Doug(h) Basham Appreciation Thread (No Transphobia allowed)

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It's the month of July, you know what that means...

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Everyone should watch Doug Basham vs. Nick Dinsmore, 2/3 Falls.

[Helmsphere]

I thought it was Brent Albright?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Next month. Provided Guru Dave doesn’t do another runner.

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Did you know the red tag belt Sami Zayn is currently holding is the same tag team championship that the legendary Dough Basham once held.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I strongly recommend some classic OVW to people. Smart, logical booking. Shows you that the formula can work. The guys down there were really good.

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Dough Basham as OVW Heavyweight Champion would sell out the O2 in a minute. Just imagine Basham and Eugene in a 2/3 falls match in 2023 :eek: A man can dream haha

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How can we ever forget Dough Basham participating in a fatal 4 way tag match at WM XX

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If it wasn't for backstage politicking, Dough Basham would've gone on to win the tag belts at WM XX

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[Helmsphere]

It was even talk that they would call out Booker T and RVD to unified the titles after winning.

[Helmsphere]

I heard also Dough was scheduled to answer the John Cena U.S Title open challenge and was scheduled to defeat Cena with five moves.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That’s not even the shtick, Helmsphere. It’s supposed to be about how underrated he is. He SHOULD have done, but didn’t get a chance.

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Did you know…when Dough Basham was tag champ he once sold his right side of the body instead of the left because he had so much appreciation for the Japanese puroresu style.

[Helmsphere]

Did you know that one time, Dough Basham once pretended he was Danny Basham?

[Helmsphere]

Doug could of been Hardcore Champion, or 24/7 champion but he never got the chance.

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Did you know, Dough Basham has the well known arm drag maneuver in his repertoire as an homage to some of his favorite wrestlers growing up. Truly an icon.

[Helmsphere]

Did you know Doug Basham looked so good in leather pants, that Test gave up wearing them because he could never compare to Dough Basham?

[Helmsphere]

Dough could of sold out Madison Square Garden with Dennis Stamp, but Dough never got the chance and Dannis wasn't booked.

[Destor]

Did you know…when Dough Basham was tag champ he once sold his right side of the body instead of the left because he had so much appreciation for the Japanese puroresu style.you work the left in puro. You work the the right in lucha.

[Lock Jaw]

And of course, in Canada the whole thing's backwards!

[Mr. Nerfect]

There’s a really good Triple Threat from OVW between Basham, The Damaja and Nick Dinsmore. It’s a great example of two guys working heel to use the gimmick of the match to get the babyface over. It comes off as very choreographed (in my opinion), but compared to modern dance routines where everyone gets their shit in regardless of alignment, and the one guy on the outside trope is beaten into the ground — it’s quite refreshing.

[Helmsphere]

I feel like you're getting your facts backwards but I'll play the game.

Doug Basham had a career full of matches that were memorable and made me want to invest in his career.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I feel like you're getting your facts backwards but I'll play the game.

Doug Basham had a career full of matches that were memorable and made me want to invest in his career.

Again, odd diss coming from a guy named “Helmsphere.”

[Helmsphere]

It makes sense now. You tell the same tired boring joke much like your taste in boring wrestlers.

I bet you must eat some boring foods and have some boring routines.

But humor me, what is wrong with my name?

[Mr. Nerfect]

What are these threads if not the same boring, tired joke? Fuck man, detect the irony.

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After receiving 5-star Sumo Hall Meltzer ratings, Basham and Dinsmore had a very public falling out. Once they graduated from OVW to the main roster, they were presented on separate rosters as their egos wouldn't let them coexist on the same brand.

[thekrow]

Dough Basham? That could have been a thing, a wrestler who is called "as soft as dough" and constantly has other wrestlers grabbing him and pulling on his skin.



Although if I booked Doug Basham back in the day I would have him "Bash" all the wrestlers. Have Doug Basham come out in the middle of a match and just talk trash about the work ethic of the guys in the ring.
"Look at these two! Who thought these two should have a match? " "These moves are pathetic!" "Boring!" "Zero out of 10 stars" "Is that the only move these guys know?" "Why dont you do another sleeper hold, haven't seen that before"
And the commentary team would say, "Doug is BASHING another match!".

Basham would be announced as, "From the internet, DOUG BASH'EM!".

After a PPV,


"You know, last nights big show, the pay per view was absolutely TERRIBLE. The opening match was so boring I would've fell asleep if I wasn't in it! You call that a main event? I counted only 3 different moves during that whole snoozefest, you guys never been in OVW haven't you? Because you might've learned more than two moves. "


After winning a match, Doug Basham would also "bash" his opponent,
"That was the worst opponent I've ever had! Trying to do your finisher when I wasn't even gassed? Who didn't see that reversal coming? And the referee? Getting knocked down by Michael Cole's fart while I was getting my eyes poked? What a joke! This match was easily a 9...out of a HUNDRED AND EIGHT!".

"The champ is here? More like the LUNESTA is here! The game? I got a game more exciting than this, its called stay awake. Yeah, You know how you play that game? You watch a different match! Oh yeah, why don't we have another unstoppable force versus the immovable object match, yeah, we haven't had enough of those! "

Doug's catchphrase would be, "Beat 'em and Bash'em".



Then you can have a storyline where there is a match where if Doug Basham loses, he is not allowed to talk anymore. Its called the STFU match. Basham loses and is not allowed to talk or he gets fired, so there is a storyline where Doug Basham learns sign language and continues to trash talk matches using sign language. You could have another wrestler injure Doug's hand so he can't use sign language anymore so there is a storyline where Doug tries to learn telepathy to directly beam negative commentary and thoughts about matches to other wrestlers and the audience.


https://i.imgur.com/Jkk9pMo.jpg

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Dough Basham? That could have been a thing, a wrestler who is called "as soft as dough" and constantly has other wrestlers grabbing him and pulling on his skin.



