Dwight Douglas Furnas was an American professional wrestler and powerlifter.
20 Facts About Doug Furnas
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Doug Furnas was an APF National and World Powerlifting Champion, who set multiple world records in the 275 pounds weight class.
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Doug Furnas was a longtime mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Doug Furnas had set 29 powerlifting world records throughout his career.
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Doug Furnas is known throughout the powerlifting world as one of the greatest squat technicians in history, eventually squatting 986 pounds.
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Doug Furnas holds the Tennessee state records for the squat, deadlift, and total.
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Doug Furnas began his career in Continental Championship Wrestling in late 1986, as a "guest" of the promotion during a card at the civic center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Doug Furnas watched promoter Bob Polk get assaulted by Kevin Sullivan, then the manager for the New Guinea Headhunters, until he could bear no more, and injected himself into the situation, effectively beginning his pro wrestling career.
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In late 1989, Continental folded, and by that time, Doug Furnas had left to spend time in All Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.
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Doug Furnas made his house show debut three days later, defeating The Samoan Savage in Ozark, AL.
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Doug Furnas rebounded 11 days later, teaming with The Junkyard Dog to defeat NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair and NWA Television Champion Arn Anderson at a house show in Chattanooga, TN.
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The duo joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in mid 1996; Doug Furnas made his in-ring debut in a losing effort against Rob Van Dam on August 24,1996 after being revealed as a mystery opponent for the latter.
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Doug Furnas was able to eliminate Mero before he was eliminated by Vader.
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Doug Furnas went on wrestle Masato Tanaka in singles competition at Living Dangerously on March 1,1998.
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Doug Furnas came up on the losing end on this particular occasion.
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Doug Furnas became one of Rob Van Dam's many unsuccessful challengers during Van Dam's record breaking ECW Television Championship run.
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Doug Furnas would raise bucking stock rodeo bulls in his family's farm.
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Doug Furnas's body was discovered on March 3,2012, at his home in Tucson, Arizona; the precise date of his death could not be estimated by the medical examiner because of decomposition, but is presumed to have been sometime in February.
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Doug Furnas had been battling Parkinson's disease for many years prior to his death.
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Doug Furnas's death was confirmed by one of his sisters.