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Douglas Clayton Durdle (born September 1, 1972 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional wrestler best known by his stage name, Doug Williams. Williams is currently working for independent promotions in the UK and abroad, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Williams is best known for his submission style of British wrestling, earning him the name "The Human Torture Device", and his use of his knees as an offensive weapon. CareerDuring the 1990s Williams trained with (and wrestled for) NWA UK Hammerlock, in 1999 he took part in the first televised British Wrestling show in nearly a decade.During 2001 Doug Williams wrestled 135 matches throughout the year, including tours to Germany and Northern Ireland, plus in the US, it was at this time Williams began to work in the FWA. While competing in FWA's King of England tournament Williams wrestled and won a match against WWE hall of famer Eddie Guerrero. During 2002 and a small part of 2003 Williams went on a tour around the United States and would later win the Pure Wrestling Championship in Ring of Honor one of the most notable wrestling promotions in the US. By 2004 Williams would begin touring with Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan where he would become a Global Honored Crown Tag Team Champion with Scorpio. Doug Williams would continue to win many foreign and local championships, even defeating "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson in the final in the tournament in Rethel, France on May 6, 2005 to became the first International Catch Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion. In wrestling*Nicknames:*"The Anarchist" (UK):*"The Human Torture Device" (USA and Japan)*Finishing and signature moves:*Chaos Theory (Pushes opponent against the turnbuckles, grabs hold of the their waist, rolls backwards with them and follows up with a bridging German suplex):*Bomb Scare Knee Drop (Diving knee drop)Revolution DDT (Tornado DDT)Anarchy Knee (Combination high knees)British Figure Four Leglock (Reverse figure four leglock) Championships and accomplishments*3 Count Wrestling:*1-time 3CW Heavyweight Champion*Ring of Honor:*1-time ROH Pure Wrestling Champion *Frontier Wrestling Alliance:*2-time FWA British Heavyweight Champion *Pro Wrestling NOAH:*1-time Global Honored Crown Tag Team Champion (with Scorpio) *The Wrestling Alliance:*2-time TWA British Heavyweight Champion:*1-time TWA European Heavyweight Champion:*1-time TWA British Tag-Team Champion (with Robbie Brookside) *International Catch Wrestling Alliance:*1-time ICWA World Heavyweight Champion (First) *All-Star Wrestling:*1-time ASW British Heavyweight Champion:*1-time ASW Middle Heavyweight Champion:*1-time ASW People's Champion *Other Titles:*1-time UWA Champion:*1-time Universal British Heavyweight Champion:*1-time PWF Mid-Heavyweight Champion:*1-time ACW Heavyweight Champion:*1-time EWP Submission Shoot Champion (First) Championship Succession | ROH Pure Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by: Vacant | First | Succeeded by: John Walters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FWA British Heavyweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by: Vacant | First | Succeeded by: Flash Barker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by: Christopher Daniels | Second | Succeeded by: Alex Shane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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