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Profile of Shane Douglas on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Shane Douglas  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 21st November 1964
   
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Shane Douglas
Statistics
Stage names Troy Orndorff
Terry Orndorff
Shane Douglas
The Franchise
Dean Douglas
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Born November 21, 1964
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trained by Dominic DeNucci
Debut 1982

Troy Martin, better known as Shane Douglas (born November 21, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling as "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, and has also appeared with the World Wrestling Federation as Dean Douglas

Career

Shane Douglas was trained by Dominic DeNucci in Freedom, Pennsylvania alongside notables such as Mick Foley and Brian Hildebrand in the mid-1980s, though he had been wrestling professionally to earn money since 1982. In 1986 he began wrestling for the Universal Wrestling Federation. He was a face then and did not rise above mid-card status.

He formed a team with Johnny Ace in WCW called the Dynamic Dudes, a gimmick which required him to wear pink trunks and carry a skateboard, which he did not know how to use. Jim Cornette, who was managing Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane (the Midnight Express), decided to manage the duo to help them develop. Eaton and Lane did not approve so they forced a match between the two teams with Cornette remaining neutral at ringside. He ended up turning on Douglas and Ace and they feuded for a couple of months.

Douglas soon left the company to wrestle on the independents. He also spent a good amount of time in the WWE where he had some modest success and defeated some good wrestlers. He returned to WCW in 1992 and teamed with Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship. They had a long feud with The Hollywood Blondes, Steve Austin and Brian Pillman, and lost the belts to them on March 11, 1993. Douglas soon left WCW for Eastern Championship Wrestling, later known as Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Douglas helped to change that when he won the tournament to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion on August 27, 1994. He threw down the belt and declared the ECW Title the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and the only real World Title. Eastern Championship Wrestling then changed its name to Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Douglas started to express his true feelings in his interviews and was encouraged to do so by ECW boss, Paul Heyman. This helped ECW become an alternative to WCW and the WWF. He feuded with Sandman and Sabu for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson

In 1995, he went to the WWF as Dean Douglas. He filmed several vignettes with a chalkboard teaching the wrestlers. He won the WWF Intercontinental Championship on October 22, 1995 by forfeit when Shawn Michaels said he couldn't wrestle Douglas. They then had Razor Ramon defeat him for it later that night. Douglas had been having problems with Michaels and Hall, who were members of the Clique, and he took this personally and quit the company.

He was soon back in ECW where he formed the Triple Threat with Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko. After they both left for WCW, he added the late Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow. He won the ECW Title two more times during this run and was rehired by WCW in 2000.

He had an onscreen feud with Ric Flair, who was often his target during his ECW interviews. He was part of The New Blood group run by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff who feuded with the older established stars, The Millionaire's Club. He won the Tag Team Championships with Buff Bagwell, the Hardcore title and the United States Championship during this run. He had Torrie Wilson as his valet too.

When Vince McMahon bought WCW, he did not buy Douglas' contract and Douglas did not want him to. He went on the independent circuit winning several titles and wrestled for some time as a heel in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, forming The New Franchise with Michael Shane and Tracy Brooks. After the stable split, he became an onscreen commentator and interviewer. In addition, he works backstage as a road agent and as the head of talent relations. Douglas also continues to wrestle on the independent circuit, and in 2005 he promoted Hardcore Homecoming, an ECW Reunion Show.

Douglas was known as a great heel who would incorporate his true feelings about pro wrestling into his interviews or promos. He is considered one of the greatest ECW World Champions ever.

In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

  • Belly to Belly Suplex
  • Pittsburgh Plunge / Final Exam (Fisherman buster)
  • Franchiser (Shoulder jawbreaker)
  • Single arm DDT
  • Neck snap
  • Chain Shot

Previous managers

  • Angel
  • Lizzy Borden
  • Traci Brooks
  • Jade Chung
  • Jim Cornette
  • Francine
  • Paul Heyman
  • Sherri Martel
  • Jim Mitchell
  • Kimona Wana-Laya
  • Torrie Wilson

Championships and accomplishments

Border City Wrestling

  • 1-time BCW Heavyweight Champion

Extreme Championship Wrestling

  • 4-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-time ECW World Television Champion
  • 1-time ECW World Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Dreamer)

International Wrestling Association

  • 1-time IWA Heavyweight Champion (Ohio version)

Major League Wrestling

  • 1-time MLW Heavyweight Champion (first-ever)

National Wrestling Alliance

  • 1-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Ricky Steamboat)
  • 1-time NWA East Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Champion (with Lord Humongous)

New Era Wrestling

  • 2-time NEW Northeast Heavyweight Champion

North American Wrestling Alliance

  • 1-time NAWA Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • PWI ranked him # 118 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years
  • PWI ranked him # 82 of the best tag teams of the"PWI Years (with Ricky Steamboat)

