Doug Furnas
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Ring name(s) | Doug Furnas |
Billed height | 5'11" (180 cm) |
Billed weight | 243 lbs. (110 kg) |
Born | December 11, 1961 Commerce, Oklahoma, United States |
Debut | 1986 |
Doug Furnas (b. December 11, 1961) is a former American professional wrestler and powerlifter. A longtime mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling with tag team partner Phil Lafon, both men made their WWF debuts on November 17, 1996 at the Survivor Series Pay-Per-View.
[edit] Powerlifting
Furnas still holds the men's collegiate national records in the squat (400kg/881.75lb) and deadlift (347.5kg/766lb) in the 110kg / 242lb weight class, which he set on March 26, 1983 while attending the University of Tennessee[1]. He is also one of the few men to achieve a total of 2400 pounds, with a total of 2403 (1090kg) on June 28, 1987 in Bloomington, MN while competing in the 125kg/275lb weight class [2]. Furnas also holds the Tennessee state records for the squat (985lb), deadlift (821lb) and total.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (5 times) with Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon)
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- ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Dan Kroffat
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- PWI ranked him # 169 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998
- PWI ranked him # 138 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997
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- 1992 Match of the Year (with Phil Lafon Vs Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi)
[edit] References
- ^ Men’s colegiate National Records. Retrieved on 04-05, 2007.
- ^ Michael Soong. all time historical power lifting records. Retrieved on 04-05, 2007.