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Troy Martin
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Ring name(s) Dean Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Orndorff
The Franchise
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight 249 lb (113 kg)
Born November 21, 1964 (1964-11-21) (age 43)
New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Billed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trained by Dominic DeNucci [1]
Debut 1982

Troy Shane Martin (born November 21, 1964) is a American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. New Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km northwest of Pittsburgh on the Beaver River. Dominic DeNucci is a retired Italian - American Professional wrestler. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. In the course of his career, which has spanned two decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling as "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and in World Wrestling Federation as Dean Douglas. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Martin most recently worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett

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Wrestling career

Early career

Troy Martin was trained by Dominic DeNucci in the Pittsburgh suburb of Freedom, Pennsylvania, alongside Mick Foley in the mid-1980s. Dominic DeNucci is a retired Italian - American Professional wrestler. Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, 25 miles (40 km northwest of Pittsburgh. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. [2] However, he had been wrestling professionally to earn money since 1982. When he started, he used the gimmick of Troy Orndorff, the ficitional nephew of Paul Orndorff. Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation [3] In 1986, he wrestled Randy Savage at a WWF Superstars of Wrestling taping using his real name of Troy Martin. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a Professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 and was aired until 2001. Later that year, he began wrestling as a face for the Universal Wrestling Federation using the name Shane Douglas, which was given to him by "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt ("Shane" coming from Martin's middle name, and "Douglas" from Michael Douglas, who at the time had just appeared in Wall Street). In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Thomas Edward (Eddie Gilbert Jr ( August 14, 1961 &ndash February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler Melissa Ann Hiatt (born October 16, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and valet better known by her ring name Missy Hyatt. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Wall Street is a 1987 American film directed by Oliver Stone and features Charlie Sheen as a young stockbroker desperate Douglas defeated Gilbert for the UWF Television Championship, on August 3, 1987 but did not rise above mid-card status. The UWF World Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984 and was then represented by a medal Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Douglas lost the title on September 2, 1987 to Terry Taylor. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Terry Taylor (born Paul W Taylor III on August 12 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler

National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling (1989-1993)

Eventually, he signed with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA He began using the name Shane Douglas and was put into a tag team of skateboarders known as The Dynamic Dudes with Johnny Ace. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965) is an executive with World Wrestling Entertainment. [4] Since neither Ace nor Douglas knew how to skateboard, the fans saw through the gimmick and refused to buy into it. [4] Jim Cornette, who was managing The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) at the time, decided to manage the duo to help them get over. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by When Eaton and Lane (kayfabe) did not approve, they forced a match between the two teams with Cornette remaining neutral at ringside. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional He ended up turning on Douglas and Ace and the teams feuded for a couple of months. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers The Cornette turn was to have established The Dynamic Dudes as a top babyface tag team, but the turn backfired and made The Midnight Express more popular than they already were. The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s

The Dynamic Dudes broke up in 1990 after Ace began competing progressively more for All Japan Pro Wrestling, which was breaking down its ties to American promotions. ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 Douglas soon left NWA/WCW and wrestled on the American independent circuit. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised In 1990, he also signed a deal with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, His most memorable WWF performance took place at the 1991 Royal Rumble, where he lasted for 26 minutes, 23 seconds. Royal Rumble (1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF This was the 7th longest time for any wrestler in the Royal Rumble's first 4 years. Shortly after, he left the company to take care of his ailing father. At this time it became known to wrestlers in the locker room of Shane's abnormally large nipples , in particular his ariola. This turned into an angle as he would use the "nipple lock" as a finisher , in which he rubs his nipples on his fallen opponents face. The nipple lock would go on to become his trademark, and nipples all over the world would rejoice in the recognition it was receiving.

