Otto Doom

Rob Ford is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known under the ring name Otto Doom he is most known for a Mad Max inspired gimick though after a injury in 1979 the estetic would change, a 1 time Miami Championship Wrestling Television Championship, this most accomplished tite reign is also his longest reign in Canada Championship Wrestling where he is a 1 time world heavyweight championship where he held the title up until his release, he is currently signed to Georgia Championship Wrestling and Extreme Hardcore Backyard Wrestling where he manages the Doom Slayers.
== Early Life ==
Ford was born on October 30, 1953 in Haines Alaska, he would spend his youth and growing years fishing for lobsters and snow crabs, training in pro wrestling as the side, he originally wanted to persue boxing however after the death of his uncle Quintein Andark on June 19, 1959 from a cerebal hemorage he would persue professional wrestling.
== Miami Championship Wrestling (1964-1969) ==
On October 31, 1964 Doom would debut in Miami Championship Wrestling's Hallowicked Event defeating Jim Storks in a easy match in which he locked in a face claw and held it til Storks passed out, Doom would continue to dominate in local squash matches for the next two years until in a surprise victory defeating then champion Danger D.D.A in 2 minutes, after busting him open with a spike covered wip and spitting a red substance in his face, on June 4, 1966 the two would clash after countless mindgames from Doom, he would win the championship after a one-sided performance, the following two years Doom would continue to dominate until he left MCW on January 1, 1969 due to pay issues.
== Independent Circuit (1970-1975) ==
Doom would wrestle on the independent curcuit after fiancial troubles, he would be a very prolific force on the circuit until he would sign with Canada Championship Wrestling on May 15, 1975.
== Canada Championship Wrestling (1975-1998) ==
Doom would debut for CCW on July 4, 1975 squashing Ricky Gonzales, he would continue to dominate against various lower card talents including Boston Bruiser, Tito De Santos. Lil'Warrior, Hushu and Hyabusa Sakamori and Glenn Flanders
=== Injury (1979-1980) ===
Doom would face then Television Champion "Sick" Mick Mundo on December 11, 1979, during the match Doom would dominate though Mundo would valiantley fight back until Doom tore his quiad, the injury was legitmate as Doom's cussing could be heard over the broadcast, Mundo would lock in a half-boston crab on Doom forcing him to tap quickly, afterward Doom would take time off to recover.
=== Return and Title Persuit (1980-1981) ===
Despite a botch surgery, leading to Doom nearly dying from a blood clot and having a heart attack, a second surgery would be completed, rumours began spreading that Doom would have to retire due to the injury, he would make a remarkable recovery and on June 30, 1980 he would return anhilating the Calgary Kid the fan favorite and top star at the time, Doom would be soon sporting shorter here and his beard much shorter along with a change in attire, the two would feud for the rest of the year, until on April 15, 1981 at Spring Stampede the two would clash in a anything goes match, the match is regarded as one of the violent matches of all time ranking behind matches held by Mean Green Kurties Hades, after 4 hour clash for the title Doom would use a tire iron and work on Kid's knees, before slicing him deeply with a knife, then he would use a crowbar in tandum with a sleeperhold to make Kid pass out ending his 4 year long reign as champion and making Doom the new CCW World Heavyweight Champion in the process.
=== World Heavyweight Champion (1981-1998) ===
Doom would make his first defense against African American star Willie Lee, on June 3, 1981 the two would go back and forth in a hard hitting affair which would end after Lee was rendered unable to continue, Doom's next defense would be in the Philippines where he would take in Philippines Marco Olong, Olong would be dispatched in 1 minute spewing a riot from the crowd, in Mexico he would take on El Torro in a title vs mask match, in a very close and forth affair Doom would win with a spinebuster, which would cause El Torro to unmask beforw a stunned crowd, on December 31, 1981 in Japan he would take on Hitoshi Kyabura in a 10 minute 2 round iron man match, Doom would lose the first around in shockingly dominate fashion, as Kyabura kept Doom limited to strikes, the first round scorecard read 4-0, in round two Doom would battle back and go on into win, earning a 10 points, thouugh the battle was close as Kyabura had 8 points, had Doom not rallied back in such a manner, Kyabura would have became the new champion, in Germany and Greenland he would face various top competors there as they toured thoughout Europe during 1982 and 1983, on June 1, 1984 in Russia he would take on 114-0 match veteran a man who began wrestling in 1955 despite being born in 1952, Oleg Charlikov, in a greusome and hard hitting battle both men would come close to victory, the historic match up would be ruled a draw and no contest, he would continue to defend the tital in South America, Asia, Europe with a particularly notable defense against Olaf Lundendorph on October 4, 1983, on April 8, 1984 Doom and Kid would once again battle after Kid went undefeated through the years, in a steel cage match the two came close to winning, the close contest would be won by Doom would after a near photo finish would be kicked out of the open door, the match was ranked as the greatest cage matches of all time, throughout the rest of the 80s various other top contenders would challenge for the title, by the early 90s it was apparent that Doom was going to slow his career down, he would defend the title reguarly between 1990-1993, on May 3, going asbent throughout 1994, he was slated to return in 1995 however a painkiller addiction and overdose would halt those plans, as on May 31, 1995 he was found in a hotel bathroom next to a bottle of spilt pills, he was rushed to hospital and was able to be revived, after a year of rehab he would return in 1997 noticbly much slimmer, on September 11, 1997 he would make his final title defense against Marty Leeroy in a sluggish match he would defeat Leeroy by countout, on February 4, 1998 he was released from CCW due to continued struggles with addiction.
