Charles “Trey” Mitchell III, nicknamed “The Big Thicket,” is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas who began his strength journey training for football in high school before entering his first strength contest in Houston in 2012. His career highlights include being a four-time World’s Strongest Man finalist and former America’s Strongest Man, winning the Shaw Classic consecutively in 2021 and 2022, placing 2nd at the 2022 Rogue Invitational, and setting a world record with a 470 kg (1,036 lb) raw deadlift at the 2024 Giants Live World Deadlift Championships.