Jeffrey Bearden (June 10, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Giant Warrior, Colossus the Gladiator, Big Tiger Steele, and Butch Masters.
[1] He wrestled around the world, with major stints in South Africa, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany, and England.
In 1988, Bearden wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as Butch Masters until he was injured that December with a compound fracture of his left forearm.
He teamed up with Brazo de Plata, Miguel Pérez Jr., Bad News Brown, and Kokina Maximus (later known as Yokozuna).
He defeated Barbarian for the IWA Heavyweight title on December 12 in Bombay in front of a crowd of 75,000 people, the biggest in Indian wrestling history.
In 1999, he began using the name Big Tiger Steele in Germany for Catch Wrestling Association.
In 2017, he wrestled his last match in Bremen, Germany, tagging with Salvatore Bellomo against Franz Schumann and Dave Taylor.