Doug Somers
| Doug Somers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Douglas Duane Somerson |
| Born | September 22, 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 2017 (aged 65) Buchanan, Georgia, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Doug Somers |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Trained by | Harley Race[1] |
| Debut | 1971 |
| Retired | February 23, 2012 |
Douglas Duane Somerson (September 22, 1951 – May 16, 2017) was an American
Early life
Douglas Duane Somerson, born September 22, 1951, in the heart of South Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the youngest of seven children of Carl and Dorothy Somerson. He had four brothers Jack, Russ, Dennis, and Gene and two sisters Barbara and Shirley. He was also uncle to author and model Julie Somerson.
Professional wrestling career
In Minneapolis in 1986 as part of
Somers would continue to wrestle for the AWA as both a singles wrestler and tag team wrestler (with both
Somers resurfaced in the AWA in 1989, managed by
On May 1, 2011, at the Memorial Mayhem 2 show, Somers debuted for NWA Rampage. He was on guest commentary during the television title match between champion Jeremy Vain and Somers' trainee Frankie Valentine. Vain defeated Valentine after Somers turned on Valentine and cost him the match. Afterwards Somers attacked Valentine. On May 15 Somers accompanied Vain & Sal Rinauro to the ring during their semi-final match in the NWA RPW tag team title tournament against Valentine & Kyle Matthews. Matthews & Valentine won the match. Somers interfered several times in the match. On May 29 Somers interfered in the finals of the tournament between Valentine & Matthews and Cru Jones & Chip Day costing Valentine & Matthews the match.
Death
Somers died on May 16, 2017, at the age of 65.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- American Independent Wrestling Federation
- AIWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- American Wrestling Association
- 2 times) - with Buddy Rose and Soldat Ustinov
- NWA Tri-State
- 2 times) - with Ron McFarlane
- Western States Sports
- NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Roger Kirby
References
- ^ "Doug Somers Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Mooneyham, Mike (May 3, 2009). "'Playboy' Buddy loved making us laugh". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ a b "Shawn Michaels". SLAM! Wrestling. March 12, 2005. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Scott Hall". SLAM! Wrestling. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'Pretty Boy' Doug Somers passes away at 65 years old". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 16 May 2017.
External links
- Doug Somers's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
