World Open: 2023 & 2021 – winner, 2024 – 4th place, 2022 – 9th place
Arnold UK 2021 – winner
North American Open 2019 – winner, 2018 – 8th place
Strongman Classic: 2023 – Winner, 2022 – 3rd , 2021 – runner-up, 2024 – 12th
World Tour Finals: 2021 – runner-up, 2019 – 5th place
USA Strongman Championships: 2024 – 9th place
Arnold Classic:
2024 – 7th place
Rogue Invitational:
2023 & 2024 – 4th place
Shaw Classic:
2023 & 2024 – 4th place, 2022 – 8th place, 2021 – 5th place
Official Strongman Games:
2018: 8th place
Best Lifts (Competition)
Deadlift: 455kg/1,003lb
Log lift: 181kg/400lb
Axle press: 190kg/419lb
Hummer tyre deadlift: 431kg/950lb
Hercules hold: 74.36 seconds
Circus dumbbell: 140kg/308lb
Present Day
Singleton’s 3rd place finish at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man proved to be the highlight of his year.
He rounded off the season with a solid 4th place result at the Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen and will
be looking to rebuild and recover for the 2025 season. One thing’s for certain: there’ll be no let-up
from the T-Rex, and he’ll be ready to keep pushing for the sport’s top prize!
Media
Evan’s exploits at the Giants Live World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour and World’s Strongest Man
contests have been broadcast on Channel 5 over the Christmas period and his 2024 performances
are available on My5.
Fans of Evan can stay abreast of his training and competitions through his Instagram account, where
he has the handle @evan_trex _strongman. Singleton has some 78k followers and can also be found
on Facebook as Evan Singleton Strongman. There are also numerous videos of Evan on YouTube,
showing his contest performances and interviews for Giants Live Strongman and Laurence Shahlaei’s
channel, Big Loz Official.
Where is Evan Singleton from?
Evan Singleton is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Who was Evan Singleton in WWE?
Evan Singleton wrestled as Adam Mercer in the WWE, before injury forced him to retire.
Who were the 2023 World’s Strongest Men finalists?
The 2023 World's Strongest Man contest took place in April in Myrtle Beach. The competition started with 30 contestants competing in heats with 10 athletes reaching the final day to then compete for the coveted World's Strongest Man trophy. The results of the final day were as follows where Mitchell Hooper crowned the World's Strongest Man 2023.
| Placing | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper — Canada | 53.5 |
| 2 | Tom Stoltman — United Kingdom | 49 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov — Ukraine | 41 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell — USA | 39.5 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton — USA | 39.5 |
| 6 | Pavlo Kordiyaka — Ukraine | 31.5 |
| 7 | Brian Shaw — USA | 27.5 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman — United Kingdom | 21.5 |
| 9 | Mathew Ragg — New Zealand | 18.5 |
| 10 | Jaco Schoonwinkel — South Africa (Withdrawn due to injury) | 5.5 |
