RIP Doug Somers

[Strummer]

Died today at 65.

 

one of the feuds that hooked me as a wrestling fan was Rose and Somers v Shawn and Marty in 86/87. Just great stuff and an epic title chase.

 

 

RIP

[Johnny Sorrow]

He was one of those guys that I thought sucked when I was 15-16, and now I realize he was pretty fucking great.

I also was too stupid to get the joke that a guy that ugly was called "Pretty Boy". 😄

[Ricky Jackson]

Midnight Rockers vs Somers and Rose feud has been one of my favorite things in pro wrestling since I was a kid reading the mags and watching AWA on TSN. So great. RIP

[khawk20]

Doug was a very under-rated bump taker and to my eye was very smooth on offense as well. Nobody took a Rocker-plex better than him, and he was the perfect compliment to Buddy Rose as a tag team partner...Buddy could do all the talking, all Doug had to do was hang with him in the ring, and he was quite successful in that regard.
I don't think just anyone could have hung with Buddy and the Rockers as well as he did.

RIP.

 

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I made Doug a comp of his matches through someone that knew him years ago. Sent me a nice thank-you and an autographed picture, and seemed genuinely happy to have some video record of his career. Times like that I remember that for most of these guys it's a job and looking back comes later for them.

[Cap]

Will never really get the recognition he probably deserves. I never really go into him until well after his time, but god damn did he entertain.

[rainmakerrtv]

Primarily familiar with this AWA run but I seriously loved that. I remember reading a review of the "blood on the camera lens" match with the Rockers where it was mentioned that Somers didn't do anything of note in that match. I later found that comment ironic in retrospect when I realized that my two absolute favorite moments from that match were courtesy of Somers : A) Michaels making the desperation lunge punch out of the corner and Somers just nonchalantly walking out of the way; and a bloodied Michaels desperately struggling to make the hot tag out, and Somers holding him back by his hair and laughing his ass off while he did so.Classic stuff.