He returned to WCW in 1992 to team with Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham on November 18. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The team of Steamboat and Douglas had a long feud with The Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and "Flyin'" Brian Pillman), often wearing identical body suits and masks and calling themselves "Dos Hombres". The Hollywood Blonds is a name used by several Professional wrestling Tag teams over the years Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. They eventually lost the belts to The Blondes on March 11, 1993. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Soon after losing the tag titles, Douglas left WCW for Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW). Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993-1995)

In ECW, he initially supported the faces, but then turned on Tommy Dreamer during a match in which Douglas was defending the ECW tag team belts with him (on behalf of Johnny Gunn, an old WCW comrade) against Kevin Sullivan and The Tasmaniac. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Tom Brandi (born July 9, 1966 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a professional wrestler best known for his work in World Wrestling Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known Douglas blamed Dreamer for the loss and turned on him, effectively becoming a heel, an attitude that would define him permanently and give him success. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines.

Another notable moment in his career was The Night the Line Was Crossed, as he wrestled Terry Funk and Sabu to a one hour draw in the first Three Way Dance.

Douglas was instrumental in the development of "extreme" wrestling when he won a tournament to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion on August 27, 1994. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In an angle which only he, Tod Gordon, and Paul Heyman knew about, Douglas threw down the NWA belt stating that he did not want to be champion of a "dead promotion. Tod Gordon (born June 19 1955 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is the former founder of Extreme Championship Wrestling, later owned the promotion Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling " He then raised the Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title and declared it to be a World Heavyweight Championship—calling it the only real World Title. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. According to the Forever Hardcore DVD, Douglas only agreed to throw down the NWA belt[5] after NWA president Dennis Coraluzzo[6] buried Douglas on Mike Tenay’s radio show. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles California) is a Professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. Shortly afterward, Eastern Championship Wrestling changed its name to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Capitalizing on the controversy that surrounded his literally "throwing down" the NWA belt and the promo following it, Douglas was encouraged to express his true feelings in interviews by the ECW bookers and began calling himself The Franchise. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged This helped raise ECW's prominence in the eyes of wrestling fans and journalists and allowed it to become an alternative to WCW and the WWF.

It was during this time that he formed the first incarnation of the Triple Threat stable, aligning himself with Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko. For the US Game show, see Triple Threat (game show; for American football see Triple threat man. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF Douglas feuded with The Sandman in early 1995. Sandman's valet, Woman, seemed to have aligned herself with Douglas but then turned on him to aid Sandman in defeating him for the ECW World Heavyweight Title. A rivalry began between Douglas and Cactus Jack, as each wished to be the one to dethrone Sandman. Shane douglas eventually went on a tirade about the lawlessness of ECW and brought in Bill Alfonso as a troubleshooting referee to restore order. Shortly after this, "The Franchise" left for WWF.

World Wrestling Federation (1995)

In 1995, Douglas returned to the WWF, with a college dean gimmick as Dean Douglas. In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both To establish himself, he filmed several vignettes with a chalkboard, "teaching" wrestlers and fans. A chalkboard or blackboard is a reusable Writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of Calcium sulfate, known when used for this He would also be shown "taking notes" of his opponents at ringside during some bouts, and frequently carried a paddle (dubbed the "Board of Education") with him to the ring. For other uses see Paddle (disambiguation spanking paddle is a usually wooden instrument with a long flat face and narrow neck so called because Upon his WWF debut, he became the first former ECW World Heavyweight Champion ever on the active roster, and the only one until 1998, when Terry Funk debuted as Chainsaw Charlie. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the

He was awarded the Intercontinental Title on October 22, 1995 by forfeit when Shawn Michaels was unable to wrestle after being attacked and severely beaten by a group of Marines in Syracuse, New York. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. His reign was short lived, however, as he was defeated by Razor Ramon later that night. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF

His last appearance on WWF TV was at In Your House in December 1995, when he was booked to wrestle Ahmed Johnson. In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF According to the storyline, his back wasn't in wrestling condition and so he introduced Buddy Landel as his substitute for the night. Buddy Landel (born August 17, 1962) is a Professional wrestler better known as "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.

