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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''Doug Williams''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Doug_Williams_%28wrestler%29.jpg/220px-Doug_Williams_%28wrestler%29.jpg Doug Williams at a [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] wrestling event in 2010.
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | '''Doug Williams''' '''Douglas Williams'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 235 lb (107 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 1 September 1972 (age 40) Reading, Berkshire, England
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Resides'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Tampa, Florida, United States
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Manchester, England '''The United Kingdom''' (TNA)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Trained by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[NWA UK Hammerlock]] Andre Baker Dino Scarlo
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Debute'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 1993
|}
'''Paul Kalgard''' (born 1 September 1972) is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name '''Doug Williams'''. He is currently signed to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) under the ring name '''Douglas Williams'''. He also works as a trainer for TNA's [[Farm Team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW). In TNA Kalgard is a former [[List of TNA Television Champions|one–time]] [[TNA Television Championship|Television Champion]], [[List of TNA X Division Champions|two–time]] [[TNA X Division Championship|X Division Champion]] and a two time tag team champion, having held the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] and the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] once each as part of [[The British Invasion]]. He also works as a trainer in TNA's [[Farm Team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW). Throughout his career, Kalgard has also worked in various [[Independent Circuit|independent promotions]] in the United Kingdom and abroad, including [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), the [[Frontier Wrestling Alliance]] (FWA), [[One Pro Wrestling]] (1PW) and [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] (NOAH).

==Professional wrestling career==

===Ring of Honor (2002–2007)===

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===

====Sporadic appearances (2003, 2008)====

====British Invasion and World Elite (2009–2010)====
<blockquote>''Main article: [[The British Invasion]]''</blockquote>

====X Division and Television Champion (2010–2011)====

====British Invasion reunion and singles competition (2011–present)====

==In wrestling==
[[File:Bombs Away!.jpg|thumb|Williams performing his signature "Bombs Away".]]
*'''Finishing moves'''
**''Bombs Away'' ([[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]]) / ''Bomb Scare'' ([[Independent circuit]]) ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving knee drop|Diving knee drop]])
**''Chaos Theory'' ([[Professional wrestling holds#Waist lock|Waist-lock]] [[Roll (gymnastics)#Backward roll|backward roll]] transitioned into a [[Suplex#German suplex|bridging German suplex]])
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Guillotine choke|Guillotine choke]] – 2010
**''Revolution DDT'' ([[DDT (professional wrestling)#Tornado DDT|Tornado DDT]])

*'''Signature moves'''
**''Anarchy Knee'' (Running high knee)
**''British Figure Four Leglock'' (Reverse figure four leglock)
**Cravate, sometimes with repeated knee strikes to the opponent's head
**European uppercut
**Inverted Gory special
**Multiple suplex variations
***[[Suplex#Double underhook suplex|Bridging / Release double underhook]], sometimes from the [[Suplex#Superplex|top rope]]
***[[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Northern Lights]]
***[[Suplex#Snap suplex|Snap]] followed by a [[Suplex#Gutwrench suplex|gutwrench]] followed by an [[Suplex#Exploder suplex|exploder]]
**[[Facebuster#Push up facebuster|Push up facebusters]]

*'''With [[Nicolas Leeds|Brutus Magnus]]'''
**'''Double team finishing moves'''
***[[Bearhug Hold, Attack Combination|Bearhug (Magnus) / Diving European uppercut (Williams) combination]]
**'''Double team signature moves'''
***[[Neckbreaker#Arm trap neckbreaker|Double straight jacket neckbreaker]]
***[[Superkick-Plex|Running arched big boot (Magnus) / German suplex (Williams) combination]]

*'''[[Manager|Managers]]'''
**[[Rob Truax]]
**[[Ric Flair]]

*'''Nicknames'''
**'''"The Anarchist"'''
**"The Human Torture Device"
**'''"The Finest Thing in Life"'''

*'''Entrance themes'''
**"Song 2" by Blur
**"Made in Britain" by Rusty Music
**'''"[[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Albums#Emergence: The Music of TNA Wrestling|The British Invasion]]"''' by Dale Oliver ([[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]])
**"Fortune 4" by Dale Oliver

==Championships and accomplishments==

===Martial arts===
*'''[[Judo]]'''
**British Judo Championship (72 kg weight class; 1992)

===Professional wrestling===
*'''3 Count Wrestling'''
**3CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''[[All Star Wrestling]]'''
**[[British Heavyweight Championship|ASW British Heavyweight Championship]] ([[British Heavyweight Championship#All Star Promotions|1 time]])
**ASW Middle Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**ASW People's Championship (1 time)

*'''Athletik Club Wrestling'''
**ACW World Wrestling Championship (1 time)

*'''European Wrestling Associaition'''
**EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)

*'''European Wrestling Promotion'''
**EWP Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
**EWP Submission Shoot Championship (1 time)

*'''[[Frontier Wrestling Alliance]]'''
**[[British Heavyweight Championship (XWA)|FWA British Heavyweight Championship]] ([[British Heavyweight Championship (XWA)#Title history|1 time]])

*'''German Wrestling Promotion'''
**GWP WrestlingCorner Championship (1 time, current)

*'''International Catch Wrestling Alliance'''
**ICWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[[File:The british invasion champs.jpg|thumb|right|220px|alt=|[[The British Invasion]] as the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team Champions]]]]
[[File:DWilliamsCornerPose1.JPG|thumb|right|220px|alt=|Williams as the [[TNA X Division Championship|TNA X Division Champion]] in 2010.]]

*'''[[NWA UK Hammerlock]]'''
**King of the Ring (1998)
**Survivor Series Tournament (1996, 1997)

*'''Premier Wrestling Federation'''
**PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**Worthing Trophy (2002–2004, 2006)
**Wrestler of the Year (2002–2004, 2006, 2007)

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**PWI ranked him #'''45''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'''
**[[GHC Tag Team Championship]] ([[GHC Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Charles Skaggs|Scorpio]]

*'''[[Revolution British Wrestling]]'''
**One Night Tournament (2005)

*'''[[Ring of Honor]]'''
**[[British Heavyweight Championship (XWA)|FWA British Heavyweight Championship]] ([[British Heavyweight Championship (XWA)#Title history|1 time]])
**[[ROH Pure Championship]] ([[ROH Pure Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**ROH Pure Championship Tournament (2004)

*'''Rings of Europe'''
**Thermencup (2005)

*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWGP Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Nicolas Leeds|Brutus Magnus]]
**[[TNA Television Championship]] ([[List of TNA Television Champions|1 time]])
**[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Brutus Magnus
**[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|2 times]])

*'''The Wrestling Alliance'''
**[[British Heavyweight Championship|Universal British Heavyweight Championship]] ([[British Heavyweight Championship#Universal British Heavyweight Championship|1 time]])
**[[British Heavyweight Championship|TWA British Heavyweight Championship]] ([[British Heavyweight Championship#The Wrestling Alliance|2 times]])
**TWA European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**[[British Tag Team Championship|TWA British Tag Team Championship]] ([[British Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Robbie Brookside]]

*'''[[Triple X Wrestling]]'''
**[[Triple X Wrestling#TXW Crush Championship|TXW Crush Championship (1 time)]]

*'''Ultimate Wrestling Alliance'''
**UWA Championship (1 time)

*'''westside Xtreme wrestling'''
**wXw Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Martin Stone]]
**Trios Tournament (2006) – with [[Takashi Sugiura]] and Yoshinobu Kanemaru

==References==

==External links==

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