Troy Martin

Born

November 21, 1964 (60 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Troy Allan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned over three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) before later working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as both a wrestler and amanager. Martin held major championships in ECW, WCW and the WWF and is a five-time world champion: a four time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and one time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. On the May 28, 2009 episode of Impact!, Douglas returned to TNA and attacked Christopher Daniels after his match with A.J. Styles. The following week on Impact!, Douglas again attacked Daniels during his match before subsequently stating that he wanted a second chance in TNA like Daniels received, after the latter was, in storyline, fired from TNA. He was granted a second chance on the June 11 episode of Impact!, where he was given a match with A.J. Styles which he lost, only to attack Styles after the match. Daniels would come out to help Styles, only to have Douglas hit him with a towel containing a pair of handcuffs. At the Slammiversary pay-per-view, Douglas lost to Daniels in a second chance match, resulting in Daniels retaining his spot on the TNA roster.Following the match, Douglas left TNA once again, although asked by TNA to participate in their ECW reunion show Hardcore Justice, he refused the invitation.

On March 13, 2009, Douglas returned to the National Wrestling Alliance for the first time in nearly fifteen years, wrestling for the On Fire territory in a singles match, defeating Little Guido.

On March 24, 2017 at a Pro Wrestling All-Stars of Detroit event, Douglas defeated The Great Akuma in Melvindale, Michigan to become the Pro Wrestling All-Stars Heavyweight Champion. On April 21, Douglas defeated Paul Bowser by countout in an "Extreme Rules" match to successfully defend the title. He lost the title on May 12, 2017 when Breyer Wellington beat Douglas, Paul Bowser, and Atlas Hytower in a Fatal Four-Way match.

Douglas was scheduled to headline the Extreme Reunion event scheduled for April 28, 2012.Unbeknownst to WWE, Douglas appeared in the audience on the March 19, 2012 episode of Raw to promote the event, but was escorted out of the arena by security after causing a disturbance.

In an interview on April 6, 2014, Douglas said that he had partnered with a wealthy investor and was looking into creating a brand new wrestling promotion. Douglas said in the interview that they were offering health insurance, revenue sharing, 401K and pension plans and he hoped the promotion would start up within the next year.

Martin produced, choreographed and played himself in the 2013 film Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies.

In July 2016, Martin was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE

Known For

6.8

WCW Thunder

IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III

Shane Douglas

0.0

2022

WrestleCade Supershow 2021

Shane Douglas

10.0

2021

WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count

Shane Douglas

10.0

2016

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

Shane Douglas

10.0

2016

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

Shane Douglas

9.2

2015

Dreamer vs Raven

Shane Douglas

0.0

2015

Breaking Kayfabe with Troy Martin

Troy Martin

0.0

2014

Greatest Wrestling Factions

0.0

2014

Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies

Shane Douglas

4.6

2014

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

Shane Douglas

9.0

2013

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

Dean Douglas

9.0

2013

For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley

Shane Douglas

7.1

2013

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Himself

8.0

2013

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

Shane Douglas

10.0

2012

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

Shane Douglas

0.0

2012

Timeline: The History of ECW- 1994- As Told by Shane Doughlas

Shane Douglas

0.0

2011

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

Shane Douglas

0.0

2010

TNA Slammiversary 2009

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

7.0

2009

TNA Genesis 2006

Shane Douglas (Ringside)

8.0

2006

TNA Bound for Glory 2006

Shane Douglas (Ringside)

7.0

2006

TNA No Surrender 2006

Shane Douglas (Ringside)

6.0

2006

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

8.0

2006

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

Shane Douglas

8.0

2006

ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

Shane Douglas

0.0

2006

FIP Florida Rumble

MIke Shane

0.0

2004

ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack

0.5

2001

ECW Deep Impact

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

2001

WCW Sin

Shane Douglas

5.0

2001

WCW Starrcade 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW Mayhem 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

ECW Path of Destruction

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW New Blood Rising

Shane Douglas

7.0

2000

WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

Shane Douglas

9.5

2000

WCW The Great American Bash 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW Slamboree 2000

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

10.0

2000

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

Shane Douglas

9.5

2000

WCW Souled Out 2000

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

WCW Starrcade 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

WCW Mayhem 1999

Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

The Best of Raven vol. 2: The Second Coming

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

1.0

1999

WCW Road Wild 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.0

1999

The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You!

