Ian Douglass
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Douglass at the 2025 Webby Awards | |
| Born | Ian Clinton Douglass September 15, 1979 Southfield, MI |
| Occupation | book author, journalist |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Medill School of Journalism (MSJ) Quantic School of Business and Technology (EMBA) |
| Notable works | Life Is Short and So Am I: My Life Inside, Outside, and Under the Wrestling Ring Truth Bee Told: The Autobiography of B. Brian Blair The Realest Guy in the Room: The Life and Times of Dan Severn A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History, 1880 - 1950 |
| Notable awards | Webby Award |
| Spouse | Teisha Douglass (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| iandouglass | |
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Ian Clinton Douglass (born September 15, 1979) is an American journalist, author, and biographer.
According to Dave Meltzer writing in Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online "Every Ian Douglass pro wrestling book is good"..[1] Khal Davenport Archived August 25, 2025, at the Wayback Machine of the Black Rasslin' Podcast said "[Ian Douglass] is part of a specific class of Black wrestling journalists. there's a lot of work that goes into this that isn't being recognized; i've seen it, and it's necessary."[2]
Education
Douglass graduated from Southfield High School. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, an honorary master's degree from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts, and completed the Executive MBA program at the Quantic School of Business and Technology.
Career
He began his career as a web producer for ABC News in Detroit and continued with a role as an on-air reporter for NBC News in Flint, Michigan.
Three of his books has earned "Finalist" distinction in the year-end awards of The Wrestling Observer[3][4][5], and both of his books with Steve Keirn were awarded the "Best of the Best" distinction from The Pro Wrestling Torch[6]. Meanwhile, his book Bahamian Rhapsody received the 2022 Commissioner's Choice Award from the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum[7][8][9].
In addition to writing books, Ian has worked as a contributing writer for The Ringer[10][11], Cracked Magazine[12], Men's Health Magazine[13], InsideHook, BarBend Archived August 26, 2025, at the Wayback Machine[14][15], and Splice Today[16]. He was also the final fitness editor of MEL Magazine[17], from which more than one of his articles was curated into the New American History/Bunk History project at The University of Richmond[18]. In addition, Ian has made contributions to Popular Science Magazine[19], and Emio Tomeoni's Streamy-nominated YouTube channel The NBA Storyteller (TNBAST). He was also a creative consultant on the channel's Webby Award-winning documentary "The Myth: A True Story of Michael Jordan & Leroy Smith."[20][21]
Personal life
Douglass is married with one child. As of 2025 he resides in Durham, NC.
Douglass competes as a masters swimmer. He has won multiple national championships recognized by both U.S. Masters Swimming and the National Congress of State Games.[22][23][24]
Bibliography
Articles
- "Your mile times from the Presidential Fitness Test may be part of national history". Popular Science. November 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "The History of Hulkamania". The Ringer (website). July 25, 2025. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "The Curious Case of Clarence Bouldin". The Ringer (website). February 28, 2025. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "The Golden Age Hollywood Diet That Starved Its Famous Starlets — And Then America". MEL Magazine. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on August 14, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Pro Wrestler Claudio Castagnoli Shares the Fitness Plan That Keeps Him Ring-Ready After 40". Men's Health. February 28, 2025. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "6 Now Illegal Drugs You Used to Be Able to Buy at GNC". Cracked. September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Leroy's Moment: The Greatest Upset in Webby Awards History". Splice Today. June 24, 2025.
- "Your mile times from the Presidential Fitness Test may be part of national history". Popular Science. November 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
Books
- The Realest Guy in the Room: The Life and Times of Dan Severn. Primedia eLaunch LLC. 2016. ISBN 9781644677872. Search this book on
- Brute Power: The Autobiography of Buggsy McGraw. Primedia eLaunch LLC. 2019. ISBN 978-1644677889. Search this book on
- Life Is Short and So Am I: My Life Inside, Outside, and Under the Wrestling Ring. ECW Press. 2019. ISBN 9781773054056. Search this book on
- The Incredible Brute. Walking On Hot Waffles. 2020. ISBN 9781941356128. Search this book on
- Truth Bee Told: The Autobiography of B. Brian Blair. Darkstream Press. 2021. ISBN 9780578303598. Search this book on
- Bahamian Rhapsody: The Unofficial History of Pro Wrestling's Unofficial Territory, 1960 - 2020. Darkstream Press. 2022. ISBN 9798218069667. Search this book on
- Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Wrestling Life of Steve Keirn. Darkstream Press. 2023. ISBN 9798218172107. Search this book on
- The Keirn Chronicles Volume 2: The Phenomenal Wrestling Resurgence of Steve. Darkstream Press. 2024. ISBN 9798218412234. Search this book on
- Gentleman Jack and Rough Rufus: The Rise of Black American Wrestling. Darkstream Press. 2025. ISBN 9798218615628. Search this book on
- A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History, 1880 - 1950. Darkstream Press. 2025. ISBN 9798218714628. Search this book on
Awards
- 2025 Webby Award
References
- ↑ "Daily Update: AEW Rampage, Cuatrero, Bret Hart". March 12, 2023.
- ↑ @khal. "the one thing i didn't say, which should be noted, is that @StreamGlass is part of a specific class of Black wrestling journalists. there's a lot of work that goes into this that isn't being recognized; i've seen it, and it's necessary" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "Die Wrestling Observer Awards 2019 – Alle Kategorien & Alle Gewinner!". Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Wrestling Observer Awards 2021".
- ↑ "2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards". Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Todd Martin's List of Recommended Pro Wrestling Books". May 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Hall of Fame Honorees".
- ↑ "The Commissioner's Choice Award". Archived from the original on April 21, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2022: Bahamian Rhapsody". Archived from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The History of Hulkamania". July 25, 2025. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Curious Case of Clarence Bouldin". February 28, 2025. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "6 Now Illegal Drugs You Used to Be Able to Buy at GNC". September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Claudio Castagnoli's Fitness Advice to Stay Ring-Ready After 40". February 9, 2023.
- ↑ "How Strong Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson". June 30, 2025. Archived from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "How Much Does It Cost To Compete at the Mr. Olympia?". October 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Leroy's Moment: The Greatest Upset in Webby Awards History". Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Golden Age Hollywood Diet That Starved Its Famous Starlets". March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on August 14, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ian Douglass (Author)".
- ↑ "Your mile times from the Presidental Fitness Test may be part of national history". November 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Leroy Smith : Michael Jordans Myth". Archived from the original on July 11, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ian Douglass (MSJ06)". Archived from the original on August 12, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "USMS Relay All-Americans". Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Michigan Masters Wins Its 4th National Championship in 7 Years!" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2018 Long Distance Relay All Americans" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025. Unknown parameter
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