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Shane Douglas

Shane Douglas

Nickname: Fabulous; The Franchise

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 249 lbs

From: Pittsburgh, PA

Birthday: Nov 21st

Pro Debut: 1985

Aliases: Troy Martin, Troy Orndorff, Dean Douglas

Feds Worked For: ECW, JCW, NWA, NWA-TNA, UCW, UWF, WCW, WWF, 302 Professional Wrestling (DE), Absolute Intense Wrestling (OH), Adrenaline Championship Wrestling (MD), All Star Wrestling (WV), American Pro Wrestling Alliance (WV), Appalachian Championship Wrestling (KY/WV), Atomic Pro Wrestling (PA), Battle Championship Wrestling (Australia), Battleground Championship Wrestling (PA), Battle on the Border (IN/OH), Big Time Wrestling (MA), Big Time Wrestling (MD), Big Time Wrestling (NC), Big Time Wrestling (WV), Blue Water Championship Wrestling (MI), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Brew City Wrestling (WI), Canadian Wrestling Elite (Canada), Classic Championship Wrestling (PA), Continental Championship Wrestling (AL), Deaf Wrestlefest (PA), East Coast Wrestling Association (NJ), Expect the Unexpected Wrestling (NJ), Extreme Rising (PA), FWF (NY), House of Pain Wrestling (England), ICW No Holds Barred (NJ), Impact Championship Wrestling (NY), Insane Wrestling Revolution (MI), International Wrestling Association (OH), International Bigtime Wrestling (MI), IWA East Coast (WV), Kaos Wrestling Organisation (MI), Lehigh Valley Wrestling (PA), Major League Wrestling (FL/NY/PA), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MD), MCW Pro Wrestling (MD), Midwest Wrestling United, NEOPro Wrestling (OH), New Era Wrestling, North American Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship International Wrestling (OH), NWA On Fire (NJ), Old Time Wrestling (OH), Powerhouse Wrestling (MA), Preston City Wrestling (England), Price of Glory Wrestling (MI), Prime Time Wrestling (MI), Pro Wrestling All-Stars of Detroit (MI), Pro Wrestling Epic (IL), Pro Wrestling Magic (NJ), Pro Wrestling Phoenix (NE), Pro Wrestling Xpress, Southern Championship Wrestling, Superstar Wrestling Federation, Target Wrestling (England), T-Mart Promotions (NC), Top Rope Promotions (MA), U Pro Wrestling (IN), USA Pro Wrestling (TN), USA Xtreme Wrestling, Victory Championship Wrestling (CA), Wildfire Championship Wrestling (KY), World Class Professional Big Time Wrestling (OH), World Dominion Wrestling Alliance (WV), World Wrestling All-Stars, Wrestlecade (NC), WildKat Pro Wrestling (LA/PA), WrestlePro (AK), Wrestling With Disaster (PA), Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (MI), Xtreme Pro Wrestling (CA),

Finisher: Pittsburgh Plunge (Fisherman's Brainbuster)

Signature Moves: The Franchiser (Shoulder Jawbreaker), Belly to Belly Suplex, Single Arm DDT, Neck Snap

 

Career Highlights: -Adrenaline Championship Wrestling Champion
-Appalachian Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Shane Storm and w/ Nick Hamrick, Chris Cannon, and Shane Storm [as a 4-man team])
-APWA Champion
-ATCW Champion
-Border City Wrestling Can-Am Champion
-BKPW Champion
-BTW Champion
-BWCW Champion
-ECW World Champion (4x)
-ECW World Television Champion (2x)
-IBW Champion
-IWA Champion
-MLW Champion
-MWU Champion
-NWA World Champion
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Steamboat)
-NWA Eastern Champion (3x)
-NWA Continental Tag Team Champion (w/ Humongous)
-NEW Northeast Champion
-NAWA Champion
-PWASD Champion
-PWX Champion
-Southern Championship Wrestling Champion
-SWF Champion
-UCW Universal Champion
-USAPW Champion
-USAXW Champion
-USWL Unified Champion
-UWF Television Champion
-WCBTW New Legends Grand Prix Champion
-WCW Hardcore Champion
-WCW United States Champion
-WCW World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Ricky Steamboat & Buff Bagwell)
-WWF Intercontinental Champion
-XICW Intense Champion
-XPW Champion

Affiliates: Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Brian Lee, Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, Tammy Sytch, Lance Storm, Dawn Marie, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Francine, Aysa, Sherri Martel, Andy Douglas, Chase Stevens, Johnny Ace, Jim Cornette, Humongous, Ricky Steamboat, Johnny Gunn, Angel, Lizzy Borden, Traci Brooks, Jade Chung, Jim Mitchell, Kimona Wanalaya, Torrie Wilson, Asya, Eddie Guerrero, Woman, Joel Gertner, Tony Del Fonzo, Eddie Del Fonzo, The Playboy, Dominic DeNucci, Doug Rafferty

Notable Feuds: Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Tazz, Justin Credible, Ric Flair, Billy Kidman, Raven, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Steve Austin, Brian Pillman, Gary Wolfe, Anthony Durante, Terry Funk, Sabu