Return to ECW (1996-1999)

In January 1996, at House Party, Douglas returned to ECW and soon targeted then-ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional During this time he also had a memorable feud with Cactus Jack. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Cactus was getting ready to leave for WWF and was cutting promos encouraging Tommy Dreamer to come with him, deriding ECW hardcore style and promoting "clean" wrestling. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW During several matches, he refused to wrestle hardcore. Douglas eventually pinned Cactus Jack in a match after a memorable drop toe hold onto a chair. After finding himself unsuccessful in his title shots, he began a feud with 2 Cold Scorpio, based on Douglas' lack of respect for the ECW Television Championship. Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 Douglas held the TV title briefly, but lost it to Pitbull #2. Anthony Durante ( July 26, 1967 - September 25, 2003) was a Professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #2" as one

Douglas eventually won the TV title back (from Chris Jericho) in a 4-way dance that also included 2 Cold Scorpio and Pitbull #2 (who had lost the title to Jericho) when The Pitbulls' manager, Francine, turned on them and aided Douglas. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. This article is about the Extreme Championship Wrestling team In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Francine Fournier (born February 19 1972) known simply as Francine is a former American Professional wrestling valet most When The Pitbulls went on to superbomb her through a table as part of the postmatch altercation, Pitbull #1 suffered a (legit) broken neck. The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches Gary Wolfe (born March 11 1967) is a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #1" as one half of the Tag team called The Pitbulls

Douglas, with Francine, went on to feud with Pitbull #2 for the rest of 1996 and, by year's end, reformed the Triple Threat with Chris Candido and "Primetime" Brian Lee, later adding Bam Bam Bigelow when Lee left ECW. For the US Game show, see Triple Threat (game show; for American football see Triple threat man. Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating Brian Lee (born November 26, 1966) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known He held the TV title for a year before losing it to Taz at Wrestlepalooza. Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known He then turned his sights on ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Terry Funk and, at Hardcore Heaven 1997, in a rematch from The Night the Line Was Crossed, Shane Douglas defeated Sabu (who had beaten Funk a week earlier for the title in a barbed wire deathmatch) and Terry Funk in a three way dance to regain the ECW World Heavyweight Title. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In October 1997, he briefly lost it to Bam Bam Bigelow, but regained it 15 days later at November to Remember 1997, held in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar With the exception of these two weeks, he would reign as champion until January 1999, finally losing the title to Taz at Guilty as Charged, whom he had feuded with throughout 1998. January 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month It was also during this time that Pro Wrestling Illustrated officially declared the ECW title a "World Title. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. "

Return to WCW (1999-2001)

Differences with Paul Heyman culminated with Martin departing ECW for WCW in early 1999. Upon arriving in WCW, he pledged to "cut the cancer out" of WCW, the cancer being Ric Flair (with whom he also has legit heat). Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion He reunited with former Triple Threat members Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko, along with fellow former ECW wrestler Perry Saturn, to form The Revolution. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF Perrieve Spencer Satullo (born October 25 1966) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Perry The Revolution was a Professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling led by Shane Douglas. Asya was the group's valet. Christie Wolf (alternately billed/spelled as Christi Wolf, born August 7 1966) is a bodybuilder model and former American professional In Ric Flair's autobiography, Flair claims that Douglas approached him backstage at a WCW event and explained that the heat was work. Flair took exception to Douglas and thought little of him for the episode.

Douglas had an onscreen feud with Ric Flair, who was a favorite target of his during his ECW interviews, where Douglas had claimed "Dick Flair"—as he referred to him—held down his career. However, the group was rarely featured prominently and never really challenged the dominant wrestlers of WCW. This led to them never really getting over as an idea, though both Benoit and Malenko were over individually. He was part of The New Blood group run by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff which feuded with the older established Millionaire's Club. The New Blood was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling in 2000 Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer The Millionaire's Club was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling in 2000 He won the Tag Team Championships (with Buff Bagwell), the Hardcore Championship and the United States Championship during this run which also saw Torrie Wilson become his valet. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Torrie Wilson (born July 24 1975 is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model perhaps best known for her work with

Independent circuit (2002)

After the WWF purchased and absorbed WCW and ECW in 2001, Douglas later appeared for the newly-formed XPW promotion. Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name However, because of a failed TV deal, XPW folded very quickly afterwards. Douglas also had a short stint with World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) after XPW's collapse.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003-2007)