Although if I booked Doug Basham back in the day I would have him "Bash" all the wrestlers. Have Doug Basham come out in the middle of a match and just talk trash about the work ethic of the guys in the ring.
"Look at these two! Who thought these two should have a match? " "These moves are pathetic!" "Boring!" "Zero out of 10 stars" "Is that the only move these guys know?" "Why dont you do another sleeper hold, haven't seen that before"
And the commentary team would say, "Doug is BASHING another match!".

Basham would be announced as, "From the internet, DOUG BASH'EM!".

After a PPV,


"You know, last nights big show, the pay per view was absolutely TERRIBLE. The opening match was so boring I would've fell asleep if I wasn't in it! You call that a main event? I counted only 3 different moves during that whole snoozefest, you guys never been in OVW haven't you? Because you might've learned more than two moves. "


After winning a match, Doug Basham would also "bash" his opponent,
"That was the worst opponent I've ever had! Trying to do your finisher when I wasn't even gassed? Who didn't see that reversal coming? And the referee? Getting knocked down by Michael Cole's fart while I was getting my eyes poked? What a joke! This match was easily a 9...out of a HUNDRED AND EIGHT!".



Doug's catchphrase would be, "Beat 'em and Bash'em".

https://i.imgur.com/Jkk9pMo.jpg

#POTY

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How can we ever forget the historic WWE Tag Team Championship reign of the great Dough Basham? A truly remarkable feat of excellence in professional wrestling.

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[drave]

Douglass

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Did you know that the Pillsbury Doughboy mascot is an homage to the legendary Dough Basham?

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And that Dough got his gimmick from the Nickelodeon Cartoon - Doug.

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dooo-do-doooo-do-dooo-do-dooooo-do-doooooo

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Just look at the sheer talent in this one photograph. Truly amazing.

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[Helmsphere]

I can only see Rob Conway, because I know ever time I move my eyes, he is telling me to just look at me.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Rob Conway is probably #3 of the Core 4.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Not be confused with the 4 in The Corre.

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Did you know one of the reasons why Hogan quit Smackdown in the early '00s was in part because he was intimidated by rising talents such as Dough Basham. His implementation of the leg drop made him lose his marbles backstage.

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Considering how close John Cena and Dough Basham were back in the day, I have no doubt in my mind that the hustle, loyalty and respect that Cena yammers on about was something that came from the former OVW Heavyweight Champion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I just realized this thread is called DOUGH Basham! HAHAHAHA! Because Doug becomes Dough when you add an h onto it! Oh, Guru Dave. You certainly must feel secure in who you are.

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One of the reasons why Shaniqua had to quit WWE was in part due to her crush on Dough Basham since she was a married woman. She’d go on to return to the world of professional wrestling and go on to have a 60-match undefeated streak. She dedicated her championship victory to the man who made her truly believe in herself, the great Dough Basham!

[Helmsphere]

On a episode of Smackdown, Johnny Steamboli Gorilla Press Slam Rikishi, this was made possible thru Dough giving Johnny 1 percent of his power.

[XL]

I just realized this thread is called DOUGH Basham! HAHAHAHA! Because Doug becomes Dough when you add an h onto it! Oh, Guru Dave. You certainly must feel secure in who you are.

:roll: yeah, you just realised. We all know you’ve been affected by this thread, it’s constantly on your mind, keeping you up at night, it’s impact has rocked your soul. Don’t try and downplay it now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, making a thread about a wrestler I like has really rocked me, dude. I don’t know where Guru Dave comes up with this harrowing shit.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Remember when Guru made that thread about Val Venis? Holy shit. So powerful. By the way, fuck Val Venis.

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Being transphobic is not the way.

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They were FTR before being FTR was cool.

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This might be something that nobody who watched the WWE during the "Ruthless Aggression" era would've expected just based on how easily replaceable Doug Basham was when he was on the main roster. However, first of all you need to remember that the WWE did have developmental territories before NXT and one of them was OVW which was the territory that gave the company a number of top stars. Unfortunately though a lot of the talent that called OVW home never was able to catch on within the ranks of main roster WWE for one reason or another and one of those names was Doug Basham.

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During his time down OVW the man once known as The Machine would spend time as both the top heel and top face in the company. This all would change though when as Jim Cornette said in an interview "One night my top heel came in the door and he was bald." As the story goes they had him shave his head to see what he would look like bald before he came up the main roster mind you at that point Doug had a full head of hair. Just think about this in OVW they had Doug fighting under mask against the likes of Nick Dinsmore, Rob Conway, and Danny Basham trying to spoil the opportunities these good guys were getting within the WWE as far as tryouts and other opportunities go. The main layer of this angle was Doug had a falling out with his uncle Danny Davis and left wrestling only to return on the mask after becoming spiteful of those mentioned above. Now compare this to his first storyline on the main roster where he and Danny had an S & M gimmick with Linda Miles as their handler.

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Overall the Basham Brothers were a solid tag team and among the best in the division during the weakest points for the WWE's tag teams. But it is hard not to wonder how things would've been different had the WWE saw the talent and potential Doug had to be a singles competitor as oppose to wasting him within a placeholder tag team. Honestly, I think that seeing Doug's success in the lower level I think that Doug could have be a stable mid card singles talent to add more depth to the WWE. I've seen a little bit of Doug's work at the time and he had potential but for some reason management didn't see it in him or didn't get the point of developmental at the time. Now some might point to Doug's short singles run following the split the Basham's had due to the draft, but I do think at that point it was a little "Too Little Too Late" for anything to really happen.