Doug Basham

[10.0] "a victim of the 2000s wrestling business, i implore anybody to seek out his matches from ovw at the new davis arena from 2002-2003 (as previous inmates have said.) he could hold his own with anybody in the ring, elevate a worse worker to his level and match pace with the very best in genuine mat classics. his bouts with benoit, damaja, nick dinsmore, rob conway and others are wildly underrated. he wasn't bad on interviews either, and he showed that he could really connect with a crowd as a heel or a face given the opportunity."

[10.0] "OVW's workhorse ace in the early 2000s and one of the most consistent television workers on SmackDown post-Heyman, "Machine" Doug Basham is my favorite wrestler and one of the biggest what-ifs from Louisville that never got their due. His idols were Benoit and Bret and it's clear in his matches. Maybe the best at taking the buckle post-Bret. His career resurgence as a comedic heel authority in Al Snow's dismal rendition of the Kentuckiana brand is refreshed by his spirited in-ring work and endearing dance moves. I encourage all to revisit this man's career, especially his matches in the New Davis Arena from 2002-2003."

[5.0] "Was great as a performer who showed fantastic potential as a singles star in Ohio Valley Wrestling but that pretty much dissipated once he hit the main roster and got that stupid S&M gimmick with Danny Damaja. He found some redemption as apart of Bradshaw's cabinet but struggled to regain his identity once they broke up the Bashams."

[4.0] "Never cared for tag teams of identical twins or guys made to look near identical. Doug and Danny Basham were more or less the Harris Brothers revisited, but probably better in the ring."

[4.0] "An almost completely generic wrestler. Barely memorable, even for being bad. One of those wrestlers you kind of forget existed."

[6.0] "A solid tag team guy with storyline brother and former rival Danny Basham; Doug never quite had a career that matched his potential. During his WWE run, there was a quiet buzz about his previous work from OVW. He was considered a talented grappler. This showed at times, but I cannot help but feel he never got to show what he really had to offer. Still, one cannot scoff at multiple tag title reigns. The Bashams were a strong bread and butter heel tag team (plus bondage)."

[2.0] "Doug Basham never convinced me in the ring wether as a part of a tag team or as a solo wrestler. & He never connected to the fans."

[6.0] "Doug Basham gained some notice for his abilities as a technical grappler while still a developmental prospect in OVW, notably wrestling a visiting Chris Benoit while under the name "the Machine. " When brought up to the main WWE roster, though, he was seldom able to showcase his technical skill, instead being cast as a tag wrestler alongside "brother" Danny Basham (fellow OVW alum the Damaja), and the team in turn normally being cast as enforcers, such as their time in JBL's Cabinet or as Paul Heyman's security team in the early days of the ECW brand. Doug's lack of personality likely would have insured he would remain a midcard talent, but if WWE had invested a bit more time in him he could probably have been more than he was."

[6.0] "Like Danny 'Damaja' Basham, Doug Basham was a solid worker who had potential as a midcard heel, a guy who could get a babyface over on the way up. But the wrong gimmick put paid to that idea and a guy who was far better than most people realize never got the run his talent deserved."

[2.0] "I remember Jim Cornette being very high on the Basham Brothers in multiple shoot interviews he gave and how the WWE screwed them up but, I never really saw it. They had opportunities with being paired up with JBL in his "Cabinet" and had a lot matches with Eddie Guerrrero and Rey Mysterio and they never really got over and just lacked... something and I don't know what it was and we'll never know."