.....Shortly after the original idea of Doug becoming Mr.Universe, a tragedy befell our hero. After a hard night of smoking cigarettes and watching professional wrestling, Doug found himself unable to get up from the couch. As previously mentioned Doug had been diagnosed with syatica and had been treated for it for about 6 months. Doug figured this was just another flareup. Being the trooper that Doug is, he eventually pulled himself together and made the long trek home. The next morning Doug headed to the chiropractor to try to find out what was going on with his back. As it turns out Doug has blown-out his back. He has a slipped disc and will have to undergo a bit of therapy and treatment before he is at 100% again and able to continue his training to become Mr. Universe. We have included some of the publicity photos released by Doug and his doctor.

Here is the doctor pointing out the location of the blowout on one of his patients that didn't make it.

This is an MRI. If you look carefully you can see a poop in Doug's colon.

Get better Doug you magnificent bastard.

.....We will be keeping you updated on Dougs' progress, and you'll be happy to know that Doug rededicated himself to becoming Mr.Universe once again shortly after the diagnosis of the blown-out disc.