Douglas Gilbert was born on February 5,1969 and is an American professional wrestler.
10 Facts About Doug Gilbert
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Doug Gilbert is best known for his appearances with regional professional wrestling promotions throughout the Southern United States, as well as for Extreme Championship Wrestling and overseas in Japan.
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Doug Gilbert debuted for Continental Wrestling Association in 1986 at the age of seventeen.
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In 1988, Gilbert went to Continental Wrestling Federation, under a masked alter-ego Nightmare Freddie, siding with Nightmare Ken Wayne in his rivalry with Nightmare Danny Davis.
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In December 1989, Doug Gilbert won his first championship, the ICW Tag Team Championship with Dennis Condrey.
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In September 1992, Doug Gilbert began touring Japan for Wrestling International New Generations, where he went under the Freddy Krueger alter-ego.
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Doug Gilbert then wrestled Christopher for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, which was traded between the two several times between February 1994 and May 1995.
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In January 1996, Doug Gilbert won a USWA battle royal to earn himself a spot in the World Wrestling Federation's 1996 Royal Rumble match later that month.
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Doug Gilbert won the USWA battle royal under his Nightmare Freddy gimmick but due to trademark law had to enter the Rumble under his own name.
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In 2000, Doug Gilbert won the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship; he would not win another title again until he defeated Bam Bam Bundy for the USA Championship Wrestling's USA Heavyweight Championship in Jackson, Tennessee in 2018.