Doug Furnas | |
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Birth name | Dwight Douglas Furnas[1] |
Born | Commerce, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 11, 1959
Died | February 2012 (aged 52)[2] Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Cause of death | Atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Doug Furnas Can-Am Express #1 |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 243 lb (110 kg)[3] |
Trained by | Davey Rich Johnny Rich Rick Conners |
Debut | 1986[3] |
Retired | 2000 |
Dwight Douglas Furnas (December 11, 1959 – February 2012)[4][5] was an American professional wrestler and powerlifter. He was an APF National and World Powerlifting Champion, who set multiple world records in the 275 pounds (125 kg) weight class. As a wrestler, Furnas worked for, among other promotions, American majors World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) best known for being part of the tag team The Can-Am Express with tag team partner Phil Lafon. Furnas was also a longtime mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling.