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Doug Somers


Title History

 

  • NWA Western States Heavyweight title defeating Tank Patton (April ??, 1977);
  • NWA Tri State Tag Team titles w/Ron MacFarlane defeating Eddie & Tommy Gilbert (????, 1980);
  • NWA Tri State Tag Team titles w/Ron MacFarlane defeating Ron Sexton & Hector Guerrero (????, 1980);
  • NWA Tri State Tag Team titles w/Porkchop Cash defeating Eric Embry & Frank Hill (October ??, 1981);
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Buddy Rose defeating Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (January 18, 1986);
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Soldat Ustinov (Doug Somers replaced Boris Zhukoff);

 

Career History

 

  • Doug Somers was a part of the ring crew as a teenager in the middle 60s, then he refereed, then wrestled for two decades..
  • Doug Somers spent time in Mid-Atlantic, Georgia, Central States, Florida, Mid-South, the AWA and others..
  • Doug Somers replaced Boris Zhukoff when he jumped to the WWF, as the Tag Team championship partner of Soldat Ustinov..
  • Doug Somers is most famous for forming a dominant team with Playboy Buddy Rose in the AWA, winning the AWA Tag Team titles..
  • April 20, 1986 – AWA WrestleRock: Doug Somers & Buddy Rose beat The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)..
  • June 28, 1986 – AWA Battle by the Bay: The Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Alexis Smirnoff..
  • December 25, 1986 – AWA Brawl: The Midnight Rockers defeated Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a “Steel Cage” match..
  • September 22, 2007–All-Star Championship Wrestling: Doug Sommers beat Ken Timbs Jr. | Doug Sommers beat Billy Knight
  • September 26, 2007–New World Wrestling: Doug Sommers defeated Mark Allen (w/Mr. Terry Allen)..
  • March 29, 2008–New World Wrestling: Doug Summers defeated David Loomis in Plymouth, Massachusetts ..
  • April 5, 2008–New World Wrestling: Doug Summers defeated David Loomis in Sandwich, Massachusetts …
  • August 3, 2008–Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling: Doug Somers vs. Chick Donovan ended in a Double DQ…
  • September 20, 2008–Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling: “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers defeated Ken Timbs Jr. ..
  • April 23, 2010–Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling: Bull Buchanan defeated “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers after interference from JW Outlaw