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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
-NPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Wilbur Whitlock)
-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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