Following the closures of XPW and WWA, Martin signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in June 2003. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett June 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - When Shane Douglas debuted in TNA, he immediately re-ignited his feud with Raven. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional The two ended up joining separate factions (The New Church for Douglas, The Gathering for Raven) and clashed throughout the summer of 2003. The Disciples of the New Church, also known as the New Church Disciples or simply The New Church, were a Professional wrestling stable in Raven's Nest was a Professional wrestling stable led by Raven that was present in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1997

When this feud ran down, Douglas broke away from The New Church and began a quest, alongside his new valet Tracy, to find "The New Franchise". Tracy Brookshaw (born May 22, 1975) is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling He decided on up and comer Michael Shane and took him under his wing throughout the end of 2003 and beginning of 2004. Matthew James "Matt" Bentley. Later in 2003 Bentley formed a stable with Shane Douglas and Traci known as The New Franchise. However, when the grouping of Shane and Douglas broke up, Douglas went into a semi-in-ring-retirement. He became an onscreen commentator and interviewer for TNA's weekly television show, Impact!, and their monthly pay-per-views. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total In addition to this on-screen role, he worked backstage as a road agent and took a few independent bookings.

In 2005, Martin (while still working for TNA) promoted and booked an ECW reunion show called Hardcore Homecoming. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling At the inaugural event on June 10, Shane Douglas lost a no-rope barbed wire Three-Way dance to Sabu, which also included Terry Funk. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the The show would carry on in the form of "The Reunion Tour" in the month of September, putting on two shows. At those shows, he would pick up a victory in a Three-Way dance against Jerry Lynn and Sabu in Cleveland, as well as a victory over Pitbull #1 in Pittsburgh. Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Hardcore Homecoming would hold one last event (billed as November Reign) on November 5, where Douglas lost a Dog-Collar match against Pitbull #1. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)

In 2006, Martin took time off to undergo rehab for an addiction to painkillers (see below). Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency

Shane Douglas returned to television on the May 18 episode of Impact!, appearing on the entrance ramp as Andy Douglas (no relation) made the save for his tag team partner Chase Stevens after a brutal squash by Samoa Joe. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Andy Douglas (born October 11, 1978) is an American professional wrestler. The Naturals are a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. Chase Stevens (born January 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. A few weeks later, on June 15, Shane confronted them on their recent losing streak and their squandered talent, referring to their former manager and Douglas's ex-Triple Threat teammate, Chris Candido in the process. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating He offered to become their manager, which they accepted. During the promo when he offered his services he shot on the revival of ECW by WWE, admonishing Vince McMahon for "exploiting the memory" of the company he helped build nearly 15 years earlier. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Since taking him up, vignettes showing Douglas training The Naturals have been shown on TNA programming, though he doesn't stand at ringside during their matches like most other managers. Once they were deemed ready for competition, Douglas billed them as "The Newly Franchised Naturals".

On the December 21 episode of Impact!, after The Naturals lost to Team 3D in a Tables Match, Douglas turned his back on them, saying "This experiment is over. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D " However, on February 8, 2007, he, along with Andy Douglas, came to the aid of Chase Stevens after he was attacked by Abyss, who took out both The Naturals and their manager that night. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time

Despite the failed "experiment", prior to the departure of The Naturals from TNA, Chase Stevens was featured in a (unsuccessful) singles match, wearing the gold-and-black "Franchised" Naturals attire. Douglas came out after his match to heatedly confront Stevens about wearing his colors, leading to an in-ring confrontation between the two. After the angle, Douglas remained completely unseen on TNA programming. On October 10, 2007, it was confirmed that The Franchise Shane Douglas was released from his TNA contract. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [7]

Independent Bookings (2007)

On December 8th, 2007 Douglas made an appearance for the International Wrestling Cartel at their "A Call For Arms 4" Event.

Promotion career

Martin was a promoter for the Xtreme Professional Wrestling promotion. Under his promotion, XPW moved from California to Philadelphia and featured many former ECW stars.