Other Facts: -Billed as the cousin of pro wrestlers Paul Orndorff, Terry Orndorff & Ray Orndorff
-Graduated cum laude from Bethany College in 1986 with a BA in History and Political Science and several academic honors. Earned his MA in Education.
-Trained by Dominic DeNucci along with Mick Foley and future WCW referee Mark Curtis
-Left the WWF in 1991 to care for his dying father.
-In 1993, while wrestling with WCW, Douglas taught emotional support classes to high school students, grades 9 through 12.
-In January 2000, Douglas walked out of WCW along with his close friends Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, and Perry Saturn because they were unhappy with the direction the company was headed. The thought of the group was that all five wrestlers would be picked up by WWF. Douglas had burned more than a few bridges during his first run in WWF. Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, and Saturn all signed WWF contracts and Douglas was left behind and worked for the California based independent fed Xtreme Pro Wrestling before returning to WCW.
-Was the backstage interviewer for TNA during the early days of the company
-Took a break from NWA-TNA in early 2006 when his wife put him into rehab for abuse of painkillers.
-Returned to NWA-TNA in May 2006 as manager of The Naturals
-Released from TNA in October 2007. He moved back home to New Brighton, PA and was employed for a time by Target where he entered the manager training program.
-Is a graduate of New Brighton High School in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. In recent years, he returned to the school as a Social Studies teacher at the middle school and sponsor the boys club, but he's no longer teaching.
-Inducted into 2300 Arena's Hardcore Hall of Fame in 2014
-Former member of The Triple Threat
-Former member of Revolution (WCW Version)
-Former member of The New Blood
-Former member of the New Church
-Ranked #171 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #245 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #72 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #32 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #28 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #20 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked #42 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked #30 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #98 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked #58 in the 2000 PWI 500
-Ranked #149 in the 2002 PWI 500
-Ranked #166 in the 2003 PWI 500
-Ranked #180 in the 2004 PWI 500

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Spotlight in History

  • 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion

Week of Sun 04-14 to Sat: 04-20

  • 04-14 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Gino Angelo became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
  • 04-14 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-14 1989 Jerry Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Al Farat became the AACW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Trailer Park Trash (J. C. & K. C.) became the AACW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2007 Slam Shady became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Spyder def. Ray Martinez for the BPW Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Blue Thunder & The Unknown def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the NAW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2019 Marti Belle became the WCR Diamond Division Champion
  • 04-14 2023 Roll Modelz (Malik Mayfield & Olivier Vegos) def. Urban Dominance (Drake Gallows & Skylar Slice) for the CPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 1955 Mike Clancy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 1958 Fritz Von Erich def. Bull Curry for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-15 1977 Bruiser Brody & Mike York def. Jose Lothario & Cien Caras for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
  • 04-15 2005 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. Luc Lapointe for the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 Jerry Bostic def. Javi Hernandez for the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 K-Ro became the UWF06 Texhoma Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. The Sons of Texas (Moonshine Mantell & Killer McKenzie) for the NWA-TXO Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2016 Killista def. Skylar Slice for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Nathan Estrada def. Killista for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2017 Poder Oriental became the BMLL Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Derek James def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. Doz Camachos (Onyx Camacho & Zarek Camacho) for the TexPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2022 Johnny Bedlam def. Adam Asher for the TexPro Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Olivier Vegos def. Evelyn Carter for the NCWO Women's Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Luke Richmond def. Jamie Holley for the NCWO United States Champion
  • 04-16 1983 Junkyard Dog became the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2004 Brian Lakewood def. AWOL for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 John O'Malley became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Dexter Hardaway became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Gary Gram became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Kevin Northcutt def. Tejas for the NWA Texas Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Tribal Force (Tim Warcloud & Tejas) def. The New Orleans Fight Club (Kevin Northcutt & John Saxon) for the NWA North American Tag Team Champion
  • 04-16 2021 Father Padge def. Shadow Gemini for the EPW Internet Television Champion
  • 04-17 1959 Dory Funk became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. The Innovators (Anarchy [2nd] & Fuel) for the TAP Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2009 Seth Allen def. Carnage for the GPCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2011 Double D became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2021 Space Age Cowboys (Jason Jones & Paul Puertorico) def. The Real Dirty Brawlers (Brawler Morrison & Thrash) for the WFC Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2021 Tommy Dean became the WFC Prime Champion
  • 04-18 1974 Fritz Von Erich def. The Texan for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-18 1981 The Grappler & The Super Destroyer became the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 1998 The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) def. Generation X (Ian St. James & Zane Morris) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Ty Magnus def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Li'l Joe def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2009 Sage became the OECW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the AIWF National Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Los Loco Moscas/Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco/Doctor Corvus) def. DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-18 2021 Kevin James Sanchez def. Double D for the EPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-19 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 The Canadian Red Devil became the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 Daemon Storm def. Justin Dynamic for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-20 2018 Jack Swagger def. MVP for the IWR Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2019 B. M. F. (Kareem Sadat & Maniac Mike) became the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-20 2019 Double D became the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
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