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

ECW Guilty as Charged 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

5.0

1999

ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

The Best of Shane Douglas

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Barely Legal 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

8.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

Shane Douglas (Ringside)

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: July 28, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: June 30, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: June 8, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW: January 27, 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings

Dean Douglas (Appearance)

8.0

1995

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas (Appearance)

6.0

1995

ECW Mountain Top Madness

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas (Appearance)

5.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: June 9, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

4.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW 3-Way Dance

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Fan Cam: December 10, 1994

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW Heat Wave 1994

Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW When Worlds Collide

Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW The Night the Line Was Crossed

Shane Douglas

5.0

1994

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

Shane Douglas

0.0

1993

WWE SuperTape vol. 3

Shane Douglas

10.0

1991

Divided Loyalties

Young Isaac

0.0

1990

WCW Halloween Havoc '89

Shane Douglas

6.7

1989

NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

Shane Douglas

8.5

1989

YouShoot: Shane Douglas

Himself

0.0

WrestleCade Supershow 2019

Shane Douglas

0.0

2019

On the Bear Skin Rug: When Paul London Met Shane Douglas

Shane Douglas

0.0

2017

Ultimate Death Match 3

Shane Douglas

0.5

2011

Ultimate Death Match 2

Shane Douglas

0.8

2010

Legends Never Die

Shane Douglas

0.0

2006

Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

10.0

2005

Hardcore Homecoming

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

2005

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

Shane Douglas

6.0

2005

TNA iMPACT!

Shane Douglas · (18 episodes)

7.2

2004

ROH: Collision Course

Shane Douglas

0.0

2004

WWA The Reckoning

Shane Douglas

0.0

2003

MLW Genesis

Shane Douglas

0.0

2002

ECW Hardcore History

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

7.5

2001

XPW: The Revolution Will Be Televised!

Shane Douglas

0.0

2001

ECW: Extreme Evolution

Shane Douglas

0.0

2000

XPW: Baptized in Blood

0.0

2000

ECW CyberSlam 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

ECW Living Dangerously 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

ECW Crossing The Line 1999

Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

ECW House Party 1999

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1999

ECW November To Remember 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas (Appearance)

0.0

1998

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1998

ECW CyberSlam 1998

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

10.0

1998

WCW Thunder

Shane Douglas · (1 episode)

7.6

1998

ECW November to Remember 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

3.5

1997

ECW As Good As It Gets

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

8.0

1997

ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Born To Be Wired

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Heat Wave 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW The Buffalo Invasion

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: May 16, 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997

"The Franchise" SHANE DOUGLAS

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1997

ECW Crossing The Line Again

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

4.0

1997

ECW Holiday Hell 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

1.0

1996

ECW November to Remember 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

3.0

1996

ECW High Incident

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW When Worlds Collide 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Natural Born Killaz

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW The Doctor is In

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

10.0

1996

ECW Heat Wave 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

5.0

1996

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.0

1996

ECW Fight the Power

0.0

1996

ECW A Matter of Respect

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Massacre on Queens Boulevard

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.8

1996

ECW Just Another Night

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW CyberSlam 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1996

ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.0

1996

ECW House Party 1996

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas (Appearance)

9.0

1996

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

Dean Douglas

9.0

1995

WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

Dean Douglas

10.0

1995

ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 1

0.0

1995

ECW Enter The Sandman

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

6.0

1995

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Return of The Funker

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW Double Tables

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

0.0

1995

ECW November to Remember 1994

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas

7.5

1994

ECW's NWA World Title Tournament

Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

Shane Douglas

0.0

1994

ECW Ultra Clash '93

Shane Douglas

0.0

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

Shane Douglas

10.0

1993

The Best of Eddie Gilbert

Shane Douglas

0.0

Raw

Dean Douglas · (10 episodes)

6.8

1993

WCW Starrcade 1992

Shane Douglas

5.0

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

Shane Douglas

0.0

1992

WCW Halloween Havoc '92

Shane Douglas

10.0

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

Shane Douglas

7.0

1991

WWE SummerSlam Fever

Shane Douglas

0.0

1990

NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing

Shane Douglas

7.8

1990

NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout

Shane Douglas

0.0

1989

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

Shane Douglas

0.0

1989

NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

Shane Douglas

0.0

1989

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Shane Douglas · (5 episodes)

6.8

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Troy Martin · (1 episode)

6.8

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Mike Kelly · (1 episode)

6.8

1986