Pro Wrestling Xpress

  • 1-time PWX Heavyweight Champion

Superstar Wrestling Federation

  • 1-time SWF Heavyweight Champion

USA Pro Wrestling

  • 1-time USA Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion

United States Wrestling League

  • 1-time USWL Unified Heavyweight Champion

Universal Wrestling Federation

  • 1-time UWF Television Champion

World Championship Wrestling

  • 1-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time WCW Hardcore Champion
  • 2-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (1-time with Ricky Steamboat, 1-time with Buff Bagwell)

World Wrestling Federation

  • 1-time WWF Intercontinental Champion

Xtreme Pro Wrestling

  • 1-time XPW Heavyweight Champion


Preceded by:
Shawn Michaels
WWE Intercontinental Champions Succeeded by:
Razor Ramon

External Links

  • Official website
  • Shane Douglas FAQ


ECW World Heavyweight Champions (inactive title)
Snuka | Hotbody | Snuka | Muraco | Sandman | Muraco | Santana | Douglas | Sabu | Funk | Douglas | Sandman | Whipwreck | Sandman | Raven | Sandman | Raven | Funk | Sabu | Douglas | Bigelow | Douglas | Taz | Awesome | Tanaka | Awesome | Taz | Dreamer | Credible | Lynn | Corino | Sandman | Rhino


NWA/WCW/WWE United States Champions
Race | J. Valentine | - | Funk | Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Brazil | R. Flair | Steamboat | Blackjack Mulligan | Wrestling | R. Flair | Steamboat | R. Flair | - | Snuka | R. Flair | G. Valentine | R. Flair | Piper | McDaniel | - | Slaughter | McDaniel | Slaughter | McDaniel | G. Valentine | Piper | G. Valentine | Slater | Steamboat | McDaniel | - | McDaniel | Magnum | Blanchard | Magnum | - | Koloff | Luger | Dusty Rhodes | - | Windham | Luger | Hayes | Luger | Hansen | Luger | - | Sting | Rude | - | Dustin Rhodes | - | Dustin Rhodes | Austin | Steamboat | Austin | Duggan | Vader | - | Sting | Sasaki | Gang | Konnan | R. Flair | - | Guerrero | Malenko | Jarrett | McMichael | Hennig | Page | Raven | Goldberg | - | Hart | Luger | Hart | Page | Hart | Piper | Hall | - | S. Steiner | D. Flair | Benoit | Vicious | Goldberg | Hart | Hall | - | Benoit | Jarrett | - | Jarrett | - | S. Steiner | - | Storm | Funk | Storm | Rection | Storm | Rection | Douglas | R. Steiner | Booker T | Kanyon | Tajiri | Rhyno | Angle | Edge | - | Guerrero | Big Show | Cena | - | Booker T | Cena | Carlito | Cena | Jordan | Benoit | Booker T


World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champions
Patterson | Patera | Morales | Muraco | Morales | Muraco | Santana | Valentine | Santana | Savage | Steamboat | Honky | Warrior | Rude | Warrior | - | Perfect | Von Erich | Perfect | B. Hart | Mountie | Piper | B. Hart | Bulldog | Michaels | Jannetty | Michaels | - | Ramon | Diesel | Ramon | Jarrett | - | Jarrett | Ramon | Jarrett | Michaels | Douglas | Ramon | Goldust | - | Goldust | Johnson | - | Mero | Helmsley | Maivia | O. Hart | Austin | - | O. Hart | Austin | Maivia/Rock | Triple H | - | Shamrock | Venis | Dogg | Goldust | Godfather | Jarrett | Edge | Jarrett | Brown | Jarrett | Chyna | Jericho | Jericho & Chyna | Jericho | Angle | Benoit | Rikishi | Venis | Chyna | Guerrero | Gunn | Benoit | Jericho | Triple H | Hardy | Triple H | Kane | Albert | Storm | Edge | Christian | Edge | Test | Edge | Regal | Van Dam | Guerrero | Van Dam | Benoit | Van Dam | Jericho | Kane | Triple H | - | Christian | Booker T | Christian | Van Dam | Jericho | Van Dam | Orton | Edge | - | Jericho | Benjamin | Carlito | Flair


ECW World Television Champions (inactive title)
Hotbody | - | Osbourne | - | Snuka | Funk | Sabu | Tazmaniac | J.T. Smith | Pit Bull #1 | Whipwreck | Jason | Scorpio | Malenko | Scorpio | Guerrero | Malenko | Guerrero | Scorpio | Whipwreck | Scorpio | Douglas | Pit Bull #2 | Jericho | Douglas | Taz | Bigelow | Van Dam | - | Crazy | Tajiri | Rhino | Kash | Rhino

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