Steve Doll

{{redirect|Steven Dunn|other people with similar names|Steve Dunn (disambiguation)|and|Stephen Dunn (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox professional wrestler

| name = Steve Doll

| birth_name = Steven Lyle Doll{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Steven Doll Obituary |url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/steven-doll-obituary?id=24494869 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708210631/https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/steven-doll-obituary?id=24494869 |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=Legacy.com |publisher=The Dallas Morning News}}

| names = Steve Doll
Steven Dunn

| image = Steven Dunn in 1994.jpg

| caption = Doll as Steven Dunn in 1994

| height = 5 ft 10 in{{Cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000lent/page/88/mode/2up |title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling |publisher=McFarland |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4 |edition=2nd |page=88 |language=en}}

| weight = 240 lb

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|12|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.{{Cite web |last=Kamchen |first=Richard |date=March 23, 2009 |title=Heart and kidney failure claim Steve Doll |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/23/8857831.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715050002/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/23/8857831.html |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|3|22|1960|9|12}}

| death_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| billed = Portland, Oregon

| trainer = Rick and John Davidson{{Cite web |title=Steve Doll profile |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/steve-doll.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527205022/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/steve-doll.html |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}

| debut = May 1985

| retired = 2003

}}

Steven Lyle Doll (December 9, 1960 – March 22, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Steven Dunn in the tag team Well Dunn.

Professional wrestling career

= Early career (1985–1993) =

After training in 1984 with retired wrestlers Rick and John Davidson, Doll debuted in May 1985 for Mid South Wrestling against Dick Slater in Shreveport, Louisiana. He wrestled for Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) from 1987 to 1992, and formed The Southern Rockers with Scott Peterson, a team inspired by the Rock 'n' Roll Express.{{Cite web |last=Kamchen |first=Richard |date=March 26, 2009 |title=Steve Doll fondly remembered |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/25/8885466.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730053344/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/03/25/8885466.html |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=Slam! Sports |publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} Doll won a total of three Pacific Northwest Heavyweight titles and eighteen Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles in teams with Peterson, Jimmy Jack Funk, Crush, The Grappler, and Rex King.{{Cite web |title=N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111348/https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=Wrestling Titles}} King would join Doll in the Southern Rockers after Peterson left wrestling. The two would sometimes wrestle as Simply Divine.

= World Wrestling Federation (1993–1995) =

Steve Doll joined the World Wrestling Federation in the summer of 1993 alongside his Southern Rocker teammate Rex King, and they became known as Well Dunn (Steven Dunn and Timothy Well), managed by Harvey Wippleman.{{Cite book |last1=Shields |first1=Brian |url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/335 |title=WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment |last2=Sullivan |first2=Kevin |publisher=DK/BradyGames |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0 |page=335 |language=en}} They were used primarily as an undercard tag team but feuded with many teams, including The Bushwhackers, Smoking Gunns, Men on a Mission and Allied Powers. On January 22, 1995, at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Dunn competed in the namesake match, but was eliminated by Aldo Montoya.{{Cite web |title=Shawn Michaels (spot No. 1) wins the Royal Rumble Match |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604035404/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/ |archive-date=June 4, 2009 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=WWE}} Doll and King left the WWF in the spring of 1995.

= World Championship Wrestling (1996) =

On May 27, 1996, Steve Doll was wrestling The Mauler on WCW Monday Nitro when Scott Hall made his return to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to start the nWo angle.{{Cite web |title=WCW Monday Nitro Results 1996 |date=16 January 2023 |url=https://thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw-monday-nitro-1996/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321013141/https://thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw-monday-nitro-1996/ |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=The History of WWE |quote=The Mauler (w/ Col. Rob Parker) fought Steve Doll to a no contest at around the 5-minute mark when Scott Hall appeared in the crowd, jumped the rail, grabbed a mic and cut an in-ring promo on “Billionaire Ted,” “the Nacho Man,” and “Scheme Gene” before saying he had a challenge for “that Ken Doll lookalike” (Eric Bischoff) and then said “You want to go to war? You want a war? You’re gonna get one;” moments later, Hall left ringside (the Mauler’s debut)}}

= United States Wrestling Association (1996–1997) =

Doll went to the United States Wrestling Association as Steven Dunn, defeating Doomsday on September 6, 1997, for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. He was the last wrestler to hold that distinction until the USWA folded in 1997.{{cite book| last1=Will | first1=Gary | first2=Royal | last2= Duncan | title=Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000 | page=193 | location=Pennsylvania | chapter= Tennessee (Memphis): USWA Heavyweight Title [Lawler] | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

= Later career (1997–2003) =

Post USWA, Doll formed a tag team with Reno Riggins, known as The Volz. He and Riggins primarily competed in Music City Wrestling, which was syndicated throughout the United States. They would also operate a wrestling school out of Nashville.

Personal life

In 2007, Doll was hospitalized after having a seizure related to an intestinal blockage, and five feet of his intestines were removed during surgery.

On March 22, 2009, Doll died in his sleep at the age of 48. His former tag team partner Reno Riggins attributed his death to heart and kidney failure. However, Doll's family later revealed that he had died of a blood clot from his lung that reached his heart.{{Cite web |last=Balderson |first=Keelan |date=March 23, 2009 |title=Update On Death of Steve Doll; Caused By Blood Clot |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2009/03/update-on-death-of-steve-doll-caused-by-blood-clot-517368/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708223649/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2009/03/update-on-death-of-steve-doll-caused-by-blood-clot-517368/ |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=WrestlingInc.com}}

Championships and accomplishments

Music City Wrestling
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Reno Riggins (3 times) and Rex King (1 time){{cite book|first=Royal|last=Duncan|author2=Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=(Memphis, Nashville) Nashville: MCW/NWA North American Tag Team Title|page=204|year=2006|isbn=978-0-9698161-5-7}}
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Reno Riggins
NWA Main Event
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Reno Riggins
NWA Southwest
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite book| last1=Will | first1=Gary | first2=Royal | last2= Duncan | title=Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000 | location=Pennsylvania | chapter=Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich] | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | pages=268–269}}
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (18 times) – with Scott Peterson (7 times), Rex King (4 times), Scotty the Body (1 time), Jimmy Jack Funk (1 time), Brian Adams (1 time), and The Grappler (4 times){{cite book|first=Royal|last=Duncan|author2=Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=(Oregon & Washington) Portland: NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title|pages=317–320|year=2006|isbn=978-0-9698161-5-7}}
Ring Around The Northwest Newsletter
Tag Team of the Year (1987–1989) with Scott Peterson{{cite web |author=Rodgers |first=Mike |date=2004 |title=Regional Territories: PNW #16 Page #2 |url=http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pnw/pnw16-2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725025032/http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pnw/pnw16-2.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=KayfabeMemories.com}}
Wrestler of the Year (1991)
United States Wrestling Association
USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
USWA World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Rex King (5 times), Flash Flanagan (2 times), and Paul Diamond (1 time){{cite book|first=Royal|last=Duncan|author2=Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=(Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title|pages=200–202|year=2006|isbn=978-0-9698161-5-7}}
World Wrestling Council
WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rex King{{cite book|first=Royal|last=Duncan|author2=Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=(Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico: WWC World Tag Team Title|pages=324–325|year=2006|isbn=978-0-9698161-5-7}}