== First Retirement (1998-2001) ==
Doom would retire on June 1, 1998 and enter himself into a long-term rehabilitation program as he began to develop addiction to alcohol, the program would begin on January 7, 1999 and last until January 1, 2001.
== Return to Independent Circuit (2001-2012) ==
Doom would return to wrestling on April 1, 2001 and go on to wrestle various up and coming wrestlers including a teenage Scruffy and a very young Jim Yolks, he would come close to winning the Berlin Impact Wrestling Middleweight Championshipship, facing Bismarck on November 30, 2004 in a rather close match though he would come up short after being nailed a german suplex, he would continue to wrestle throughout the 2000s making regular appearances on local shows.
== Retirement (2012) ==
On November 5, 2011 Doom wrestling Treyton Dylan in a tables match would sustain a fractured vertebre after hitting a table back first, he would finish the match but would need to take time off to recover and get back surgery to repair the vertebre, on November 2, 2012 he would wrestle his final match earning a quick over C.J Gabriel, finally on November 30, 2012 Doom would announce his retirement.
== Extreme Hardcore Backyard Wrestling (2018-present) ==
Doom would debut in Extreme Hardcore Backyard Wrestling managing the Doom Slayers, leading them to tag team title success and making them a dominate unit.
== Georgia Championship Wrestling (2019-present) ==
Doom would bring the Doom Slayers in Georgia Championship Wrestling, they would win the tag team championships in June.
=== Tag Team Championship Pursuits and Reign (2021-2022) ===
The Doom Slayers would feud with Tough for the Tag Team Championships and would defeat them for the titles in May, along the way Doom would face Eric Owens in a one-off match, the Doom Slayers would lose the titles to the Lucky Cats in July only to regain them in August before losing them to Dog and Puppy in September, in February the Doom Slayers would compete in a tag team turmoil match at Warzone, however would fail to capture tag team gold.
== Legacy ==
Doom is commonly noted as a great wrestler who's habit of going all out in matches led to his decline near the end of his career, his turn around at the start of the 21st century was commended for tackling with a serious life issue many fall his, Doom's matches throughout the 80s after his return from injury is credited for helping make Canada Championship Wrestling the top promotion in Canada, his managerial work with the Doom Slayers has been heavily praised.
== Personal Life ==
on October 3, 1976 Doom would marry Svetlana Lenin, the two would have a kid together he would die in a bus accident on June 3, 1993, Svetlana would die from brain cancer on June 3, 2000 leaving Doom single, on May 15, 2009 Doom would marry Alice Monroe and the two have remained married ever since, he is great friends with the Calgary Kid, who helped Doom through his numerous financial troubles between 1979-2016, on May 1, 2018 Doom filed for bankruptcy and was arrested by the I.R.S for tax evasion.
== Championships and Accomplishments ==
* Miami Championship Wrestling Champion (1x)
* Canada Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion (1x, longest reigning)
* Best Male Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1983, 1984)
* Best Match (1981)
== Themes ==
* Fall Back by Mundane (1964-1979)
* Fall and Pray by Neurotoxin (1980-2012)
* The Reckoning (2018-present) (used apart of the Doom Slayers)
== Finishers ==
* Face Ripper (Face Claw (1964-1979)
* Doom Bomb (Standing Powebomb) (1964-2012)
* Quicksand (Sleeperhold) (1970-2009)
* Reaper Driver (Piledriver) (1982-1999;2008)
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