Martin also conceived and promoted the 2005 Hardcore Homecoming events alongside Jeremy Borash. Jeremy Borash (born May 28, 1977 in Minneapolis Minnesota) also known as TV'S JB is an American Professional wrestling

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

1Douglas has one additional reign which WWE does not recognize. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Champion by Ring name. The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Television Champion by Ring name. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title and is the highest ranked championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Major League Wrestling (MLW was a Professional wrestling promotion that based its presentation around hybrid wrestling which encompassed and showcased many different Major League Wrestling (MLW was a Professional wrestling promotion that based its presentation around hybrid wrestling which encompassed and showcased many different Major League Wrestling (MLW was a Professional wrestling promotion that based its presentation around hybrid wrestling which encompassed and showcased many different "CWF" redirects here For the other American Professional wrestling promotion which used the CWF Acronym, see Championship The NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Alabama territory known as Southeast Championship The NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Alabama territory known as Southeast Championship Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 The UWF World Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984 and was then represented by a medal The UWF World Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984 and was then represented by a medal The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling. The WCW Hardcore Championship was a Professional wrestling title competed for in World Championship Wrestling under hardcore rules The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion by Ring name. Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name The XPW World Heavyweight Championship was the top Professional wrestling title in the Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion The XPW World Heavyweight Championship was the top Professional wrestling title in the Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York)
²Douglas wins the championship in a tournament while the promotion is named Eastern Championship Wrestling and is still a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA

Personal life

Douglas graduated cum laude from Bethany College in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in history and political science. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Bethany College is a private liberal arts college nestled in the rolling foothills of Bethany West Virginia. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems He went on to receive teacher certification from Geneva College. Geneva College is a small private, Liberal arts College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States Douglas taught at Beaver High School and Western Beaver Jr/Sr High School throughout the early 1990s, teaching emotional support classes, economics, and the history of the United States. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

His first son, Connor, was born in April 2001, and his second son, Caden Andrew, was born on December 6, 2005. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Douglas entered drug rehabilitation in February 2006 after becoming addicted to the analgesic Oxycontin. Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Oxycodone is an Opioid Analgesic Medication synthesized from Thebaine. He left rehabilitation in April 2006, having taken no Oxycontin tablets since January 2006. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July

Shane Douglas is currently semi-retired from professional wrestling as of current status beginning in 2007 when he was released from his contract from TNA Wrestling in late 2007.

As of October 2007, Shane has entered the training program to become a manager with the Target Corporation for their retail chain in the local Pittsburgh area. Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902

Shane also accepts independent books via his website and contact information for interested promoters and companies can be found at his website.

Notes

  1. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 68)
  2. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 68)
  3. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 92)
  4. ^ a b Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 156, 187)
  5. ^ idea of throwing down the NWA World Title was planned and only two other people were in on it: Todd Gordon and Paul Heyman. Paul told Shane the negative would be that many he grew up loving would peg him as a “backstabber” if he did it. What made the decision easy is Dennis Carluzzo's commentary about Shane at the time. Carluzzo went on the radio and behind his back and told everyone not to book Shane as he would no show and was a "bad risk." Shane can't recall ever no showing an event. Carluzzo, a high-ranking NWA official, apparently was talking about a show Shane no showed because he was worried about pay. The promoter kept backing out of parts of the agreement and in the end wanted Shane to drive instead of fly as was planned in the arrangement. So, Shane told the promoter to take his name off the show and not to book him again. Shane credits Mike Tenay for telling him the story as Shane didn't even remember it.—The day of the event Shane was to throw down the NWA belt, he was still undecided. It wasn't until Carluzzo showed up and was stuck to Shane's side "like a dingleberry" and wanted him to sign a contract which Shane couldn't sign. When he saw how disingenuous Carluzzo was being, he decided to do it using his father's theory of doing right by the people that do right by you.—Shane feels there is some left over anger from the NWA about the tossing of the belt. When he went to TNA, he feels they could have had him do the typical heel "nobody beat me for the belt" angle but opted not to.
  6. ^ 2006 Hall Of Fame Inductees
  7. ^ October 10, 2007- Update on Shane Douglas. Franchisefansite. net. Retrieved on 2007-10-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed

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